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Clotilde's Edible Adventures in Paris
by Clotilde Dusoulier
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Clotilde Dusoulier, a native Parisian and passionate explorer of the city's food scene, has won a tremendous following online with her insider reports and wonderful recipes. Her book Chocolate & Zucchini introduced her to a wider, equally... ( read more)
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West With the Night
by Beryl Markham
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First published in 1942, this is the autobiography of a remarkable aviator and racehorse trainer, based largely in Kenya. Reissue.... ( read more)
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Mediterranean Summer: A Season on France's Cote d'Azur and Italy's Costa Bella
by David Shalleck
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“Saturday was dawning warm, with only a gentle wind under a light blue sky as we got under way. . . . With the motor cut out, I could hear the whispered splash of the sea against the hull as we knifed through the Mediterranean. The calming... ( read more)
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The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
by David Grann
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Grann's riveting new book, The Lost City of Z, delves into the intrepid life and mysterious disappearance of legendary British explorer Percy Fawcett. Armchair travelers will be whisked away to the Amazon on a wild ride with a surprising finish.... ( read more)
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24 Great Walks in San Francisco: Frommer's Great Walks #19
by AA Publishing
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Discover San Francisco's most colorful neighborhoods—one step at a time. Follow Frommer's for an up-close and personal look at San Francisco's most culturally rich areas, from famous places to lesser-known gems. Filled with color photos, easy-to... ( read more)
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ADA Blackjack: A True Story of Survival in the Arctic
by Jennifer Niven
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Now in paperback, the gripping and inspiring tale of a woman's survival alone in the Arctic.
In 1921, four men and one woman ventured deep into the Arctic. Two years later, only one returned.
When 23-year-old Inuit Ada Blackjack signed on as a... ( read more)
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Desert Queen: The Extraordinary Life of Gertrude Bell: Adventurer, Adviser to Kings, Ally of Lawrence of Arabia
by Janet Wallach
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Turning away from the privileged world of the "eminent Victorians," Gertrude Bell (1868—1926) explored, mapped, and excavated the world of the Arabs. Recruited by British intelligence during World War I, she played a crucial role in... ( read more)
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Catfish & Mandala: A Two-Wheeled Voyage Through the Landscape and Memory of Vietnam
by Andrew X. Pham
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Winner of the Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize A New York Times Notable Book of the Year Winner of the Whiting Writers' Award A Seattle Post-Intelligencer Best Book of the Year Catfish and Mandala is the story of an American odysseya solo bicycle voyage... ( read more)
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I'll Never Be French (No Matter What I Do): Living in a Small Village in Brittany
by Mark Greenside
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Tired of Provence in books, cuisine, and tablecloths? Exhausted from your armchair travels to Paris? Despairing of ever finding a place that speaks to you beyond reason? You are ripe for a journey to Brittany, where author Mark Greenside reluctantly... ( read more)
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Travels with My Donkey: One Man and His Ass on a Pilgrimage to Santiago
by Tim Moore
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"'A donkey?' blurted my family as one. For a moment it didn't seem they'd ever be able to list all the reasons that made this so entertainingly ludicrous....Yes, I'd never ridden a donkey on a beach or petted one at a city farm, never even pinned a... ( read more)
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Powell's Q&A, Q&A | June 29, 2009
By Janna Cawrse Esarey
"I fell in love with Crosby, Stills, and Nash's song 'Southern Cross' when I was fifteen. By the time I got to college, 'I'm going to sail around the world someday' was sort of my pickup line."
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Book to Film | June 10, 2009
By Chris Bolton
Fresh from his Oscar-nominated turn in No Country for Old Men and Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Javier Bardem is in talks to join Julia...
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Guests | April 29, 2009
By Tony Horwitz
This blog is off to a roaring start. My first post, Attention Must Be Paid, took its title from a famous line in Death of a Salesman. Yet no...
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