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A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail (Official Guides to the Appalachian Trail) |
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for $ 9.95 |
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What the hell am I doing at work!? (
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Some travel books make you realize that life is too short. Bill Brysons "A Walk in the Woods" is one of these gems. Without making the reader feel inadequate, Bryson describes his slowly increasing desire to hike along the Appalachian trail. This trail winds its way from Georgia to Maine and has bec..
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Streetwise Paris |
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for $ 7.95 |
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I love these maps! (
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These maps fold easily, fit in a pocket or purse, are laminated (water repellant)and the Paris map covers 80% of the main area of the city. It is not as good for areas outside of the city center (that is, outside of the single-digit arrondissments). Includes a metro map, and listing of street names ..
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Ireland (Eyewitness Travel Guides) |
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for $ 17.00 |
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A good guide, but falls short (
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On the plus side, the Eyewitness guide is easy to read and gives you a more accurate idea of what to expect at the various attractions across Ireland, and has a decent section on Northern Ireland, which is often noticeably lacking in many other guides. However, it is VERY limited in terms of its lis..
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Into the Wild |
"God, he was a smart kid..." So why did Christopher McCandless trade a bright future--a college education, material comfort, uncommon ability and charm--for death by starvation in an abandoned bus in the woods of Alaska? This is the question that Jon Krakauers book tries to answer. While it doesnt—cannot—answer the question with certainty, Into the Wild does shed considerable light along the way. Not only about McCandlesss "Alaskan odyssey," but also the forces that drive people to drop out of society and test themselves in other ways. Krakauer quotes Wallace Stegners writing on a young man who similarly disappeared in the Utah desert in the 1930s: "At 18, in a dream, he saw himself ... wandering through the romantic waste places of the world. No man with any of the.. |
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Absorbing, probing, fascinating, tragic (
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When faced with the opportunity to be sprung from prison and escape the death penalty, Socrates told Crito that the really important thing was not to live, but to live well.As citizens of a wealthy and prosperous nation, most of us have the luxury of free time and can ponder Socrates essential qu..
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National Geographic Back Roads Explorer |
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for $ 49.99 |
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Be Careful (
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This product has many wonderful maps to use with a COMPUTER but BEWARE you cant load the maps onto a GPS so unless you want to carry a laptop on your next hike - skip it. The product information is misleading by stating the program has the the ability to load maps to a "device" apparently this does ..
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