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Report copyright infringementby Linda G. Perillo (Author) Number of Pages: 390 Dimensions: 0.88 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: July 15, 2025

Red Lips & Bottoms Up: Four years of adventure working in the Far East in the mid-1980s

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Report copyright infringementby Bernard Barnes (Author)Red Lips and Bottoms Up is a riotous, nostalgic, and sharply observed memoir of one man's four-year posting in the Far East during the electric boom of the 1980s.When 29-year-old Bernard Barnes is plucked from London's finance sector and relocated to Hong Kong, he dives headfirst into a world of high-powered banking, humid chaos, and hedonistic nightlife. From navigating typhoons and topless bars to dealing with cultural landmines in Toky...

A Narrative Of The Sufferings And Adventures Of Captain Charles H. Barnard, In A Recent Voyage Round The World (1836)

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Report copyright infringementby Charles H. Barnard (Author)A Narrative Of The Sufferings And Adventures Of Captain Charles H. Barnard, In A Recent Voyage Round The World (1836) is a book written by Charles H. Barnard. The book describes the experiences of the author during his voyage around the world. The book is a first-person account of the hardships and challenges faced by the author during his journey. The book covers a wide range of topics including navigation, survival, and encounters w...

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Report copyright infringementby Lawrence Block (Author)While he is probably best known as a novelist and short-story writer, Lawrence Block has produced a rich trove of nonfiction over the course of a sixty-year career. His instructional books for writers are leaders in the field, and his self-described pedestrian memoir, Step By Step, has found a loyal audience in the running and racewalking community.Over the years, Block has written extensively for magazines and periodicals. Generally Spe...

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Report copyright infringementby Beth Haslam (Author)Let's be honest, relaxed living doesn't apply to the Haslams. And certainly not with their accident-prone dogs and animal rescues.When a devastating event rocks Jack and Beth's world, the joy of a new arrival is just what they need. But it doesn't last long. A dark cloud looms, threatening the community and their beloved Le Palizac. Their future looks grim. Resolute, they join forces with friends to tackle the menace. Meanwhile, Beth is pers...

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Report copyright infringementby Richard Dey (Author)This is at once the biography of an Englishman who became the pioneering charterboat skipper of an American yacht, and a history of the charterboat business in the islands. Morris Nicholson's story reflects a time now all but vanished in the islands, beginning when they were neglected colonial outposts and a single yacht meant income for the islanders. In no other book is there an account of how skippered yachts, bareboats, and headboats cam...

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Report copyright infringementby Francis Parkman (Author)Experience the epic journey westward with Francis Parkman, Jr.'s "The Oregon Trail," a timeless narrative of adventure and exploration in the American West. This compelling historical account chronicles life along the California National Historic Trail during the era of Westward Expansion. Parkman's work offers a vivid glimpse into the challenges and triumphs of frontier life, capturing the spirit of a nation on the move. A classic trave...

The Atlas of Christmas: The Merriest, Tastiest, Quirkiest Holiday Traditions from Around the World - Hardcover

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by Alex Palmer (Author)Discover the fascinating (and sometimes downright odd!) ways that people and nations celebrate the holiday season and share this festive compendium's unique traditions together with family and friends.Do you know that in Guatemala there's a "Burn the Devil" tradition to kick off the Christmas season, where revelers gather to set fire to devil-piñatas? In Sweden, a popular figure in Christmas traditions is the Yule Goat, a rowdy, menacing character who demands gifts. And...

Apostle: Travels Among the Tombs of the Twelve - Paperback

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by Tom Bissell (Author)The story of Twelve Apostles is the story of early Christianity: its competing versions of Jesus's ministry, its countless schisms, and its ultimate evolution from an obscure Jewish sect to the global faith we know today in all its forms and permutations. In his quest to understand the underpinnings of the world's largest religion, Tom Bissell embarks on a years-long pilgrimage to the apostles' supposed tombs, traveling from Jerusalem and Rome to Turkey, Greece, Spain, ...

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Report copyright infringementby Ithell Colquhoun (Author)A classic travelogue by Britain's foremost female surrealist painter, which immerses the reader in a dreamlike Cornwall where landscape and legend meet "Her responses to the aura of place are keen, and her eye for detail is excitingly sharp" -- Sunday Times "She is sensitive to the ways of wind and water, the flowers and birds and trees" -- Country Life In the midst of the 2nd World War, surrealist painter Ithell Colquhoun withdraws fro...

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Report copyright infringementby Ithell Colquhoun (Author)A classic travelogue exploring the meeting point of Ireland's landscape and legends, by Britain's foremost female surrealist painter "Colquhoun has a very beguiling pen. . . To Irish landscapes she brings a painter's eye, writing particularly beautifully about skies, twilights, river valleys, sea-frayed coasts and the intensive atmosphere of remote places" -- Tatler Into the world of 1950s Ireland--a lushly green, windswept landscape st...

From Icebergs to Crocodiles: A Navigator in the '50s and '60s

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Report copyright infringementby Captain Peter Hay (Author)As a bachelor Peter worked for six different shipping lines on ships registered on four continents. Highlights included eighteen continuous months in the Antarctic and a year running 500 miles up the, then uncharted, Fly River in PNG. Marriage meant settling down, and he joined the Australian National Line as 4/Officer, the rank he had been fourteen years previously, and started the long slog back to command. His final twenty years wer...

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Report copyright infringementby Robert H. Dunham (Author)"Sailing Through Life on the High Seas" by Robert H. Dunham is a lively autobiography of a life filled with adventure, survival and faith. Starting in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and continuing to his service around the world with the Merchant Marines as an officer we are swept alongside Dunham through the streets of Barcelona, the archeology of Egypt, and the trading ports of Japan.He tells of his life with rich prose, a pilot of oil tankers i...

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Report copyright infringementby Tom Beck (Author), Sophie Lauren Smith (Cover Design by)Have you ever wondered what life's really like beyond our borders? Whether for work, love, adventure, or even to escape, millions of Brits packed their bags, grabbed their passports, and found out for themselves. Goodbye Britain is a collection of their real-life stories in their own words. Discover fascinating insights from British people living across the world; from chasing their dreams, following their...

A Familiar Wilderness: Searching for Home on Daniel Boone's Road

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Report copyright infringementby Simon J. Dahlman (Author)In 1775, renowned pioneer Daniel Boone was commissioned to blaze a road through the Appalachian and Cumberland Plateau regions as a fledgling American nation steadily pushed westward. What would come to be known as the Wilderness Road was the first major route into the West, and it allowed settlers to migrate northwest into Kentucky and later settle parts of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. In 2012, Jim Dahlman stopped to stretch his legs o...

Lessons from the Cotswolds: Two Old Fogies Dodge Disasters while Walking Through the Cotswolds

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Report copyright infringementby Lele Beutel (Author)A laugh-filled, soul-lifting journey that proves life's best stories start after 60.When Lele Beutel and her 81-year-old husband Mike set out to walk the Cotswolds-a famously picturesque stretch of English countryside-they expected peaceful trails and postcard-perfect views. What they didn't expect were the mishaps, missed turns, and misdirection that would turn their scenic hike into an unpredictable adventure. But with every mishap came so...

Between Mango Trees and Maple Leaves: A Memoir of Finding Home Between Continents

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Report copyright infringementby Saanvi Kishore Thakur (Author)What if home isn't a place, but the sum of everywhere you've ever belonged-and not belonged? In 'Between Mango Trees & Maple Leaves', Saanvi Thakur invites readers on an evocative journey across continents, cultures, and contradictions. From the chaotic warmth of Delhi's bazaars to the polished stillness of Ellicott City, Maryland, this coming-of-age memoir explores what it means to grow up in-between. With wit, honesty, and vi...

Purple In Prison: Purple Principles! The Mindset Keys to Focus on Manifesting Freedom and Lavishly Live Life

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Report copyright infringementby Jodi Green (Author)Would you panic if you were ripped away from your spouse at a foreign airport? What if you were thrown in a jail cell where nobody spoke your language, not even the guards? It happened to Dr. Jodi Green! Having been arrested for carrying, using, and threatening with a pistol, she recognized that control was completely out of her hands, and she could only respond to the events that were unfolding. This ability to respond was one of many princi...

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Report copyright infringementby Isabella Lucy Bird (Author)The principal apartments in all Japanese houses are at the back, looking out on these miniature landscapes... A lake, a rockwork, a bridge, a stone lantern, and a deformed pine, are indispensable; but whenever means and circumstances admit of it, quaintnesses of all kinds are introduced. Small pavilions, retreats for tea-making, reading, sleeping in quiet and coolness, fishing under cover, and drinking saké... ¬ -from "Letter XVI" Tak...

How I Learned to Ride a Scooter: a 4200-kilometre adventure in Mexico

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Report copyright infringementby Laura Markila (Author)Adventure, history, culture, unique places, motorcycle crashes, murder - this book has it all! Full of beautiful colour photos, How I Learned to Ride a Scooter tells the true story of Laura's spontaneous scooter ride across the incredible country of Mexico. Come along for the ride and learn about Mexican history, geography, and culture, and witness Laura's personal transformation as she overcomes her fear and challenges herself in new ways...

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Report copyright infringementby Edward Whymper (Author)"Scrambles Amongst the Alps, in the years 1860-69" recounts Edward Whymper's thrilling mountaineering adventures during a pivotal decade in the history of Alpine exploration. This captivating narrative offers a firsthand account of Whymper's daring climbs and perilous expeditions through the majestic Alps. A significant contribution to mountaineering literature and travel writing, this book chronicles Whymper's relentless pursuit of chall...

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Report copyright infringementby Irvina Lew (Author)In Forays in France: A Flavorful Memoir, Irvina Lew shares deliciously engaging anecdotes about her foodcentric sojourns in Paris, on the Riviera, and in France's wine regions, from her first classes at the Sorbonne in 1958 to her most recent course therein 2025.Travel with her on captivating journeys. in vintage automobiles and rental cars; on barges, riverboats, and a sailing ship; and in umpteen trains, including the Venice Simplon-Orient-...

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Report copyright infringementby Tom Chambers (Author)In Mackinac Island: Holidays, Tourists, and Trivia, lifelong island resident Tom Chambers shares heartfelt memories and quirky insights from over 70 summers and 50 winters on Michigan's most iconic island. The book highlights how holidays-from Halloween to Christmas-are uniquely celebrated by locals, often without tourists. Chambers recounts humorous encounters with visitors, the seasonal influx of fudge lovers, and offers practical tips fo...

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Prettycitynewyork: Discovering New York's Beautiful Places Volume 2 - Hardcover

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by Siobhan Ferguson (Author)New York City is known for many things: its urban, high -rise landscape; bustling atmosphere; and busy business and tourist spots. Pretty tree-lined avenues, cute shops, and serene getaways do not immediately come to mind for this cosmopolitan city - but they are there if you know where to look. Filled with stunning images, prettycitynewyork uncovers the beautiful, the quaint, and the downright pretty that is scattered throughout the world's most famous city. Trave...

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Report copyright infringementby Danish Ali Bajwa (Author)In Bunyan-ul-Marsoos: Pakistan's Silent Thunder, witness the gripping, behind-the-scenes chronicle of a military counteroffensive that shook South Asia and redefined modern strategic warfare. When tragedy struck in Pahalgam and India launched provocative missile strikes on Pakistani airbases in 2025, the region teetered on the edge of all-out war. But Pakistan's response wasn't chaos-it was calculation.This powerful, real-world thriller...

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Report copyright infringementby Kevin C. Fitzpatrick (Author)Walk in the footsteps of Dorothy Parker and explore her world.Taking the reader through the New York that inspired, and was in turn inspired by, the formidable Dorothy Parker, the third revised edition of Dorothy Parker's New York includes a thoroughly revised text and never-before-seen archival photographs to illustrate her development as a writer, a wit, and a public persona. The book uncovers her favorite bars and salons as well ...

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Report copyright infringementby Deborah W. Farris (Author) Number of Pages: 248 Dimensions: 0.52 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: July 21, 2025

The Year I Fell Into France: My Recession-Proof Volunteer Journey

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Report copyright infringementby Mel Reyna Scott (Author) Number of Pages: 288 Dimensions: 0.78 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: July 11, 2025

A British Love Story: Joyful Professor's Journey to London & The UK

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Report copyright infringementby Arthur de la Loza Esq J. D. LL M. (Author)"Officer and Gentleman" - first falling in love with his future British wife in Bavaria, Germany - where Arthur was deployed as a Second Lieutenant in the US Army. It was indeed Love at First Sight.Then, years later, as an Attorney and International Law Professor in London, the Love of Britain continues with his then lovely new Dutch wife and darling daughters - this wonderful love of Great Britain, and the British as a...

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Report copyright infringementby Edwin Bryant (Author)"Embark on a captivating journey through the rugged landscapes and tumultuous times of California with Edwin Bryant in 'What I Saw in California.' Penned in the mid-19th century, this travel narrative provides readers with a firsthand account of Bryant's exploration during the transformative era of the California Gold Rush. As Bryant traverses the untamed territories, he unfolds tales of the booming mining camps, diverse cultures, and the s...

Behind the Red Veil: An American Inside Gorbachev's Russia

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Report copyright infringementby Frank Thoms (Author)Frank Thoms went to the Soviet Union not to judge but to learn. As a result, he gained the trust and confidence of the people he befriended--and discovered much about himself. Behind the Red Veil recounts Frank's quest to understand the Russian people. He spent his initial twenty-five years as a teacher, during which time he pursued his understanding of Marxism, Russian history, and Soviet Communism. His first venture to the Soviet Union oc...