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About This Life: Journeys on the Threshold of Memory
by Barry LopezA new collection of biographical essays by the esteemed writer ("Arctic Dreams, Of Wolves and Men", among other works). Seven of the 17 essays are personal memory pieces; the others touch on a wide range of travels, adventures, and observations of people and places.
About the Size of the Universe
by Jón Kalman StefánssonA modern saga spanning the whole of the 20th century, by one of Iceland's most celebrated writers.At the beginning of this story there is death, and yet it is a celebration of life - the passion between a man and a woman, forbidden love, violence, sorrow, betrayal. Happiness and misfortune are passed down from one generation to the next. The sorrow over what was and what might have been weighs heavily on the characters and at the end of this chain, for now, stands Ari, on his way to his dying father, with a score still to be settled. The raw beauty of life is written into the dramatic Icelandic landscape, and into a society that has undergone great transformation within a century. In language both archaic and lyrical, and yet entirely contemporary and full of humour, Jón Kalman Stefánsson proves himself one of the finest European writers of his generation.A companion volume to Fish Have No Feet (longlisted for the Man Booker International Prize 2017).Translated from the Icelandic by Philip Roughton
Abington (Images of America)
by Sharon Orcutt PetersThroughout Abington's history, its central location between Boston and Plymouth has been a vantage point that has been reflected in both work and play. It is Abington that provided the white-oak planks for the USS Constitution, and the town's Island Grove Park had national significance during the abolitionist movement. Abington was founded and built around the mills and then grew with the times to become a focal point for the thriving shoe industry. Many wealthy industrialists and capitalists have left their mark with brick and mortar. Their mansions still line the streets, and their lives shaped Abington forever.Abington presents an illustrated portrait of what it was like to live and work in the town during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It presents vivid images of the townsfolk, the shoe factories, and the old roads through Abington. The book includes images of John L. Sullivan, heavyweight boxing champion, and of the Buffum automobile, built on Centre Avenue. With photographs from the Abington Historical Commission, the Dyer Memorial Library, the Historical Society of Old Abington, and personal collections, Abington is sure to evoke memories of a bygone era.
Abingdon, Virginia
by Donna Akers WarmuthThe charming town of Abingdon is nestled in southwestern Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains and situated along the Holston River. Originally known as Wolf Hills-a name bestowed upon the town by Daniel Boone-Abingdon was renamed in honor of Martha Washington's home in England. The town today enjoys a rich and varied palate suitable for residents and tourists, young and old alike. Images of America: Abingdon, Virginia celebrates the town's singular heritage by offering readers a rare find of almost 200 photographs, showcasing many well-known town entities, personalities, and businesses from the past century. These images portray such structures as the Stonewall Jackson Female Institute, the Abingdon Academy, the Belmont Hotel, and the Martha Washington Inn, as well as the Barter Theater, unique in its exchange of food and household goods for performances. Long-gone but rarely forgotten individuals also make appearances, allowing newcomers the chance to meet the people behind the names and longtime residents an opportunity to visit with old friends.
Abingdon (Images of Modern America)
by Donna Gayle AkersAbingdon, first named Wolf Hills by Daniel Boone, was one of the earliest towns and commercial centers in southwestern Virginia. Named after Martha Washington's ancestral parish in England, this unique town has weathered many economic changes and has emerged as a leading cultural and arts center for the area. Author and native Donna Gayle Akers has extensively researched and published three other books about the area's history. Using images from collectors and area historical groups, she shows Abingdon's past and the excellent preservation of its built environment.
The Abernathy Boys
by L. J. HuntMeet Bud Abernathy, age nine, and his brother, Temp, age five: two cowboys determined to see the Old West. The boys are headed for the Goodnight Ranch, where their daddy once was known as "Catch'em Alive" Jack for his ability to catch live wolves with his bare hands. To get to Goodnight, the brothers and their horses, Sam and Geronimo, will have to cross the caprock, a vast desert that is the loneliest place on earth. They're determined to do it -- and to do it alone. Some would say that the story of the boys' journey is a mighty tall tale. But it's entirely true.
Abbey's Road
by Edward AbbeAbbey's explorations include the territory of the Rio Grande in Texas, Canyonlands National Park and Lake Powell in Utah. He takes readers to such varied places as Scotland, the interior of Australia, the Sierra Madre, and Isla de la Sombra in Mexico.
The Abalone King of Monterey: Pop Ernest Doelter, Pioneering Japanese Fishermen And The Culinary Classic That Saved An Industry (American Palate)
by Tim ThomasIn 1908, "Pop" Ernest Doelter was crowned the Abalone King. In the kitchen of his Alvarado Street restaurant in Monterey, California, Pop transformed rubbery gastropods into an epicurean delight. Working with red abalone collected by Monterey's community of Japanese divers, Pop dipped the foot in egg wash, added a secret ingredient, rolled it in cracker crumbs and cooked it quickly in olive oil. Tourists and celebrities alike sat down at Pop's table to enjoy his famous recipe, and eventually, he shipped steaks on ice to hotels and restaurants throughout the state. Pull up a chair as historian Tim Thomas recounts the story of an innovative restaurateur and a group of pioneering fishermen who turned underappreciated mollusks into the talk of the 1915 San Francisco World's Fair.
Aama in America: A Pilgrimage of the Heart
by Broughton CoburnVishnu Maya, called Aama (Mother) by everyone in her tiny Nepalese village, was living high in the Himalayas when she befriended American Peace Corps worker Broughton Coburn in 1974. In 1988, Aama came to visit him--on a trip prescribed by village priests as a way for the eighty-four-year-old, four-foot-eight woman to earn merit by making a difficult journey late in life. Aama in America is a vivid chronicle of what became a twenty-five-state, coast-to-coast adventure. Guided by the perpetual curiosity and deeply spiritual orientation of their ingenious, unpredictable travel companion, Coburn and his fiancée gradually began to view their country from an entirely new perspective. "Beneath the uniform, commercial, man-made epidermis of our country," Coburn writes, "Aama found a culture and landscape that was alive and sacred, and she steered us toward it."Aama in America is on one level an offbeat American travelogue. But on another it is a profound exploration of beliefs, values, and lost spirituality, a rediscovery of the spiritual that lies beneath the surface of America, and a singular account of the meeting of two widely divergent cultures.
The AA British Road Map Puzzle Book: These highly-addictive brain games will make you a mapping mastermind
by Helen BrocklehurstNo need to miss the open road whilst you're in lockdown - dive into these highly addictive map-based brain games whist you stay home, now available in ebook.Uncover the history of Britain's roads and work your way around its highways, byways, bypasses and backwaters in these map-based challenges.Test your word-puzzling skills, map-reading savvy, general knowledge and problem-solving prowess, with over 400 mind-stretching questions. Guaranteed to drive your mind round the bend, this is the ultimate quiz to British places for motorists and map addicts.From producing the first road signs and handwriting route directions, to its bestselling atlases and touring guides, The AA has been helping motorists navigate British roads since 1905 - and no one knows Britain's roads better.And whilst you #StayHome, don't miss these other great titles from Sphere Books: ** Distract Yourself: 101 Positive Things to Do and Learn Whilst You Stay Home **** The Bumper Book of Would You Rather? Over 350 hilarious hypothetical questions for ages 6 to 106 **** Home Sweet Home: The Little Book of Natural Cleaning **** Shelf Respect: A Book Lovers' Guide to Curating Your Book Shelves at Home **
The A303: Highway to the Sun
by Tom Fort'A nostalgic experience, informative, humorous, charming, but pervaded by the bitter-sweet scent of regret' Daily MailThe A303 is more than a road. It is a story. One of the essential routes of English motoring and the road of choice to the West Country for thousands of holidaymakers, the A303 recalls a time when the journey was an adventure and not simply about getting there. Tom Fort gives voice to the stories this road has to tell, from the bluestones of Stonehenge to Roman roads and drovers paths, to turnpike tollhouses, mad vicars, wicked Earls and solstice seekers, the history, geography and culture of this road tells a story of an English way of life. 'Fort has an eye for the quirky, the absurd, the pompous and a style that, like the road, is always on the move' Sunday Telegraph'A lovely book...At last someone has celebrated the romance of the British road' Guardian
The A303
by Tom FortSome roads take us from A to B. Others take us on a journey. Others tell a story. The A303 is a one of the essential routes of English motoring. It is a byword for traffic-jam misery; yet at the same time it holds out a promise: to take the traveller west, to a world of entrancement and escape. In the A303, Highway to the Sun, Tom Fort takes a journey back thousands of years across an ever-changing English landscape. He meditates on the road's ancient origins, when bluestones were conveyed along its route to build Stonehenge, and on the Roman roads and drovers' paths that lie beneath it. He explores the rich and diverse terrain around it, the wide spaces of Salisbury Plain, the steep valleys of Somerset, the streams it crosses, the ancient woods that look down on it. And he gives voice to the stories that the road has to tell: of solstice seekers and Stonehenge; of Queen Guinevere and Sir Launcelot; of army camps and Druid rites; stagecoaches and motorcars; transport visionaries and batty clergymen; truckers' tea stops, and ancient inns; battles, festivals, punch-ups; of churches, farms and burial mounds. Digging in dark corners, peering into dusty corners. exploring long-forgotten byways and poring over ancient maps, Tom Fort has created a story of exploration, and of social and cultural history, as alive to the England of 3000 BC as the England of 2012 AD. Tom Fort was educated at Eton and Balliol College, Oxford. In 1978 he joined the BBC in London where he worked in the BBC Radio newsroom for 22 years. He lives in South Oxfordshire with his wife and two of his children and has been travelling up and down the A303 for over five decades.
The A-Z of Eating Out
by Joseph Connolly"Plenty to savour--this modern overview covers everything from Escoffier to greasy spoons, dress codes to liquid lunches." --GQ (UK) This wonderfully lighthearted, humorous, and anecdotal guide to all aspects of eating out offers a wealth of guidelines, suggestions, top tips, cautions, advice, and insider knowledge. Organized into 146 A-Z entries, each of which is followed by a handy list of related topics, the book is not a restaurant guide but rather a shrewd and in-depth exploration of every facet of eating out - some more familiar than others.
A-Rod: The Many Lives of Alex Rodriguez
by Selena Roberts“Diligent, detailed, and overpowering. This is not a book of conjecture: It’s one of bootstrap journalism.” —New York magazineThe New York Times calls sports journalist Selena Roberts’s blistering biography, A-Rod: The Many Lives of Alex Rodriguez, “Important…devastating…merciless.” A columnist for Sports Illustrated, Roberts pulls no punches in her tough and brilliant New York Times bestseller, an exploration of the multi-million-dollar Yankees slugger’s checkered life and career. A-Rod is an eye-opening, unputdownable look at one of the greatest—and most flawed—players in today’s game.
A la vuelta: Dos hermanos por el mundo
by Germán Kronfeld Nicolás Kronfeld«¿Cómo llegamos tan lejos?», se preguntan los hermanos Kronfeld. Y ensayan las respuestas en este libro que revive los 1117 días de su singular viaje por el mundo. <P><P> Con sus mochilas en las espaldas y la convicción de que las mejores experiencias están en los caminos extraordinarios, los Kronfeld lograron adentrarse en moto en el desierto de Mongolia y ser huéspedes de los nómades que lo habitan, recibir aplausos del público como estatuas vivientes en las calles de Australia, conseguir trabajo y alojamiento en el hermético y prohibitivo Japón, convivir con musulmanes en Malasia, cocinar con una anfitriona rusa sin necesidad de hablar, escuchar a sobrevivientes de múltiples guerras, encontrarse con paisajes de extrema belleza y con situaciones de franco horror. <P><P>Nicolás y Germán recorrieron miles de kilómetros a dedo y a pie, en trenes de última generación y de antiguo hacinamiento, en ómnibus destartalados, en aviones baratos, en autos lujosos y en los medios de transporte más folclóricos que se puedan imaginar. Siempre viajaron conectando con la gente local o intentando hacerlo, y siempre acompañados de manera virtual por personas de todo el mundo a través de sus redes sociales. <P><P>Su viaje, su forma de vivirlo, sus reflexiones y sus experiencias únicas llevan al lector de la mano tan lejos como estuvieron ellos. Es imposible quedar indiferente. Y es casi imposible que no den ganas de armar la mochila, desenchufar la heladera, cerrar con llave la puerta y salir al mundo para obtener respuestas propias a la pregunta «¿Cómo llegamos tan lejos?».
A cien millas de Manhattan
by Guillermo FesserApenas cien millas para contemplar una América distinta y sorprendente llena de héroes anónimos. A cien millas de Manhattan John Raucci toma aire, aprieta los cordones de sus zapatillas y se dispone para la carrera sin saber que no será ésta la más dura de su vida. A cien millas de Manhattan Steve Mosto, músico de vocación, se prepara para adentrarse como cada mañana desde hace más de veinte años en los dominios del vapor, en el subsuelo de la Gran Manzana. A cien millas de Manhattan el paso de las estaciones acompaña la pesca del salmón, el rumiar de los bisontes en las inmensas praderas, la voz poderosa de los osos, las barbacoas al aire libre, las calabazas de Halloween. El olor de la madera y la melodía del hacha sobre el tronco del arce centenario intensifican el ritual de la recogida del sirope. A cien millas de Manhattan permanece aún el recuerdo de miles de esclavos que siglos atrás aprovecharon el silencio de la noche para lanzarse a una odisea en busca de la libertad. Apenas cien millas para contemplar una América distinta y sorprendente llena de héroes anónimos. Guillermo Fesser describe con maestría, rigor y un finísimo ritmo literario el entramado humano que sostiene uno de los países más poderosos del planeta y nos hace llegar los aromas, los colores y los sabores más personales de una tierra abrumadora y bella que por encima de los tópicos se alza como un territorio encantador y pleno de rituales que nos muestra su cara más auténtica.
A. A. Gill Is Away
by A. A. GillA. A. Gill is one of the most feared writers in London, noted--according to the New York Times--for his "rapier wit. " Some even consider the mere assignment of a subject to Gill a hostile act. But when the notice "AA GILL IS AWAY" runs in the Sunday Times of London, the city can rest peacefully in the knowledge that the writer is off traveling. "My editor asked me what I wanted from journalism and I said the first thing that came into my head--I'd like to interview places. To treat a place as if it were a person, to go and listen to it, ask it questions, observe it the way you would interview a politician or a pop star," Gill writes. Upon his return, readers are treated to an account of his vacations to places like famine-stricken Sudan, the pornography studios of California's San Fernando Valley, the dying Aral Sea or the seedy parts of Kaliningrad. The result is one of the most fascinating, stylish and irreverent collections of travel writing.
99 Maps to Save the Planet: With an introduction by Chris Packham
by KATAPULT'Terrifying yet funny, surprising yet predictable, simple yet poignant' Chris PackhamA shocking but informative, eye-catching and witty book of maps that illustrate the perilous state of our planet.The maps in this book are often shocking, sometimes amusing, and packed with essential information:· Did you know that just 67 companies worldwide are responsible for 67 per cent of global greenhouse emissions? · Or that keeping a horse has the same carbon footprint as a 23,500-kilometre road trip? · Did you know how many countries use less energy than is consumed globally by downloading porn from the internet?· Do you know how much of the earth's surface has been concreted over?· Or how many trees would we have to plant to make our planet carbon-neutral?Presenting a wealth of innovative scientific research and data in stunning, beautiful infographics, 99 Maps to Save the Planet provides us with instant snapshots of the destruction of our environment. At one glance, we can see the precarious state of our planet - but also realise how easy it would be to improve it Enlightening, a bit frightening, but definitely inspiring, 99 Maps to Save the Planet doesn't provide practical tips on how to save our planet: it just presents the facts. And the facts speak for themselves. Once we know them, what excuse do we have for failing to act?
81 Days Below Zero: The Incredible Survival Story of a World War II Pilot in Alaska's Frozen Wilderness
by Brian MurphyShortly before Christmas in 1943, five Army aviators left Alaska’s Ladd Field on a test flight. Only one ever returned: Leon Crane, a city kid from Philadelphia with little more than a parachute on his back when he bailed from his B-24 Liberator before it crashed into the Arctic. Alone in subzero temperatures, Crane managed to stay alive in the dead of the Yukon winter for nearly twelve weeks and, amazingly, walked out of the ordeal intact. 81 Days Below Zero recounts, for the first time, the full story of Crane’s remarkable saga. In a drama of staggering resolve with moments of phenomenal luck, Crane learned to survive in the Yukon’s unforgiving landscape. His is a tale of the human capacity to endure extreme conditions and intense lonelinessand emerge stronger than before.
8 Men and a Duck
by Nick ThorpePartly to confirm controversial theories and the 1947 voyage of Thor Heyerdahl, partly from a deficiency of more sensible hobbies, a group of men decided to sail a reed boat, the </Viracocha/>, from Chile 2,500 miles across the Pacific to Easter Island. Travel writer Thorpe heard about the plan, talked his way aboard, and lived to tell the tale. Annotation c. Book News, Inc. , Portland, OR (booknews. com)
8 Histórias do Mundo (Histórias do exterior #3)
by Bruno Maiorana e mais 7.Este livro é uma coleção de histórias interessantes que documentam as aventuras da vida cotidiana de um grupo de estrangeiros, expatriados, imigrantes ou qualquer outro termo que você escolher para descrever pessoas que moram em um lugar diferente do lugar onde cresceram. O livro contém histórias da China, Vietnã, Cingapura, Espanha, Equador e Peru. CONTEÚDO: 1 ~ MINHA PRIMEIRA VEZ 2 ~ A SURPRESA 3 ~ O CHAT DO GRUPO 4 ~ VIAJANDO COM CHIHUAHUAS 5 ~ O PALEONTOLOGISTA 6 ~ A DOENÇA 7 ~ O ENCONTRO 8 ~ AVENTURAS NA CHINA
8 Histoires du monde
by Bruno MaioranaCe livre est une compilation d’histoires intéressantes qui racontent les aventures quotidiennes d’un groupe d’étrangers, d’expatriés, d’immigrants ou de n’importe quel autre terme que l’on peut choisir pour décrire les personnes qui vivent dans un endroit différent de celui où elles sont nées. Le livre contient des histoires de Chine, du Vietnam, de Singapour, d'Espagne, d'Equateur et du Pérou. SOMMAIRE 1 ~ MA PREMIÈRE FOIS 2 ~ LA SURPRISE 3 ~ LE CHAT DE GROUPE 4 ~ VOYAGER AVEC DES CHIHUAHUAS 5 ~ LE PALÉONTOLOGUE 6 ~ LA MALADIE 7 ~ LA RENCONTRE 8 ~ AVENTURES EN CHINE
The 8: From London to Iraq on the Trail of Agatha Christie
by Andrew EamesIn 1928, Agatha Christie, the world's most widely read author, was a thirty-something single mother. With her marriage to her first husband, Archie Christie, over, she decided to take a much needed holiday; the Caribbean had been her intended destination, but a conversation at a dinner party with a couple who had just returned from Iraq changed her mind. Five days later she was off on a completely different trajectory. Merging literary biography with travel adventure, and ancient history with contemporary world events, Andrew Eames tells a riveting tale and reveals fascinating and little-knowndetails en route in this exotic chapter in the life of Agatha Christie. His own trip from London to Baghdad--a journey much more difficult to make in 2002 with the political unrest in the Middle East and the war in Iraq, than it was in 1928--becomes ineluctably intertwined with Agatha's, and the people he meets could have stepped out of a mystery novel. Fans of Agatha Christie will delight in Eames' description of the places and events that appeared in andinfluenced her fiction--and armchair travelers will thrill in the exotica of the journey itself. .
754 días
by Christian ByfieldUn testimonio inspirador que te cambiará la vida. Hace tan solo unos años Christian Byfield era un joven empresario que cumplía un horario de oficina sin mayores contratiempos. Un día decidió darle un giro a su vida, renunció a su trabajo, abandonó la rutina e invirtió sus ahorros en un tiquete para darle la vuelta al mundo. Así inició un viaje que lo ha llevado a conocer cinco continentes, setenta y tres países, más de cien especies de animales, a asistir a reuniones importantes con tiburones, gorilas y dragones de Komodo, y a conocer a cientos de personas que, como él, se aventuraron a enfrentar sus miedos y descubrieron quiénes eran realmente. Este libro, que además reúne consejos indispensables para cualquier viajero, es el inspirador testimonio de alguien que transformó su vida por completo en 754 días.
The 6th Target (Women's Murder Club Ser. #6)
by James Patterson Maxine PaetroWhen a lone gunman goes on a shooting spree aboard a packed San Francisco ferry, Lieutenant Lindsay Boxer is called in to investigate. At the scene she finds three people dead and Claire Washburn fighting for her life. Lindsay promises to find whoever did this. But it's a promise she may not be able to keep.As the investigation makes its way to court, news of a child abduction comes through. Lindsay discovers that more children have been taken. But with no ransom demands the abductions don't seem to make sense - unless the kidnappers aren't planning on returning their hostages... The clock is ticking as Lindsay tries to fit all the pieces together. She knows that if she doesn't find the children quickly it will be too late...