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Among Flowers: A Walk in the Himalaya (National Geographic Directions)
by Jamaica Kincaid  Publisher Comments This account of a walk I took while gathering the seeds of flowering plants in the foothills of the Himalayas has its origins in my love of the gardeno?=my love of feeling isolated, of imagining myself all alone in the world and everything unfamiliar, or...
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Escape from the Happy Cannibal
by Ron Miller Synopsis A unique travel autobiography, including 77 color photographs, 72 Black & White photographs, and numerous maps, Escape from the Happy Cannibal treats readers to in-depth spiritual and cultural observations gleaned first-hand by Ron Miller as he traveled...
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Bullock's Journey
by W. Bullock Publisher Comments A world traveler (who begins his work by saying, "On my return from Mexico to England ") takes a trip up the Mississippi from New Orleans to NY....
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Red Sky in Mourning: The True Story of Love, Loss, and Survival at Sea
by Tami Oldham Ashcraft Publisher Comments Now available in paperback, a true-life adventure story with everything: page-turning suspense, remarkable acts of courage, wrenching despair, and a triumphant, life-affirming ending Red Sky in Mourning is the story of Tami Oldham Ashcraft's 41-day...
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Atomic Sushi (UK Edition)
by Simon May Publisher Comments As the first British professor of philosophy since 1882 to be invited to teach at the prestigious and enigmatic University of Tokyo, Simon May enjoyed a degree of access denied to other commentators. Each chapter of the book focuses on some everyday...
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Ogden's Letters from the West
by George Ogden Publisher Comments Letters that the New Englander Ogden wrote to his brother. It isn't that Ogden traveled so widely, but that he gives very detailed descriptions of the states he goes to....
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From Here, You Can't See Paris: Seasons of a French Village and Its Restaurant
by Michael S Sanders 
Powells.com Staff Pick Immerse yourself in the customs and culture of Les Arques, France, a hilltop village untouched by the modern era that struggles to remain vital. Part travelogue, part exploration of French cuisine, Michael Sanders's charming book reveals the traditions...
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A Dream That Keeps Returning: Travels in the Italian Sun
by Teresa Cutler Publisher Comments A Dream That Keeps Returning is a lovely collection of essays that take the reader through the dream that is Italy. With vivid images and quiet humor, Teresa Cutler takes us with her through the country she loves, letting us follow at our own pace. Each...
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C'Est La Vie: An American Conquers the City of Light, Begins a New Life, and Becomes--Zut Alors!--Almost French
by Suzy Gershman Publisher Comments Who, at one time or another, hasn't dreamed of leaving her life behind and moving to Paris? Bestselling writer Suzy Gershman (dubbed "Super Shopper Suzy" by Oprah and "the most famous shopper in the world" by American Express Card Services) had always...
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Digging for Lost African Gods: The Record of Five Years Archaeological Excavation in North Africa
by Byron K De Prorok Publisher Comments De Prorok's first book, covering in detail his early career and the logistics of digs in the 1920s....
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Searching for the Holy Grail: My Travels in Western Europe
by Brian Walters Publisher Comments In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, young English elites often spent years traveling around Europe to broaden their horizons in an experience known as the Grand Tour. In his book "Searching for the Holy Grail," Brian Walters combines romance...
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La Belle Saison: Living Off the Land in Rural France
by Patricia Atkinson Publisher Comments In this sequel to her international bestseller, "The Ripening Sun", Patricia Atkinson limns a way of life centered on the seasons, the food, and the wine of the glorious French countryside. When Patricia Atkinson first moved to France, her intention was...
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Cuming's Tour to the Western Country
by Fortescue Cuming Publisher Comments A man travels through the Mid-West and deep South following what seems to be a convoluted route....
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My River Home: A Journey from the Gulf War to the Gulf of Mexico
by Marcus Eriksen Publisher Comments A classic American story of a young man's return from war and his search for peace—while rafting the entire length of the Mississippi River. One August day, veteran Marcus Eriksen set off on a journey down the entire length of the great...
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Travels in Some Parts of North America, 1804-1806
by Robert Sutcliff Publisher Comments An Englishman travels through America, observing American culture and ways, including race relations, matters relating to farming/agriculture; and other matters relating to local life....
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Catching Fireflies (UK Edition)
by Tony Rocca Publisher Comments In the bestselling tradition of Under the Tuscan Sun and Driving Over Lemons. Following an extended bout of hard city life, Tony Rocca and his wife, Mira, decided that some of the really important things in life were missing — good food, plenty of...
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Islanders: Real Life on the Maine Islands
by Virginia L. Thorndike Publisher Comments Virginia Thorndike, Maine's own version of Studs Terkel, traveled to all the Maine coast islands that still maintain a year-round population and persuaded the islanders to talk openly about their lives. The result is a compulsively readable, unvarnished,...
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Cuba: The Land of Miracles: A Journey Through Modern Cuba
by Stephen Smith Publisher Comments Cubans describe their nation as "The Land of Miracles," in ironic tribute to the privations of life in a Communist country. Stephen Smith went to live there, and his search for the real Cuba become, inevitably, a search for Fidel Castro. Before meeting...
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Through the Caucasus to the Volga
by Fridtjof Nansen Publisher Comments FRIDTJOF NANSEN ... TOP-. THROUGH THE CAUCASUS TO THE VOLGA Translated by G. G. WHEELER ILLUSTRATED NEW YORK W W NORTON COMPANY, ING Publishers From a sketch made at Geneva, 1929 PREFACE The journey described in this book was made in the summer of 19255...
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900 Miles on the Butterfield Trail
by A. C. Greene Publisher Comments Short as the life of the Southern Overland Mail turned out to be (1858 to 1861), the saga of the Butterfield Trail remains a high point in the westward movement. A. C. Greene offers a history and guide to retrace that historic and romantic Trail, which...
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