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Never before in the history of aviation has such a book as this been crafted, mostly because people had better things to do. Fortunately for pilots living in or visiting Washington State, the author had nothing better to do. And thus, A Pilot's Guide...

Completely redesigned and fully illustrated in colour throughout, this essential companion for all pilgrims and visitors covers all the principal sites on this beautiful island which is one of world's most visited holy places. During the summer, many hundreds of visitors arrive daily, and...

This book provides a strategic approach to understanding the nature of tourism crises and disasters highlighting the need for integrated crisis and disaster planning, response and long term recovery strategies. It will be essential reading for tourism academics as well as tourism managers and...

The Book of the BBC2 Series Morocco to Timbuktu: An Arabian Adventure Timbuktu. A city of legends and myths hidden in the heart of Africa. It was once the richest city on earth. Its greatest king changed the route of the Niger just so...

The Sioux constitute a diverse group of tribes who claimed and controlled almost a quarter of the continental U.S. from the late 1700s to the 1860s. The name Sioux was coined by French traders and was taken from the Anishinabe word Nadoweisiw-eg, meaning little...

Around the World in Seventy-Two Days is an 1890 book by journalist Elizabeth Jane Cochrane, writing under her pseudonym, Nellie Bly. The chronicle details her 72-day trip around the world, which was inspired by the book, Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules...

This book should become the "Camper's Guide" for anyone interested in staying at any of the state parks and waysides in Minnesota. It is filled with details of each of the parks and waysides; what facilities are available from one park to the next,...

Discover the joy of travel sketching in a digital world with the award-winning THE BUMBLING TRAVELLER - SKETCHING THE WORLD.Join wayward architect Tom Schmidt as he documents his international travels across distant lands in a variety of artistic styles. From subjects of architecture and...

2021 Daily Planner - chaotic days are over with our minimal yet modern Daily Planner for when you need to focus on the day ahead and set some reminders.Start tackling your day in an organized way.We designed everything with beautiful calligraphy and a clean...

A celebration of the adventure that is other people. --Ariel Levy, author of The Rules Do Not Apply Lauren Groff, Elizabeth Kolbert, Pam Houston, Pico Iyer, T Kira Madden, Gregory Pardlo, Maggie Shipstead, and Peter Orner are among the 65 writers who grapple with...

'Finding Ireland' is an introduction to the North-West of Ireland, with beautiful photographs of the landscapes of the counties of Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim and surrounds. Each chapter of spectacular illustrations is accompanied by explanations of the history and culture of these spectacular locations. This...

This book is a wonderful mix between coloring and geographic information, it contains 47 flags of countries around the world for coloring (the first part of the American continent and Oceania), and on the back of the book we placed the flags of all...

Find the names of over 800 cities in the Cities Of Europe: Large Print Word Search: Puzzle Book For Adults. This book is perfect for puzzle fans and provides hours of entertainment. Features: 8x10 puzzle book. Large font - easy to read (ideal for...

Bergen. Norway Tour Guide. Bergen is the Gateway to the Fjords of Norway. As a UNESCO World Heritage City and a European City of Culture, the Bergen region has the ideal combination of nature, culture and exciting urban life all year around. Bergen has...

This book is a collection of stories written by one of America's most traveled and experienced turkey hunters; a man who has taken multiple toms from 49 states. Such a feat didn't come easily, so you might expect these pages to fairly drip with...

Antarctica Travel Guide, Educative Discovery. The Attractiveness of the Earth, and Variety of its Nature. A Book. Although legend had told of a vast southern land referred to as Terra Australis since the 1st century AD, the first sighting of Antarctica is invariably attributed...

Science in the Arctic changed dramatically over the course of the nineteenth century, when early, scattered attempts in the region to gather knowledge about all aspects of the natural world transitioned to a more unified Arctic science under the First International Polar Year in...

Puerto Rico Travel Guide and Puerto Rico History Information. Puerto Rico Tourism, People, Culture and lifestyle. Traditionally, meals were patterned after Spanish custom: a continental breakfast, a large midday meal, and a modest supper. Many people now eat a large breakfast, a fast-food lunch,...

From an underground copper mine to a remote mountainside overlook, waterfalls, the Porcupine Mountains, and a host of other sites, this book explores the western side of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Ralph G. Pifer, who has explored the area for more than forty years, celebrates...

David Kennedy Barnes and Anna Marie Barnes were seeking a little adventure. Anna Marie thought an RV would fit the bill. David wanted a boat. In December of 2003, the couple purchased a three-year-old, forty-nine-foot DeFever trawler yacht. They learned to operate the vessel,...

Dip into the well of diverse Ohio Waterfalls This book has been revised to remove older hikes as well as those that parks have now shut down or have gone private. But, Ohio has many more amazing waterfalls that can be seen There are...

An Italian memoir, Finding Myself in Puglia, A Journey of Self-Discovery Under the Warm Southern Italian Sun.Laine gave up her job as a nurse, sold her home and gave away most of her belongings. She had three desires bubbling at the heart of her...

Juneau, Alaska is an integral part of the United States, yet offers up the feeling that's it's a world away from the Lower 48. Juneau holds the unique title of being not only the largest capital city by land mass but one of the...

There's a great deal more of America in India than at first meets the eye. This is the unifying theme of this six-part narrative poem about my 2017 visit to the city of Bengaluru, India; walking it's streets, temples, parks, and nearby historic sites....

LIST OF MR. CUFFNEYS' GREAT PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS, DISCOVERIES, PUBLICATIONS, CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SCIENCE OF GEOLOGY, ACCOLADES, AND PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS Page left Unintentionally Blank Yes, there they are: zip, nada, squat - no great honors, awards, or rewards. I take solace in one of Mark...

Grenada Uncovered distinguishes Grenada-a 120 Square-mile tropical, Caribbean island- beyond the obvious notion that it is a tourist's paradise. It is the pictorial representation of an island with a rich history, pristine natural habitat, unmistakable developmental potential, and a people boldly desirous of progress....

In this thrilling memoir, author Joy Viola paints a tender tribute to her late husband Alfred and the many adventures they shared over their half-century together. Both avid bird watchers and people with a passion for the natural world, the couple visited all seven...

Your choices now and in the future are guided by the past. Tap into the resources and experiences of our Elders today!The Indians who travelled to St. Vincent over a hundred years ago demonstrated how human beings can adapt to deal with difficult situations....

Menu from the Midi explores French gastronomy from the farmer's field to the dining room table. Concentrating on the South of France, the book is structured as a menu carefully compiled to give the reader a balanced diet of gastronomy, history, legend and local...

Diane LeBow's stories, like her life, take you to places and experiences you've probably never imagined. They are passionate, poignant, funny, sometimes tragic, and always unexpected. Share a meal with Corsican rebels in the ragged mountains of this ancient island, meet a black stallion...

The photographs in this photo book were taken on the seven continents of the world. I have included what I consider some unique photographs that are not normally seen by the casual traveler. The fun of travel for me always revolves around planning the...

This is a story of contrasts: contrasting countries, cultures, attitudes and fates. The thread connecting them is the commentary of one articulate and strong-willed woman, my mother. In her letters, notes and diary we read about the 6-day trip from London to Hong Kong...

Meeting yourself anew can be daunting, but doing so while hiking 800 kilometres across Northern Spain can be life-changing. Aged 19, Leona grabbed her backpack and headed to St. Jean Pied-de-Port, in southern France, and commenced her 35-day trek. The road filled itself with...

By the early 1920s, Eddie Stinson-a charismatic daredevil pilot-had become nationally known for his fearlessness and skill. In 1926, he and his close friend Bill Mara founded a company to design and manufacture airplanes that combined features then only found in luxury automobiles. In...

A "rich, unblinking" (USA TODAY) memoir that moves from grief to reckoning to reflection to solace as a marine biologist shares the solo worldwide journey she took after her fiancé suffered a fatal box jellyfish attack in Thailand. In the summer of 2002, Shannon...

In September 1994, the passenger ferry Estonia set out on an overnight cruise from Tallinn, Estonia to Stockholm, Sweden and sank in the Baltic Sea, killing nearly 1000 people in 35 minutes. It was the worst peacetime sea catastrophe in European waters in the...

This book should become the "Camper's Guide" for anyone interested in staying at any of the state parks and waysides in Minnesota. It is filled with details of each of the parks and waysides; what facilities are available from one park to the next,...

Author: Garry DavisISBN-10: 1439272042ISBN-13: 9781439272046Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/07/2010Pages: 240Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.62lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.51d

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have...

Illegal tells the true story of love and deception, revolutions and deportations as it chronicles the trials of John Dennehy. Na ve New Yorker, Dennehy refuses to be part of the feverish nationalism of post 9/11 America. His search for hope takes him to...

Welcome to the world of PyQGIS, the blending of Python and QGIS to extend and enhance your open source GIS toolbox.This book covers version 3.0 of the QGIS application programming interface (API), featuring Python 3. With PyQGIS you can write scripts and plugins to...

New 2nd edition, published April 29, 2013. From Itasca State Park in Minnesota, to the southernmost point in Louisiana, on the Gulf of Mexico, Bob Robinson guides you along the designated route of the Mississippi River Trail, turn by turn. The Mississippi River Trail...

The Four Corners states of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah provide a wide range of places to explore. From wonderful cities like Tucson or Santa Fe to beautiful landscapes like the Grand Canyon and Colorado Rockies. This guide covers the region where the...

Travel Guide to Frankfurt, German Beautiful City. Tourism, Business, Vacation. Glinting with glass, steel and concrete skyscrapers, Frankfurt-on-the-Main (pronounced 'mine') is unlike any other German city. The focal point of a conurbation of 5.5 million inhabitants, 'Mainhattan' is a high-powered finance and business hub,...

This anthology of work by members of the Bay Area Travel Writers transports readers to destinations around the world, moving from Tibet to Morocco to the Philippines, from Ireland to Italy to Mada-gas-car, from a windswept island in the South Atlantic to the North...

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch is a memoir of a ranch and a rock. When my husband and I purchased a beautiful ranch south of Laramie, Wyoming, we didn't realize we were to become experts in barn restoration. Neither did I realize I was...

Geospatial Intelligence: Origins and Evolution tells the story of how the current age of geospatial knowledge evolved from its ancient origins to become ubiquitous in daily life across the globe, weaving a tapestry of stories about the people, events, ideas, and technologies that affected...

If you have a yen to experience different cultures and an appetite for humor and adventure, this buffet of fifty-eight short stories will be a feast for you. George Heiring brings to life six decades of travel to exotic locales on and off the...

One man, one canoe, five solo journeys to five remote wilderness regions in Western Ontario, Canada. Can you imagine being retired (over 60), healthy and determined to research and travel alone for three weeks or longer on numerous wilderness trips into areas that you...

Rugby with the stunning Fiji team not only gave me the opportunity to experience diversity in the highest form but inspired me to share my experiences living in Fiji a paradise and well known tourist destination once known as the way the world should...