Travel and holiday Books

A growing appreciation of the photobook has inspired a flood of new scholarship and connoisseurship of the form-few as surprising and inspiring as The Latin American Photobook, the culmination of a four-year, cross-continental research effort led by...

Brackenridge Park began its life as a heavily wooded, bucolic driving park at the turn of the twentieth century. Over the next 120 years it evolved into the sprawling, multifaceted jewel San Antonians enjoy today, home to the San Antonio Zoo, the state's...

Learn to identify all the turtles, snakes, lizards, salamanders, frogs, and toads in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan.Get to know the amphibians and reptiles of the Upper Midwest! With Stan Tekiela's famous field guide, identification is simple and...

Enjoy this virtual walk in the woods with an hour of continuous play.Whether you want to relax, retreat from stress, meditate or just listen to something soothing in the car, this smooth listening experience will immediately transport you into nature. No...

The definitive UFO hunter's bucket list of legendary and active UFO and alien hotspots in North AmericaThe UFO Hotspot Compendium will take you on your own behind-the-scenes trip to some of the most visited UFO hotspots-areas where aliens and...

Get an insider look at the US National Park Service to see how they use maps and geospatial technology to protect and manage America's national parks.Maps easily cap your first greeting upon arrival at a national park, allowing you to visualize its...

A magical mystery tour of the extraordinary historical characters that have defined the unique spiritual landscape of New Orleans.New Orleans has long been America's most magical city, inhabited by a fascinating visible and invisible world, full of...

Since the nineteenth century, the Bolho Market in Porto has been the culinary hub of Northern Portugal, where farmers, fishermen, and artisan food producers (think wine, cheese, and olive oil) have gathered to sell their products and swap their stories...

A capturing of basketball legend Wilt Chamberlain's personality and thoughts-known by relatively few people other than family and close friends-is made available to all in this intimate biography. The author, a native of Philadelphia and an alumnus of...

The first book by highly respected contemporary artist, Lincoln Perry. For readers of What Are You Looking At?: The Surprising, Shocking, and Sometimes Strange Story of 150 Years of Modern Art, the classic Ways of Seeing, How to See: Looking, Talking,...

Art about glaciers, queer relationships, political anxiety, and the meaning of Blackness in open space-Borealis is a shapeshifting logbook of Aisha Sabatini Sloan's experiences moving through the Alaskan outdoors.In Borealis, Aisha Sabatini Sloan...

Letters From Montreal documents the experiences of Montrealers past and present, creating a portrait of the storied city unlike any other. Drawn from the celebrated column in Maisonneuve magazine, this anthology features writers documenting a...

Historian and bestselling author Derek Hayes brings hundreds of colour photographs, archival images and illustrations together with a meticulously researched commentary on the bridges, tunnels and inland ferries that connect British Columbia.The very...

"This book is tailor-made for the keen amateur geologist wishing to learn more about geology and apply it to a particular landscape with which he or she is familiar or can readily relate to." -Jeremy McCall, BC Naturalist---Updated and expanded, this...

Walk Rome is designed to assist tourists who want to explore the Eternal City on their own at their own pace. The tourist center of Rome has been divided into seven manageable parts. After a brief overview, each walk has a main map that shows the...

Since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement in 1998 - the formal end-point of the thirty-year modern 'Troubles' - contemporary visual artists have offered diverse responses to post-conflict circumstances in Northern Ireland. In Ghost-Haunted Land -...

Through the center of China's historic capital, Long Peace Street cuts a long, arrow-straight line. It divides the Forbidden City, home to generations of Chinese emperors, from Tiananmen Square, the vast granite square constructed to glorify a New China...

"She was part of the 'stunt girl' movement that was very important in the 1880s and 1890s as these big, mass-circulation yellow journalism papers came into the fore." Brooke KroegerAround the World in Seventy-Two Days (1890) is a travel narrative by...

With at least 60 recipes,this wide-ranging drinks book is ideal for anyone building their bar library-tongue-in-cheek with humorous anecdotes and thoughtful illustrations, it will also appeal to those who appreciate light-hearted memoir and travel...

A moving, recognizable look at life on lockdown and the effect the coronavirus pandemic had across the world-because every city had a story to tell, and at the end of it all, we were all in it together.In the past year, hospitals filled, highways and...

More than One Hundred Iconic New York City Dining InstitutionsFrom hole-in-the-walls to cozy neighbourhood gems to Michelin-starred restaurants, the characters in the SHOWTIME(R) seriesBillionsknow how to eat well, as any fan of the beloved show can...

WINNER of the 2020 US Gourmand Award for Food Heritage!A Deep Dive into the Complex and Vibrant Native Culture that is the Bedrock of Mexican Cuisine, with Over One Hundred Recipes, Including Moles, Pozoles, Chiles en Nogada, and MoreMexican cuisine is...

"An absorbing true story of a bold and enlightening westward adventure. Steimel's confident prose feels like a smooth car ride, effortlessly transitioning from accounts of road sights and people he met to historical facts about states he traveled through...

Her Horseis a visually poetic coupling of words and pictures describing the many variations of this distinctive affinity. Join bestselling author and award-winning photographer Jim Dratfield's chronicles through quotations, stories, and pictures; the...

Have you ever wanted to travel to Italy? Are you looking to bring the healthy Italian lifestyle into your home or maybe even retire in Italy? If so, this is an essential guide that not only explores the 11 elements of the Italian lifestyle but also how...

The cool temperate waters around Britain and Ireland contain a huge variety of marine life and the sea anemones and corals, the Anthozoa, are some of the brightest and most attractive of all the groups of animals that live in them. Anemones and corals...

A continuation of Lloyd Kahn's journeys into the creative processes of owner-built homes - their innovative techniques, use of sustainable materials, and essential dedication to the natural elements surrounding their designs...

Experience the Unparalleled Beauty of Lake Tahoe and Its TrailThe Tahoe Rim Trail is one of the world's premier trails-for good reason. It winds completely around spectacular Lake Tahoe, the highest and largest alpine lake in North America. Along the...

50 Best Short Hikes: Yosemite National Park and Vicinity leads hikers of all skill levels to some of the most stunning landscapes Yosemite has to offer including: bubbling alpine creeks, smooth glaciated slabs, giant sequoias, deep dark blue lakes, and...

The essential, cut-to-the-chase handbook for hiking and backpacking the PCTIf you want bare-bones information about the 2,663-mile Pacific Crest Trail without all the long, detailed descriptions, the Pacific Crest Trail Data Book is exactly what you're...

Must-do hikes in Shenandoah National ParkTop Trails: Shenandoah National Park by acclaimed outdoors writer Johnny Molloy saves readers the time and frustration of finding the perfect hikes to suit their desires. With hundreds of miles of trails running...

Get to Know Seattle's Vibrant and Historic NeighborhoodsGrab your walking shoes, and become an urban adventurer. Clark Humphrey guides you through 35 unique walking tours in the vibrant young city that's a crossroads of world trade and cultures. Seattle...

The book you need before you go to the Anza-Borrego DesertThe Anza-Borrego and Western Colorado Desert Region is a vast, intriguing landscape that harbors a rich variety of desert plants and animals. Prepare for adventure with this comprehensive...

Best Tent Camping: Missouri and the Ozarks by Steve Henry leads readers to 50 quiet and beautiful camping hideaways in Missouri and northwest Arkansas. In addition to scenic beauty and relaxing atmosphere, campground profiles also include tips for...

In June 1939 Annemarie Schwarzenbach and fellow writer Ella Maillart set out from Geneva in a Ford, heading for Afghanistan. The first women to travel Afghanistan's Northern Road, they fled the storm brewing in Europe to seek a place untouched by what...

"It remains one of the most penetrating and illuminating books on the island's elusive, alluring culture." - National GeographicA House in Bali tells the fascinating story of renowned writer and composer Colin McPhee's obsession with Balinese gamelan...

It's never a good idea to be overly-relient on technology while traveling! Look up words quickly and easily with this great Vietnamese dictionary.Intended for use by tourists, students, and business people traveling to Vietnam, Tuttle Pocket Vietnamese...

This is the most up-to-date Vietnamese mini dictionary available! Ideal for any application where a handy, portable dictionary is required-whether for travel, business or study. This powerful pocket reference contains the following essential...

Planning a trip to Central America? Studying abroad in Spain? Then you need anauthentic guide to Spanish as it's spoken in everyday situations! Whether ordering ameal, bargaining for clothes in a shop, or impressing an attractive member of theopposite...

It includes copious drills, exercises, and other practice materials. Online audio and video files are available for use in the relevant exercises. The lessons in this workbook correspond to the 24 lessons in the Continuing Mandarin Chinese Textbook. The...

Continuing Mandarin Chinese is a new intermediate-level course in Mandarin Chinese by one of the most experienced language teachers in the field. The 24 lessons in this book are carefully designed to provide 3 hours per week of class instruction over one...

This handy atlas is designed for travellers and business people. It is conveniently divided into the major regions of Thailand: Bangkok, Central Thailand, Southeastern Thailand and Northern Thailand. Each of the 23 maps in this atlas is presented in a...

This workbook is designed for use with the Elementary Mandarin Chinese Textbook and offers a wealth of carefully-designed practice activities to help you solidify every aspect of your Chinese skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. It...

The 24 lessons in this book are meant to be used in 3 hours per week of class instruction over one academic year. Students will need another 23 hours of outside practice and review for every hour of class time, using the materials in the accompanying...

Thailand is known for its picturesque beaches and famous temples, but there's much more to this popular holiday destination than many realise.A Brief History of Thailand offers an engaging look at the country's last 250 years -from...

A fun and helpful resource for anyone interested in learning some Indonesian - whether you're 5 or 100!This picture dictionary covers the 1,500 most useful Indonesian words and phrases.Each word and sentence is given in Indonesian script - with a...

Welcome to the world's most efficient method of learning Mandarin Chinese, whether you are striving to learn Chinese on your own or studying in a classroom setting.Part of the widely-used and highly acclaimed Kubler series, The Basic Chinese and...

No matter what textbook you're using to learn Chinese, it requires a lot of practice! Here is a wealth of practical activities and drills-plus over 16 hours of audio recordings-to help you improve your spoken Mandarin quickly and efficiently. This book...