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Amsterdam Like a Local: By the people who call it home

DK Eyewitness - ?DK Eyewitness Travel
Format: Hardcover

If you're looking for the ultimate European getaway, Amsterdam won't disappoint!Iconic canals, centuries-old townhomes, cobblestone lanes and flower-adorned bridges. Amsterdam is truly one-of-a-kind and offers so many different kinds of experiences. Use the travel tips from this...
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Discovering the Appalachian Trail: A Guide to the Trail's Greatest Hikes

Joshua Niven - ?Falcon Guides
Format: Paperback

From beginners to thru-hikers, Discovering the Appalachian Trail has something for anyone that wants a connection with the nation's longest marked footpath at approximately 2,181 miles. Starting at Springer Mountain in Georgia and finishing far to the north in Maine's Mount Katahdin,...
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Old World Italian: Recipes and Secrets from Our Travels in Italy

Mimi Thorisson - Clarkson Potter
Format: Hardcover

Mimi explores the beautiful coasts and countrysides of Italy in this lavishly photographed cookbook featuring simple, authentic recipes inspired by the country's devoted producers and rich food heritage.Beloved for her gorgeous cookbooks A Kitchen in France and French Country Cooking,...
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The Streets of Paris: A Guide to the City of Light Following in the Footsteps of Famous Parisians Throughout History

SUSAN CAHILL - St. Martin's Griffin
Format: Paperback

From the author of Hidden Gardens of Paris, The Streets of Paris is Susan Cahill's wonderfully unique guide to present-day Paris following in the footsteps of famous Parisians through the last 800 years.For hundreds of years, the City of Light has set the stage for larger-than-life...
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Ultimate Acadia: 50 Reasons to Visit Maine's National Park

Virginia Wright - Down East Books
Format: Print book

Ultimate Acadia is the essential book about Maine's Mount Desert Island, providing everything you need to know to make the most of your time there. Thoroughly revised and updated, the book is compiled as a kind of bucket list, suggesting 50 things to do and see to make the absolute...
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Strange with Age

Sharon Cumberland - Black Heron Press
Format: Paperback

Strange with Age, by prize-winning poet Sharon Cumberland, explores the gains and losses of the ageing process through the prism of her 95-year-old father, as well as other, wide-ranging subjects concerned with the vagaries and challenges of living. Built around the sonnet cycle "My...
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Visiting Small-Town Florida: A Guide to 79 of Florida's Most Interesting Small Towns

Bruce Hunt - Pineapple Press; 4th edition
Format: Paperback

This new edition of Bruce Hunt's popular guide reveals the real, old-time Florida still to be found on the back roads of the Sunshine state in little towns that lure you in with their quaintness and keep you there for a spell with their friendly occupants. The towns featured all have...
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Fodors Rome (Full-color Travel Guide)

Ariston Anderson - Fodors
Format: Paperback

Written by locals, Fodors travel guides have been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets for more than 80 years. Packed with landmark sights, world-renowned museums, awe-inspiring churches, fabulous trattorias, and, of course, the Vatican, Rome is a city thats worth returning...
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The Glitter in the Green: In Search of Hummingbirds

Jon Dunn - Basic Books
Format: Hardcover

Hummingbirds are a glittering, sparkling collective of over three hundred wildly variable species. For centuries, they have been revered by indigenous Americans, coveted by European collectors, and admired worldwide for their unsurpassed metallic plumage and immense character. Yet they...
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