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Personal Narrative of a Journey To the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent (95 Edition)
by Alexander Von Humboldt  Synopsis Alexander von Humboldt visited the tropics of the New World between 1799 and 1804. On his return he wrote this book, a classic work of travel that is also one of the great products of enlightenment natural science. This book looks at the man and his work....
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Time of Gifts: on Foot To Constantinople - From the Hook of Holland To the Middle Danube (UK Edition)
by Patrick Leigh Fermor Publisher Comments Published for the first time in B format....
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Escape to Mexico: An Anthology of Great Writers
by Sara Nickles Synopsis Bargain Books are non-returnable. Love. Freedom. Adventure. Tequila. The charms of Mexico are as diverse as the writers drawn to its sunny climate and exotic landscape. "Escape to Mexico" collects the work of twenty great authors who have found...
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Italian Days
by Barbara Gr Harrison Synopsis "Italian Days" is one of the richest and most absorbing travel books written--a journey that traverses the Italian peninsula and immerses readers in a culture which provides the reader with a definition of the good life. "Harrison's wonderful journal...
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The History and Stories of the Best Bars of New York
by Jef Klein Synopsis This book was just announced as the WINNER of the USABookNews 2006 History: Media/Entertainment category!Everything important that has ever happened in New York began or ended in the City's best bars. From the deep mahogany of downtown to the polished...
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Running the Amazon (Vintage Departures)
by Joe Kane Publisher Comments The voyage began in the lunar terrain of the Peruvian Andes, where coca leaf is the only remedy against altitude sickness. It continued down rapids so fierce they could swallow a raft in a split second. It ended six months and 4,200 miles later, where...
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Together on Top of the World: The Remarkable Story of the First Couple to Climb the Fabled Seven Summits
by Susan Ershler and Phil Ershler and Robin Simons Publisher Comments On May 16, 2002, Phil and Susan Ershler reached the top of Mt. Everest and became the first couple in history to scale the fabled Seven Summits. What made their achievement all the more remarkable was that Susan was not a mountain climber, but a high...
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Questions of Heaven: The Chinese Journeys of an American Buddhist (Concord Library)
by Gretel Ehrlich Publisher Comments Gretel Ehrlich's path leads her to Sichuan and Yunnan Provinces in western China to climb Emei Shan, one of China's four sacred Buddhist mountains. For Ehrlich, a practicing Buddhist, the climb is both a spiritual pilgrimage and a troubling encounter...
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To Venture Further
by Tristan Jones Synopsis In this memorable exploit from a master storyteller, legendary sailor Tristan Jones makes an exceedingly difficult passage through the infamous Kra Peninsula in a small fishing boat, sacrificing all personal comforts for the unknown and the seemingly...
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Speak Italian
by Bruno Munari Publisher Comments Attenzione!They say that a gesture is worth a thousand words, and when it comes to speaking with your hands, the Italians speak volumes. This quirky handbook of Italian gestures, first published in 1958 by renowned Milanese artist and graphic designer...
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A Man's Life: Dispatches from Dangerous Places
by Mark Jenkins Publisher Comments "Brought to life by a poetic and muscular style, Jenkins’s writing is a brew of history, philosophy, and raw emotion. His journeys are as intellectual and spiritual as they are physical, and we are by his side, in his head." So wrote Robin Russin...
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Snow Leopard
by Peter Matthiessen 
Powells.com Staff Pick More than just a man's search for an elusive animal, Mathiessen has crafted an iconic travel tale of a Westerner's transformation in the East. Recommended by Tavis, Powells...
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Carnet de Voyage
by Craig Thompson
Powells.com Staff Pick Craig Thompson made a huge splash with last year's brilliant Blankets, and he's already back with another gorgeous, albeit smaller, work. Carnet de Voyage is a sketchbook and travel diary depicting Thompson's journeys through Europe and Morocco in May...
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Happy Ant-heap (UK Edition)
by Norman Lewis Synopsis In the pieces collected here, Lewis recalls some of the journeys he has taken in the course of his long life. He investigates many things, from snake fetishism in Southern Italy to shamanism and trial by red-hot iron in Liberia....
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The Nomad: The Diaries of Isabelle Eberhardt
by Isabel Eberhardt Synopsis Born the illegitimate daughter of an aristocratic Russian emigree, Isabelle Eberhardt (1877-1904) was a cross-dresser and sensualist, an experienced drug-taker and a transgressor of boundaries: a woman who reinvented herself as a man, wandering the...
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To the Heart of the Nile: Lady Florence Baker and the Exploration of Central Africa
by Pat Shipman Publisher Comments In 1859, at age fourteen, Florence Szász stood before a room full of men and waited to be auctioned to the highest bidder. But slavery and submission were not to be her destiny: Sam Baker, a wealthy English gentleman and eminent adventurer, was...
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Unbelievably Good Deals and Great Adventures That You Absolutely Can't Get Unless You're Over 50 (Unbelievably Good Deals & Great Adventures That You Absolutely Can't Get Unless You're Over 50)
by Joan Rattner Heilman Publisher Comments < p> < b> A bible for bargain buffs< br> --< i> New Choices< /i> < /b> < /p> < p> One of the most-thumbed volumes on my desk. A fantastic piece of research.< br> --Betsy Wade, < i> New York...
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Sacre Blues: An Unsentimental Journey Through Quebec
by Taras Grescoe Publisher Comments Winner of the 2000 Quebec Writers' Federation First Book Award and the Mavis Gallant Prize for Nonfiction A hip, enlightening portrait of a place most Canadians find baffling: Quebec without the politics. Why do three million Quebecers tune in the same...
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Sea Room: An Island Life in the Hebrides
by Adam Nicolson Publisher Comments In 1937, Adam Nicolson's father answered a newspaper ad—"Uninhabited islands for sale. Outer Hebrides, 600 acres. . . . Puffins and seals. Apply."—and thus found the Shiants. With a name meaning "holy or enchanted islands," the Shiants for...
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The Travel Detective: How to Get the Best Service and the Best Deal from Airlines, Hotels, Cruise Ships, and Car Rental Agencies
by Peter Greenberg Publisher Comments Renowned travel authority and NBC Today show travel editor Peter Greenberg shares his insider secrets. Americans now travel more than ever before. Yet as our traveling has increased, the service we receive from airlines, hotels, and other agencies has...
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