Travel

Nicholas Roerich was fond of saying, "Blessed be the obstacles--through them we grow." He was well qualified to know, for obstacles were a constant in his life. A superficial glance at his life would reveal only creativity and adventure, far more than is generally...

From Cape Wrath in the lonely northwest to a muddy estuary overlooking England, The Kiss of Sweet Scottish Rain takes the reader on a walk across Scotland. For Rob McWilliams-Scots-born but exiled since childhood-the walk is an obstinate ambition, and the start of a...

Visiting Washington DC with kids? Do you want your kids engaged and excited about visiting the US Nation's Capitol? Do you want your kids to learn as well as have fun while traveling? Look no further!Get kids involved early in the vacation planning process!...

The dude ranch world of Struthers Burt was a romantic destination in the early twentieth century. They transported people back to the Wild West. These ranches were and still are popular destinations.The historic Bar BC Ranch is located on the Snake River in Grand...

In 2007, Quentin S. Crisp visited Paris and kept a diary of his stay there and his return to Britain. An experiment in literary improvisation, the Notebooks are also a tribute to mood, moment, image and allusion. Making a virtue of pareidolia, the author...

Swift Walker's speedy legs take him on a journey across the continents to see all the oceans of the world. Join Swift Walker as he races along the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, the Antarctic Ocean, and the Atlantic Ocean, and...

It's just a trail. 2660 miles of dirt, sand, gravel, granite, lava and pine needles. It cares not who treads on its ever changing surface. Its very existence depends on the footsteps of those who navigate its pathway. Reaching the end of this 2...

Who is JRL? How dare you not know Justin Ross Lee is a completely self-created, self-inflated Internet celebrity; "Jew Jetter"; and social media virtuoso. When he's not causing trouble on Bravo or headlining VH1, you'll find Justin having red-carpet run-ins with A-list celebrities, getting...

Madame David-Neel understands, writes and speaks fluently all the dialects of Tibet. She has spent fourteen consecutive years in the country and the neighbouring regions. She is a professed Buddhist, and so has been able to gain the confidence of the most important Lamas....

An innocuous peninsula jutting out into the Atlantic Ocean, Cape Cod became a landmark for early American exploration. When the Pilgrims landed, they transformed a quiet sandy shore into the birthplace of the American dream. Bolstered by whaling and fishing, the harbor slowly developed...

A major inspiration for Elena Ferrante.--The New York TimesA riveting classic of European literature, this superb collection of fiction and reportage is set in Italy's most vibrant and turbulent metropolis--Naples--in the immediate aftermath of World War Two. These writings helped inspire Elena Ferrante's best-selling...

In an ambitious new translation of Diego de Landa's Account of the Things of Yucat n (Relaci n de las cosas de Yucat n), the editor revises and updates the language for the contemporary reader of English. In the process he captures the narrative...

Sedona: City of the Star People reveals the esoteric history of Sedona, Arizona, which author Pinkham says was known in very ancient times as Palatkwapi, the Red House. According to Hopi legend, Extraterrestrial Star People built Palatkwapi as a glorious city of sacred wisdom....

- This book is the journal of French filmmaker Benoit Cohen's pursuit of his "American dream" by becoming a New York taxi driver French filmmaker Benoit Cohen decided, while doing research for the screenplay of his new movie, to become a taxi driver. After...

Slow Is Fast chronicles what Dan Malloy has called a mini-adventure in our own backyard. In September 2012, three men jumped on a train headed north -- along with bicycles, a surfboard, wetsuits, flippers, a microphone, and some cameras. The idea was to travel...

Join sibling Chihuahuas, Bella and Harry, as they travel to Easter Island and explore this remote volcanic island and learn the meaning behind the monumental statues, or moai, and how they were made.Come along with us as we explore one of the most remote...

In the last century, the south-central Pacific coast of Costa Rica evolved from a wild, remote strip of land to one sparsely populated by homesteaders who cleared the forests to live off the land. Now it is a popular tourist destination filled with diverse...

Author: Michael L. P. RetterPublisher: Scott & Nix, Inc.Published: 05/15/2017Pages: 424Binding Type: Imitation LeatherWeight: 1.14lbsSize: 7.30h x 4.50w x 1.10dISBN: 9781935622628About the AuthorMichael L. P. Retter was raised by three previous generations of central Illinoisans to have a deep appreciation for nature and in...

When construction of the trans-Alaska pipeline created an oil boom in the late 1970s, journalist Joe McGinniss headed north to find out what if anything was left of the "last frontier." He discovered, as one reader put it, "mind-bending contradictions"-greed, waste, addictions, and racism,...

Tennessee's tales of treasure come from a multitude of sources: Indians mining silver for jewelry and ornaments, outlaws burying stolen loot, lost and hidden Civil War payrolls, personal wealth buried and never to be retrieved, and much more. Many attempted to find the lost...