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The Spaniards: An Introduction to Their HistoryThis ambitious book by Américo Castro is not simply a history of the Spanish people or culture. It is an attempt to create an entirely new understanding of Spanish society. The Spaniards examines how the social position, religious affiliation, and beliefs of Christians, Moors,...
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San Francisco Bay Shoreline Guide: A State Coastal Conservancy Book: Access Maps to the Entire San Francisco Bay TrailThe second edition of the popular San Francisco Bay Shoreline Guide is the one essential book for anyone who wants to explore the remarkably diverse San Francisco Bay shoreline. Comprehensive, compact, user-friendly, and studded with full-color maps and illustrations, the Guide covers the more...
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Natural State: A Literary Anthology of California Nature WritingThis is the first anthology of nature writing that celebrates California, the most geographically diverse state in the union. Readers--be they naturalists or armchair explorers--will find themselves transported to California's many wild places in the company of forty noted writers whose works span more...
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The Batak: Peoples of the Island of SumatraA comprehensive anthropological history of the Batak several groups with distinct, albeit related, languages and customs ethnic groups from the highlands of North Sumatra, Indonesia.Author: Achim SibethPublisher: Thames & HudsonPublished: 09/17/1991Pages: 240Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 2.60lbsSize: 9.10h x 9.98w x 0.96dISBN: 9780500973929This title is only...
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Hong Kong: Front Door/Back DoorThe dark back alleys that crisscross the city are home to objects that, at first glance, seem to be discarded--the random detritus of the man-made world. Under the scrutiny of Michael Wolf's photographic eye, these objects become fascinating installation pieces, while the abstract patterns...
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New Map Italy: Unforgettable Experiences for the Discerning TravelerToday's discerning travelers are not merely looking for the best accommodations and eateries, they're seeking a unique experience. In this age of low-cost flights and easy travel, sponsored search results and thousands of indistinguishable reviews, how do you avoid the crowds and find the...
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The Megalithic Monuments of Britain & IrelandFrom Stonehenge to Newgrange, one of the richest arrays of megalithic monuments in Europe is found in Britain and Ireland. Using massive stone blocks, timber posts and mounds of earth or chalk, the people of these islands built great monuments from the beginning of...
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Hip Hotels: EscapeGetting away from it all is as much a part of modern life as late nights at the office and rush-hour traffic. We can all use an escape to exotic destinations, but free time is scarce and the choice of where to go is...
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Roman Mythology: A Traveler's Guide from Troy to TivoliAll roads lead to Rome, as the famous saying goes. Rome was a melting pot of peoples from across the Mediterranean and beyond, each bringing their own myths and legends of heroes and heroines, gods and goddesses. Roman myths formed the backdrop to the...
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Great Cities Through Travelers' EyesThis entertaining new anthology includes travelers' tales from thirty-eight cities spread over six continents, ranging from Beijing to Berlin, Cairo to Chicago, and Rio to Rome.The volume features commentators across the millennia, including the great travelers of ancient times, such as Greek geographer Strabo;...
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The Cloud of UnknowingA classic of Christian mysticism, this marvelous guide to the contemplative life originated with the reflections of an unknown 14th-century priest who believed that a cloud of unknowing separates people from God. This cloud, the writer maintained, cannot be penetrated by intellect but only...
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The Desert and the Sown: Travels in Palestine and SyriaBorn to transcend the social constraints of Victorian England, Gertrude Bell left the comforts of her privileged life for the unconventional -- but thrilling -- world of the Middle East. One of the first women to graduate from Oxford, she traveled to Persia and...
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Story of the Titanic: As Told by Its SurvivorsWhy does the sinking of the Titanic hold such fascination for us? Many reasons have been advanced for the continuing fascination of this epic tragedy, but none, we think, can contribute as much to an understanding of it as the four accounts collected in...
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Weaving a Way Home: A Personal Journey Exploring Place and StoryAn inquiry into how we engage with the world, and how solutions to environmental challenges can be found in the heart of our emotional relationships with places "No one with a working heart will fail to be moved by Van Gelder. With passion and...
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Space, Geography, and Politics in the Early Roman EmpireStudies the effect of Rome's geographic worldview on its politicsAuthor: Claude NicoletPublisher: University of Michigan PressPublished: 02/09/2015Pages: 276Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80dISBN: 9780472036233This title is only available via back order
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Do's and Taboos Around the WorldThe ultimate guide to international behavior.now completely updated and expanded! Do's and Taboos Around the World 3rd Edition "Roger Axtell is an international Emily Post." --The New Yorker "Can help you make friends [and] avoid travel trouble." --BusinessWeek "Helpful.fun to read." --Steve Birnbaum The...
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Statistical Analysis of Geographical DataStatistics Analysis of Geographical Data: An Introduction provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the theory and practice of statistical analysis in geography. It covers a wide range of topics including graphical and numerical description of datasets, probability, calculation of confidence intervals, hypothesis testing,...
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Hawaii for DummiesFor Dummies Travel guides are the ultimate user-friendly trip planners, combining the broad appeal and time-tested features of the For Dummies series with up-to-the-minute advice and information from the experts at Frommer's. Our authors make sure that you'll truly experience the spirit of aloha....
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This Burning Land: Lessons from the Front Lines of the Transformed Israeli-Palestinian ConflictA profoundly different way of looking the Israeli-Palestinian conflictReporting from Jerusalem for The New York Times and Fox News respectively, Greg Myre and Jennifer Griffin, witnessed a decades-old conflict transformed into a completely new war. The West has learned a lot about asymmetrical war...
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Paradise Road: Jack Kerouac's Lost Highway and My Search for AmericaNoted writer Jay Atkinson recreates Jack Kerouac's legendary On the Road journeys in contemporary North AmericaJack Kerouac's iconic 1950s novel On the Road is a Beat Generation classic, chronicling the adventures and misadventures of Kerouac's travels crisscrossing North America with Neal Cassady, William Burroughs,...
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