1,000 Places to See Before You Die (Deluxe Edition)

1,000 Places to See Before You Die (Deluxe Edition)

Author: Patricia Schultz

Publisher: Artisan

Published: 2019-10-29

Total Pages: 545

ISBN-13: 1579657885

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Named a Best Gift Book/Best Travel Book of the Year by the New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, Associated Press, House Beautiful, Business Insider, The Daily Beast, Forbes, Fodor’s, The Points Guy, Seattle Times, and more “This is the comfort food of travel books. . . . This book will sweep you off your feet.”—New York Times Book Review “Gorgeous . . . breathtaking . . . spectacular.”—Publishers Weekly Patricia Schultz curates the world. When she published the original 1,000 Places to See Before You Die, she created not only a new kind of travel book but also a new way of thinking about our experiences and interests. Now Schultz captivates our hearts in the same compelling way her original book spoke to our minds. Moving from eloquent word to breathtaking image, she takes us on a visual journey of the best the world has to offer, and as we turn the pages and pore over these images, we feel it all: joy, curiosity, awe, passion, nostalgia (if we’ve been there), inspiration (because we want to go), and a profound and transforming sense of how lucky we are to live in a world filled with such beauty and wonder—to see tributaries of mist curling over the Great Wall, elephants grazing on the floor of the Ngorongoro Crater, the sun setting on the wild coast of Donegal, masked whirling dancers at a festival in Bhutan. The book itself is a thing of beauty, an oversize feast of more than 1,000 all-new photographs and 544 pages, every spread and page designed to showcase these mesmerizing photographs and hold just enough of Schultz’s lively text that we know why it is we’re looking at them. It is a perfect gift for every traveler, every fan of the original, every dreamer whose Instagram feed is filled with pictures of places near and far.


Ken Burns's The Civil War Deluxe eBook (Enhanced Edition)

Ken Burns's The Civil War Deluxe eBook (Enhanced Edition)

Author: Geoffrey C. Ward

Publisher: Knopf

Published: 2011-06-28

Total Pages: 500

ISBN-13: 0307700224

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Combining video and audio from Ken Burns’s beloved film with animated maps and hundreds of images—rare photographs as well as paintings, lithographs, and maps in full color—this deluxe eBook brings the Civil War to life in a new way. The acclaimed, best-selling companion volume to the celebrated PBS series—the highest-rated series in the history of public television—has now been enhanced to create one of the richest eBook experiences available today. This new edition includes: • Nearly an hour of video and audio from the original film. We get wonderful footage re-creating what life was like during the war, Shelby Foote’s peerless storytelling and analysis, and informed commentary from other prominent historians. • Completely new and original animated maps of the three days at Gettysburg that make it easier than ever to follow this legendary and complicated battle. • Hundreds of illustrations carefully placed to maximize the reading experience without impeding the narrative flow of the text. As we mark the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, this deluxe eBook allows us to better understand and appreciate the greatest challenge our nation has ever faced.


2004 Deluxe Midsize Road Atlas

2004 Deluxe Midsize Road Atlas

Author: Rand McNally

Publisher:

Published: 2003-08

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 9780528845123

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Features include: - 16 additional pages. - Spiral binding that allows the book to lay flat when open. - Individual maps of all 50 states. - Major roadways in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. - Easy-to-use on-page indexes of cities and towns. - A "Great Destinations" city section - expanded to include 5 new cities -- featuring city maps, shopping, attractions. and visitor information. - A new section providing Canadian and Mexican border crossing information. - Express Access Codes on all maps for additional information at randmcnally.com. - A list of toll-free numbers and websites for major national hotel and car rental chains. - Editorial features found in our classic Road Atlas, including "Best of the Road," free attractions around the United States, 60 "hidden gems" just off the interstates, tourism information contacts, the mileage chart, and more.


Ultimate California

Ultimate California

Author: Ray Riegert

Publisher:

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 532

ISBN-13: 9780915233793

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This newly revised guide takes one of the top tourist destinations in the world and packs it into 500 pages for the very best of the California experience.


The Bolivar Peninsula

The Bolivar Peninsula

Author: Dr. Melanie Wallace

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2015-09-21

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 1439653321

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The Bolivar Peninsula is a quirky coastal community consisting of Port Bolivar, Crystal Beach, Caplen, Gilchrist, and High Island. "The peninsula," as locals call it, is a 27-mile-long barrier formation. Bounded on one side by the Gulf of Mexico and on the other by the Intracoastal Waterway, it is a short ferry ride from Galveston, Texas. The history of the peninsula includes filibusterers, pirates, fierce natives, and headstrong settlers. A spirit of independence survives to this day, providing a continuation of the story of this unique landmass and its people. An unlikely conglomeration of cowboys and farmers, third- and fourth-generation landowners, retired executives and professors, fishermen, shrimpers, and birding enthusiasts comes together with weekenders and tourists to enjoy the beauty and bounty of the Gulf Coast. Its beautiful setting and wild, storied past make the Bolivar Peninsula a fascinating place to explore.