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by John Wesley Powell  Publisher Comments The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons, recently ranked number four on Adventure magazine’s list of top 100 classics, is legendary pioneer John Wesley Powell’s first-person account of his crew’s unprecedented odyssey along... (read more)  List Price $14.00 Your price $8.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies 
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by Larry Habegger Publisher Comments The Gift of Travel: The Best of Travelers' Tales brings together the editors' favorite stories from their award-winning books in celebration of Travelers' Tales' fifth year of publishing. These stories from all over the world, reveal in simple and... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price $5.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Kira Salak Publisher Comments A young woman journeys deep into the untamed jungle, wrestling with love and loss, trauma and healing, faith and redemption, in this sweeping debut from “the gutsiest woman adventurer of our day” (Book Magazine) Marika Vecera, an... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price $16.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Marybeth Bond Publisher Comments In stories close to home and far away, from Peru to Kenya and New York City to Ukraine, mothers recount adventures and experiences traveling with their small children, their grown children, and their own parents. They travel to find their adopted... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price $3.20 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Maliha Masood Publisher Comments When twenty-eight-year-old Maliha Masood, a burned-out dot-commer from Seattle, bought a one-way ticket to adventure and rejuvenation, she found it in the most unlikely of places: the Middle East. With an infectious love of adventure, a zany sense of... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price $10.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Cecil Kuhne Publisher Comments Each map listing begins with the map title field. This title describes the coverage of the map as well as any unique map features. If no features are listed, it can be assumed that the map is a paper, folding map. We encourage customers to include the... (read more) List Price $12.99 Your price $3.63 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by James Oreilly Publisher Comments This newly designed edition of Travelers’ Tales France celebrates the culture, history, and joie de vivre of one of the most beloved — and most visited — countries on Earth. Acclaimed writers, including Peter Mayle, M.F.K. Fisher, Jon... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price $12.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Bruce Berger Publisher Comments Long frequented by pirates and haunted by pariahs, Baja California has become a favorite destination for whale watchers, hikers, and scuba divers. For Bruce Berger it has been more. In Almost an Island, he takes readers beyond the Baja of guidebooks and... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price $11.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Jason Elliot Publisher Comments Part historical evocation, part travelogue, and part personal quest, An Unexpected Light is the account of Elliot's journey through Afghanistan, a country considered off-limits to travelers for twenty years. Aware of the risks involved, but determined to... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price $6.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Tracy Johnston Publisher Comments A thrilling, touching, and densely instructive book, Shooting the Boh is also a frank self-portrait of a woman facing her most corrosive fears--and triumphing over them--with fortitude and unflagging wit. "A captivating and truly offbeat rite of passage".... (read more) List Price $12.00 Your price $4.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by John DeFrancis Synopsis A rollicking tale of the camel trek DeFrancis (emeritus, Chinese, U. of Hawaii) made through Inner Mongolia and Kansu Province (the Gobi Desert) in the mid-30s. Great history at a time of upheaval, sociology, and adventure. And great fun. Annotation... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price $7.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Alan Epstein Publisher Comments Rome is a great place to visit -- but imagine the delights of living there. Long in love with the Eternal City, Alan Epstein has been reveling in life as a resident since 1995. In "As the Romans Do, he reveals the city and its people in all their facets... (read more) List Price $13.00 Your price $6.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Barry Unsworth Synopsis The Booker Prize-winning novelist recounts his journeys through Crete, capturing the rich history of the island, the complex influences that have shaped Cretan culture, the island's rugged landscape, and the people of Crete.... (read more) List Price $20.00 Your price $5.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Paolo Tullio Publisher Comments Since childhood, Paolo Tullio has returned each year to his hometown of Gallinaro, to the labyrinthine nest of his relations and to the passionate people of his valley. North of Naples, South of Rome describes a hysterically chaotic wine competition... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price $8.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Pankaj Mishra Publisher Comments Ever since Herodotus reported that it was home to gold-digging ants, travelers have been intrigued by India in all its beguiling complexity. This superb anthology gives us some of the best fiction, nonfiction, and poetry that has been written about the... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price $9.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Tim Severin Publisher Comments Herman Melville's classic novel Moby-Dick immortalized the idea of a mammoth sperm whale roaming the seas, wreaking havoc on all that crossed its path. But could such a creature actually exist, then or now? To find out, the acclaimed adventure writer and... (read more) List Price $13.50 Your price $6.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Georgina Newbery Publisher Comments This is the book for anyone who’s been bitten by the travel bug. It won’t tell you anything about the nightlife in New Zealand or the best bed in Bogotá. But it will keep you company wherever you are with amusing anecdotes, surprising... (read more) Your price $9.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Mark Mordue Publisher Comments Australian award-winning journalist Mark Mordue invites you on his world trip that ranges from a Rolling Stones concert in Istanbul to talking with mullahs and junkies in Tehran, and from a cricket match in Calcutta to an S&M bar in New York, in... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price $5.25 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by John Balaban Publisher Comments Since relations between the U.S. and Vietnam have normalized, many more people are traveling to this exotic country, previously closed to a generation of Western visitors. Vietnam provides one of the first chances for Americans to know the Vietnamese... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price $8.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Jamie Brisick Publisher Comments Full title: 'We Approach Our Martinis With Such High Expectations'. Professional surfer Jamie Brisick has travelled the world. On his many journeys he accumulated this powerful and diverse collection of images, accompanied here by travel sketches... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price $8.88 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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