Book Description
Thoroughly updated, this handbook spotlights over 1,000 of America's most overlooked must-see destinations in a state-by-state, A-Z format. 300 color photos.
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Publisher : Readers Digest
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 41,84 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Travel
ISBN : 0762104244
Thoroughly updated, this handbook spotlights over 1,000 of America's most overlooked must-see destinations in a state-by-state, A-Z format. 300 color photos.
Author : Maylis de Kerangal
Publisher : Greystone Books Ltd
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 30,69 MB
Release : 2021-10-19
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1771649836
A breathtaking mountain adventure, in which a boy finds his inner strength, from the author of the critically-acclaimed, award-winning novel The Heart Paul is ten years old and lives with his aunt and uncle. Bruce, an old family friend, suddenly reappears after three years of silence, eager to keep a promise he made to Paul to take him on a three-day mountain trek. Paul longs for Bruce’s friendship and wants badly to prove himself. But he is also timid and unsure, and Bruce—who is better at doing than explaining—doesn’t make it any easier. A dramatic event gives Paul the chance to find his inner strength, and to show himself and everyone else what he is capable of. This uniquely illustrated coming-of-age story for teens can help create thought-provoking discussion about: Finding independence, resiliency, and self-confidence The importance of guidance and mentorship from trusted adults An Aldana Libros Book, Greystone Kids
Author : Martin Heidegger
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 50,33 MB
Release : 2002-08-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521805070
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Author : Peter Matthiessen
Publisher : Modern Library
Page : 912 pages
File Size : 24,43 MB
Release : 2008-08-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1588368246
NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • “Altogether gripping, shocking, and brilliantly told, not just a tour de force in its stylistic range, but a great American novel, as powerful a reading experience as nearly any in our literature.”—Michael Dirda, The New York Review of Books Killing Mister Watson, Lost Man’s River, and Bone by Bone—Peter Matthiessen’s great American epic about Everglades sugar planter and notorious outlaw E. J. Watson on the wild Florida frontier at the turn of the twentieth century—were originally conceived as one vast, mysterious novel. Now, in this bold new rendering, Matthiessen has marvelously distilled a monumental work while deepening the insights and motivations of his characters with brilliant rewriting throughout. Praise for Shadow Country “Magnificent . . . breathtaking . . . Finally now we have [this three-part saga] welded like a bell, and with Watson’s song the last sound, all the elements fuse and resonate.”—Los Angeles Times “Peter Matthiessen has done great things with the Watson trilogy. It’s the story of our continent, both land and people, and his writing does every justice to the blood fury of his themes.”—Don DeLillo “The fiction of Peter Matthiessen is the reason a lot of people in my generation decided to be writers. No doubt about it. Shadow Country lives up to anyone’s highest expectations for great writing.” —Richard Ford “Shadow Country, Matthiessen’s distillation of the earlier Watson saga, represents his original vision. It is the quintessence of his lifelong concerns, and a great legacy.”—W. S. Merwin “[An] epic masterpiece . . . a great American novel.”—The Miami Herald
Author : Gerald Singer
Publisher : Sombrero Pub.
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 42,29 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Saint John (United States Virgin Islands)
ISBN : 9780979026928
Author : Terri Peterson Smith
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 29,77 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1613744269
Blending literature and travel, this book offers a look at 15 U.S. destinations featured in the works of famous writers. Designed as a guide to help avid bibliophiles experience, in person, the places they've only read about, award-winning journalist Terri Peterson Smith takes readers on lively tours that include a Mark Twain inspired steamboat cruise on the Mississippi, a Devil in the White City view of Chicago in the Gilded Age, a voyage through the footsteps of the immigrants and iconoclasts of San Francisco, and a look at low country Charleston's rich literary tradition. With advice on planning stress-free group travel and lit trip tips for novices, this resource also features beyond the book experiences, such as Broadway shows, Segway tours, and kayaking, making it a one-of-a-kind reference for anyone who wants to extend the experience of a great read.
Author : Cliff Terry
Publisher :
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 45,86 MB
Release : 2003-10
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780762727414
Discover the less-well-known side of Chicago and enjoy funky shops and eateries, truly unique museums and galleries, and obscure theater and music venues.
Author : Eric Lindberg
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,55 MB
Release : 2013-01-15
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780762781034
Colorado Off the Beaten Path features the things travelers and locals want to see and experience--if only they knew about them. From the best in local dining to quirky cultural tidbits to hidden attractions, unique finds, and unusual locales, Colorado Off the Beaten Path takes the reader down the road less traveled and reveals a side of Colorado that other guidebooks just don't offer.
Author : William G. Scheller
Publisher : Falcon Guides
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 46,64 MB
Release : 2004-06
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780762725915
From a pheasant farm in Hackettstown to a 44-mile-long canal, to an arboretum and bird sanctuary in Short Hills, New Jersey has many hidden gems unknown to most travelers. Starting with the top of the state on the cliffs of the Palisades to the very bottom at Cape May where herons, egrets, and ibis raise their young, the Garden State offers unique things to see and do.
Author : Saeeda Bano
Publisher : Penguin Random House India Private Limited
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 20,39 MB
Release : 2020-10-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9353058015
Saeeda Bano was the first woman in India to work as a radio newsreader, known then and still as the doyenne of Urdu broadcasting. Over her unconventional and courageous life, she walked out of a suffocating marriage, witnessed the violence of Partition, lost her son for a night in a refugee camp, ate toast with Nehru and fell in love with a married man who would, in the course of their twenty-five-year relationship, become the Mayor of Delhi. Though she was born into privilege in Bhopal-the only Indian state to be ruled by women for four successive generations-her determination, independence and frankness make this a remarkable memoir and a crucial disruption in India's understanding of her own past.