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Not Without My Father: One Woman's 444-Mile Walk of the Natchez TraceCan an epic adventure succeed without a hero? Andra Watkins needs a wingman to help her become the first living person to walk the historic 444-mile Natchez Trace as the pioneers did. Fifteen miles of rugged highway each day for thirty-four days. After striking-out...
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White Water, Red Walls: Rafting the Grand Canyon"Carol McMillan's Grand Canyon poems take us on a journey of gentle reflection and precipitous adventure, filling each moment with wonder." - Jim Milstead, the Bard of Bellingham "Carol McMillan may ... invite levity into the lives of friends and acquaintances, but it is...
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Farmsteads of the California Coast: With Recipes from the Harvest (Homestead Book, California Cookbook)Explore the Coast of California, Map Local Farms, and Meet a Dozen Diverse Growers"A terrific book about some of my favorite farms." -Michael Pollan, author, activist, and professor"A true celebration of meaningful work and beauty--the values that are at the heart of these farmsteads...
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Dream Seeker Reflections: Cruising the Great LoopIf anyone has ever started out with a dream to cruise the Great Loop of the U.S. clueless and "crewless" it was me I needed a boat. After a search I saw her wave Younger than me by 40 years, she had some hidden...
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Rain Falling on Tamarind Trees: A Travelogue of VietnamFinalist (Travel category), 2019 San Diego Book Awards Former Amazon #1 New Release in Vietnam Travel Guides 5-Star Rating from Amazon Hall-of-Fame Top Reviewer Have you ever wondered what Vietnam is like some forty years after the war has ended? Then come along with...
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Morgan's Raid Across Ohio: The Civil War Guidebook of the John Hunt Morgan Heritage TrailThis book serves as the official guide to the John Hunt Morgan Heritage Trail of Ohio. From July 13-26, 1863, Confederate Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan led a daring group of more than 2,000 men across Southern Ohio. His mission: to distract and divert...
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The Truth About New York: The Long-Term Visitor's Guide to the City That Never SleepsNew York City is tough to figure out. For short-term visitors, this usually isn't a concern. But for long-term visitors -- those who plan to or have already relocated -- understanding NYC is a must. For many, the task of learning NYC becomes little...
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In Search of America's Heartbeat: Twelve Months on the RoadThey lived the secret dream of countless American couples; a year on the road that took them more than 30,000 miles into the far-flung corners of the nation. Along the way they came face-to-face with personal grief, but also with the warmth and humanity...
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Jaipur JamboreeThe beautiful city of Jaipur is rejoicing. The Maharajah and his people, all dressed in their best, are getting ready to welcome the Emir from faraway Dubai. But behind all the music, dancing and gaiety, there is something very strange going on... Why is...
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The Girl ImmigrantHawaii Manuela's small Spanish village buzzed with tales of life in a faraway land free from starvation and angst. In the early months of 1911, with nine children and four Silvan Hernandez (and Gonzales) families, they boarded a British immigrant steamer, the SS Orteric,...
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Pissarro's PlacesPISSARRO'S PLACES tells his story in a fresh and different way-exploring the places he painted and his "sensations" as he translated them into brushstrokes on his canvas. In his landscapes, you almost feel the sun and the wind in the trees. In his city...
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Prophecies Of Pale SkinThe true story of a young couple barely out of their teens who stumbled across a fierce, murderous, stone-age people group in the remote jungles of Indonesia only to find that they were the fulfillment to prophetic dreams given to the tribe long before...
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Black Samurai: The Misadventures of a Black American MMA Fighter in JapanThe struggle is real. Experience living in Japan through the eyes of a young Black American MMA fighter that has just arrived in the country for the first time. From culture shock to literally being shocked, this humorous comic puts a funny twist on...
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Tables From the Rubble: How the Restaurants That Arose After the Great Quake of 1906 Still Feed San Francisco TodayTABLES FROM THE RUBBLE transports readers to San Francisco in the years just after the Great Earthquake of 1906. Amid the ruins, restaurants rose to feed the hungry and lead the recovery. Today, a handful of the restaurants that opened in those boom years...
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Riversong of the Rhône"One sings here of the soul of a river, and this soul never dies." C.F.Ramuz Nearly seventy years after the death of Charles Ferdinand Ramuz (1878-1947), it is safe to say that the reputation of Switzerland's legendary poet of the people is secure, at...
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Tribal EthiopiaThe Lower Omo River in south west Ethiopia is home to eight different tribes with a population of about 200,000. These tribes have lived there for centuries. A massive hydroelectric dam and associated land grabs for plantations threaten these tribes of the Lower Omo...
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Vermont's Covered BridgesA Source book for Travelers, Photographers, Explorers... Vermont's Covered Bridges Descriptions to all of Vermont's 103 Remaining Historic Covered Bridges, as well as photos of each one. GPS Positions Written Driving Directions Instructions for Self-Guided Tours which include every bridge Basic Info for each...
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With God As My Navigator--Living Geography One Adventure At A TimeIs it possible to discern the Hand of God directing one's life? Do you believe there is a grand plan for your life? This book shows how God has been the navigator of the author's life, using many of the decisions, which seemed unimportant...
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Sebastian Scouts ... The 7 WondersOn The Lookout for Adventure: Sebastian Scouts and his friends take on an amazing adventure - and the chance to beat a world record - on their latest daring mission Can Sebastian and his fearless crew see all 7 World Wonders in three days?Author:...
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A Mother Goddess for Our Times: Mary's Appearances at MedjugorjeMore than 18 million people have traveled to the tiny Bosnian village of Medjugorje to witness daily apparitions of the Virgin Mary and experience her healing powers. Author Judith Lambert, a skeptic, was among them. Events that occurred during her four pilgrimages there between...
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