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Iceland in centuries past was a formidable place to live. Situated in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the edge of the inhabitable world, the nation was both isolated and abjectly poor. Centuries of colonization translated into oppression and subjugation from the colonial overlords, and...

A virtuoso book about midwestern identity and the future of the region. Named a Commonweal Notable Book of 2020, a finalist for a Midwest Independent Book award, and winner of the Independent Publisher Awards' 2020 Bronze Medal for Great Lakes Nonfiction.The Midwest: Is it...

Add fun, history, and jaw-dropping natural wonders to your southwestern road trip with RoadTrip America's Arizona and New Mexico: 25 Scenic Side Trips, each one beginning and ending at an Interstate highway and drivable within a day. Full-color maps and photographs illustrate easy-to-follow scenic...

Born in the former British colony of Rhodesia, Alice Chidzero has served as an educator, Bible teacher, inspirational speaker and missionary in several African countries, as well as in the US. Alice graduated with a teaching certificate from a college in Zimbabwe and earned...

A film-lover's guide to New York City, this book explores the city through iconic moments in cinema history. It is filled with interesting trivia and useful information for both locals and tourists, and includes now-and-then images, quotes, and location information for 180 famous films...

Did you ever want to shake up your life a little? Jane Congdon did, but it wasn't the wildlife, fresh air, scenery, or the promise of a simple life that drew retired the editor into the woods. It was the Wild Effect Record numbers...

Discover the best of Grand Canyon National Park in this award-winning, full-color travel guidebook. From hiking to biking to river rafting, Grand Canyon National Park is filled with adventures. But without careful planning, a trip there can be overwhelming. Grand Canyon: The Complete Guide...

2014 Notable Book Award from the American Library Association 2013 Silver IndieFab Award Winner 2013 NAACP Image Award Nominee 2013 ForeWord Book of the Year Award Finalist 2013 The Boston Globe's Best Books of 2013 List 2012 Beatrice Hawley Award Linguistically acrobatic and] beautifully...

SPANISH in 10 minutes a day AUDIO CD is a great first step to learning Spanish. This audio program takes you on a walking tour through learning the language. Your audio instructors guide you each step of the way, introducing new words, then phrases,...

This is perfect for a Day Trip, a long weekend, or a vacation among the vines in Napa. It offers an insider's perspective about how to put the best tours together. It is easy to get trapped on the busiest roads and the most...

Features over 40 of South Africa's finest exclusive safari lodges with their eclectic mix of fabulous interior designs and the abundance of wildlife that surrounds them. This book celebrates the experiences of an authentic African safari.Author: Gerald HobermanPublisher: Gerald & Marc Hoberman CollectionPublished: 10/01/2008Pages:...

Guest book, visitors book, ideal item for a holiday home, restaurant, bed and breakfast and holiday cottage for guests to share their feedback, recommendations, experiences and leave comments.This hardback book as 11 x 8.5 (landscape) and contains 70 pages of lined pages for guests...

Discover more than 100 years of the finest architectural and visual elements of the New York City subway with this two-sided cartographic guide. Edited by Sandra Bloodworth and Linda Tonn, with original photography by Jason Woods, this guide leads you to iconic, influential and...

More than eighty of the loveliest, most tranquil, and sometimes hidden places in Paris are celebrated in this charming guidebook Quiet Corners of Paris is a beautifully illustrated peek into eighty-one often overlooked, always beautiful, locales: hidden villas, winding lanes, little-known 19th-century passages, serene...

The perfect adventure for distance walkers keen to discover the wild beauty of western Scotland, this guidebook, which includes a convenient separate booklet of 1:25,000 OS maps, contains all the information needed to complete the West Highland Way, a 95-mile trek from Milngavie near...

Over 100 walking routes in the Bernese Alps are described in this guidebook. It is an indispensable companion to the Bernese Oberland region that boasts famous peaks such as the Eiger, Monch and Jungfrau. But there are lesser-known mountains, too, that are just as...

In his days as a young seaman Stuart MacDonald dreamt of sailing away on his own, but a career at sea and later in business got in the way. Finally at the age of sixty four he quit work and set off from Scotland....

In 1890, the thirty-year-old Chekhov, already knowing that he was ill with tuberculosis, undertook an arduous eleven-week journey from Moscow across Siberia to the penal colony on the island of Sakhalin. Now collected here in one volume are the fully annotated translations of his...

Forget picket fences. Live your best life. Sleep in the dirt. In the spirit of classics like Rolf Potts' Vagabonding and Alain de Botton's The Art of Travel, The Dirtbag's Guide to Life is an indispensable resource for building your own life of adventure.Both...

Insight Guides Chile & the Easter Islands Travel made easy. Ask local experts.Comprehensive travel guide packed with inspirational photography and fascinating cultural insights, now with free eBook.From deciding when to go, to choosing what to see when you arrive, this guide to Chile and...