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306 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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English
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"A brilliant portrait of two American giants, Thomas Edison and Henry Ford, and America entering the automobile age, told through the fascinating but little-known narrative of the summer road trips taken by Edison and Ford"--
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Best Easy Day Hikes Carlsbad Caverns and Guadalupe Mountains National Parks includes concise descriptions and detailed maps to the best short hikes in two of the southwest's most beautiful and popular national parks. This book is perfect for families and individuals looking to take their national park trip to the next level.
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496 pages ; 25 cm
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English
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Spanning two decades, Driving home charts a course through the Pacific Northwest, American history, and current events as witnessed by "a super-sensitive, all-seeing eye." (Newsweek). Frank, witty, and provocative, Driving home is part essay collection, part diary--and irresistibly insightful about America's character, contradictions, and idiosyncrasies.
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212 pages ; 21 cm
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English
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A rare combination of mystic, scholar, poet, and activist, Thich Nhat Hanh has lived in exile from his native Vietnam since 1966. Though he is best known for his ever popular Buddhist teachings, Fragrant Palm Leaves: Journals 1962-1966 shows not only and exquisite portrait of the Zen master as a young man, but the emergence of a great poet and literary voice of Vietnam.
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224 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 21 cm
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English
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"From legendary photographer Rick Sammon and his wife, Susan, [this book] is the perfect companion to enjoying and photographing everything that the country's most famous highway has to offer, whether you're hauling professional gear or just your phone! [...] This guide includes recommendations for dining and lodging, lists of attractions, hour-by-hour road itineraries, and essential tips for capturing memorable photographs by day or night, stopped...
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313 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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English
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"When Broad City star Abbi Jacobson announced that she planned to drive across the country alone, she was met with lots of questions and opinions. Why wasn't she going with friends? Wouldn't it be incredibly lonely? The North route is better! Was it safe for a woman? The Southern route is the way to go! You should bring mace! And a common one: Why? But Abbi had always found comfort in solitude and needed space to step back and hit the reset button....
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xxviii, 306 pages : maps ; 22 cm
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English
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Traces the author's explorations of U.S. territories including American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Northern Mariana Islands to juxtapose their blends of culture against the expansionist views of the Founding Fathers.
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