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The 10 Best of Everything : An Ultimate Guide for Travelersby Andrew Lande, Nathaniel LandeISBN 0792253647 (0-7922-5364-7)
Softcover, National Geographic Society
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The Adventurist: My Life in Dangerous Placesby Robert Young PeltonISBN 0767905768 (0-7679-0576-8)
Softcover, Broadway Books
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Alice, Let's Eatby Calvin TrillinISBN 0765198312 (0-7651-9831-2)
Hardcover, Smithmark Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Alice, Let's Eat'Book summary:Trillin is our funniest food writer. He writes with charm, freedom, and a rare respect for language.
New York magazine
In this delightful and delicious book, Calvin Trillin, guided by an insatiable appetite, embarks on a hilarious odyssey in search of something decent to eat. Across time zones and cultures, and often with his wife, Alice, at his side, Trillin shares his triumphs in the art of culinary discovery, including Dungeness crabs in California, barbecued mutton in Kentucky, potato latkes in London, blaff doursins in Martinique, and a $33 picnic on a no-frills flight to Miami. His eating companions include Fats Goldberg, the New York pizza baron and reformed blimp; William Edgett Smith, the man with the Naughahyde palate; and his six-year-old daughter, Sarah, who refuses to enter a Chinese restaurant unless she is carrying a bagel ( just in case ). And though Alice has a weird predilection for limiting our family to three meals a day, on the road she proves to be a serious eaterdespite seemingly uncontrollable attacks of moderation. Alice, Let Eat amply demonstrates why The New Republic called Calvin Trillin a classic American humorist.
One of the most brilliant humorists of our times . . . Trillin is guaranteed good reading.
Charleston Post and Courier
Read Trillin and laugh out loud.
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Along the Inca Road : A Woman's Journey into an Ancient Empireby Karin MullerISBN 0792277279 (0-7922-7727-9)
Softcover, National Geographic Society
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America's Historic Trailsby John M. ThompsonISBN 079228030X (0-7922-8030-X)
Hardcover, National Geographic Society
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The Arizona : 100 New Recipes for Living and Entertainingby Bill Weir, National Geographic Society StaffISBN 0792278992 (0-7922-7899-2)
Softcover, National Geographic Society
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Back to the Front: An Accidental Historian Walks the Trenches of World War Iby Stephen O'SheaISBN 0802776183 (0-8027-7618-3)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Back to the Front: An Accidental Historian Walks the Trenches of World War I'Book summary:[via]World War I is beyond the memory of almost everyone alive today. Yet it has left as deep a scar on the imaginative landscape of our century as it has on the land where it was fought. Nowhere is that more evident than on the Western Frontthe sinuous, deadly line of trenches that stretched from the coast of Belgium to the border of France and Switzerland, a narrow swath of land in which so many million lives were lost.
For journalist Stephen O'Shea, the legacy of the Great War is personal (both his grandfathers fought on the front lines) and cultural. Stunned by viewing the "immense wound" still visible on the battlefield of the Somme, and feeling that "history is too important to be left to the professionals," he set out to walk the entire 450 miles through no-man's-land to discover for himself and for his generation the meaning of the war.
Back to the Front is a remarkable combination of vivid history and opinionated travel writing. As his walk progresses, O'Shea recreates the shocking battles of the Western Front, many now legendaryPasschendaele, the Somme, the Argonne, Verdunand offers an impassioned perspective on the war, the state of the land, and the cultivation of memory. His consummate skill with words and details brings alive the players, famous and faceless, on that horrific stage, and makes us aware of why the Great War, indeed history itself, still matters. An evocative fusion of past and present, Back to the Front will resonate, for all who read it, as few other books on war ever have.More editions of Back to the Front: An Accidental Historian Walks the Trenches of World War I:
Berlinby Jürgen ScheunemannISBN 0789484331 (0-7894-8433-1)
Softcover, Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Incorporated
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Birnbaums 2006 Walt Disney World: Expert Advice from the Inside Sourceby Birnbaum Travel Guides, Jill SafroISBN 0786855487 (0-7868-5548-7)
Softcover, Hyperion Books
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Canterbury Tales of Geoffrey Chaucer 1904by Geoffrey Chaucer, Percy MackayeISBN 0766171779 (0-7661-7177-9)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co
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China Voyage: Across the Pacific by Bamboo Raftby Tim SeverinISBN 0788155970 (0-7881-5597-0)
Hardcover, Diane Pub Co
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Complete Works of Montaigne: Essays, Travel Journal, Lettersby Donald Murdoch Frame, Michel E. De MontaigneISBN 0804704848 (0-8047-0484-8)
Hardcover, Stanford Univ Pr
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Daytrips Londonby Earl SteinbickerISBN 0803820569 (0-8038-2056-9)
Softcover, Hastings House Pub
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Daytrips Germanyby Earl SteinbeckerISBN 080382033X (0-8038-2033-X)
Hardcover, Hastings House Daytrips Publishers
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Daytrips Germany: 55 One Day Adventures With 62 Mapsby Earl SteinbickerISBN 0803893698 (0-8038-9369-8)
Softcover, Midpoint Trade Books Inc
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Daytrips Germany: 60 One Day Adventures With 68 Mapsby Earl SteinbeckerISBN 0803894287 (0-8038-9428-7)
Softcover, Midpoint Trade Books Inc
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Daytrips London: 50 One Day Adventures by Rail or Car, in and Around London and Southern Englandby Earl SteinbickerISBN 0803893671 (0-8038-9367-1)
Softcover, Midpoint Trade Books Inc
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Dk Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guides Bostonby Dk Travel WritersISBN 0789491931 (0-7894-9193-1)
Softcover, Dk Pub
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guides New EnglandISBN 0789470829 (0-7894-7082-9)
Softcover, Dk Pub
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Dk Eyewitness Travel Guides Austriaby Joanna Egert-Romanowska, Janina KumanieckaISBN 0789496445 (0-7894-9644-5)
Softcover, Dk Pub
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guides Naples & The Almalfi CoastISBN 0789495694 (0-7894-9569-4)
Softcover, Dk Pub
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guides Seville & AndalusiaISBN 0789495724 (0-7894-9572-4)
Softcover, Dk Pub
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Everest: Mountain Without Mercyby Broughton Coburn, Tim CahillISBN 0792269845 (0-7922-6984-5)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Everest: Mountain Without Mercy'Book summary:When David Breashears agreed to climb Mount Everest with an IMAX camera in order to film from the summit, he had no idea that his little expedition would become embroiled in a tragedy that would make headlines around the world. On May 10, 1996, two expeditions led by experienced Everest guides Rob Hall and Scott Fisher summited the mountain, only to suffer the loss of eight members--including the two leaders--on the way back down. At the time, Breashears and his filmmaking crew were at the base camp preparing for their own climb--originally planned for that same day but postponed after realizing there would already be several other groups on the summit. Instead of making a film, Breashears and company participated in the rescue and only later reached the summit of Everest to successfully complete their film.
Broughton Coburn, a long-time resident of Nepal and a friend of David Breashears, was commissioned to write a book about the filmmaking expedition, the tragedy on Everest, and the mountain itself. He has more than succeeded with Everest: Mountain Without Mercy, a taut recounting of disaster and triumph at 29,000 feet. But this book is about more than just mountain climbing; Coburn has also included fascinating information about Nepal, Buddhism, and the Sherpa culture, as well as the history of climbing Everest. He covers everything from the causes of altitude sickness to Nepal's increasing problems with deforestation, and through it all he weaves the story of that day in May when Everest again proved unpredictable--and deadly. For a white-knuckle climb to the top of the world's highest mountain, complete with stunning photographs, you can't do better than Everest: Mountain Without Mercy. [via]
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Eyewitness Travel Guide IstanbulISBN 0789497255 (0-7894-9725-5)
Softcover, Dk Pub
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Eyewitness Travel Guide Munich & the Bavarian Alpsby Katarzyna MichalskaISBN 0789497344 (0-7894-9734-4)
Softcover, Dk Pub
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Four Corners: A Journey into the Heart of Papua New Guineaby Kira SalakISBN 0792274172 (0-7922-7417-2)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Frommer's New Englandby Wayne Curtis, Laura M. Reckford, Herbert Bailey, Livesey Marie MorrisISBN 076456630X (0-7645-6630-X)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Frommer's New England'Book summary:You'll never fall into the tourist traps when you travel with Frommer's. It's like having a friend show you around, taking you to the places locals like best. Our expert authors have already gone everywhere you might go -- they've done the legwork for you, and they're not afraid to tell it like it is, saving you time and money. No other series offers candid reviews of so many hotels and restaurants in all price ranges. Every Frommer's Travel Guide is up-to-date, with exact prices for everything, dozens of color maps, and exciting coverage of sports, shopping, and nightlife. You'd be lost without us!
Completely updated every year (unlike most of the competition), Frommer's New England features gorgeous full-color photos of the historic sights, stunning landscapes, and seaside towns that await you. Meticulously researched by a team of expert residents who know this region intimately, this is an extraordinary and highly personal guide to one of America's most scenic regions.
Frommer's New England is packed with candid opinions on the best country inns and restaurants, lobster pounds, antique shops, foliage tours, beaches, hiking, biking, and other outdoor adventures. We've covered all the perennial favorites, from the Freedom Trail to the Berkshires and beyond, but we'll also take you off the beaten track to discover New England's best small towns and most pristine wild places. Whether you want a romantic getaway in a Vermont country inn or family fun on the Cape's best beaches, Frommer's will help you design the trip that's right for you. You'll even find a color fold-out map and an online directory that makes trip-planning a snap! [via]
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Frommer's 2002 New Englandby Marie Morris, Wayne Curtis, Laura M. Reckford, Herbert Bailey LiveseyISBN 0764564463 (0-7645-6446-3)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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You'll never fall into the tourist traps when you travel with Frommer's. It's like having a friend show you around, taking you to the places locals like best. Our expert authors have already gone everywhere you might go--they've done the legwork for you, and they're not afraid to tell it like it is, saving you time and money. No other series offers candid reviews of so many hotels and restaurants in all price ranges. Every Frommer's Travel Guide is up-to-date, with exact prices for everything, dozens of color maps, and exciting coverage of sports, shopping, and nightlife. You'd be lost without us!
Completely updated every year (unlike most of the competition), Frommer's New England features gorgeous full-color photos of the historic sights, stunning landscapes, and seaside towns that await you. Meticulously researched by a team of expert residents who know this region intimately, this is an extraordinary and highly personal guide to one of America's most scenic regions.
Frommer's New England is packed with candid opinions on the best country inns and restaurants, lobster pounds, antique shops, foliage tours, beaches, hiking, biking, and other outdoor adventures. We've covered all the perennial favorites, from the Freedom Trail to the Berkshires and beyond, but we'll also take you off the beaten track to discover New England's best small towns and most pristine wild places. Whether you want a romantic getaway in a Vermont country inn or family fun on the Cape's best beaches, Frommer's will help you design the trip that's right for you. You'll even find a free color fold-out map and an online directory that makes trip-planning a snap! [via]
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Frommer's 2002 Germanyby Darwin PorterISBN 0764565117 (0-7645-6511-7)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Frommer's 2003 Germanyby Darwin Porter, Danforth PrinceISBN 0764566547 (0-7645-6654-7)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Completely updated every year (unlike most of the competition), Frommer's Germany features gorgeous color photos of the dazzling baroque architecture, picturesque villages, and beer gardens that await you. Come along with us and discover some of Europe's most spectacular scenery, from the medieval towns and half-timbered houses along the Romantic Road to lovely vineyards along the Rhine River. Frommer's offers up-to-date coverage of all the country's highlights--music festivals, hiking in the Black Forest, Oktoberfest, cafes, castles, and Berlin's vibrant, cutting-edge cultural scene.
Inside you'll find candid, detailed reviews of the very best dining and accommodations for any taste and budget. We offer a wealth of sightseeing, sports, shopping, strolls, and special moments--from highlights for the first-time visitor to off-the-beaten-track discoveries that will impress even the most seasoned traveler. [via]More editions of Frommer's 2003 Germany:
Frommer's 2005 New York Cityby Brian SilvermanISBN 0764571508 (0-7645-7150-8)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Frommer's 2005 Germany: With A Guide To Art And Architectureby Danforth Prince, Darwin PorterISBN 0764572687 (0-7645-7268-7)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Frommer's 2005 Seattleby Karl SamsonISBN 0764574329 (0-7645-7432-9)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Frommer's 2006 New York Cityby Brian SilvermanISBN 0764595466 (0-7645-9546-6)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Frommer's 2006 Germanyby Darwin PorterISBN 0764595458 (0-7645-9545-8)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Completely updated every year (unlike most of the competition), Frommer's Germany features gorgeous color photos of the dazzling baroque architecture, picturesque villages, and beer gardens that await you. Come along with us and discover some of Europe's most spectacular scenery, from the medieval towns and half-timbered houses along the Romantic Road to lovely vineyards along the Rhine River. Frommer's offers up-to-date coverage of all the country's highlights--music festivals, hiking in the Black Forest, Oktoberfest, cafes, castles, and Berlin's vibrant, cutting-edge cultural scene.
Inside you'll find candid, detailed reviews of the very best dining and accommodations for any taste and budget. We offer a wealth of sightseeing, sports, shopping, strolls, and special moments--from highlights for the first-time visitor to off-the-beaten-track discoveries that will impress even the most seasoned traveler. [via]
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Frommer's 2006 Mexicoby Lynne BairstowISBN 0764587951 (0-7645-8795-1)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Frommer's Amsterdamby George McDonaldISBN 0764562649 (0-7645-6264-9)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Frommer's Britain's Best-Loved Driving Toursby Aa PublishingISBN 0764565923 (0-7645-6592-3)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Frommer's Honolulu, Waikiki & Oahuby Jeanette FosterISBN 0764589008 (0-7645-8900-8)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Choose the Only Guide That Gives You:
- Essential Oahu: The best of this beautiful Hawaiian Island.
- Outspoken opinions on whats worth your time and whats not.
- Exact prices, so you can plan the perfect trip no matter what your budget.
- Off-the-beaten-path experiences and undiscovered gems, plus new takes on top attractions.
- The best hotels and restaurants in every price range, with candid reviews.
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Frommer's Honolulu, Waikiki & Oahuby Jocelyn Fujii, Jeanette FosterISBN 0764564110 (0-7645-6411-0)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Frommer's Irreverent Guide to New Orleansby Balliett, FitzgeraldISBN 0764562266 (0-7645-6226-6)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Parisby Alexander F. LobranoISBN 0764565648 (0-7645-6564-8)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Washington, D.C.by Heather Bourbeau, Camille Eiss, Bass, Holly Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Washington, D.C.ISBN 0764562274 (0-7645-6227-4)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Frommer's Memorable Walks in Londonby Richard JonesISBN 0764563319 (0-7645-6331-9)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Frommer's Philadelphia & the Amish Countryby Jay GolanISBN 0764567470 (0-7645-6747-0)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Frommer's Vienna & The Danube Valleyby Darwin PorterISBN 0764574574 (0-7645-7457-4)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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City of music, cafes, waltzes, parks, pastries, and baroque architecture, Vienna became a showplace city under the Hapsburgs and unlike many European capitals, managed to retain its landmarks through two world wars. Frommer's offers detailed, complete coverage of all the highlights. Rely on us for indepth reviews of attractions and museums, the best accommodations for every taste and budget, the lowdown on the dining and cafe scene, a complete shopper's guide, the best of the performing arts, and more including side trips to nearby Danube River towns and Lake Neusiedl resorts.
If you're combining your visit to Vienna with a trip to Prague or Budapest (both are just a short train ride away), check out some of Frommer's other helpful guides for your trip, such as Frommer's Prague & the Best of the Czech Republic and Frommer's Budapest & the Best of Hungary. For a book on more of Austria then "just" Vienna and the Danube Valley, see Frommer's Austria. [via]
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The Gobi Desertby Mildred Cable, Francesca FrenchISBN 0807070335 (0-8070-7033-5)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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A Goddess in the Stones: Travels in Indiaby Norman LewisISBN 0805026665 (0-8050-2666-5)
Softcover, Henry Holt & Co
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Goodbye to a Riverby John GravesISBN 0803258763 (0-8032-5876-3)
Hardcover, University of Nebraska Press
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How the Heather Looks: A Joyous Journey to the British Sources of Children's Booksby Joan BodgerISBN 0771011180 (0-7710-1118-0)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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Hunting Pirate Heaven: In Search of Lost Pirate Utopiasby Kevin RushbyISBN 0802716075 (0-8027-1607-5)
Softcover, Walker & Co
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Hunting Pirate Heaven: In Search of the Lost Pirate Utopias of the Indian Oceanby Kevin RushbyISBN 0802714234 (0-8027-1423-4)
Hardcover, St Martins Pr
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The Ice Masterby Jennifer NivenISBN 0786884460 (0-7868-8446-0)
Softcover, Hyperion Books
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Incidents of Travel in Egypt, Arabia Petraea, and the Holy Landby John Lloyd StephensISBN 080610886X (0-8061-0886-X)
Hardcover, University of Oklahoma Press
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Innocent Anthropologist: Notes from a Mud Hutby Nigel BarleyISBN 0805019677 (0-8050-1967-7)
Softcover, Henry Holt & Co
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Kyotoby MosherISBN 0804812942 (0-8048-1294-2)
Softcover, Tuttle Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Kyoto'Book summary:A well researched guidebook for visiting the temples of Kyoto. [via]
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Las Vegas for Dummiesby Mary HerczogISBN 0764573829 (0-7645-7382-9)
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Letters from Egypt: A Journey on the Nile, 1849-1850by Florence NightingaleISBN 0802115322 (0-8021-1532-2)
Hardcover, Grove Pr
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Literary Landscapes: Walking Tours in Great Britain and Irelandby L.N. FrancoISBN 0807614386 (0-8076-1438-6)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Lolitaby Harold BloomISBN 0791009610 (0-7910-0961-0)
Hardcover, Facts on File
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Lolitaby Vladimir NabokovISBN 0783880804 (0-7838-8080-4)
Hardcover, G K Hall & Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lolita'Book summary:Despite its lascivious reputation, the pleasures of Lolita are as much intellectual as erogenous. It is a love story with the power to raise both chuckles and eyebrows. Humbert Humbert is a European intellectual adrift in America, haunted by memories of a lost adolescent love. When he meets his ideal nymphet in the shape of 12-year-old Dolores Haze, he constructs an elaborate plot to seduce her, but first he must get rid of her mother. In spite of his diabolical wit, reality proves to be more slippery than Humbert's feverish fantasies, and Lolita refuses to conform to his image of the perfect lover.
Playfully perverse in form as well as content, riddled with puns and literary allusions, Nabokov's 1955 novel is a hymn to the Russian-born author's delight in his adopted language. Indeed, readers who want to probe all of its allusive nooks and crannies will need to consult the annotated edition. Lolita is undoubtedly, brazenly erotic, but the eroticism springs less from the "frail honey-hued shoulders ... the silky supple bare back" of little Lo than it does from the wantonly gorgeous prose that Humbert uses to recount his forbidden passion:
She was musical and apple-sweet ... Lola the bobby-soxer, devouring her immemorial fruit, singing through its juice ... and every movement she made, every shuffle and ripple, helped me to conceal and to improve the secret system of tactile correspondence between beast and beauty--between my gagged, bursting beast and the beauty of her dimpled body in its innocent cotton frock.
Much has been made of Lolita as metaphor, perhaps because the love affair at its heart is so troubling. Humbert represents the formal, educated Old World of Europe, while Lolita is America: ripening, beautiful, but not too bright and a little vulgar. Nabokov delights in exploring the intercourse between these cultures, and the passages where Humbert describes the suburbs and strip malls and motels of postwar America are filled with both attraction and repulsion, "those restaurants where the holy spirit of Huncan Dines had descended upon the cute paper napkins and cottage-cheese-crested salads." Yet however tempting the novel's symbolism may be, its chief delight--and power--lies in the character of Humbert Humbert. He, at least as he tells it, is no seedy skulker, no twisted destroyer of innocence. Instead, Nabokov's celebrated mouthpiece is erudite and witty, even at his most depraved. Humbert can't help it--linguistic jouissance is as important to him as the satisfaction of his arrested libido. --Simon Leake [via]More editions of Lolita:
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The Lost Tribe: A Harrowing Passage into New Guinea's Heart of Darknessby Edward MarriottISBN 0805064494 (0-8050-6449-4)
Softcover, Holt & Company, Henry
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The Magehoundby Elaine CunninghamISBN 0786915617 (0-7869-1561-7)
Softcover, Wizards of the Coast
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Magehound'Book summary:Some are born with magic.[via]
Some without.
Matteo, un-magical counselor to the mighty of Halruaa, has devoted his life to the truth -- until he finds that he may have a hidden spark of magic after all. Now, with only a street waif for a companion, he's on the run from the mysterious Cabal. In the dismal Swamp of Akhlaur, Matteo will seek his own truth while battling a creature out of his nightmares.
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National Geographic Atlas of the Worldby NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCISBN 079227542X (0-7922-7542-X)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'National Geographic Atlas Of The World'Book summary:When National Geographic published its first Atlas of the World more than 35 years ago, the world was indeed a different place. In order to cover today's world--including its oceans, stars, climate, natural resources, and more--National Geographic has published its seventh edition of the Atlas of the World. With each new edition, National Geographic strives to make its atlas more than just maps. You'll learn that the coldest place in the world is the Plateau Station in Antarctica, where the average daily temperature is minus 56.7 degrees Celsius; the most populated continent is Asia, with more than 3.6 billion people, or 60.8 percent of the world's population; the driest place on earth is the Atacama Desert in Chile; a flight from New Delhi to Rio de Janeiro covers 14,080 kilometers; life expectancy in the Republic of Zambia is 37 years; and the literacy rate in Turkmenistan is 98 percent.
Flip through the pages of this impressive book and you will feel as though the world is literally at your fingertips. Full-page spreads are devoted to more than 75 political and physical maps (political maps show borders; physical maps show mountains, water, valleys, and vegetation). There are many new touches to be found in this edition, including increased usage of satellite images, an especially helpful feature when researching the most remote regions of the earth; more than 50 updated political maps that record the impact of wars, revolutions, treaties, elections, and other events; and the use of the latest research on topics such as tectonics, oceanography, climate, and natural resources. The sheer size of the atlas's index--134 pages--offers insight into just how much information is packed into 260-plus pages. The book is so physically large, in fact, that when it's open, the reader is staring at three square feet of information, a surface area larger than many television screens. The potential uses of this book for a family are vast, from settling a friendly argument to completing a school report. In the end, though, the atlas is still mostly about maps. Pages and pages of maps. Maps that force us to see how wonderful and dynamic our world is. Maps that remind us of where we've been and where we'd still like to go. --John Russell [via]
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Hardcover, Natl Geographic Society - National Geographic Atlas of the World: ISBN 0792275284 (0-7922-7528-4)
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National Geographic Traveler New Orleansby Mark Miller, Philip GouldISBN 0792238923 (0-7922-3892-3)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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National Geographic Traveler Arizonaby Bill WeirISBN 0792238885 (0-7922-3888-5)
Softcover, Natl Geographic Society
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National Geographic World Atlasby National GeographicISBN 0792267559 (0-7922-6755-9)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'National Geographic World Atlas'Book summary:When National Geographic published its first Atlas of the World more than 35 years ago, the world was indeed a different place. In order to cover today's world--including its oceans, stars, climate, natural resources, and more--National Geographic has published its seventh edition of the Atlas of the World. With each new edition, National Geographic strives to make its atlas more than just maps. You'll learn that the coldest place in the world is the Plateau Station in Antarctica, where the average daily temperature is minus 56.7 degrees Celsius; the most populated continent is Asia, with more than 3.6 billion people, or 60.8 percent of the world's population; the driest place on earth is the Atacama Desert in Chile; a flight from New Delhi to Rio de Janeiro covers 14,080 kilometers; life expectancy in the Republic of Zambia is 37 years; and the literacy rate in Turkmenistan is 98 percent.
Flip through the pages of this impressive book and you will feel as though the world is literally at your fingertips. Full-page spreads are devoted to more than 75 political and physical maps (political maps show borders; physical maps show mountains, water, valleys, and vegetation). There are many new touches to be found in this edition, including increased usage of satellite images, an especially helpful feature when researching the most remote regions of the earth; more than 50 updated political maps that record the impact of wars, revolutions, treaties, elections, and other events; and the use of the latest research on topics such as tectonics, oceanography, climate, and natural resources. The sheer size of the atlas's index--134 pages--offers insight into just how much information is packed into 260-plus pages. The book is so physically large, in fact, that when it's open, the reader is staring at three square feet of information, a surface area larger than many television screens. The potential uses of this book for a family are vast, from settling a friendly argument to completing a school report. In the end, though, the atlas is still mostly about maps. Pages and pages of maps. Maps that force us to see how wonderful and dynamic our world is. Maps that remind us of where we've been and where we'd still like to go. --John Russell [via]
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New Orleansby Mark MillerISBN 0792279484 (0-7922-7948-4)
Softcover, National Geographic Society
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Poisonwood Bibleby Barbara KingsolverISBN 0783884680 (0-7838-8468-0)
Softcover, Thorndike Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Poisonwood Bible'Book summary:Oprah Book Club® Selection, June 2000: As any reader of The Mosquito Coast knows, men who drag their families to far-off climes in pursuit of an Idea seldom come to any good, while those familiar with At Play in the Fields of the Lord or Kalimantaan understand that the minute a missionary sets foot on the fictional stage, all hell is about to break loose. So when Barbara Kingsolver sends missionary Nathan Price along with his wife and four daughters off to Africa in The Poisonwood Bible, you can be sure that salvation is the one thing they're not likely to find. The year is 1959 and the place is the Belgian Congo. Nathan, a Baptist preacher, has come to spread the Word in a remote village reachable only by airplane. To say that he and his family are woefully unprepared would be an understatement: "We came from Bethlehem, Georgia, bearing Betty Crocker cake mixes into the jungle," says Leah, one of Nathan's daughters. But of course it isn't long before they discover that the tremendous humidity has rendered the mixes unusable, their clothes are unsuitable, and they've arrived in the middle of political upheaval as the Congolese seek to wrest independence from Belgium. In addition to poisonous snakes, dangerous animals, and the hostility of the villagers to Nathan's fiery take-no-prisoners brand of Christianity, there are also rebels in the jungle and the threat of war in the air. Could things get any worse?
In fact they can and they do. The first part of The Poisonwood Bible revolves around Nathan's intransigent, bullying personality and his effect on both his family and the village they have come to. As political instability grows in the Congo, so does the local witch doctor's animus toward the Prices, and both seem to converge with tragic consequences about halfway through the novel. From that point on, the family is dispersed and the novel follows each member's fortune across a span of more than 30 years.
The Poisonwood Bible is arguably Barbara Kingsolver's most ambitious work, and it reveals both her great strengths and her weaknesses. As Nathan Price's wife and daughters tell their stories in alternating chapters, Kingsolver does a good job of differentiating the voices. But at times they can grate--teenage Rachel's tendency towards precious malapropisms is particularly annoying (students practice their "French congregations"; Nathan's refusal to take his family home is a "tapestry of justice"). More problematic is Kingsolver's tendency to wear her politics on her sleeve; this is particularly evident in the second half of the novel, in which she uses her characters as mouthpieces to explicate the complicated and tragic history of the Belgian Congo.
Despite these weaknesses, Kingsolver's fully realized, three-dimensional characters make The Poisonwood Bible compelling, especially in the first half, when Nathan Price is still at the center of the action. And in her treatment of Africa and the Africans she is at her best, exhibiting the acute perception, moral engagement, and lyrical prose that have made her previous novels so successful. --Alix Wilber [via]
Questions of Heaven: The Chinese Journeys of an American Buddhistby Gretel EhrlichISBN 0807073113 (0-8070-7311-3)
Softcover, Beacon Pr
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Robinson Crusoeby Daniel DefoeISBN 0804900221 (0-8049-0022-1)
Softcover, Airmont Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Robinson Crusoe'Book summary:Son of a middle-class Englishman, Robinson Crusoe takes to the sea to find adventure. And find it he does when on one of his voyages he is shipwrecked on a deserted South American island for thirty-five years. After scavenging his broken ship for useful items, he had only his skills and ingenuity to keep him alive as there was to be no one else on the island for the next twenty-four years. In the middle of that twenty-fourth year he rescued a native about to be eaten by cannibals who were using his island for a place of feasting. Crusoe named this man Friday, after the day of his rescue. Friday became his faithful servant and friend, even returning with him to England after their deliverance by an English ship. Listeners will enjoy Crusoe's determination for survival against all odds and admire the spirituality that gave him the strength to survive. A hero through the ages, he richly deserves the admiration that has endured over three centuries. [via]
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The Shadow of Kilimanjaroby Rick RidgewayISBN 0805053905 (0-8050-5390-5)
Softcover, Henry Holt & Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Shadow of Kilimanjaro'Book summary:Known for such feats as being the first climber to reach the summit of K2 without bottled oxygen, climbing Antarctica's highest mountain, and leading a team to the top of a formidable 2,000-foot granite tower in the most remote corner of the Amazon's Orinoco jungle, Rick Ridgeway, in his latest book, takes a walk. Of course, it's no ordinary stroll. Accompanied by park officers, Ridgeway treks unprotected among lions and elephants, rhinos and oryxes.
The Shadow of Kilimanjaro is as much a search for answers to an adventurer's most soul-searching questions as an account of a thrilling journey. In the introduction Ridgeway writes,
Henry David Thoreau did not write that in wilderness is the preservation of the world, as he is oft misquoted, but that "In wildness is the preservation of the world." There is a difference, and it is significant. A wildness is intact. In wildness, all the original pieces are there. My own backyard mountains in California, from the Coastal Range through the Sierras, are in many places wilderness, but none of it is wildness because the grizzly is gone. We may have the grizzly on the state flag; having it there, however, is not a celebration of our heritage but a burlesque of what we have done to the most noble patriarch ever to walk the land.
Starting at the top of Mount Kilimanjaro and ending at the Indian Ocean, Ridgeway's aim during this adventure is less to get there and more to be there. During his weeks on foot, he thoughtfully considers the effects of colonial expansion on Africa's indigenous peoples, its landscape, and its awe-inspiring animals--all the while contemplating with a conservationist's heart Africa's uncertain future. --Kathryn True [via]More editions of The Shadow of Kilimanjaro:
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Shadows in the Sun : Travels to Landscapes of Spirit and Desireby Wade DavisISBN 0767904028 (0-7679-0402-8)
Softcover, Broadway Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Shadows in the Sun : Travels to Landscapes of Spirit and Desire'Book summary:"One of the intense pleasures of travel is the opportunity to live among people who have not forgotten the old ways, who still feel their past in the wind, touch it in stones polished by rain, recognize its taste in the bitter leaves of plants."
In this riveting collection of stories and essays, gifted scientist, anthropologist, and writer Wade Davis offers a captivating look at indigenous cultures around the world--from the nomadic Penan of Malaysia to the Vodoun practitioners of Haiti--and a poetic, timely examination of the rapport between humans and the natural world. Traveling from the mountains of Tibet to the jungles of the Amazon, Davis delves into the mysteries of shamanic healing, experiences first-hand hallucinogenic plants, explores the vanishing Borneo rain forests, and describes the ingenuity of the Inuit as they hunt narwhale on the Arctic ice.
A compelling and utterly unique celebration of the beauty and diversity of our planet, Shadows in the Sun is about landscape and character, the wisdom of lives drawn directly from the land, and the hunger of those who seek to rediscover such understanding. Davis shows that preserving the diversity of the world's cultures and spiritual beliefs is as important as preserving endangered plants and animals--and vital to our understanding of who we are. [via]More editions of Shadows in the Sun : Travels to Landscapes of Spirit and Desire:
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The Spice Islands Voyage: The Quest for Alfred Wallace, the Man Who Shared Darwin's Discovery of Evolutionby Timothy SeverinISBN 0786707216 (0-7867-0721-6)
Softcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Spice Islands Voyage: The Quest for Alfred Wallace, the Man Who Shared Darwin's Discovery of Evolution'Book summary:No mere travelogue of palm-fringed beaches and photogenic natives, Tim Severin's The Spice Islands Voyage is a rewarding mix of historical biography, contemporary adventure travel, and firm (but not shrill) warnings for the future of this exotic East Indonesian island group. As he relates his experiences sailing the archipelago in an indigenous prahu, Severin brings to life both the lush, volcano-spawned isles and Alfred Wallace, the 19th-century British naturalist whose myriad travels here provide the blueprint for Severin's own journey. A shy, self-taught naturalist with a gift for intuitive leaps of genius, Wallace authored a groundbreaking essay (conceived and written in the Spice Islands) on natural selection--an essay his idol, Charles Darwin, may have "mined" for his own theory of evolution.
Now, 140 years later, Severin sets forth to see how the clear turquoise waters, teeming reefs, and wildly diverse animal life that entranced and inspired Wallace have fared. Searching out boldly feathered birds of paradise, graceful green sea turtles, blue-capped maleos, and black-crested macaques, he finds reason for both hope and despair. In some regions, a blend of traditional subsistence hunting and human ingenuity has allowed imperiled species to hold their own; in others, shortsighted greed is decimating one of the most varied plant and animal kingdoms on earth.
Well written, generously illustrated, and powerfully evocative, The Spice Islands Voyage opens a window onto a fascinating historical figure and the precarious state of the islands he loved. --Rebecca Gleason [via]
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Suzy Gershman's Born to Shop Paris: The Ultimate Guide for Travelers Who Love to Shopby Suzy GershmanISBN 0764566539 (0-7645-6653-9)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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* The best of the shopping scene, from tony designer boutiques to funky flea markets
* What's new and hot, from the revitalization of the Left Bank to the trendiest young designers
* Excellent values, from bath and body to home style
* Great gift ideas, even for the friend who has everything-plus the best gifts for less than $10
* The best airfare, hotel, and dining values-so you can maximize your shopping dollars
* Tips on customs, shipping, and d?taxe laws [via]More editions of Suzy Gershman's Born to Shop Paris: The Ultimate Guide for Travelers Who Love to Shop:
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Time among the Maya: Travels in Belize, Guatemala, and Mexicoby Ronald WrightISBN 0802137288 (0-8021-3728-8)
Softcover, Grove Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Time Among the Maya: Travels in Belize, Guatemala, and Mexico'Book summary:The Maya created one of the world's most brilliant civilizations, famous for its art, astronomy, and deep fascination with the mystery of time. Despite collapse in the ninth century, Spanish invasion in the sixteenth, and civil war in the twentieth, eight million people in Guatemala, Belize, and southern Mexico speak Mayan languages and maintain their resilient culture to this day. Traveling through Central America's jungles and mountains, Ronald Wright explores the ancient roots of the Maya, their recent troubles, and prospects for survival. Embracing history, anthropology, politics, and literature, Time Among the Maya is a riveting journey through past magnificence and the study of an enduring civilization with much to teach the present. "Wright's unpretentious narrative blends anthropology, archaeology, history, and politics with his own entertaining excursions and encounters." -- The New Yorker; "Time Among the Maya shows Wright to be far more than a mere storyteller or descriptive writer. He is an historical philosopher with a profound understanding of other cultures." -- Jan Morris, The Independent (London).[via]More editions of Time among the Maya: Travels in Belize, Guatemala, and Mexico:
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Travel in the Ancient Worldby Lionel CassonISBN 0801848083 (0-8018-4808-3)
Softcover, Johns Hopkins Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Travel in the Ancient World'Book summary:The only book of its kind in any language, Travel in the Ancient World offers a lively, comprehensive history of ancient travel, from the first Egyptian voyages recorded in Old Kingdom inscriptions through Greek and Roman times to the Christian pilgrimages of the fourth and sixth centuries. Rich in anecdote and colorful detail, it now returns to print in paperback with a new preface by the author.
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Turning Japanese: Memoirs of a Sanseiby David MuraISBN 0802142397 (0-8021-4239-7)
Softcover, Grove Pr
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Two Years Before the Mast and Twenty-Four Years After: Harvard Classics 1909by R. H. Dana, Charles W. EliotISBN 0766182215 (0-7661-8221-5)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Two Years Before the Mast and Twenty-Four Years After: Harvard Classics 1909'Book summary:R.H. Dana took a sea voyage and decided to go as a sailor not as a passenger. The voyage was bound from his home town of Boston to California. His experiences during those two years form the subject of this volume. Later in life he took another voyage around the world and those observations form the postscript of this book. This books value and interest today are even greater than they were when it was written for, while the purely human element remains the same, the account of the routine on board the old sailing ships, the picture of the trading on the coast of California, and the description of that country in the days before the discovery of gold had transformed its civilization, have all acquired a historical importance. [via]
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Whirligigby Paul FleischmanISBN 0805055827 (0-8050-5582-7)
Hardcover, Henry Holt & Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Whirligig'Book summary:When sixteen-year-old Brent Bishop inadvertently causes the death of a young woman, he is sent on an unusual journey of repentance, building wind toys across the land.[via]
In his most ambitious novel to date, Newbery winner Paul Fleischman traces Brent's healing pilgrimage from Washington State to California, Florida, and Maine, and describes the many lives set into new motion by the ingenious creations Brent leaves behind.
Paul Fleischman is the master of multivoiced books for younger readers. In Whirligig he has created a novel about hidden connections that is itself a wonder of spinning hearts and grand surprises.More editions of Whirligig:
Wide Angle: National Geographic Greatest Placesby Ferdinand ProtzmanISBN 079223913X (0-7922-3913-X)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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