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A curated guide to the most chic, stylish and unique sites in London, from the creators of the hugely successful Instagram account @prettylittlelondon. Inviting you on a stunning visual tour of the city, your guides Sara and Andrea present the most interesting and Insta-worthy destinations in the capital. With everything from cafes and restaurants to galleries, parks and hotels, Pretty Little London introduces more than 100 perfect places to explore...
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Steve Davey's work has taken him to all over the globe, from the frozen Arctic wastes to the lush islands of Vanuatu. This second edition brings you the benefit of his vast experience in a stunning pictorial guide to travel and location photography, covering both technical and the creative aspects. In order to preserve the original design and quality of the print edition, there can be a slight delay as pages are loaded, but you will be rewarded with...
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A beautiful guide to fifty of the world's best places to ride a bicycle, as chosen by expert cyclists who have been there.
Fifty Places to Bike Before You Die is the ninth addition to the bestselling Fifty Places series by Chris Santella. Biking has grown increasingly popular in recent years, as both a leisure and an extreme exercise activity, and Santella covers trips for cyclists of every level. Fifty Places to Bike covers...
Fifty Places to Bike Before You Die is the ninth addition to the bestselling Fifty Places series by Chris Santella. Biking has grown increasingly popular in recent years, as both a leisure and an extreme exercise activity, and Santella covers trips for cyclists of every level. Fifty Places to Bike covers...
5) The Georgics
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The Georgics (29 BC) is a poem by Roman poet Virgil. Although less prominent than The Aeneid, Virgil's legendary epic of the Trojan hero Aeneas and his discovery of what would later become the city of Rome, The Georgics have endured as a landmark in the history of poetry. The Georgics were inspired by Lucretius's De Rerum Natura and Hesiod's Works and Days, an Ancient Greek poem describing the creation of the cosmos, the history of Earth, and the...
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From Machu Picchu to the Pyramids of Giza and beyond, this travel-lover's delight takes readers on a breathtaking visual journey to the world's most historic wonderlands.
Pack your bags for an extraordinary adventure with National Geographic to more than 50 places that have captivated our imaginations for centuries. In this visually stunning volume, the world's leading authority on cultural travel and history showcases bucket-list-ready destinations...
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Succinct text from photographer Barbara McKenzie and a foreword by Robert Coles provide context for this moving collection of photographs of the middle Georgia Flannery O'Connor depicted in her fiction. Whether capturing highway signs proclaiming Christ or a restaurant five hundred yards up the road, the frenzied motions of persons seized by the Holy Spirit, or quiet folks, black and white, sitting on benches in town squares, these photographs portray...
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National Geographic photography captures the world's most remote, exotic places in this visually stunning travel book full of scenic wonders to experience. Highlighting 50 of Earth's most pristine, scenic locales, this beautiful book is illustrated with stunning images, coupled with accessible, engaging descriptions and practical travel information. The book covers everything from otherworldly, secluded valleys to far-flung, soaring mountain ranges....
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Includes a spectrum of hikes recommended by National Park Service supervisors, mountaineers, wildlife biologists, and other travel experts as well as "if you go" information to act as a starting point for planning a trip to each destination. In addition to many hikes in the U.S. (particularly in national parks) are recommendations for hikes in Alberta's Banff National Park; Southern Patagonia in Argentina; the Overland Track in Australia/Tasmania;...
10) Kinfolk Islands
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"Wanderlust inspiration."
-GQ, The Best Gifts for Coworkers
Join Kinfolk on a journey off the beaten track, to islands big and small, in this collection of eighteen new travel stories. Whether it's a tour of the otherworldly landscape of Socotra in Yemen or a hike into the old growth of a Japanese forest on Yakushima, each slow travel itinerary invites you to set sail at a pace that allows for true discovery and immersion.
Filled with ideas...
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Award-winning poet Stephen Daingerfield Dunn shows us Santa Fe through his eyes with humor, wit, and human insight. He combines his poetry with beautiful photographs of the natural beauty and majesty of one of North America's most ancient cities, taken by his friend Richard Bettinger.
A wonderful journey for any armchair traveler, filled with colorful native imagery.
12) The Eclogues
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"In the whole of European literature there is no poet who can furnish the texts for a more significant variety of discourse than Virgil. [He] symbolizes so much in the history of Europe, and represents such central European values..." —T.S. Eliot
The Eclogues (38 BC), also known as the Bucolics, is a work by Roman poet Virgil. Although less prominent than The Aeneid, Virgil's legendary epic of the Trojan hero Aeneas and his discovery of what would...
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"Welcome to the ultimate guidebook for LGBTQ+ travelers! Whether you're looking for relaxation, romance, or adventure, The Pride Atlas will help you plan your next gaycation. This colorful catalog spans the globe, taking you from metropolitan must-sees, like the birthplace of Pride in New York, or the world's first gayborhood in Berlin, to lesser-known gems, like a trans designer's clothing store in Sao Paulo or the first LGBTQ+ bar in Nepal. Maartje...
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Nicky Almasy's memoir Recycling Reality told the story of this Hungarian photographer's adventures across Asia and elsewhere through words, and Reality Recycled adds color to that story by chronicling Nicky's travels and most important projects via a collection of photographs accumulated over two decades.
The images here take us from youth in London and tragedy in Mexico to many adventures in Asia, including several years documenting the Shanghai...
15) Ejector Seat
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A vow made as part of a magic ritual conducted outside Huddersfield train station, during a psycho-geography conference compelled the author to write a new series of poems.
Ejector Seat is the resulting writing, hurtling from the white-hot optimism of a faultily-remembered 1960s to a present day confined for months in a suburban house.
Dreams, memories and an epic online walk along every street in the UK called 'Boundary Road' provide the shifting...
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From its inaugural season in 1911 through its final season in 2011, the University of Nebraska-Omaha football team always faced an uphill struggle in terms of resources. The program reached a pinnacle in 1954 with its lone unbeaten season. Many other teams and individuals also found great success, winning conference titles and bowl games and moving onto professional careers. Just because the school no longer offers football, it does not mean that...
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Golf in Seattle and Tacoma uncovers the local history of this sport through photographs and accounts of events that shaped regional courses. In addition to local favorites, lesser-known stories are recounted. Seattle's Bill Wright became the first African American to win a national championship. Ballard's Karsten Solheim invented the PING golf club. Homer Kelley wrote one of the most influential books on the physics of the golf swing. Golf writer...
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"The Book of Nature" is a pocket book of poetry written by William Wordsworth.
A common theme of romantic poetry, nature features heavily in the work of William Wordsworth. To him, it represented a living thing; a sublime teacher-god that contained all beauty and divine truth. Through the poetry contained within this collection, Wordsworth expresses his view on the natural world and its important relationship with human beings. A wonderful collection...
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The Philadelphia Flyers joined the National Hockey League (NHL) in 1967, along with five other teams, to double the league from six to twelve teams. They have enjoyed a lot of success since, including being the first expansion team to win the Stanley Cup. They won back-to-back cups in 1973-1974 and 1974-1975 and would qualify for the Stanley Cup Final six more times. The Flyboys have left their mark on the NHL through their physicality, which helped...
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Colorado's central and southern mountains still draw droves of skiers to the slopes. However, many of the historic runs and areas that were popular over the past century, some near the current resorts of Aspen, Breckenridge, Crested Butte, Purgatory, Telluride, and Vail, no longer exist. Local hills like Whittaker Ranch near Eagle featured little more than a rope tow and warming hut. Now underneath Lake Dillon, Prestrud Jump hosted tournaments where...
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