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Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
The ultimate in armchair travel to Italy, offering a unique aerial view shot from a helicopter, via a mounted camera, to showcase the country's breathtaking scenery and abundant architectural wonders, with informative narrative and a soundtrack of traditional regional music.
Author
Lexile measure
1300L
Language
English
Description
This book is an account of the history, ecology, and mystique of the arctic region.The author offers a thorough examination of this obscure world, its terrain, its wildlife, its history of Eskimo natives and intrepid explorers who have arrived on their icy shores. But what turns this marvelous work of natural history into a breathtaking study of profound originality is his unique meditation on how the landscape can shape our imagination, desires,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd
Language
English
Formats
Description
Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Botswana & Namibia is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Spot jackals and black rhinos in Etosha National Park, explore the German colonial town of Luederitz; or marvel at mighty Victoria Falls; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Botswana & Namibia and begin your journey...
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Includes two programs: Visions of Greece, which covers the most famous cities and sites, and Visions of Greece: Off the beaten path, which features rarely visited locales. Also includes nearly an hour of bonus footage not seen on PBS.
Author
Publisher
The University of Arizona Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"The book is a personal account of the author's year spent 'chasing Arizona' by going to as many places as possible in fifty-two weeks to learn about Arizona's history, symbols, food, people, and quirky customs. It is part travelogue, part history book, part essay collection and covers the whole state from border towns to the Four Corners"--Provided by publisher.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
The ultimate in armchair travel to Sicily, offering a unique aerial view shot from a helicopter, via a mounted camera, to showcase the island's breathtaking scenery and abundant architectural wonders, with informative narrative and a soundtrack of traditional regional music.
79) Tracks
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
When Robyn Davidson first set out to make her journey across the deserts of Australia, alone but for her dog and four camels, she was called a lunatic, a would-be suicide, and a shameless publicity seeker. But this high-spirited, engrossing book reveals that she is something more: a genuine traveler driven by a love of Australia's landscape, an empathy for its indigenous people, and a willingness to cast away the trappings of her former identity.
80) Berlin
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Series
Language
English
Description
Lonely Planet Berlin is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Catch the lift to the Reichstag's dazzling glass dome, enjoy a tipple in an atmospheric beer garden, or reflect on the Berlin Wall's stirring history; all with your trusted travel companion.