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Millions of years ago, the North American continent was dragged over the world's largest continental hotspot, a huge column of hot and molten rock rising from the Earth's interior that traced a 50-mile wide, 500-mile-long path northeastward across Idaho. Generating cataclysmic volcanic eruptions and...

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...

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...

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:...

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...

Let Marco Polo Corfu guide you around this beautiful Greek islandExplore Corfu with this handy, pocket-sized, authoritative guide, packed with Insider Tips. Discover boutique hotels, authentic restaurants, the island's trendiest places, and get tips on shopping and what to do on a limited budget....

The highest echelons of civilised society, for example the law and medicine are governed by orthodox practice. But from time to time a mutant gene will spawn an unorthodox practitioner, often leading to all sorts of carnage, but also occasionally to an inspiring and...

Um evento de verão para aqueles que passam férias no sudoeste da França ou na costa atlântica: a reencenação da batalha final da Guerra dos Cem Anos na Dordonha. À beira do caminho há eventos e lugares pouco conhecidos que valem a pena conferir.Resumo...

In 1926 Taiwan - at the time known as Formosa - was imperial Japan's model colony. Progressive Formosa was written to showcase the success of Taiwan under Japanese rule, with close attention paid to the markers of industrialization and "modernity".Progressive Formosa includes a political...

Washington Crossing is one of America's most revered historic landmarks. The crossing site is marked by the creation of two historic parks: Washington Crossing State Park, New Jersey, created in 1912, and Washington Crossing Historic Park, Pennsylvania, created in 1917. Washington Crossing illustrates how...

"The big storm over Amarillo was breathing down our necks now, having reversed itself completely, and I had the choice of flying the canyon, something I would not do in a light plane under any circumstances, or landing on someone's ranch. Suddenly the plane...