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Shadow of the Silk Road (P.S.) by Colin Thubron Publisher Comments To travel the Silk Road, the greatest land route on earth, is to trace the passage not only of trade and armies but also of ideas, religions, and inventions. Making his way by local bus, truck, car, donkey cart, and camel, Colin Thubron covered some... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper 
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Oracle Bones: A Journey Through Time in China (P.S.) by Peter Hessler Staff Pick From the acclaimed author of River Town comes a rare portrait, both intimate and epic, of twenty-first-century China as it opens its doors to the outside world.... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (P.S.) by Robert M. Pirsig Publisher Comments One of the most influential and provocative books of its generation, "Zen & the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" continues to attract and inspire readers of all ages with its intriguing blend of ancient and Eastern philosophy, cultural criticism, and... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe (P.S.) by Laurence Bergreen Publisher Comments In 1519, Magellan, five ships, and more than two hundred men set sail from Spain to find a water route to the Spice Islands. Despite suffering starvation, disease, torture, and death, they discovered the passageway known today as the Strait of Magellan... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Last Season (P.S.) by Eric Blehm Publisher Comments In the spirit of Jon Krakauer's bestselling Into the Wild, Eric Blehm's The Last Season examines the extraordinary life of legendary backcountry ranger Randy Morgenson and his mysterious disappearance in California's unforgiving Sierra Nevada. The... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Cactus Eaters: How I Lost My Mind -- and Almost Found Myself -- on the Pacific Crest Trail (P.S.) by Dan White Publisher Comments The Pacific Crest Trail stretches from Mexico to Canada, a distance of 2,650 grueling, sun-scorched, bear-infested miles. When Dan White and his girlfriend announced their intention to hike it, Dan's parents — among others — thought they were... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Where God Was Born: A Daring Adventure Through the Bible's Greatest Stories (P.S.) by Bruce Feiler Publisher Comments At a time when America debates its values and the world braces for religious war, Bruce Feiler, author of the New York Times bestsellers Walking the Bible and Abraham, travels ten thousand miles through the heart of the Middle East—Israel, Iraq... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze (P.S.) by Peter Hessler Publisher Comments In the tradition of "Iron & Silk" comes a powerful memoir about a young American teacher in the Peace Corps living in the small Chinese city of Fuling as it navigates increasing waves of cultural and social upheaval. Maps.... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Uncommon Carriers by John McPhee Publisher Comments This is a book about people who drive trucks, captain ships, pilot towboats, drive coal trains, and carry lobsters through the air: people who work in freight transportation. John McPhee rides from Atlanta to Tacoma alongside Don Ainsworth, owner and... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Oysters of Locmariaquer (P.S.) by Eleanor Clark Publisher Comments On the northwest coast of France, just around the corner from the English Channel, is the little town of Locmariaquer (pronounced "loc-maria-care"). The inhabitants of this town have a special relationship to the world, for it is their efforts that... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Walking the Bible: A Journey by Land Through the Five Books of Moses (P.S.) by Bruce Feiler Publisher Comments From the acclaimed author of The Wild Places, an exploration of walking and thinking In this exquisitely written book, Robert Macfarlane sets off from his Cambridge, England, home to follow the ancient tracks, holloways, drove roads, and sea paths that... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $2.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Population: 485: Meeting Your Neighbors One Siren at a Time (P.S.) by Michael Perry Publisher Comments Welcome to New Auburn, Wisconsin, where the local vigilante is a farmer's wife armed with a pistol and a Bible, the most senior member of the volunteer fire department is a cross-eyed butcher with one kidney and two ex-wives (both of whom work at the... (read more) List Price $13.99 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Immoveable Feast: A Paris Christmas (P.S.) by John Baxter Publisher Comments A witty cultural and culinary education, Immoveable Feast is the charming, funny, and improbable tale of how a man who was raised on white bread—and didn't speak a word of French—unexpectedly ended up with the sacred duty of preparing the... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Abraham (P.S.) by Bruce S. Feiler Publisher Comments Both immediate and timeless, Abraham tells the powerful story of one man's search for the shared ancestor of Judaism, Christianity, andIslam. Traveling through war zones, braving violence at religious sites, andseeking out faith leaders, Bruce Feiler... (read more) List Price $12.99 Your price: $2.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Lost Heart of Asia (P.S.) by Colin Thubron Publisher Comments A land of enormous proportions, countless secrets, and incredible history, Central Asia was the heart of the great Mongol empire of Tamerlane and scene of Stalin's cruelest deportations. A remote and fascinating region in a constant state of transition&#... (read more) Your price: $15.99 New - Trade Paper
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