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Terra Incognita: Travels in AntarcticaIt is the coldest, windiest, driest place on earth, an icy desert of unearthly beauty and stubborn impenetrability. For centuries, Antarctica has captured the imagination of our greatest scientists and explorers, lingering in the spirit long after their return. Shackleton called it "the last...
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The Lincoln Highway: Coast to Coast from Times Square to the Golden GateIt began in 1913 with a glorious new highway--stretching across 3,389 miles and 13 states--that connected the bright lights of Broadway with the foggy shores of San Francisco. It was a magnificent and meandering road that enticed millions of newly motoring Americans to hop...
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Pictures from ItalyIn 1844, Charles Dickens embarked on a year-long visit to Italy, where he turned his perceptive views of the human condition toward a thoughtful appraisal of the country's soul and character. Combining travelogue with social commentary, he formed a kaleidoscopic portrait of nineteenth-century Italian...
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In Search of LondonH. V. Morton turns his traveler's intuition and his reporter's eye for detail to the city that has fascinated him since childhood-London past, present, and timeless. He explores the City and the Temple, Covent Garden, SoHo, and all the "submerged villages beneath the flood...
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Ireland in Mind: An Anthology: Three Centuries of Irish, English, and American Writers in Search of the Real IrelandFrom Oscar Wilde to James Joyce, from Virginia Woolf to Frank McCourt: three centuries of Irish, English, and American writers in search of the real Ireland. From the editor of the outstandingly popular Italy in Mind comes another superb collection: three centuries of fiction,...
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The Rough Guide to Barcelona (Travel Guide)Enjoy the ultimate city break with the most incisive and entertaining guidebook on the market. Whether you plan on exploring the Sagrada Fam lia, hitting the tapas trail in La Ribera or chilling out on one of the city's glorious beaches, this new edition...
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Structrual EngineeringDo you ever wonder how bridges span huge distances and how skyscrapers stay standing? Structural engineers use physics and their knowledge of the properties of building materials and geometric shapes to design structures with sufficient strength and stability.Author: Thames & KosmosPublisher: Thames & KosmosPublished:...
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Explore Glacier National Park with Noah JusticeDiscover a place of majestic mountains, alpine lakes, vast meadows, and remnants of once-massive glaciers and snowfields. Travel with Noah Justice to Montana to explore the amazing sites and geology at Glacier National Park. He'll research evidence for this area bring created and eroded...
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Pocket Rough Guide Madrid (Travel Guide)Discover this exciting city with the most incisive and entertaining guidebook on the market. Whether you plan to admire masterpieces in the Prado, bar-crawl through the Rastro or watch a game at the Bernab u, this new edition of Pocket Rough Guide Madrid will...
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Canada In Pictures: Central Canada - Volume 2 - Quebec and OntarioCentral Canada is composed of the most beautiful provinces in the entire country. Both Quebec and Ontario have notable French influences. They also have picturesque scenery and a vibrant Native American culture. This book provides key information that you can use when planning a...
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A Kansas YearAsk most folks to depict a year, and they'll show you a calendar. Ask veteran naturalist Mike Blair, and he'll show you the wonders to be found in Kansas, season by season. Mike Blair has spent a lifetime outdoors, venturing beyond fences to closely...
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In Full Flight: One Woman's Quest for Atonement in AfricaAs a member of the renowned Flying Doctors Service, Dr. Anne Spoerry treated hundreds of thousands of people across rural Kenya over the span of fifty years, earning herself the cherished nickname "Mama Daktari"--"Mother Doctor." Yet few knew that what drove her from post-World...
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Geography Fieldwork and Skills: For As/A-LevelAn updated and revised third edition of this popular and well established text, designed for the AS/A-level specifications.Author: Barnaby Lenon, Paul ClevesPublisher: CollinsPublished: 05/01/2015Pages: 176Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.95lbsSize: 10.30h x 7.50w x 0.40dISBN: 9780007592821Audience: Young AdultThis title is only available via back order
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When in French: Love in a Second LanguageA language barrier is no match for love. Lauren Collins discovered this firsthand when, in her early thirties, she moved to London and fell for a Frenchman named Olivier--a surprising turn of events for someone who didn't have a passport until she was in...
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Molotov's Magic Lantern: Travels in Russian HistoryWhen the British journalist Rachel Polonsky moves to Moscow, she discovers an apartment on Romanov Street that was once home to the Soviet elite. One of the most infamous neighbors was the ruthless apparatchik Vyacheslav Molotov, a henchman for Stalin who was a participant...
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Island People: The Caribbean and the WorldThis masterwork of travel literature and history provides a kaleidoscopic portrait of the Caribbean and illuminates its fierce grip on the world's imagination. From the moment Columbus gazed out from the deck of the Santa María in 1492 at what he mistook for an...
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A Visitor's Guide to South Georgia: The Essential Guide for Any VisitorThis is the only illustrated guide specifically tailored to the needs of visitors to this remote and captivating part of the world, and it is the ideal book for armchair naturalists.A Visitor's Guide to South Georgia features hundreds of color photographs of the diverse...
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Wildlife of Southeast AsiaThis handy photographic guide offers a stunning look at the wildlife of Southeast Asia, which includes Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, West Malaysia, and Singapore. Accessible text and more than 500 color photographs help readers to learn about and identify the most common species...
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Five Nights in Paris: After Dark in the City of LightThe preeminent expat writer on Paris and author of The Most Beautiful Walk in the World takes you on an unforgettable nocturnal stroll through five iconic Parisian neighborhoods and his own memories.John Baxter enchanted readers with his literary tour of Paris in The Most...
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Sunrise with SeamonstersThe journeys of Paul Theroux take place not only in exotic, unexpected places of the world but in the thoughts, reading, and emotions of the writer himself. A gathering of people, places, and ideas in fifty glittering pieces of gold.Author: Paul TherouxPublisher: Mariner BooksPublished:...
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