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The Reluctant Tuscan: How I Discovered My Inner Italian by Phil Doran Publisher Comments A Book Sense Pick for May 2005, this is the humorous tale of how the author moved against his will and his better judgmentto Italy with his wife, only to rediscover himself, his marriage, and the importance of getting in touch with his inner Italian.... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper 
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Nathaniel's Nutmeg: Or, the True and Incredible Adventure of the Spice Trader Who Changed the Course of History by Giles Milton Publisher Comments The tiny island of Run is an insignificant speck in the middle of the Indonesian archipelago--remote, tranquil, and now largely ignored. At the beginning of the seventeenth century, however, Run's harvest of nutmeg turned it into the most lucrative of... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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West with the Night by Beryl Markham Publisher Comments West with the Night is the story of Beryl Markham--aviator, racehorse trainer, beauty--and her life in the Kenya of the 1920s and '30s. Beryl Markham is also the author of The Splendid Outcast: The African Stories of Beryl Markham. Growing up in East... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Best American Travel Writing (Best American Travel Writing) by Bill Buford Publisher Comments Edited by The New Yorkers Bill Buford, the pieces collected here “prove that a restless, intrepid spirit isnt unwelcome to American readers” (New York Times Book Review).... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The River at the Center of the World: A Journey Up the Yangtze, and Back in Chinese Time by Simon Winchester Publisher Comments Rising in the mountains of the Tibetan border, the symbolic heart of China pierces 3,900 miles of rugged country before debouching into the oily swells of the East China Sea. Connecting China's heartland cities with the volatile coastal giant, Shanghai... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Extremely Pale Rose: A Very French Adventure by Jamie Ivey Publisher Comments Extremely Pale Rosé follows Jamie Ivey's charming journey as he, his wife, Tanya, and their hilariously debauched friend, Peter, travel the south of France in search of the palest of rosés. Far from the plonk he's used to, Jamie finds something... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Living Poor by Moritz Thomsen Publisher Comments At the age of 48, Moritz Thomsen sold his pig farm and joined the Peace Corps. As he tells the story, his awareness of the comic elements in the human situation -- including his own -- and his ability to convey it in fast-moving, earthy prose have made... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $14.00 Used - Trade Paper
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French Milk by Lucy Knisley Publisher Comments Through delightful drawings, photographs, and musings, twenty-three-year-old Lucy Knisley documents a six-week trip she and her mother took to Paris when each was facing a milestone birthday. With a quirky flat in the fifth arrondissement as their home... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Waiting for Snow in Havana: Confessions of a Cuban Boy by Carlos Eire Publisher Comments National Book Award-winning memoir of exile from a tangerine-colored paradise: “Eire has done a splendid job….Masterfully written, bursting with wonderful details and images and populated by characters so well described that they seem to be... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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