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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK
"Fascinating...witty...self-deprecating...We meet Cassandra on the worst day of her life. She's getting fired, her boyfriend dumps her, and her roommates hate her. On that same day, she discovers she has the power to go back in time. You'd think you would know how this book is going to end, but it really surprised me. There's a twist at the end that I did not see coming!" —Reese...
"Fascinating...witty...self-deprecating...We meet Cassandra on the worst day of her life. She's getting fired, her boyfriend dumps her, and her roommates hate her. On that same day, she discovers she has the power to go back in time. You'd think you would know how this book is going to end, but it really surprised me. There's a twist at the end that I did not see coming!" —Reese...
2) Japan
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Series
Publisher
Lonely Planet Global Limited
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Lonely Planet's Japan is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the country has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Summit Mount Fuji, pay your respects at Buddhist temples in Kyoto, and have your fill of sushi and sake; all with your trusted travel companion.
Publisher
Fodor's Travel, a division of MH Sub I, LLC, dba Internet Brands
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Ready to go away? The experts at Fodor's are here to help. We're bringing you the very best of Greek Islands, including Santorini, stunning beaches, Minoan ruins, and more. Our local experts vet every recommendation to ensure that you have all the essential information to plan a perfect trip and make the most of your time. --
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Publisher
London
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
"My motives for publishing this volume of Travels, will be best explained by a detail of the circumstances which gave rise to my journey to Morocco. In 1805, I was serving in the capacity of Physician to His Majesty's Forces, at the Depot Hospital in the Isle of Wight; whence, by dexterous management of the Army Medical Board[*], I was removed, and placed upon half-pay, in June of that year. At this period, it occurred to Mr. Turnbull, Chairman of...
Author
Publisher
G. P. Butnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
"Edmondo De Amicis (21 October 1846 – 11 March 1908) was an Italian novelist, journalist, poet, and short-story writer. His best-known book is Cuore, a children's novel translated into English as Heart."
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Author
Publisher
Charles J. Skeet
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Compiled by Richardson's widow following his death. Excerpt of contents:
"CHAPTER I.
Policy of the Court of Morocco.—Its strength.—Diploplomatic Intercourse with England.—Distrust of Europeans.—Commercial Relations.
CHAPTER II.
Arrival at Tangier.—Moorish Pilgrims in Cordova.—Address of the Anti-Slavery Society.—Mr. D. Hay, British Consul.—Institut d'Afrique.—Conveyance of Eunuchs in vessels under the French Flag.—Franco-Moorish...
Author
Publisher
Charles J. Skeet
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Account of Richardson's travels in Morocco, edited by his widow after his death.
Excerpt of contents:
"CHAPTER I.
The Mogador Jewesses.—Disputes between the Jew and the Moor.—Melancholy Scenes.—The Jews of the Atlas.—Their Religion.—Beautiful Women.—The Four Wives.—Statues discovered.—Discrepancy of age of married people.—Young and frail fair ones.—Superstition respecting Salt.—White Brandy.—Ludicrous Anecdote.
CHAPTER...
Author
Publisher
William Heinemann
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Robert Bontine Cunninghame Graham (24 May 1852 – 20 March 1936) was a Scottish politician, writer, journalist and adventurer. He was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament (MP); the first ever socialist member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom; a founder, and the first president, of the Scottish Labour Party; a founder of the National Party of Scotland in 1928; and the first president of the Scottish National Party in 1934. [Source: Wikipedia]
"Writers,...
10) Vacation on Location : Midwest: Explore the Sites Where Your Favorite Movies Were Filmed (Edition 1)
Author
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
If you've ever wanted to step into your favorite movie, Vacation on Location, Midwest is the perfect guidebook. Author Joey Green gives readers detailed, chronological, scene-by-scene breakdowns with addresses and maps to visit sites in the Midwest where the most popular films of all time were shot. With this book as your guide, you can turn these excursions into full-scale vacations or quirky side trips to enhance your appreciation of your favorite...
Author
Publisher
Motivational Press
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Master of Alaska - the exciting story of Aleksandr Baranov, a charismatic Russian leader, who left his family in 1790 to sail to Alaska as chief manager. Shipwrecked, he survived a harsh wilderness; motivated Aleuts to help him; married a young Native; and endured massacres from the Tlingit, meddling priests, the Battle of Sitka and a running duel with powerful Tlingit Chief Katlian. He built an empire and sought peace with the Tlingit, helped by...
Author
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
There is more to Indiana than the Indy 500, interstate highways (seven cross its borders), and basketball! The Hoosier State is teeming with fascinating people, one-of-a-kind places, and things with unique and bizarre histories. Skip the scenic dunes and cozy bed-and-breakfasts— let Oddball Indiana, now fully updated and expanded, take you where you really want to go. See: The World's Largest Ball of Paint, Peggy the Flying Red Horse, Square Donuts,...
13) Morocco
Author
Publisher
Adam and Charles Black
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
"Samuel Levy Bensusan (29 September 1872 – 11 December 1958) was a British author, musician, traveller, playwright, recorder of declining Essex dialects, and expert on country matters. He was born in Dulwich and died aged 86 at Hastings, and was the son of a Jewish feather merchant, Jacob Samuel Levy Bensusan (1846–1917) and Miriam Bensusan (1848–1926)."
[Source: Wikipedia]
Author
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet and travel writer. A celebrity in his own time, Stevenson was seen for much of the 20th century as a second-class writer, his writings relegated to children's literature and horror genres. However, the late 20th century brought a re-evaluation of Stevenson as an artist of great range and insight, a master story-teller, an essayist and social critic, a witness to the colonial
...15) Denmark
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Publisher
Project Gutenberg
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
A description of Denmark for the armchair traveler. Originally published in 1921.
Author
Publisher
Virtue & Co.
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
"The object of the present work is to bring before the notice of the general reader and tourist the advantages and pleasure accruing from a few weeks’ sojourn among the mountains and fjords of ... Norway." "... Norway presents a wide field for observation and research ... Here may the geologist ... find ample material for study; the archæologist and antiquarian may revel among Runic stones, Viking tumuli, rites and ceremonies, quaint wood-carvings...
Author
Publisher
George Virtue
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
William Henry Bartlett (March 26, 1809 – September 13, 1854) was a British artist, best known for his numerous drawings rendered into steel engravings.
Bartlett was born in Kentish Town, London in 1809. He was apprenticed to John Britton (1771–1857), and became one of the foremost illustrators of topography of his generation. He travelled throughout Britain, and in the mid and late 1840s he travelled extensively in the Balkans and the Middle East....
18) American Scenery, Vol. II (of 2) or, Land, lake, and river illustrations of transatlantic nature
Author
Publisher
George Virtue
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
William Henry Bartlett (March 26, 1809 – September 13, 1854) was a British artist, best known for his numerous drawings rendered into steel engravings.
Bartlett was born in Kentish Town, London in 1809. He was apprenticed to John Britton (1771–1857), and became one of the foremost illustrators of topography of his generation. He travelled throughout Britain, and in the mid and late 1840s he travelled extensively in the Balkans and the Middle East....
Author
Publisher
Sanction of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
John MacGillivray (18 December 1821 – 6 June 1867) was a Scottish naturalist, active in Australia between 1842 and 1867. MacGillivray was born in Aberdeen, the son of ornithologist William MacGillivray. He took part in three of the Royal Navy's surveying voyages in the Pacific. In 1842 he sailed as naturalist on board HMS Fly, despatched to survey the Torres Strait, New Guinea, and the east coast of Australia, returning to England in 1846
In the...
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Publisher
Southwestern National Monuments
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Saguaro National Monument is one of more than 175 units administered by the National Park Service, U. S. Department of the Interior. They include such outstanding scenic areas as Grand Canyon and Yosemite National Parks and other Parks and Monuments set aside for their scenic, scientific, historic or archeologic values. These superb areas are yours and are a part of your heritage as American citizens.
This guidebook includes photographs.
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