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Paris: The Rough Guide [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/Adobe Reader 7]
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 One of the world's most glamorous, romantic and innovative cities, Paris is perpetually full of possibilities. The Rough Guide clues you in to the very best the city has to offer, from tourist hotspots to the more offbeat and obscure corners. This edition includes expanded listings of cafés, restaurants, hotels and nightlife. And with Parisians being infamously unhelpful to tourists, The Rough Guide to Paris gives travelers all the info they need to get around the city. (Please note: maps not in...
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A Walk in the Woods [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/Palm Reader/Adobe Reader 7]
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Bill Bryson
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A Walk in the Woods is a laugh-out-loud account of an outrageously rugged hike by a beloved comic author. Bill Bryson decided in 1996 to walk the 2,100-mile Appalachian trail. Winding from Georgia to Maine, this uninterrupted "hiker's highway" sweeps through the heart of some of America's most beautiful and treacherous terrain. Bryson risked snake bite and hantavirus to trudge up unforgiving mountains, plod through swollen rivers, and yearn for cream sodas and hot showers. This amusingly ill-con...
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Under the Tuscan Sun [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/Palm Reader]
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Frances Mayes
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Now in paperback, the #1 San Francisco Chronicle bestseller that is an enchanting and lyrical look at the life, the traditions, and the cuisine of Tuscany, in the spirit of Peter Mayle's A Year in Provence. Frances Mayes entered a wondrous new world when she began restoring an abandoned villa in the spectacular Tuscan countryside. There were unexpected treasures at every turn: faded frescos beneath the whitewash in her dining room, a vineyard under wildly overgrown brambles in the garden, and, i...
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Lost Japan [Secure Microsoft Reader/Adobe Reader 7]
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Originally written in Japanese, this passionate, vividly personal book draws on the author's experiences in Japan over thirty years. Alex Kerr takes us on a backstage tour, as he explores the ritualised world of Kabuki, retraces his initiation into Tokyo's boardrooms during the heady Bubble Years, tells how he stumbled on a hidden valley that became his home ... and exposes the environmental and cultural destruction that is the other face of contemporary Japan. Shincho Gakugei Literature Prize Winner
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The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/Palm Reader]
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The laugh-out-loud true story of a harrowing and hilarious two-year odyssey in the distant South Pacific island nation of Kiribati--possibly The Worst Place on Earth. At the age of twenty-six, Maarten Troost--who had been pushing the snooze button on the alarm clock of life by racking up useless graduate degrees and muddling through a series of temp jobs--decided to pack up his flip-flops and move to Tarawa, a remote South Pacific island in the Republic of Kiribati. He was restless and lacked di...
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Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Rome [Secure Adobe Reader 7]
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Sylvie Hogg
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When in Rome ... take this with you; Italy is the fourth most popular overseas destination for Americans, and Rome holds the #2 spot in the "World's Best City" category, according to a 2001 Travel & Leisure report; What other guidebook would dare teach readers how to find a proper cappuccino, tell a friendly hand gesture from a not-so-friendly one, and see monks' bones, "talking" statues, and lesser-known Michelangelos; The best Rome shopping--for bargains, for boots, and even for papal vestment...
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Michael Brein's Guide to Washington DC by the Metro [Secure Adobe Reader 7]
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Penne Franklin
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Michael Brein's Guide to Washington DC by the Metro shows visitors how to go to Washington DC's top 50 visitor attractions by the Metro. The guide shows which Metro lines to use, which transit stops to board and exit, and, using detailed mini-area-walking maps, how to walk exactly from these transit stops directly to the visitor attractions. Additional nearby points of interest are also indicated on these mini-area-walking maps. An ultra-large official map of the Washington Metro is also provide...
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Rick Steves' Italy 2005 [Secure Adobe Reader 7]
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Who but Rick Steves tells you what you really need to know when traveling in Europe? Rick Spends four months each year exploring Europe, and his candid, humorous advice will steer you to the very best sights and museums that Italy has to offer. You'll beat the lines at the major monuments. You'll find hotels and restaurants that make the most of your vacation budget. You'll discover cozy villages that take you away from the tourist-beaten path. And at the end of the day, you'll know that you use...
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Off the Road: A Modern-Day Walk Down the Pilgrim's Route Into Spain [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/Palm Reader]
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Jack Hitt
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When Jack Hitt set out to walk the 500 miles from France to Santiago de Compostela, Spain, he submitted to the rigorous traditions of Europe's oldest form of packaged tour, a pilgrimage that has been walked by millions in the history of Christendom. Off the Road is an unforgettable exploration of the sites that people believe God once touched: the strange fortress said to contain the real secret Adam learned when he bit into the apple; the sites associated with the murderous monks known as the K...
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Background Notes: Pacific, January, 2005 [Secure Mobipocket]
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Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs country background notes for international travelers to Australia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu. Each country's brief, factual background note summarizes its geography, people (population, ethnic groups, languages, health, and religion), history, culture, government and political conditions (type, political parties and principal go...
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Rome: The Rough Guide [Secure Mobipocket]
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Martin Dunford
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The Eternal City is comprehensively covered in this user-friendly Rough Guide edition. Vivid accounts of every one of the marvellous sights from the Sistine Chapel to Nero's Golden House with authoritative descriptions of the treasures contained in the museums and the galleries. Insider's knowledge of the city brings us reviews of the city's best for accommodation, restaurants and nightlife all selected with Rough Guides? trademark value-for-money criteria. Also includes day-trip destinations fr...
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Cruising the Southern & Western Caribbean: A Guide to the Ship & the Ports of Call [Secure Adobe Reader 7]
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Larry H. Ludmer
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An invaluable guide to the cruise lines, the ships and their ports of call, extending from the Bahamas down to Trinidad. You will have 8 to 10 hours in each cruise port you visit. This guide tells you how to make the most of that time by focussing on the best sights and activities at every stop. For each port, there is a description, a detailed map, information on how to get around, a one-day sightseeing tour of the port itself and beyond, plus recreational activities from golf and tennis to hik...
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Adventure Guide to Puerto Rico [Secure Adobe Reader 7]
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Kurt Pitzer &
Tara Stevens
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Visit the land of sizzling salsa music, Spanish ruins, lush tropical rain forest and aquamarine waters as the authors invite you to share in the joys of travel in Puerto Rico. Old San Juan, El Yunque and the Caribbean National Forest, Palmas del Mar, Ponce, Guanica, Mayaguez, Mona Island, Arecibo, San German and more. Practical travel tips are dotted throughout the well-written text. Index, maps.
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Romantic Weekends: Virginia, Maryland & Washington, DC [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader]
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Norman Renouf &
Kathy Renouf
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A brand new edition of this unique guide to getaways in the tri-state region, including the Baltimore-Washington corridor. Well researched and laid out in easy-to-use sections that profile one trip each, this book covers Virginia's Blue Ridge, the Tidewater, the Shenandoah Valley, Chincoteague, Charlottesville, Central Virginia and the Eastern Shore. Maryland's favorite spots on the coast, in Baltimore and Anapolis, and to the West are also covered. In addition to the best places to stay and the...
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ScalaVision: Italy: A Travel Guide [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/Adobe Reader 7]
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Download this portable guideBook to Italy, which covers most of the country's major cities and their "must-see" points of interest. Illustrated with full-color photographs and in a format fit for traveling, this book will make sightseeing a unique experience.
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In A Sunburned Country [Secure Microsoft Reader/Palm Reader]
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Bill Bryson
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Every time Bill Bryson walks out the door, memorable travel literature threatens to break out. His previous excursion along the Appalachian Trail resulted in the sublime national bestseller A Walk in the Woods. In A Sunburned Country is his report on what he found in an entirely different place: Australia, the country that doubles as a continent, and a place with the friendliest inhabitants, the hottest, driest weather, and the most peculiar and lethal wildlife to be found on the planet. The res...
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Green Hills of Africa [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/Palm Reader]
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Ernest Hemingway
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"There are some things which cannot be learned quickly, and time, which is all we have, must be paid heavily for their acquiring. They are the very simplest things, and because it takes a man's life to know them the little new that each man gets from life is very costly and the only heritage he has to leave."
--ERNEST HEMINGWAY
In the winter of 1933, Ernest Hemingway and his wife Pauline set out on a two-month safari in the big-game country of East Africa, camping out on the great Serenge...
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The Travel Detective Flight Crew Confidential: People Who Fly for a Living Reveal Insider Secrets and Hidden Values in Cities and Airports Around the World [Secure Microsoft Reader/Palm Reader]
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Peter Greenberg
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The author of the New York Times bestseller The Travel Detective brings you insider travel secrets only pilots and flight attendants know. Pilots are notoriously frugal, and flight attendants are underpaid and on a budget. They may hit one city four to six times a month, but they are there for only twenty-four hours (or even less) each time, so they always know where to go to get the best value for their money. In The Travel Detective Flight Crew Confidential you'll find: great shopping (furnitu...
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Cruising the Caribbean: A Passenger's Guide to the Ports of Call [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/Adobe Reader 7]
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Diane Rapp
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Cruise passengers in the Caribbean usually have 8-10 hours to explore each port of call before jumping aboard again and setting off for another sunny isle. This guide, written by the purser for a major cruise line, has all the information you need to make the most of that time ashore ... and still make it back before the ship leaves. Specifically tailored to the cruise passenger, it offers a wealth of practical information on each island--mail service, taxi rates, car hire, phone service, curren...
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Cruising Alaska: A Guide to to Cruising Alaskan Waters & Discovering the Interior [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/Adobe Reader 7]
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In this bestselling guideBook, Larry Ludmer explores in depth everything you need to know about passenger ships plying the Alaska waterways. Unlike most cruise guideBooks, Cruising Alaska puts the emphasis on hard facts--not pretty pictures. The expanded 5th edition gives even more details on every cruise ship, large and small, the Alaska Marine Highway ferries, and "Explorer" boats, which can navigate the smaller inlets. Everything from stateroom size to meal times to itineraries is provided, a...
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Stuck at the Airport: The Very Best of Services, Dining, and Unexpected Attractions for Travelers [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/Palm Reader]
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Harriet Baskas
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Who hasn't been stuck at the airport and ended up cranky, stiff, and full of really bad food? No more! With this one-of-a-kind guide to the best services, dining, shopping, and unexpected attractions at major U.S., Canadian, and European airports, even travel delays can be transformed into time well spent. Why not relax in the airport's meditation room in Albany, New York; tour the airport microbrewery in Orlando, Florida; or pet the pups at the landscaped dog walk at the airport in Austin, Texa...
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Battlefields of the Civil War: A Guide for Travellers Volume 1 [Secure Microsoft Reader/Adobe Reader 7]
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Blair Howard
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An exciting revision of this combination travel/field guide to important Civil War battlefields in Virginia, Tennessee, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Mississippi and Georgia. Acclaimed for its full coverage and thoughtful organization, this is a guideBook you can carry with you as you tour the sites, and relive the action through Howard's vivid battle descriptions. He tells the story of each battle--who fought, who died, blow-by-blow accounts of the action, and what the outcome meant for each side. Ba...
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The Jewish Travel Guide [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/Adobe Reader 7]
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This book is for the Jewish traveler--or for anyone interested in Jewish history and culture. More than a listing of Jewish sights and resources, it is a concise, easy-to-use handbook for those who want to experience the best in Jewish sightseeing and travel. It provides a directory of resources--synagogues, community centers, kosher restaurants, Judaica shops, lodgings, and Jewish establishments. It also reveals a treasury of Jewish sights. Hundreds of listings highlight museums, notable homes,...
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Amazon Up Close [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader]
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Winner of Gold Medal, Lowell Thomas Competition for Best GuideBook. Passionate, adventurous and highly controversial, Pamela Bloom's book is more than a mere travel guide--it's a riveting adventure through one of the last unexplored frontiers. Join this veteran Brazil expert and leading rainforest scientists as they canoe down the big river and its tributaries, tramp through rainforest, unearth new medicinal herbs, commune with backwoodsmen and encounter some of the world's most remote tribes. E...
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Adventure Guide to the Alaska Highway [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/Adobe Reader 7]
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Ed Readicker-Henderson &
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The far north was once a land feared by many, traveled by few. Now it's the kind of place people travel hundreds of miles to visit. This quiet sanctuary of quiet rivers and lakes that come in all shades of blue and green, is also home to some the most unusual wildlife in the Americas--caribou, bison, whales, musk oxen. This is the most detailed guide to traveling the Alaska Highway, a road that is a feat of engineering in itself. The authors detail all the major towns along the way from British ...
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