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2023.
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"A travel narrative following three ancient roads and looking at more than two thousand years of history of Ancient Rome through the modern eye. In 66 B.C., young, ambitious Julius Caesar, seeking recognition and authority, became the curator of the Via Appia. He borrowed significant sums to restore the ancient highway. It was a way to curry favor from Roman citizens in villages along the route, built from Rome to Brindisi between 312-191 B.C. He...
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"The author of the New York Times bestseller Nowhere for Very Long continues her story with this deeply honest, moving account of a woman walking the line between independence and isolation when she moves to the Southwest desert with nothing and no one but her four dogs"--
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"Part high-seas adventure, part examination of the Age of Exploration, this account of Captain James Cook's last voyage in 1776 charts how his overt and covert missions came to a head on the island of Hawaii and left behind a complex and controversial legacy still debated to this day."--
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Blue Star Press
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"Helene Sula (@heleneinbetween) always knew she wanted to pursue something a little different from a "normal life"--not an outright rejection of the conventional path many of her peers embraced but one that empowered her to experience other cultures and corners of the globe. To lead a stable life and travel the world. To seek adventure and still be happily married. Helene's story proves that a life of travel doesn't have to be the antithesis of stability;...
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Dexterity
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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From the New York Times bestselling coauthor of The Walk West comes Barbara Jenkins's long-awaited tale of her walk across America, an adventure that once captured the national media spotlight. From the untold narrative of her impoverished hillbilly upbringing, to the crushing aftermath of her walk toward newfound courage and strength, So Long as It's Wild is her story. As a child growing up in the wild beauty of the Ozarks, Barbara often spent her...
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Notting Hill Editions
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"From Duncan Minshull, the UK's "laureate of walking," a collection of more than fifty writings about hiking the globe from contemporary and classic authors such as Mark Twain, William Boyd, Edith Wharton, Helen Garner, Rabindranath Tagore, and many more.
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Stillwater River Publications
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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"From sunrise in Narragansett to nightfall in the jungle near the Laotian border, Beyond Borders is a compendium of travel stories that proves the adage “It’s not the destination, it’s the journey.” Writing from his home in Narragansett, RI, Allan Redfern remembers his travels, the things he saw and the people he met along the way. From the everyday to the exotic, these stories show that anyone can be an adventurer."--
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Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"A riveting journey down Theodore Roosevelt's "river of doubt" with a diverse crew of adventurers, scientists, and Indigenous leaders who shine light on the past, present, and future of a natural wonder. Sam Moses took part in the adventure of a lifetime when he, along with seventeen men and two women, embarked on the Rio Roosevelt Expedition. They would follow the former president's wake down five-hundred miles of extreme whitewater into the dark...
10) Chinese street food: small bites, classic recipes, and harrowing tales across the Middle Kingdom
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Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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Provides a collection of Chinese food commonly served on the streets, including meats, soups, noodles, and more.
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Anchor Books
Pub. Date
[2005]
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English
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A series of exploratory walks around Manhattan's shoreline tours such locales as the Battery and the banks of the Hudson and East Rivers to offer insight into the history, myths, economy, ecology, and politics surrounding the Brooklyn Bridge and other public spaces and landmarks. Reprint. 12,500 first printing.
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Hutchinson Heinemann
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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Michael Palin recreates the extraordinary life and tragic death of a First World War soldier - his great-uncle Harry. From the time, many years ago, when Michael Palin first heard that his grandfather had a brother, Harry, who died in tragic circumstances, he was determined to find out more about him. The quest that followed involved hundreds of hours of painstaking detective work. Michael dug out every bit of family gossip and correspondence he could....
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