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Report copyright infringementby John MacKay (Author)Dr. John Mackay arrived in Hong Kong in 1963 and has experienced in every major shift and development in the territory since then. He was for many years one of Hong Kong's most respected physicians, and was instrumental in the growth of one of the largest medical practices in the city. But in 1993, he decided that there was more to life than work and he resigned in order to travel the world and pursue a wide range of other interests. This bo...

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Report copyright infringementby Elizabeth Brennan (Author)"A Different Shade of Seeing is an engaging and fascinating book on many levels. On the surface, it is an account of travels in the ancestral homeland of Ireland. But within this frame there is so much else: history, philosophising, and great discoveries to be made. Difficult to categorise, yet continually illuminating, it is a voyage of self-discovery."We are privileged guests of the author as she shares her thoughts, observations, an...

Adventures in Leninland: An Intrepid Journalist's Quest to Understand a Place Once Called the Soviet Union

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Report copyright infringementby J. Ajlouny (Author)Prior to the collapse of Communism and the break-up of the Eastern-bloc empire of the U.S.S.R., a humorist and fledgling Kremlinologist was invited to tour the vast Red Landscape. Along the rails and roads traveled, he met a cast of colorful characters and faced a host of bizarre situations that only such a world can produce. These stories and essays portray a few of the fascinating, tragic, and whimsical things he discovered. Nu...

Visiting the Eastern Uplands: Maine Metaphor

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Report copyright infringementby S. Dorman (Author)What is it about that word? Aroostook. "The County," they call it in Maine. She sat in the Ohio kitchen with books spread out, having just read a word. She said the word aloud. Someone little called. A door slammed. She stood automatically, walked a step, reached up and got out peanut butter. There was cold milk in the refrigerator, and bread speckled with cracked wheat on the counter. The word Aroostook was thickening against the roof of her ...

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Report copyright infringementby David Scott Cowper (Author)No other vessel--sail or power driven--had ever passed through the dangerous straits of the Northwest Passage and completed a voyage round the world before David Scott Cowper's daring journey in the converted RNLI life boat Mabel E. Holland.David Scott Cowper vividly describes his four year circumnavigation by way of the Northwest Passage, detailing his recovery of a boat sunk by Arctic ice and the adventure and hardship of a grueling...

Uncharted Waters: Romance, Adventure, and Advocacy on the Great Lakes

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Report copyright infringementby Mary McKschmidt (Author)Written in a voice that is charming, witty, and honest, Uncharted Waters shares the stories of a Fortune 500 executive learning to sail, learning to love, learning to fight for the water and life she holds dear. Mary McKSchmidt is an adventurer--a woman who wanders across southern Africa, achieves success in positions typically held by men, hikes, bikes, and camps alone up the eastern coast of Lake Michigan, and joins her fun-loving, equ...

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Report copyright infringementby Chiara Barzini (Author)Inspired by an old engineering manual for the LA Aqueduct, signed by William Mulholland and gifted to her by a friend, Chiara Barzini pairs her travels along the 300-mile-long engineering marvel with a similarly difficult journey to get her movie made. In 1913, William Mulholland finished building the Los Angeles Aqueduct - a 233-mile engineering masterwork transporting water from the Owens Valley, across the desert, to a barren corner of...

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Report copyright infringementby Derek Alway (Author)The Electric Spark That Jumps by Derek Alway Number of Pages: 204 Dimensions: 0.5 x 9 x 6 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: November 15, 2018

A Texas Greenhorn in Berlin and Moscow, 1928: Travel Diary of Joseph S. Werlin & History Lessons from My Father

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Report copyright infringementby Joseph S. Werlin (Author), Joella Werlin (Author)Joseph Werlin's diary pages are full of remarkable observations of France, Germany, Russia, and America in 1928. Allowed into Moscow on a study visa, Werlin's keen eye for observation and documentation provides firsthand insight into the early days of Stalinist rule. During his travels, Werlin refers to himself as a "Greenhorn,"acknowledging his innocence as a first-time international traveler and recording his m...

The Love Letters of Abelard and Heloise (Aziloth Books)

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Report copyright infringementby Israel Gollancz (Editor), Honnor Morten (Editor)Almost one thousand years ago two people fell in love. Peter Abelard was the tutor of nineteen year old Heloise, and nearly twenty years her senior. It was a torrid affair, Heloise fell pregnant, and her guardian, Abbot Fulbert, plotted a hideous revenge. Abelard was seized and castrated. The lovers responded to this catastrophe by retreating into separate religious orders and seeking peace in the service of God. ...

Twenty Years in South Africa: An Immigrant's Tale

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Report copyright infringementby Michael J. Lowis (Author), Roger Kendall (Foreword by)This book narrates the story of a young family that, in the year 1975, made the bold decision to leave the United Kingdom and seek a new life in South Africa. Although intending to stay for just a few years, they only returned some twenty years later. Whilst there, they took the opportunity to visit virtually every town and game park, and five of the neighboring countries. However, this was not just an exten...

The Bowling Tour: Sparky & Boo's Badass Nordic Adventure

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Report copyright infringementby Boo King (Author)The Bowling Tour is a personal travel memoir that takes place over two weeks from November 20, 2024 to December 4, 2024. It follows the journey of a grandmother (her first time leaving North America at 73) and her granddaughter (a seasoned world traveller at 24) from Vancouver, to Stockholm, Rovaniemi in Finnish Lapland, Helsinki, Tallinn and back to Vancouver. It is a time of firsts. Full of adventure, from walking tours around Helsinki to ABB...

Welcome to California: A Little Engine That Could Road Trip

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Report copyright infringementby Watty Piper (Author), Jill Howarth (Illustrator)The Little Engine That Could is on the move and visiting all fifty states! Follow along as our favorite little blue train road-trips across the United States of America to lend a helping hand. Choo-choo! The Little Engine That Could is road-tripping through all fifty states and helping out along the way. Next stop: California! Explore the Golden State with the blue train as she winds her way down the coast. Look o...

Essential World Atlas: The Comprehensive Companion to Our Planet

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Report copyright infringementby DK (Author)Discover the world with this atlas, which includes maps, flags, and country profiles in a handy, compact package.This is a new edition that includes updated maps and statistics, as well as short profiles of each of the world's 196 nations. In this atlas, you will find: A series of 12 global thematic maps on subjects diverse as ocean currents and languages. 60 full-colour regional maps featuring political and state borders. A fully cross-referenced ...

The Flow: A Hedonist's Guide to Buddhism, Meditation & Travels in Thailand

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Report copyright infringementby Laurence Davidson (Author)What happens when a skeptical, comfort-loving, sharp-witted Westerner with an acute BS meter trades his daily grind for a Thai jungle monastery-and a shot at inner peace? In The Flow, a dry-witted hedonist goes searching for something real in a world that prizes distraction, and winds up barefoot, hungry, and meditating at 4 a.m. amidst the cacophony of the jungle. What begins as spiritual curiosity soon becomes a heartfelt plunge into...

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Report copyright infringementby Robert U. Montgomery (Author)Yes, there's a serial killer in this story, along with a Hollywood producer, an adventure in Europe, and my introduction into a life of crime by the daughter of a prominent actor. It's a true story too. I present it to you as journal entries, almost exactly as I wrote them more than 40 years ago. I have added a little clarification as to who's who and cleaned up a few spelling and punctuation errors. Also, I've changed some names ou...

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Report copyright infringementby Hector MacQuarrie (Author)Little Wheels is a humorous account of a road trip from Sydney to Cape York and Thursday Island by Hector MacQuarrie and Richard Mathews, his mechanic mate, in 1927, over "roads" that had never been motored before. In those days, all roads stopped at Cooktown, so the 960k north to Cape York was a first by any motorist - encountering quicksand, turkey-brush, melon-holes, wide creeks, little water - lonely telegraphists, outpost traders,...

WYOMING GHOST TOWNS, HAUNTINGS, TREASURE TALES, and OTHER BS

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Report copyright infringementby Kurt James (Author)For years, Kurt James has been wandering the wide-open country of Wyoming-where the skies are bigger, the roads are longer, and the stories stretch just a little further than the truth.What started as research for his Western novels turned into something more-tracking down forgotten towns, standing in cemeteries where the wind never quite stops, and listening to stories that fall somewhere between documented history... and well... other B.S.A...

The Seattle Book of Dates: Adventures, Escapes, and Secret Spots

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Report copyright infringementby Eden Dawn (Author), Ashod Simonian (Author)Top music and book gifts for 2023 -- Seattle Times Discover the best of Seattle in a whole new way! Here are 125 secret spots, beloved locales, and unexpected destinations offer endless options for date night and weekend adventures. From the authors of the bestselling Portland Book of Dates comes this insider's guide to the coolest spots in Seattle and Washington state. A visual delight, the illustrated book marries st...

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Report copyright infringementby Ron Cooper (Author), Aimee Cooper (Author)What if Erma Bombeck and James Michener took off in an RV together to see America, wandering from place to place with no particular destination or schedule? "Boldly Going Somewhere" is a lighthearted account of our two years and 100,000 miles living on the road, experiencing our big, wild country and its quirky denizens. Written in a feisty back-and-forth style and filled with love and laughter, it gives the reader a cl...

A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments

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Report copyright infringementby David Foster Wallace (Author)These widely acclaimed essays from the author of Infinite Jest -- on television, tennis, cruise ships, and more -- established David Foster Wallace as one of the preeminent essayists of his generation. In this exuberantly praised book -- a collection of seven pieces on subjects ranging from television to tennis, from the Illinois State Fair to the films of David Lynch, from postmodern literary theory to the supposed fun of traveli...

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Report copyright infringementby Anthony Alleyne (Author)Surrounded By Water: Island Stories... Life on Three Islands is the personal memoir of Anthony 'Tony' Alleyne, a United States Navy veteran whose life has been shaped by oceans, service, and family across three very different island communities.From the streets of Harlem on Manhattan's island to the quiet shores of Martha's Vineyard and the distant beauty of Maui, Alleyne traces a life defined by movement, resilience, and reflection. Enl...

On the Road: A Family Trekking To Compostella

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Report copyright infringementby Hilary James (Author)I carried my darkroom with me during those five exciting years in Europe. This is the third book that draws on my life experiences. 'Illusions of Paradise' was my first, the traveller's 'Crucible Cookbook' was the second with Lynne Mortensen. My fourth will be our Travels in West Africa in the 1950s. During all these years John has been my companion and bold instigator.- Hilary James Number of Pages: 150 Dimensions...

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Report copyright infringementby Jennifer Jolly (Author)Jennifer Jolly was a naive young woman when she, her primatologist husband, and her small daughter traveled to newly independent Uganda. This book is about how she adapted to an expatriate lifestyle. It reveals the problems and pleasures of conducting ground-breaking fieldwork on wild baboons while camping out close (sometimes too close) to elephants, buffalo, and hippos. She encounters unfamiliar cultures, and the joy of exotic vegetatio...

A Parthenon on our Roof - Colour Edition: Adventures of an Anglo-Greek marriage

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Report copyright infringementby Peter Barber (Author), Charly Alex Fuller (Illustrator)Full Colour EditionAlexandra, a product of Greek Fire. Born into the cradle of civilization. Weaned on the teachings of ancient Greek philosophers, thrilled by the bravery of Spartans and thousands of years of cultural heritage.Peter, her future husband, a tea-drinking, digestive-dunking product of British society. Working to make a living with no real ambitions or dreams. But then, he fell in love. Everyth...

Wildflowers of Northern California: Your Way to Easily Identify Wildflowers

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Report copyright infringementby George Oxford Miller (Author)Learn to identify Northern California's wildflowers.At the cabin, in the park, or on a hike, keep this tabbed booklet close at hand. Featuring only wildflowers of Northern California, this booklet by George Oxford Miller is organized by color for quick and easy identification. When you see a wildflower in nature, open the correct colored tab and view photographs of just a few wildflowers at a time. The easy-to-use format and detaile...

One Man's Wilderness, 50th Anniversary Edition: An Alaskan Odyssey

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Report copyright infringementby Richard Louis Proenneke (Author), Sam Keith (Author), Nick Offerman (Foreword by)Winner of the National Outdoor Book Award. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of when Dick Proenneke first broke ground and made his mark in the Alaskan wilds in 1968, this bestselling memoir features an all-new foreword by Nick Offerman plus color photographs not seen in print for over 20 years.To live in a pristine land unchanged by man...to roam a wilderness through which few othe...

How Iceland Changed the World: The Big History of a Small Island

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Report copyright infringementby Egill Bjarnason (Author)"[A] joyously peculiar book." -- The New York Times 'Bjarnason's intriguing book might be about a cold place, but it's tailor-made to be read on the beach.' -New Statesman The untold story of how one tiny island in the middle of the Atlantic has shaped the world for centuries. The history of Iceland began 1,200 years ago, when a frustrated Viking captain and his useless navigator ran aground in the middle of the North Atlantic. Suddenl...

Lonely Planet German Phrasebook & Dictionary

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Report copyright infringementby Lonely Planet (Author)Lonely Planet's German Phrasebook and Dictionary is your handy passport to culturally enriching travels with the most relevant and useful German phrases and vocabulary for all your travel needs. Order a beer at Oktoberfest, buy a ticket to the opera or chat with locals; all with your trusted travel companion.Get More From Your Trip with Easy-to-Find Phrases for Every Travel Situation!Feel at ease with essential tips on culture, manners, id...

Alone in Wonderland: Longing for Connection and Adventure in the Shadow of Mount Rainier -- A Memoir

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Report copyright infringementby Christine E. Reed (Author)A woman leaves behind the expectations of conventional life to walk solo into the wild -- and discovers far more than just the miles ahead. When Christine Reed first stumbled across a long-distance hiking blog at her office desk, she never imagined it would change her life. With little outdoor experience and no real plan, she decided to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail. That single decision sparked a journey of thousands of miles and co...

Time is Only an Inch: A Spiritual Memoir: The Universe Delivers (and Surprises) When Asked

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Report copyright infringementby Anya Kru (Author)Anya Kru has unfinished soul work. In Time Is Only An Inch, she turns her world-teacher, artist, trekker-upside down to get a fresh start breaking free from an empty marriage, work, and the treadmill of responsibilities. This revelatory memoir also engages us in a celebration of resilience and a joy for living that drives her spirit. Anya first takes us on a trek through the Himalayas while reflecting on her alcohol-drenched childhood and her f...

Potpourri: Fragments of a Fascinating Life

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Report copyright infringementby Kate Strasburg (Author)Fragments of a fascinating life. From playing on her grandfather's ranch and having a WWII bomber crash in front of her... to traveling cross country on a troop train alone with her sister at eleven. From sleeping in scorpion-infested quarters in the jungle of Chiapas at fourteen... to sneaking into a big Communist rally in East Berlin at nineteen. From almost being murdered by Pakistani blacksmiths wielding red-hot blacksmith tools at mi...