Aspects (Academic)/Description/Travel
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The Big Book of Civil War Sites: From Fort Sumter to Appomattox, a Visitor’s Guide to the History, Personalities, and Places of America’s Battlefields
$34.95 Add to cartThe definitive travel reference for America’s most famous–and infamous–Civil War battle sites!
With The Big Book of Civil War Sites, history-focused travelers finally have ready access to in-depth an
- Author: Bradford, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: July 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1493072021
- Language: English
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Tristes Tropiques
$22.00 Add to cartA milestone in the study of culture from the father of structural anthropology
This watershed work records Claude L?i-Strauss’s search for “a human society reduced to its most basic expression.” From
- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Levi-Strauss, Claude
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: January 31 2012
- ISBN10: 0143106252
- Language: English
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The Glow of Paris: The Bridges of Paris at Night
$49.95 Add to cartAlready we’re expecting something special. And that’s exactly what Gary Zuercher gives us in this gorgeous collection of photographs. Over a period of five years, he took his cameras out into the Pari
- Author: Zuercher, Gary
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: January 15 2015
- ISBN10: 0990630900
- Language: English
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The Broken Road: From the Iron Gates to Mount Athos
$18.95 Add to cartPatrick Leigh Fermor recounts the last leg of his epic walk across Europe as he makes his way through Bulgaria, Romania, and finally Greece.
In the winter of 1933, eighteen-year-old Patrick (“Paddy”)- Series: Nyrb Classics
- Author: Leigh Fermor, Patrick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 392
- Publish Date: January 20 2015
- ISBN10: 1590177797
- Language: English
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Denali’s Howl: The Deadliest Climbing Disaster on America’s Wildest Peak
$17.00 Read moreIn the summer of 1967, twelve young men ascended Alaska’s Mount McKinley–known to the locals as Denali. Engulfed by a once-in-alifetime blizzard, only five made it back down.
Andy Hall, a journalist
- Author: Hall, Andy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: April 28 2015
- ISBN10: 0142181951
- Language: English
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Kate Spade New York: All in Good Taste
$35.00 Read moreA New York Times bestseller! All in Good Taste helps us become the hostess everyone wants an invitation from.
In this charming guide to entertaining, kate spade new york throws rigid rules out the door
- Author: Kate Spade New York
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: October 27 2015
- ISBN10: 1419717871
- Language: English
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My First Summer in the Sierra
$9.95 Read moreIn the summer of 1869, John Muir, a young Scottish immigrant, joined a crew of shepherds in the foothills of California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains. The diary he kept while tending sheep formed the hear… [more below]
- Series: Dover Books on Americana
- Author: Muir, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 146
- Publish Date: November 01 2004
- ISBN10: 0486437353
- Language: English
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The Windward Shore: A Winter on the Great Lakes
$16.95 Read more“Our country is lucky to have Jerry Dennis. A conservationist with the soul of a poet whose beat is Wild Michigan, Dennis is a kindred spirit of Aldo Leopold and Sigurd Olson. The Windward Shore—his
- Author: Dennis, Jerry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: September 14 2012
- ISBN10: 0472035258
- Language: English
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Microadventures: Local Discoveries for Great Escapes
$28.99 Add to cart‘Enthusiastic, pleasingly madcap’ Geographical
Adventure – something that’s new and exhilarating, outside your comfort zone. Adventures change you and how you see the world, and all you need is an ope
- Author: Humphreys, Alastair
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: February 17 2015
- ISBN10: 0007548036
- Language: English
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The Glow of Paris: The Bridges of Paris at Night
$49.95 Read moreAlready we’re expecting something special. And that’s exactly what Gary Zuercher gives us in this gorgeous collection of photographs. Over a period of five years, he took his cameras out into the Pari
- Author: Zuercher, Gary
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: January 15 2015
- ISBN10: 0990630900
- Language: English
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Waterfalls and Wildflowers in the Southern Appalachians: Thirty Great Hikes
$32.00 Add to cartIf you love waterfalls, here are some of the best hikes in the Southern Appalachians. And if you love plants–or simply would like to learn more about them–you will be in hiking heaven: naturalist Ti… [more below]
- Series: Southern Gateways Guides
- Author: Spira, Timothy P.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: March 02 2015
- ISBN10: 1469622645
- Language: English
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My First Summer in the Sierra
$18.00 Add to cartFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of … [more below]
- Series: Classic, Nature, Penguin
- Author: Muir, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: March 03 1987
- ISBN10: 0140255702
- Language: English
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The Best Things to Do in Los Angeles: 1001 Ideas–Second Edition
$24.95 Add to cartCompletely revised and updated, this second edition of the ultimate guide to L.A. lets you keep up with the ever-changing city, from the best new restaurants to new institutions like the Broad Museum.
- Author: Yoon, Joy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: July 05 2022
- ISBN10: 0789338041
- Language: English
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Rome and a Villa
$19.99 Add to cart“These essays gather up Rome and hold it before us, bristling and dense and dreamlike, with every scene drenched in the sound of fountains, of leaping and falling water.” — The New Yorker
“Perhaps the
- Series: P.S. (Paperback)
- Author: Clark, Eleanor
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: February 10 2015
- ISBN10: 0062363409
- Language: English
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Family Hikes in Upstate South Carolina
$23.95 Add to cartTucked into the northwest corner of South Carolina, the Upstate is famous for its waterfalls, scenic views, and rich natural and human history. It’s also perfect for introducing anyone of any age to t… [more below]
- Author: Lynch, Scott
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 120
- Publish Date: April 01 2012
- ISBN10: 1889596256
- Language: English
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My First Summer in the Sierra
$16.00 Add to cartMy First Summer in the Sierra presents Muir’s journal entries from his first long-term adventure in Yosemite and the surrounding area, when he helped drive a flock of sheep through the foothills towar… [more below]
- Author: Muir, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: April 01 2009
- ISBN10: 1597143391
- Language: English
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Temagami: A Wilderness Paradise
$24.95 Add to cartFeatures the best canoe, kayak and hiking routes in the wild Temagami region of Ontario.
“Compiled by Hap Wilson, an outdoor writer who has more than thirty years of experience as a wilderness guide
- Author: Wilson, Hap
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: March 07 2023
- ISBN10: 1990140033
- Language: English
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Hiking North Carolina’s National Forests: 50 Can’t-Miss Trail Adventures in the Pisgah, Nantahala, Uwharrie, and Croatan National Forests
$25.00 Add to cartNorth Carolina’s 1.2 million acres of national forestland are some of our state’s most distinctive and botanically diverse areas. Veteran nature writer Johnny Molloy welcomes you to enjoy these beauti… [more below]
- Series: Southern Gateways Guides
- Author: Molloy, Johnny
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: March 24 2014
- ISBN10: 1469611678
- Language: English
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Tideland Treasure: The Naturalist’s Guide to the Beaches and Salt Marshes of Hilton Head Island and the Atlantic Coast
$27.99 Add to cartTideland Treasure is an illustrated guide to the beaches and marshes of the eastern coast of the United States, encompassing seashores and wetlands from Ocean City, New Jersey, to Cape Canaveral, Flor
- Author: Ballantine, Todd
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: March 30 2013
- ISBN10: 1611171563
- Language: English
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Yucatán: Recipes from a Culinary Expedition
$60.00 Read moreWinner, James Beard Foundation Best Cookbook of the Year Award, 2015
James Beard Foundation Best International Cookbook Award, 2015
The Art of Eating Prize for Best Food Book of the Year, 2015The Yu
- Series: William and Bettye Nowlin Series in Art, History, and Cultur
- Author: Sterling, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 576
- Publish Date: March 30 2014
- ISBN10: 0292735812
- Language: English
