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A small church nestling deep in the countryside is instantly evocative. Why is it there at all? Whom does it serve? In a region by region guide to the smallest gems of Scottish ecclesiastical architecture, John Kinross provides the reader with descriptions of over...

The AA's flagship British and Irish guide series brings together the best of each region and some lesser-known gems. No one knows travel like the AA--we've been producing guides for more than 50 years. Unlike other guides, the AA's guides offer a fresh way...

Manhattan's past whispers for attention amongst the bustle of the city's ever-changing landscape. At Fraunces Tavern, George Washington's emotional farewell luncheon in 1783 echoes in the Long Room. Gertrude Tredwell's ghost appears to visitors at the Merchant's House Museum. Long since deceased, Olive Thomas...

Since its beginnings in the 1850s, Eugene has attracted independent thinkers. Its early leaders sited the town in a picturesque location along the Willamette River and were confident that agriculture and timber businesses would guide its growth. As Eugene transformed from a settlement to...

Malibu offers the best in Southern California living. This small town is situated close to Los Angeles and Hollywood, but far enough away from the traffic and stress of big-city life. All the clichés of Southern California come true in Malibu: the swimming pools,...

Bend, astride the Deschutes River at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range, got its name from a place on the river that runs through it. Pioneer travelers called the place Farewell Bend because it was where they had their last view of the...

The name Pasadena evokes images of a sunny paradise filled with the wafting scent of orange blossoms and roses. The world looks to Pasadena every January 1, when the world-famous Tournament of Roses carries on a century-long tradition and the Rose Bowl game reigns...

The story of Putnam County is a twice-told tale. After its original establishment in 1842 was declared unconstitutional, the county was reestablished in 1854. The county seat of Cookeville was named in honor of War of 1812 veteran and Tennessee state senator Richard F....

Ever since the first Yale team took the field in 1872, the Bulldogs' place in the history of college football has been well established. With 26 national championships, 13 Ivy League championships, 100 consensus all-Americans, dozens of College Football Hall of Famers, two Heisman...

Full of resplendent parks and gardens, Baltimore has a long history of embracing local flora and greenery. Through the centuries, Baltimore has been at the forefront of park design, playgrounds, and green spaces, counting the Olmsted brothers among their visionary architects. In fact, the...

The first photographic history of West Philadelphia over the last 100+ years.The many neighborhoods west of the Schuylkill River across from William Penn's Quaker City were distinctly rural until 1860, when horsecar lines first crossed the river. The area soon became home to wealthy...

Cape Fear Lost celebrates places that have vanished from present day Wilmington, North Carolina. In this volume of more than 200 photographs, you will be able to explore the Wilmington of a bygone era.Progress is a contradictory term, one that inherently means an improvement...

The definitive architecture travel guide that lets you visit 1,000 of today's most must-see contemporary buildings - whether at home or on the road Featuring 1,000 of today's most compelling buildings by the world's finest architects, Destination: Architecture is an unparalleled and comprehensive resource...

This is the story of a 26-year-old girl who left her old life with a steady job and boyfriend behind in order to travel through Southeast Asia completely on her own. Over the course of the next year and thousands of miles, hundreds of...

E.M. Forster observed, "One does not come to Italy for niceness. One comes for life". And there is life abounding in this rhapsodic, witty, and lushly atmospheric anthology, in which forty-one literary travelers train their sensibilities on various aspects of the Italian scene.Italy in...

An American woman residing in Sicily for the past twenty years portrays the Sicilian landscape and customs--both rural and urban--from the perspectives of both a "foreigner" and a resident.Author: Mary Taylor SimetiPublisher: VintagePublished: 09/26/1995Pages: 352Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.57lbsSize: 8.08h x 5.29w x 0.76dISBN: 9780679764144About...

This engrossing adventure and . . . story of spiritual awakening and inspiration (Publishers Weekly) tells the true story of Ann Linnea, the first woman to circumnavigate Lake Superior by sea kayak. Chronicles the author's midlife spiritual journey, during which she spent sixty-five days...

While Galveston has been a major, national tourist destination for more than a hundred years, some of the Island's most overlooked features are among its most interesting Remember that Galveston was once one of the leading ports in the U.S. and largest city in...

In 2014 Terry G. was traveling from Tulsa to Las Vegas when he spotted a stranded motorist and stopped to help. What immediately followed was hundreds of miles of pure terror as the stranger stole all of Terry's belongings and threatened to kill him....

David Sax's delightful travelogue is a journey across the United States and around the world that investigates the history, the diaspora, and the next generation of delicatessen. David Sax was alarmed by the state of Jewish delicatessen. As a journalist and lifelong deli lover,...