Travel | Travel
Sep.21.2008
From the foreword:
"Negotiating distances, intimate or otherwise, Satterfield's poems contain all the other trappings of travel: the snapshots, film, postcards, phone messages . . . these ways of keeping the traveling experience long after the experience has passed, these ways of passing the...
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Sep.19.2008
A comprehensive guide to a state that is difficult to comprehend -- with the Pacific Ocean and a temperate rain forest in the west, and dry sagebrush steppes in the east, and with tall snow-capped peaks, large rivers, lakes, and an active volcano in between. Plus bustling cities, with world-class...
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Aug.27.2008
On a journey begun twenty years earlier, Daryl Farmer, a twenty-year-old two-time college dropout, did what lost men have so often done in this country: he headed west. Twenty years later and seventy pounds heavier, with the yellowing journals from that transformative five-thousand-mile bicycle...
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Aug.09.2008
Mary Margaret is a spunky ten-year-old girl with a tough mission. Her mother has asked her to accompany her recently widowed grandmother on a cruise to the Greek Islands. Mary Margaret wonders if she'll really be able to help her grandma get the rest, relaxation, and recuperation she needs, or if...
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Aug.05.2008
Since the publication of A Woman’s World in 1995, Travelers’ Tales has been the recognized leader in women’s travel literature. This title presents stimulating, inspiring, and just plain wild adventures from women who have traveled to the ends of the earth to discover new places, peoples, and...
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Jul.09.2008
Growing up Catholic, in a family where the reforms of Vatican II are seen as the work of Satan.
It is 1972, and Veronica’s parents believe that Vatican II’s liberalization has corrupted the Catholic Church, inviting the Holy Chastisement—an apocalypse prophesied by three shepherds in Fatima,...
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Jun.26.2008
The author describes a visit to Peshawar, Pakistan, and the Darra gun bazaar in the Northwest Frontier Province.
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Jun.08.2008
The cows in Lily's herd are always dignified as they walk to the barn. But Lily would rather prance and dance. So Lily travels the world, searching for a place where she fits in. An uplifting story for anyone who's ever felt different from the herd.
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May.25.2008
The story captured in Delta & Dawn: Mother & Baby Whales' Journey is not just about two whales. It's the story of the unconditional love between a mother and her child. Even when all hope seemed lost, Delta & Dawn were side-by-side. So many people connect with the parent and baby bond...
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May.12.2008
Salty Dogs by Jean M. Fogle is packed with photographs of dogs living in the moment as they frolic on the beach. Fogle's engaging photos show a variety of breeds swimming, playing, romping, surfing and lounging in the water and on the sand. The pages are also sprinkled with humorous and inspiring...
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