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Hardback sleek matte finish cover, lime green with bird/nature theme. Page size: 8.5" x 8.5" (216mm x 216 mm). 96 lined white pages. Welcome page with space to add your personalized message Left page: Name Right page: Thoughts An eye catching guest book for...

"Jeff Mackwood's lively vignettes form a vivid memoir revealing a sensitive and caring father, husband and son who bravely faced serious health issues, the death of his parents and the dramatic birth of a grandｬchild. We share his sad concern and cheer with him...

"A snowflake is the most beautiful form of water" That is one of the observations of a lifelong skier who: Discovered a skiing paradise in the Canadian Rockies Experienced a few hard lessons in a snow school Survived his first descent of a double...

In his TED Talk, author and speaker Mark Lindquist says the most uninformed decision we'll ever make is when we're forced to choose our college majors. Think about it: before we've even had to do our own laundry, we're expected to decide what we...

A true story of the amazing survival of the crew of the Dundonald, wrecked on the sub-Antarctic Aucklands Islands in 1907.Author: Margaret BeamesISBN-10: 0994108834ISBN-13: 9780994108838Publisher: Rangitawa PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/30/2014Pages: 146Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.45lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.31d

Corfu and Mainland Greece is a pictorial and descriptive journey through the history and beauty of the Greek paradise Island of Corfu before we sail away on a trip to the mainland of Greece to visit some of the most important historical sites of...

How do you build a multi-billion dollar international business? And then how do you save one when it seems like all the cards are stacked against you? Sharing letters he sent to his father during his years of traveling the world building--and then saving--a...

Uzbekistan is an exotic travel destination, but doesn't always come highly recommended. It borders on a war zone and is, itself, politically unstable. But what an enticement... The hub of Central Asia and the cradle of the region's culture for more than two millennia;...

Comedy, romance, and spiritual growth happen when a sexy cook opens a coffee shop in the vortex of Sedona.Author: Resa MilanISBN-10: 0983865507ISBN-13: 9780983865506Publisher: Vortext, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/20/2012Pages: 322Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.77lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.72d

Lafayette, Louisiana routinely makes larger-than-life headlines.The award-winning cuisine wins constant praise and earns top rankings in national publications. The city is home to several Grammy-winning musicians and its rich music scene is both diverse and evolving yet rooted in centuries-old tradition. Art of the...

We are all different and no country fits everyone living in it. Many people who travel or live abroad are surprised to discover countries that fit them better than their own country. Discover if your personality type differs from your culture's type. Determine your...

Looking for fresh ideas for your retirement? Lift your head up for air from the doom-and-gloom press about retirement and see a world of possibilities. Expand your comfort zone and experience freedom on your terms. Now is your time to get out and do...

Imagine running away to the Mexican Caribbean and never coming back. That dream became a reality for author Jeanine Kitchel and her husband who traveled to the Yucatan in 1985 and a decade later, left their jobs in Silicon Valley to pursue a relaxed...

What's it really like to live on a remote island at the crossroads of the North Atlantic and the North Sea? To run the Last Bookshop in Scotland? To experience the eternal light of a Shetland summer and the deep darkness of winter, the...

Spice up your life with New Mexico's best! Best of the Best from New Mexico Cookbook features hundreds of favorites from the Land of Enchantment. Lively, spicy Southwestern dishes include Blue Corn Meal Pancakes, Jalapa Hamburgers, Tequila-Lime Grilled Chicken, and Mexican Cream with Strawberries....

This first-hand account of early aviation days includes the beginning of air mail service in the United States. It also includes stories about air pioneers and their training and exploits, as well as authentic accounts of the women who were aviation enthusiasts and, in...

Drawing from extended fieldwork in La R騏nion, in the Indian Ocean, the author suggests an innovative re-reading of different concepts of magic that emerge in the global cultural economics of tourism. Following the making and unmaking of the tropical island tourism destination of La...

In these times of heartbreaking violence, clashing religions, and a seemingly never-ending narrative of dichotomy between East and West, wonder at the religion and culture of the Middle East can be in short supply. However, the lyrical and philosophical travel writing in Swiss poet...

Frank Hurley is best known today as a photographer and film maker. His major documentary films include 'The Home of the Blizzard', 'In the Grip of the Polar Pack Ice', 'Sir Ross Smith's Flight' and 'Pearls and Savages', while his photographs of Douglas Mawson's...

Throughout the world, heritage is now a major concern. It is a method by which to establish identities and attract visitors. Natural and cultural heritage is protected, conserved, managed and interpreted, by families, by cities, by nation states and at international level.Author: Peter HowardISBN-10:...

The greatest shipwreck disaster in the history of the Cayman Islands The story has been passed through generations for more than two centuries. Details vary depending on who is doing the telling, but all refer to this momentous maritime event as the Wreck of...

Using the body as an axis for geographical theory, this book argues that communication empowers self to constantly transcend its physical limits. It urges complete review of personal borders in space and time based on symbols, signs and signals that redefine ties to the...

Taking sharp aim at complacent geography scholars, this irreverent book turns the world of academic geography upside down. The author, a foremost figure in the field, joins forces with his alter ego, the incorrigible Korski, to draw fire from his own personal and professional...

Strangers and Sojourners, with its integration of social and economic history, for the first time tells the complete story of the people from the Keweenaw Peninsula's Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw, and Ontonagon counties. Arthur Thurner tells of the enormous struggle of the diverse immigrants who...

From a Western perspective, junks were among the most mysterious vessels ever to sail the open seas. Offering more than just history, Chinese Junks on the Pacific focuses on ten ships, such as the Whang Ho, Ning Po, and Amoy, that sailed to the...

Central North Carolina boasts a rich and varied architectural landscape--from the early plantation houses and farms of its northeastern reaches, to the red brick textile mills and tobacco factories that line railroads across the region, to the glamorous New South skyscrapers of downtown Charlotte....

In River Road Rambler Returns: More Curiosities along Louisiana's Historic Byway, Mary Ann Sternberg follows up her successful River Road Rambler with new delightful histories from Louisiana's most famous route. Her latest explorations include a trip on a towboat as it pushes a fleet...

Dispatches, diaries, memoirs, and letters by African-American travelers in search of home, justice, and adventure-from the Wild West to Australia.Author: Farah J. GriffinISBN-10: 0807071218ISBN-13: 9780807071212Publisher: Beacon PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/01/1999Pages: 384Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.97lbsSize: 8.98h x 6.00w x 0.97d

Through the centuries the Gypsies all over the world have been misunderstood, maligned, rejected. Outcasts of the countries in which they lived, they have wandered for centuries over the face of the earth. They have no homeland, no political unity, no recognition among nations....

On John Franklin's 1820 expedition to find the North-West Passage, Michel Teroahaute cannibalized two team members and was preparing a third when he was caught and killed. When Rene la Salle set off for the Mississippi Delta in 1684, he missed the target by...

In the two centuries before Columbus, mapmaking was transformed. The World Map, 1300-1492 investigates this important, transitional period of mapmaking. Beginning with a 1436 atlas of ten maps produced by Venetian Andrea Bianco, Evelyn Edson uses maps of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries to...

Now available in paperback, Omerod's classic Piracy in the Ancient World brings the treachery of the ancient high seas alive. Drawing on the works of Homer and Thucydides and the historical records that have survived from ancient Greece and Rome, Ormerod reconstructs the dangers...

From 1850 to 1854, the ambitious Commander Robert McClure captained the HMS Investigator on a voyage in search of the missing Franklin Expedition, which sailed from England into the Arctic in 1845 to map the last uncharted section of the North-West Passage. The Investigator...

In the nineteenth century, the phenomenon of 'going abroad' was born. Beautiful Mediterranean towns, the luxurious spas of Mittel-Europe and the golf courses of France became the playground of the idle wealthy. Until foreign travel became more accessible, the picturesque towns and smart hotels...

Samuel Halpern has written widely on Titanic and often used the 1912 wreck report as a source of reference. It occurred to him one day how fascinating it would be if a team of dedicated, passionate, and expert authors were to issue a modern...

First Published in 1996. Gender, Literacy, Curriculum is a major contribution to research and theory in literacy and curriculum studies. Alison Lee looks at how the texts and discourses of schooling construct 'geography' as a curriculum field, and how this construction is tied closely...

When Hertford County was established in 1759, Eastern North Carolina had served as a home to African Americans for more than 170 years. Over time free blacks and the Meherrin people married, creating a unique free black community of farmers and artisans. Since that...

For the past eight years Chicago television Traffic Anchor Roz Varon has been recording her travels in words and images. This book is designed to be a keepsake for those readers who enjoy vicarious adventures, and for those who seek ideas for their own...

On a warm spring morning in May 1986, twelve crew members were sailing the Atlantic on perhaps the most historically accurate sailboat of its day, the Pride of Baltimore. They were on the journey home, completely unaware of the desperate fight for survival that...

Mel Fisher was known as "The World's Greatest Treasure Hunter." He and his family established the Mel Fisher's Treasure Museum located in Sebastian, Florida and the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum in Key West, Florida. In addition to being a showcase for newly-found treasure, the...

This is a book about a dream of packing your camping gear, getting in the airplane and flying west, with no destination and no time to get there. In April 2002 I flew my 1956 Cessna 180, single engine from Nashua, New Hampshire across...

Although he had been advised by everyone to avoid the bleak north east of China, Ben Whately spent six months in Qiqihaer in the winter of 2004, one of only six native English speakers in this city of five million people. In telling the...

This new edition of David Waugh and Tony Bushell's Key Geography provides the support you need to deliver the 2014 KS3 Programme of Study, with a focus on developing key geographical skills and techniques to prepare students for Key Stage 4. The Interactions Student...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Author: William SeabrookISBN-10: 1406750646ISBN-13: 9781406750645Publisher: Seabrook...

This engaging and accessible introduction to geographic thought explores the major thinkers and key theoretical developments in the field of human geography. Covers the complete range of the development of theoretical knowledge of the field, from ancient geography to contemporary non-representational theory Presents theories...

Biologist and writer Andrew Williams delves into the natural wonders of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, with wonderful images and insightful commentary. The region's wildlife, geology, geography and history are captivatingly explored, encapsulating Yellowstone's unique and dynamic landscape.Author: Andrew WilliamsISBN-10: 1389814017ISBN-13: 9781389814013Publisher: BlurbLanguage:...

This edition of Henry Morton Stanley's epic account of travels through Africa in search of Professor Livingstone includes the original sketches and illustrations of the journey. In the late 1860s, journalist and explorer Henry Morton Stanley was given an assignment to find and relieve...

James O. Pattie wrote this historic autobiography to tell tales of his life in the Old West with a group of settlers as they traversed the North American frontier in the early 19th century. Pattie was a headstrong young man and archetypal pioneer facing...

Captain Joshua Slocum, an experienced mariner, tells the thrilling tale of the Liberdade and the great journey it made from South America, through the Caribbean, and onto the United States. When this book first appeared in 1890, it received wide praise for authentically capturing...

It is time we take advantage of this and produce many cash products such as food, clothing and oils.Author: Janice MaxwellISBN-10: 1387852620ISBN-13: 9781387852628Publisher: Lulu.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/01/2018Pages: 34Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.30lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.09d