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A Sense of Direction: Pilgrimage for the Restless and the Hopeful by Gideon Lewis-Kraus Publisher Comments In medieval times, a pilgrimage gave the average Joe his only break from the daily grind. For Gideon Lewis-Kraus, it promises a different kind of escape. Determined to avoid the kind of constraint that kept his father, a gay rabbi, closeted until midlife,... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $18.50 Used - Hardcover 
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To the Last Breath: A Memoir of Going to Extremes by Francis Slakey Publisher Comments A journey to the most extreme points on Earth and deep inside the human spirit Before Georgetown physics professor Francis Slakey set out to climb the highest mountain on every continent and surf every ocean, he had shut himself... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $17.50 Used - Hardcover
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Lost in Shangri-La: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II (P.S.) by Mitchell Zuckoff Publisher Comments On May 13, 1945, twenty-four American servicemen and WACs boarded a transport plane for a sightseeing trip over “Shangri-La,” a beautiful and mysterious valley deep within the jungle-covered mountains of Dutch New Guinea. Unlike the peaceful... (read more) Your price: $15.99 New - Trade Paper
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Writings from the Sand, Volume 1: Collected Works of Isabelle Eberhardt by Isabelle Eberhardt Publisher Comments Born in 1877 in Geneva, Switzerland, Isabelle Eberhardt became a rebel at an early age. She dressed like a man so she could have access to areas forbidden to women, smoked in public, and scandalized Genevan society. Already multilingual (French, German... (read more) Your price: $39.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Voluntourist: A Six-Country Tale of Love, Loss, Fatherhood, Fate, and Singing Bon Jovi in Bethlehem by Ken Budd Publisher Comments VOL·UN·TOUR·IST n. 1. A guy who attempts to save the world in an attempt to save himself. 2. Someone who can only do it two weeks at a time. When Ken Budd was thirty-nine, his father collapsed after eighteen holes of golf. Ken and his wife... (read more) Your price: $15.99 New - Trade Paper
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Up the Creek: An Amazon Adventure by John Harrison Publisher Comments The adventure story of an extremely hazardous canoe trip taken just for the hell of it up one of the more obscure tributaries of the Amazon. Harrison's tale is compelling, full of suspense, humor and wonderful descriptions of Amazon wildlife, all told in... (read more) Your price: $16.99 New - Trade Paper
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Planes, Trains, and Auto-Rickshaws: A Journey Through Modern India by Laura Pedersen Publisher Comments "It is Pedersen's gift to be able to draw the reader into her world." —Front Street Reviews "[Pedersen's] wicked, sarcastic, dry, self-deprecating sense of humor won me over and I absolutely loved it start to finish."—Printed Page... (read more) Your price: $16.00 New - Trade Paper
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The Two-Year Mountain: A Nepal Journey by Phil Deutschle Publisher Comments Combining adventure story, travel log, and personal confession, this absorbing account describes a wrenching experience that belies the idealistic expectations of many Peace Corps volunteers. Following a stint as a volunteer teacher in a Nepalese village,... (read more) Your price: $16.99 New - Trade Paper
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Hidden Bhutan: Entering the Kingdom of the Thunder Dragon (Armchair Traveller) by Martin Uitz Publisher Comments It was only in the mid 1960s that the first road between India and Bhutan was opened. And only since 1974 have a small number of tourists been permitted to visit the kingdom every year. In Hidden Bhutan Martin Uitz, a renowned authority on the country... (read more) Your price: $11.95 New - Trade Paper
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Getting Genki in Japan: The Adventures and Misadventures of an American Family in Tokyo by Karen Pond Publisher Comments The unexpected gift of a favored bottle of shiraz from her husband leads to the adventure of a lifetime for Karen Pond and her family—moving from rural Maine to the largest city in the world: Tokyo, Japan. Getting Genki in Japan is a collection... (read more) Your price: $17.95 New - Hardcover
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The Marsh Lions: The Story of an African Pride by Brian Jackman Publisher Comments The Marsh Lions tells the story of a pride of lions in Kenyas world-famous Masai Mara game reserve. For five years, Brian Jackman and Jonathan Scott followed the Marsh pride and their progeny, recording the daily drama of life and death on the... (read more) Your price: $16.99 New - Trade Paper
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Land's End: A Walk in Provincetown by Michael Cunningham Publisher Comments "Cunninghams short book is a haunting, beautiful piece of work. . . . A magnificent work of art." —The Washington Post"Easily read on a plane-and-ferry journey from here to the sandy, tide-washed tip of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Lands End is... (read more) Your price: $12.00 New - Trade Paper
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Paris, I Love You but You're Bringing Me Down Signed Edition by Rosecrans Baldwin Publisher Comments A fresh, exhilarating take on one of the worlds most popular topics — Paris, the City of Light! — by an acclaimed young novelist. A self-described Francophile, Rosecrans Baldwin always dreamed of living in Paris — drinking le caf... (read more) Available June 10, 2012 Your price: $26.00 New - Hardcover 
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Europe on Five Wrong Turns a Day: One Man, Eight Countries, One Vintage Travel Guide by Doug Mack Publisher Comments Prepare to Get Lost on the Beaten Path... When Doug Mack picked up a 1963 edition of Europe on Five Dollars a Day, he stumbled on an inspired idea: to boldly go where millions have gone before, relying only on the advice of a travel guide that's nearly... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Land's End: A Walk in Provincetown by Michael Cunningham Publisher Comments Cunningham's short book is a haunting, beautiful piece of work. . . . A magnificent work of art. --The Washington PostEasily read on a plane-and-ferry journey from here to the sandy, tide-washed tip of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Land's End is that most... (read more) Your price: $9.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time by Mark Adams Publisher Comments What happens when an unadventurous adventure writer tries to re-create the original expedition to Machu Picchu? In 1911, Hiram Bingham III climbed into the Andes Mountains of Peru and andldquo;discoveredandrdquo; Machu Picchu. While history has recast... (read more) Your price: $16.00 New - Trade Paper
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The Juice: Vinous Veritas by Jay Mcinerney Publisher Comments This new collection by the acclaimed novelist—and, according to Salon, “the best wine writer in America”—is generous and far-reaching, deeply knowledgeable and often hilarious. ... (read more) Your price: $26.95 New - Hardcover
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Naples Declared: A Walk Around the Bay by Benjamin Taylor Publisher Comments It is a city of seemingly irreconcilable opposites, simultaneously glorious and ghastly. And it is Ben Taylorandrsquo;s remarkable ability to meld these contradictions into a whole that makes this the exciting and original book it is. He takes his stroll... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $18.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Appian Way: Ghost Road, Queen of Roads (Culture Trails) by Robert A. Kaster Publisher Comments The Roman poet Statius called the via Appia “the Queen of Roads,” and for nearly a thousand years that description held true, as countless travelers trod its path from the center of Rome to the heel of Italy. Today, the road is all but gone,... (read more) Your price: $22.50 New - Hardcover
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Paris in Love by Eloisa James Publisher Comments In 2009, New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James took a leap that many people dream about: she sold her house, took a sabbatical from her job as a Shakespeare professor, and moved her family to Paris. Paris in Love: A Memoir chronicles her joyful... (read more) Your price: $26.00 New - Hardcover
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