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Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books, LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
253 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"A Year Off is a part-story, part-travel guide of a couple who decided to take a year off from their jobs to travel the world. The book is divided into chapters, each tackling a different part of the journey, including a piece of David and Alexandra's story, memories of their travels, and practical takeaways for how to take the same leap and travel, not sometime in the future, but now"--
Author
Publisher
Viking Adult
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
xx, 346 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the innovation and sociological impact of railway technology that changed the world and could very well change it again. From the frigid trans-Siberian railroad to the antiquated Indian Railways to the futuristic MagLev trains, Zoellner examines both the mechanics of the rails and their engines and how they helped societies evolve.
Author
Language
English
Description
"Young and in love, their lives ahead of them, Tami Oldham and her fiancé Richard Sharp set sail from Tahiti under brilliant blue skies, with Tami's hometown of San Diego as their ultimate destination. But the two free spirits and avid sailors couldn't anticipate that less than two weeks into their voyage, they would sail directly into one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in recorded history. They found themselves battling pounding rain, waves...
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
270 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"In these informative pages, Mike and Anne Howard--officially the World's Longest Honeymooners and founders of the acclaimed travel blog HoneyTrek--whisk you away to journeys of a lifetime. Drawing on their experience traveling together across seven continents, they curate the globe and offer tested-and-approved recommendations for intrepid couples, bringing culture, adventure, and romance to any couple--no matter their age or budget. Chapters are...
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
279 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"National Geographic's ultimate resource for traveling with your furry friend features hundreds of dog-friendly places to pamper your pooch, from doggie daycare to canine cruises. Special features include walks you can take with your dog, insider tips from local pet parents on how to best enjoy their area with a pup, and sidebars detailing unique opportunities for coddled canines, such as winery hikes in California wine country. New York Times bestselling...
Author
Publisher
Abrams
Pub. Date
[2017].
Physical Desc
271 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
The city long-adored for its medieval beauty, old-timey brasseries, and corner cafes has even more to offer today. In the last few years, a flood of new ideas and creative locals has infused a once-static, traditional city with a new open-minded sensibility and energy. Journalist Lindsey Tramuta offers detailed insight into the rapidly evolving worlds of food, wine, pastry, coffee, beer, fashion, and design in the delightful city of Paris. Tramuta...
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
x, 270 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"In the middle of a yearlong backpacking trip around the world with his wife, Cassie, Oren Liebermann is teaching English to young Buddhist monks in Pokhara, Nepal when his body begins to fail him. He is constantly thirsty and exhausted, and by the time he steps on a scale, he has lost forty-five pounds. At a local clinic, a doctor gives him a diagnosis that will change his life forever: "I'm sorry to tell you, my friend, that you are a diabetic."...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Cape Cod is home to thirty four libraries, each with its own wonderful history. One library was named for an extraordinarily feisty woman. Two others burned down during blizzards. A French Marquis funded a Lower Cape library, and one in Mid-Cape had Kurt Vonnegut as a board member. One on the Outer Cape holds an annual Turnip Festival, and three others don't have computers. A stained-glass Town Seal is in an Upper Cape library's dome, while another...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
x, 291 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In The Explorers, New York Times bestselling author Martin Dugard shares the rich saga of the Burton and Speke expedition. To better understand their motivations and ultimate success, Dugard guides readers through the seven vital traits that Burton and Speke, as well as many of history's legendary explorers, called upon to see their impossible journeys through to the end: curiosity, hope, passion, courage, independence, self-discipline, and perseverance."--www.Amazon.com....
Author
Publisher
Jennifer Kavanagh
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Formats
Description
After nearly thirty years in the publishing world, Jennifer Kavanagh became a Quaker and changed her life. At 54, she packed a few belongings and set off with her partner Stephen on a year's journey in the tradition of travelling Quakers, to connect with old and new spiritual influences and "to gain a new perspective, seeing how life is in developing countries, away from the spoilt affluence of this insular part of the world". Why would two people...
Author
Language
English
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Description
"A maritime adventure memoir that follows a crew of misfits hired to sail an 18th-century warship 5,000 miles to Hollywood"--Amazon.
"In the late 1990s, Patrick O'Brian's multimillion-copy-selling historical novel series--the Aubrey-Maturin series, which was set during the Napoleonic Wars--seemed destined for film. With Russell Crowe as Jack Aubrey and Paul Bettany as Stephen Maturin, the production only needed a ship that could stand in for Lucky...
Author
Language
English
Description
Even in a weakened economy, research shows interest in travel is still strong and this book provides 100 great ways to satisfy your wanderlust without breaking the bank. Like the other books in this popular series, The 100 Best Affordable Vacations to Enrich Your Life features out of the ordinary opportunities. They will just be less expensive, with some even free! Vacation categories include Classic Americana; Learning Vacations; Wilderness
...Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Explores the landscape of the author's home on the borderland between England and Scotland--known as the Marches--and the history, people, and conflicts that have shaped it.
In The Places in Between, Rory Stewart walked some of the most dangerous borderlands in the world. Now he travels with his 89-year-old father--a comical, wily courageous, and infuriating former British intelligence officer--along the border they call home. On Stewart's 400-mile...
Author
Publisher
Convergent Books, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 323 pages : maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
On the eve of turning thirty, terrified of being sucked into a life he didn't choose, Jedidiah Jenkins quit his dream job and spent the next sixteen months cycling from Oregon to Patagonia. He chronicled the trip on Instagram, where his photos and reflections on life soon attracted hundreds of thousands of followers and got him featured by National Geographic and The Paris Review. Jed now narrates the adventure that started it all: the people and...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Outdoor educator and field researcher Sara Dykman made history when she became the first person to bicycle alongƯside monarch butterflies on their storied annual migration--a round-trip adventure that included three countries and more than 10,000 miles. Equally remarkable, she did it solo, on a bike cobbled together from used parts. Her panniers were recycled buckets. In Bicycling with Butterflies, Dykman recounts her incredible journey and the...
Author
Publisher
Coffee House Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
89 pages ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
"Walter De Maria's "Lightning Field" is 400 stainless steel poles, positioned 220 feet apart, in the desert of central New Mexico. Over the course of several visits, it becomes, for Raicovich, a site for confounding and revealing perceptions of time, space, duration, and light; how changeable they are, while staying the same. From At the Lightning Field: Chaos and coincidences of history: Edward Lorenz was a meteorologist at MIT in the early 1960s....
Author
Publisher
Toplight
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
vi, 230 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"Millions of individuals retire each year, and retirement provides an opportunity for a fresh start. The possibilities are endless--even on a budget--for those prepared to open their minds and dream big. Russ and Emily Firlik, who had just retired from teaching, dared to rethink their more traditional retirement plans to embark on 9 months of slow travel in France and Italy, keeping a strict budget in mind and guided by their passion for the arts,...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
' Before The Perfect Storm, before In the Heart of the Sea, Steven Callahan's dramatic tale of survival at sea was on the New York Times bestseller list for more than thirty-six weeks. In some ways the model for the new wave of adventure books, Adrift is an undeniable seafaring classic, a riveting firsthand account by the only man known to have survived more than a month alone at sea, fighting for his life in an inflatable raft after his small sloop...
19) Smoke Bellew
Author
Publisher
Duke Classics
Language
English
Formats
Description
From the author of the classic novel Call of the Wild, Jack London's Smoke Bellew features a vivacious depiction of a gold rush adventure. Christopher Bellew, more commonly known as Kit, lives a comfortable life in San Francisco. He writes daily for a paper and his inherited wealth promises to keep him well-off for a long while. Still, Kit cannot help but feel complacent. As a young man, he has not completely figured out what he really wants in life....
Author
Publisher
Little Brown and Co
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xi, 402 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
In this collection of short writings selected by him from 30 years of magazine articles, the author draws together for the first time his greatest short-form travel writing including his funny and touching adventures in Japan, England, Italy, Mexico, Long Island, Oregon, Arizona, and more. In these pages we find him beside the Sea of Japan, sitting with men whose memories of war are both fresh and ancient; searching for the real Yoknapatawpha County;...
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