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New Europe by Michael Palin Publisher Comments Michael Palin: New Europe starts with a simple idea: that only a couple of hours from home is a half of Europe that is for him as unknown and unexplored as the plateau of Tibet or the vastness of the Sahara. Cut off for most of his life by Cold Wars and... (read more) Your price: $29.95 New - Compact Disc
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The Innocents Abroad: The New Pilgrims' Progress by Mark Twain Publisher Comments ''Who could read the programme for the excursion without longing to make one of the party?'' So Mark Twain acclaims his voyage from New York City to Europe and the Holy Land in June 1867. His adventures produced ''The Innocents Abroad'', a book so funny... (read more) Your price: $44.95 New - Compact Disc
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Maphead: Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geography Wonks by Ken Jennings Publisher Comments It comes as no surprise that, as a kid, Jeopardy! legend Ken Jennings slept with a bulky Hammond world atlas by his pillow every night. Maphead recounts his lifelong love affair with geography and explores why maps have always been so fascinating to him... (read more) Your price: $83.99 New - Compact Disc
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Fairs and Festivals (NPR Road Trips) by Noah Adams Publisher Comments Step right up as the gates swing open at fairgrounds across the USA. This delightful collection explores the unique joys of the public gatherings that take place in cities and small towns, when people of all stripes and sizes meet to gawk at cows, ponder... (read more) Your price: $14.95 New - Compact Disc
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The Longest Road: Overland in Search of America, from Key West to the Arctic Ocean by Philip Caputo Publisher Comments September 1996 found Philip Caputo on Barter Island, a wind-scoured rock in the Beaufort Sea populated by two hundred Inupiat and a handful of whites. As he gazed upon an American flag above the only school for a hundred and fifty miles, he marveled that... (read more) Available July 2013 Your price: $36.95 New - Compact Disc
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Where Lions Roar by Craig T. Boddington Publisher Comments Finally, Craig Boddington's long-awaited sequel to From Mt. Kenya to the Cape-the story of Boddington's hunts in the Dark Continent during the last ten years is here! Since writing his first African book, he has shot big game in Ethiopia, the Central... (read more) Your price: $29.95 New - Compact Disc
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To a Mountain in Tibet by Colin Thubron Publisher Comments This is the account of a journey to the holiest mountain on earth, the solitary peak of Kailas in Tibet, sacred to one-fifth of humankind. To both Buddhists and Hindus it is the mystic heart of the world and an ancient site of pilgrimage. It has never... (read more) Your price: $71.99 New - Compact Disc
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The Dark Side of Disney by Leonard Kinsey Publisher Comments The Dark Side of Disney reveals all of the tips, tricks, scams, and stories that THEY don't want you to know about! Unabashedly unafraid of offending the family-oriented audiences catered to by other Disney travel guides, author Leonard Kinsey gives... (read more) Your price: $19.99 New - Compact Disc
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Birds of Alabama Audio CDs: Companion to Birds of Alabama Field Guide by Stan Tekiela Publisher Comments Take bird identification to the next level; learn to identify them by sound! This two-CD set presents the amazing sounds of over 100 of Alabamaís most common birds. Use the CDs alone or with the Birds of Alabama Field Guide.... (read more) Your price: $14.95 New - Compact Disc
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Finding George Orwell in Burma by Emma Larkin Publisher Comments Over the years the American writer Emma Larkin has spent traveling in Burma, she has come to know all too well the many ways this police state can be described as "Orwellian." The life of the mind exists in a state of siege in Burma, and it long has. The... (read more) Your price: $29.99 New - Compact Disc
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Notes from a Small Island, Neither Here Nor There, and I'm a Stranger Here Myself by Bill Bryson Publisher Comments Notes from a Small Island After nearly two decades in Britain, Bill Bryson decided to move his wife and kids back to his homeland of the United States. But not before taking one last trip around Britain, a sort of valedictory tour of the green and kindly... (read more) Your price: $50.00 New - Compact Disc
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Birds of Florida Audio CDs: Companion to Birds of Floria Field Guide (Adventure Bird Audio) by Stan Tekiela Publisher Comments Take bird identification to the next level; learn to identify them by sound! This two-CD set presents the amazing sounds of 138 of Floridaís most common birds. Use the CDs alone or with the Birds of Florida Field Guide.... (read more) Your price: $14.95 New - Compact Disc
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Finding George Orwell in Burma by Emma Larkin Publisher Comments Over the years the American writer Emma Larkin has spent traveling in Burma, she has come to know all too well the many ways this police state can be described as "Orwellian." The life of the mind exists in a state of siege in Burma, and it long has. The... (read more) Your price: $71.99 New - Compact Disc
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Bitter Lemons of Cyprus (CSA Word Recording) by Lawrence Durrell Publisher Comments Bitter Lemons of Cyprus "is not a political book but simply a somewhat impressionistic study of the moods and atmospheres of Cyprus during the troubled years 1953-56." So wrote Lawrence Durrell in the preface to this longtime bestseller. Durrell... (read more) Your price: $22.95 New - Compact Disc
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Rick Steves' Spain DVD (Rick Steves' Blu-Ray Collection) by Rick Steves Synopsis This is the only DVD that includes all 8 of these half-hour Rick Steves' Europe TV shows on SpainBarcelona and Catalunya; Basque Country; Northern Spain and the Camino de Santiago; The Majesty of Madrid; Highlights of Castile: Toledo and Salamanca;... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Compact Disc
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Holidays in Hell by P. J. O'rourke Publisher Comments Holidays in Hell follows P. J. O?Rourke on a global fun-finding mission to the most desperate places on the planet, from the bombed-out streets of Beirut to the stultifying blandness of Heritage USA. P.J.'s unforgettable adventures abroad include... (read more) Your price: $14.99 New - Compact Disc
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Don't Know Much about Geography: Revised and Updated Edition (Don't Know Much about) by Ken Davis Publisher Comments From bestselling author Kenneth C. Davis comes a treasure trove of answers to questions about our world. Was there an Atlantis? What's the smallest country in the world? What's the difference between a jungle and a rain forest? Kenneth C. Davis, author... (read more) Available May 21, 2013 Your price: $55.00 New - Compact Disc
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Rick Steves' Mediterranean Mosaic Blu-Ray and DVD by Rick Steves Synopsis Join Rick Steves on a vivid, high-definition trip across the Mediterranean, with colorful stops in Spains Barcelona, the French and Italian Rivieras, Italys Amalfi Coast, Croatias Dalmatian Coast, Greeces Peloponnese, Athensand ending in exotic... (read more) Your price: $24.95 New - Compact Disc
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Wild World: A Journey in Sound to the World's Wildest Places by British Library Publisher Comments Experience the great wealth of wildlife on our planet through a journey in sound. In partnership with the Wildlife Sound Recording Society, the British Library is proud to present this two-disc set of recordings from across the globe. The twenty-two... (read more) Your price: $25.00 New - Compact Disc
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Birds of New York Audio CDs: Companion to Birds of New York Field Guide (Adventure Bird Audio) by Stan Tekiela Publisher Comments Take bird identification to the next level; learn to identify them by sound! This two-CD set presents the amazing sounds of 118 of New Yorkís most common birds. Use the CDs alone or with the Birds of New York Field Guide.... (read more) Your price: $14.95 New - Compact Disc
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