Travel

When Henry sets off on a trip across the country with his friend Midge and her family, he decides to keep a journal. In it, he keeps track of all the sights they see, and all the strange things that take place when he...

The essential terms you need to communicate with the nation's 8-plus million Haitian Creole speakers If you are travelling to Haiti to help with the relief effort or to aid in its rebuilding, Haitian Creole Phrasebook is your must-have resource. In addition to featuring...

Newbery Medalist Lynne Rae Perkins introduces two irresistible sisters--Alix and Jools--and takes readers on an unforgettable vacation to the beach. This joyful celebration of sisters, family, friendship, and the ocean is illustrated in black-and-white throughout. The Wall Street Journal said, "Ocean meets sky meets...

A delicious memoir about the eight months food writer David McAninch spent in Gascony--a deeply rural region of France virtually untouched by mass tourism--meeting extraordinary characters and eating the best meals of his life.Though he'd been a card-carrying Francophile all of his life, David...

New York Times BestsellerIn Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives: The Funky Finds in Flavortown, Guy Fieri, one of Food Network's biggest stars, keeps his motto front and center: "If it's funky, I'll find it."Continuing the series of New York Times bestselling books, Diners, Drive-ins and...

The bestseller from James Raffan, Emperor of the North tells the story of Sir George Simpson, whose extraordinary life coincided with the success of one of the greatest commercial empires in history: the Hudson's Bay Company, a vast trading venture that became the world's...

From the staff of New York Magazine comes the perfect gift for the Manhattanite in all of us. My First New York is a glorious collection of recollections and reminiscences as fifty of the city's most famous residents recapture the kicks and thrills of...

Arelentlessly curious, endlessly sensitive, and unequivocally adventurous examiner of human existence, William T. Vollmann now takes to the rails. In the company of experienced fellow train-hopper Steve, Vollmann trawls the secretive waters of a unique underground lifestyle--subjecting both our national romance with and skepticism...

Paul Bowles, the acclalmed author of The Shelterlng Sky, offers movlng, powerful, subtle, and fasclnatlng lnslghts lnto hls llfe, hls wrltlng, and hls world.Author: Paul BowlesPublisher: Ecco PressPublished: 10/31/2006Pages: 400Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.84lbsSize: 8.28h x 6.32w x 1.02dISBN: 9780061137419About the AuthorBowles, Paul: - Paul...

In the aftermath of Katrina and the disaster that followed, promises were made, forgotten, and renewed. Now what will become of New Orleans in the years ahead? What do this proud, battered city and its people mean to America and the world?Award-winning author and...

A celebration of the character and style of one of the world's most spectacular cities This vibrant insider's view of the most mature city on earth is the perfect companion for anyone who loves anything Italian. In 1995, after a twenty-year love affair with...

The summer of 2018: England sweltered in the most sustained heatwave for 42 years, the government tore itself apart over deals and no deals, and hundreds of miles away, in a taciturn and strange state, the national football team did the unthinkable in the...

The earliest and most influential expeditions of the man now considered to be the greatest living explorer.The Danakil Diary is the account of two journeys Thesiger made into the Danakil country in Abyssinia, now Ethiopia, in 1930-34 at the age of 24 - which,...

An Easy French Phrase book and dictionary with the most updated common French Phrases + Downloadable Audio! (2022 Edition) Are you looking to jumpstart your study of basic French? Do you want to learn the most common French phrases used in everyday conversation? Are...

John Bevis is a writer and book-lover on an eccentric quest: to obtain a membership card from every library authority in England. In a ten-year mission criss-crossing the country--from Solihull to Slough, from Cleveland to Cornwall--he enrolls at libraries of all shapes and sizes:...

Handy 3d book format street map of London showing over 555 famous landmarks and locations with Underground stations, Government buildings including, Police stations, courts, Libraries, Hospitals, Shopping, Embassies etc. Ideal for any visitor with a "Must visit" tick-box and easy to find index and...

Sacred Santa Fe is a book about geometry, geomancy, and the energetic qualities of four impressive churches. It takes a look at the masterpieces the mysterious European Master Builders left behind in Santa Fe. Most people don't understand what is involved in building a...

The Vintage Found Image Press Pocket Journal, Alaska Poster with Totem Pole, features a colorful illustration promoting travel to Alaska, the 49th State. A touring couple enjoy viewing snow-capped mountains and a totem pole. This journal has full color decorative vintage art on the...

The Vintage Found Image Press Pocket Journal, Gold Bricks, 1906, Nome, Alaska, features a hand-tinted photograph from the Gold Rush Era of two stacks of gold bricks, described as ""Part of spring clean up, 1906, Nome, Alaska."" This journal has full color decorative vintage...

This full colour, spiral bound road atlas at a smaller A5 size has been fully revised and updated for 2021. It contains 170 pages of clear detailed road mapping at a mainland map scale of 5 miles to 1 inch.Author: Geographers' A-Z Map Co...