Hotel Honolulu
Hotel Honolulu

Author: Paul Theroux

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2002-05-15

Total Pages: 473

ISBN-13: 0547526334

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A writer turned Hawaiian hotel manager observes the many lives that pass through his rooms in this novel by the author of The Great Railway Bazaar. A New York Times Notable Book In this wickedly satiric romp, a down-on-his-luck writer finds escape from his life as the manager of a low-rent hotel a few blocks from the beach in Waikiki. His boss is quick to explain that the Hotel Honolulu is a multistory establishment—and the writer soon discovers just how many stories are contained in its walls. Honeymooners, vacationers, wanderers, mythomaniacs, soldiers, and families all check in. Like the Canterbury pilgrims, every guest has come in search of something, whether it’s sun, love, happiness, or objects of unnameable longing. And every guest—not to mention the staff, the owner, and the author himself—has a story. By turns hilarious, ribald, tender, and tragic, Hotel Honolulu offers a unique glimpse into the psychological landscape of an American paradise. “A sun-soaked Decameron.”—Chicago Sun-Times

Honolulu
Honolulu

Author: Milton A. Masing

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 1467104132

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"Index of designers, architects, and architectural firms"-- Page 127.

Fodor's Oahu
Fodor's Oahu

Author: Fodor's Travel Guides

Publisher: Fodor's Travel

Published: 2017-01-17

Total Pages: 548

ISBN-13: 080414365X

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Written by locals, Fodor's travel guides have been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets for more than 80 years. Oahu is the most popular Hawaiian island for travelers, with excellent resorts, beautiful scenery, and extensive opportunities for activities both on the water and on land. This guide covers all the popular areas of the island, including Honolulu, Waikiki, and the North Shore. This travel guide includes: · Dozens of full-color maps plus a handy pullout map with essential information · Hundreds of hotel and restaurant recommendations, with Fodor's Choice designating our top picks · Multiple itineraries to explore the top attractions and what’s off the beaten path · Major sights such as Kailua Beach, Shangri La and Kaena Point · Coverage of Honolulu, Waikiki, Pearl Harbor, Diamond Head, Ko Olina, Hanauma Bay, Haleiwa, the Waimea Valley, the North Shore, and more. Planning to visit more of Hawaii or other islands? Check out Fodor's travel guides to Hawaii, Maui, Kauai, and Big Island of Hawaii.

Moon Honolulu & Oahu
Moon Honolulu & Oahu

Author: Kevin Whitton

Publisher: Moon Travel

Published: 2016-10-18

Total Pages: 490

ISBN-13: 1631213881

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Make Your Escape! The ideal balance between lively metropolis and serene shores, O'ahu is the heartbeat of the Hawaiian Islands. See the soul of Hawaii with Moon Honolulu & O'ahu, the travel guide preferred by locals. What you'll find in Moon Honolulu & O'ahu: Expert, local author Kevin Whitton provides an adventurers perspective on his beloved island home Full-color guides with vibrant, helpful photos, all in an easy-to-navigate format Detailed directions and over 20 maps for exploring on your own O'ahu travel itineraries for every trip and budget with options for rainy days, including: O'ahu in Seven Days, Best Beaches, Family Fun, Best Snorkeling and Diving, Hit the Trail, Best Surfing, Historical Sites, Hotspots for Honeymooners In-depth coverage for Waikiki, Honolulu, the North Shore, Hanauma Bay and Southeast, Kailua and Windward, and Ko Olina and Leeward Honest advice on finding the best accommodations, accessible transportation, and experiencing the real O'ahu Activities and ideas for every traveler: spot sea turtles as your snorkel the coral reefs, or go whale-watching. Hike, bike, or do yoga on the beach before unwinding at a spa, golfing, or hitting a tennis court. Attend a traditional luau and sample Polynesian cuisine, or visit historic landmarks like Pearl Harbor Accurate information, researched by a local, including background on the landscape, plants and animals, history, and culture Handy tools such as detailed lodging information and suggestions on LGBT+ travel and eco-tourism, all in a book light enough for your beach bag With Moon Honolulu & O'ahu's practical tips, myriad activities, and local insight on the best things to do and see, you can plan your trip your way. Interested in island hopping? Check out Moon Big Island of Hawai'i, Moon Kaua'i, and Moon Maui. Visiting all the islands? Check out Moon Hawaiian Islands.

Cloud Atlas (20th Anniversary Edition)
Cloud Atlas (20th Anniversary Edition)

Author: David Mitchell

Publisher: Vintage Canada

Published: 2010-07-16

Total Pages: 541

ISBN-13: 0307373576

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#1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • A timeless, structure-bending classic that explores how actions of individual lives impact the past, present and future—from a postmodern visionary and one of the leading voices in fiction Featuring a new afterword by David Mitchell and a new introduction by Gabrielle Zevin, author of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow One of the New York Times’s 100 Best Books of the 21st Century • Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize Cloud Atlas begins in 1850 with Adam Ewing, an American notary voyaging from the Chatham Isles to his home in California. Ewing is befriended by a physician, Dr. Goose, who begins to treat him for a rare species of brain parasite. The novel careens, with dazzling virtuosity, to Belgium in 1931, to the West Coast in the 1970s, to an inglorious present-day England, to a Korean superstate of the near future where neocapitalism has run amok, and, finally, to a postapocalyptic Iron Age Hawaii in the last days of history. But the story doesn’t end even there. The novel boomerangs back through centuries and space, returning by the same route, in reverse, to its starting point. Along the way, David Mitchell reveals how his disparate characters connect, how their fates intertwine, and how their souls drift across time like clouds across the sky. As wild as a video game, as mysterious as a Zen koan, Cloud Atlas is an unforgettable tour de force that, like its incomparable author, has transcended its cult classic status to become a worldwide phenomenon.

Waikiki, Honolulu and Oahu
Waikiki, Honolulu and Oahu

Author: Sharon Hamblin

Publisher: Hunter Publishing, Inc

Published: 2008-03

Total Pages: 330

ISBN-13: 1588436799

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The island is home to about 900,000 people (75% of the resident population of the state). The city of Honolulu - largest city, state capital, and main deepwater marine port for the State of Hawai'i - is located here. Well-known features include Waikiki, Pearl Harbor, Diamond Head, Hanauma Bay, Kane'ohe Bay and the North Shore. Written by a resident of the island, this is the most detailed guide available, covering all the hotels and restaurants, the sights and activities - illustrated with maps and photos throughout.

The Sex Lives of Cannibals
The Sex Lives of Cannibals

Author: J. Maarten Troost

Publisher: Crown

Published: 2004-06-08

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 0767915305

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At the age of twenty-six, Maarten Troost—who had been pushing the snooze button on the alarm clock of life by racking up useless graduate degrees and muddling through a series of temp jobs—decided to pack up his flip-flops and move to Tarawa, a remote South Pacific island in the Republic of Kiribati. He was restless and lacked direction, and the idea of dropping everything and moving to the ends of the earth was irresistibly romantic. He should have known better. The Sex Lives of Cannibals tells the hilarious story of what happens when Troost discovers that Tarawa is not the island paradise he dreamed of. Falling into one amusing misadventure after another, Troost struggles through relentless, stifling heat, a variety of deadly bacteria, polluted seas, toxic fish—all in a country where the only music to be heard for miles around is “La Macarena.” He and his stalwart girlfriend Sylvia spend the next two years battling incompetent government officials, alarmingly large critters, erratic electricity, and a paucity of food options (including the Great Beer Crisis); and contending with a bizarre cast of local characters, including “Half-Dead Fred” and the self-proclaimed Poet Laureate of Tarawa (a British drunkard who’s never written a poem in his life). With The Sex Lives of Cannibals, Maarten Troost has delivered one of the most original, rip-roaringly funny travelogues in years—one that will leave you thankful for staples of American civilization such as coffee, regular showers, and tabloid news, and that will provide the ultimate vicarious adventure.

Hotel Street Harry
Hotel Street Harry

Author: Rhys Thomas

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 255

ISBN-13: 136509524X

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Consists of an introduction followed by a series of articles about life in Honolulu that appeared in the enlisted men's newspaper, The Midpacifican, with the byline "Harry."