Word Travelers and the Taj Mahal Mystery


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A new chapter book series from bestselling author Raj Haldar that explores etymology and world cultures using an exciting, action-packed mystery story! Eddie and Molly-Jean are next door neighbors and best friends. One Saturday, Eddie's mom sends him up to the attic to get his great-grandpa's most prized possession (a book, of course). Eddie and Molly-Jean are suddenly transported to India where they must use their word knowledge to solve a mystery and help a new friend save his school. This new series will follow the two best friends as they discover the hidden stories behind common words. Using their Awesome Enchanted Book and a healthy dose of imagination, the daring duo transport themselves to exotic locales, always encountering new adventures and learning how different cultures have contributed to the English language along the way. Content is vetted for language and reading level by Alycia Zimmerman, a Princeton graduate who has written for Netflix's Magic Schoolbus, a contributing teacher for Scholastic, and former 3rd grade teacher in NYC.




World Travel


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A guide to some of the world’s most fascinating places, as seen and experienced by writer, television host, and relentlessly curious traveler Anthony Bourdain Anthony Bourdain saw more of the world than nearly anyone. His travels took him from the hidden pockets of his hometown of New York to a tribal longhouse in Borneo, from cosmopolitan Buenos Aires, Paris, and Shanghai to Tanzania’s utter beauty and the stunning desert solitude of Oman’s Empty Quarter—and many places beyond. In World Travel, a life of experience is collected into an entertaining, practical, fun and frank travel guide that gives readers an introduction to some of his favorite places—in his own words. Featuring essential advice on how to get there, what to eat, where to stay and, in some cases, what to avoid, World Travel provides essential context that will help readers further appreciate the reasons why Bourdain found a place enchanting and memorable. Supplementing Bourdain’s words are a handful of essays by friends, colleagues, and family that tell even deeper stories about a place, including sardonic accounts of traveling with Bourdain by his brother, Christopher; a guide to Chicago’s best cheap eats by legendary music producer Steve Albini, and more. Additionally, each chapter includes illustrations by Wesley Allsbrook. For veteran travelers, armchair enthusiasts, and those in between, World Travel offers a chance to experience the world like Anthony Bourdain.




The Travelers' World


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An unforgettable voyage filled with delightful characters, dramatic encounters, and rich cultural details, this book heralds a moment of intellectual preparation for the modern global era. Harry Liebersohn examines the transformation of global knowledge during the great age of scientific exploration.




The Traveler's Handbook


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Today's most authoritative guide on how to travel anywhere, anyhow. This guide contains expert advice from the world's most experienced travelers, personal reflections from globe-trotting celebrities, survival tips and health facts, profiles of every country as well as a comprehensive contacts directory. Whether you're a backpacker or a business traveler, an adventurer or a beginner, you'll find this book essential and inspiring. (5 x 7 1/4, 960 pages, charts)




Worldly Traveler


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Live Anywhere On The Go Discovering The World Have you ever wished that you could solely travel all over the world to anywhere you want at any time - no matter how little to no money you have? Even better, what if you are a homebody who has never been anywhere in your life outside of the state and don’t speak any other language but your own native tongue - yet can now communicate with the locals in any foreign country and make it your new home out of many? Just admit that it’s certainly something that you would like to experience, or at the very least curious about, and are probably even secretly jealous of all those nomadic backpackers who are able to do it every single day of the year as their permanent vacation and make a desirable life out of it. While you’re monotonously wasting your life away with routines and work, waiting for the day to end, these peripatetics can’t wait for theirs to begin on whatever next exciting adventure may be or wherever life leads. Life’s not fair...or is it? There’s nothing special about these worldly travelers from you. In fact, anybody can take up this traveling lifestyle if they have the gumption to take action. So do you feel like life has become boring and meaningless? Do you need a change in pace? Do you need a reset button? Then traveling is exactly what the doctor ordered and the best remedy for those needing to reinvigorate their mind, body, and soul. The willingness to explore and experience new cultures and different people will stimulate your passion for life again. Now, this sounds amazing and all...but what about money, time, job, family, obligations, and other things holding you back from traveling? Yes, all of these things and many more can be overcome and will be addressed in your all-in-one practical travel guide: “Worldly Traveler.” Get all the secret pro-insider scoops to traveling around the world that experts use: - Guide on How to Start and Handle Your Many Current Life Setbacks - Guide on How to Pack Everything You Need and Prevent Problems Later - Guide on How to Book Any Flight and Transportation for Very Low Cost - Guide on How to Find the Best Hotel Deals and Free Accommodation - Guide on How to Make Money and Sustain Your Travel on the Road - Guide on How to Use Travel Technologies and Tools to Make Life Easier - Guide on How to Take Your Travel to a Whole New Memorable Level - Guide on How to Have All the Recommended Resources at Your Disposal Imagine being able to live every day anew full of excitement traveling, because life is far more than waking up each day and going to work. Imagine being able to simply grab your backpack right now and hop onto the next flight out of here to anywhere and make it your new home regardless of your life situation and monetary status, living in the present moment? That is what being a worldly traveler can do - as an international resident of the world never sitting in one place but constantly moving from one thrilling experience to another, exploring all the hidden unknowns and sightseeing the most beautiful attractions, tasting new exquisite foods while becoming culturally enriched with new perspectives, and creating unforgivable stories to tell of their adventures of their younger days to their grandkids. Well, what are you waiting for? You are about to miss your next opportune flight. Aboard your flight now!




Travels


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From the bestselling author of Jurassic Park, Timeline, and Sphere comes a deeply personal memoir full of fascinating adventures as he travels everywhere from the Mayan pyramids to Kilimanjaro. Fueled by a powerful curiosity—and by a need to see, feel, and hear, firsthand and close-up—Michael Crichton's journeys have carried him into worlds diverse and compelling—swimming with mud sharks in Tahiti, tracking wild animals through the jungle of Rwanda. This is a record of those travels—an exhilarating quest across the familiar and exotic frontiers of the outer world, a determined odyssey into the unfathomable, spiritual depths of the inner world. It is an adventure of risk and rejuvenation, terror and wonder, as exciting as Michael Crichton's many masterful and widely heralded works of fiction.




Jupiter's Travels


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This work features the author's ride of 63,000 miles over four years through 54 countries in a journey that took him around the world. The book covers his journey through breakdowns, prison, war, revolutions, disasters, and a Californian commune.




The Book of Travels


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"The Book of Travels is Ḥannā Diyāb's remarkable first-person account of his travels as a young man from his hometown of Aleppo to the court of Versailles and back again"--




Follow Me To


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The Follow Me project was created in 2012 based on the concept of showing the beauty and uniqueness of different locations around the world. It is a story told through the eyes of two ordinary travelers who attempt to portray local lifestyles and narratives by means of photography. Since the project’s launch on Instagram, it has become a worldwide Internet sensation, emerging as a leading news feature and gathering millions of views on social media and the news sites that covered it. In each stunning image, photographer Murad Osmann is led to a new location by his girlfriend, Nataly Zakharova. These images remind us that in the hustle and bustle of daily life, we so often forget to stop and appreciate the things that surround us—the historical and architectural heritage left to us by our ancestors. Readers join Osmann from the point of view of the main character and are taken on a journey to different historical and cultural sites. The project aims to acquaint readers with different lifestyles. For Osmann and Zakharova, this theme seems infinite, as there are an endless number of places to visit on our planet. Paging through the book, readers will be invited to see something familiar to them from another point of view, via the lens of Osmann’s camera. Follow Zakharova and Osmann on a trip around the world, through such locations as Moscow, Madrid, Ibiza, Hong Kong, New York, and London.




A Woman's Passion for Travel


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Women share stories of international travel in this fascinating celebration of the globetrotting spirit, with contributions from Frances Mayes, Anne Lamott, Pam Houston, Jo Ann Beard, Candace Dempsey, Ann Jones, and others. Original.