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FATHER'S DAY

City of Fortune, How Venice Ruled the Seas

Roger Crowley

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PROVENCE & THE COTE D'AZUR

A Pig in Provence: Good Food and Simple Pleasures in the South of France

Georgeanne Brennan

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OUR FAVORITES

Arctic Dreams

Barry Lopez

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PENGUIN CLASSICS

The Log from the Sea of Cortez

John Steinbeck

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TRAINS, PLANES & AUTOMOBILES

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The Grand Tour, The European Adventure of a Continental Drifter


by Tim Moore

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

The marvelous comic writer and intrepid traveler's romp in the wake of Thomas Coryate, the 17th-century originator of the Grand Tour. (EUR169, $18.99)

Last Call for the Dining Car, The Telegraph Book of Great Railway Journeys

Last Call for the Dining Car, The Telegraph Book of Great Railway Journeys


by Mic Kerr

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 2010
  • HARD COVER
  • 340 PAGES

Kerr draws from the archives of the Daily Telegraph for this collection, which includes the Royal Scotsman, Trans-Siberian, Sunset Express and other celebrated joruneys. (WLD204, $29.95)

The Man Who Watched Trains Go By

The Man Who Watched Trains Go By


by Georges Simenon

  • MYSTERY
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 203 PAGES

A middle class Dutchman faced with the collapse of the shipping company where he worked, makes a calm, deliberate decision to begin a life of crime, unbeknownst to his middle class, middle-of-the-road wife. (FRN682, $12.95)

The Trans-Siberian Railway

The Trans-Siberian Railway


by Olaf and Anne Meinhardt

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER
  • 191 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

Anne and Olaf Meinhardt enthusiastically document their rail travels across Russia and Mongolia in this beautifully illustrated, oversized and engaging chronicle of adventure. (RUS402, $70.00)

Ultimate Aircraft


by Philip Jarrett

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2000
  • HARD COVER
  • 168 PAGES

Detailing over 650 planes from around the world, this illustrated reference is the ultimate guide to the evolution of modern aircraft. (GEN492, $25.00)

First Class, Legendary Train Journeys Around the World

First Class, Legendary Train Journeys Around the World


by Patrick Poivre D'Arvor

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER
  • 360 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

Inspired by the steamer trunks of old, this beautifully packaged book celebrates great trains, past and present, including the Orient Express, Trans-Siberian and California Zephyr. Second in the series is Legendary Ocean Liners (WLD172). (WLD126, $35.00)

 

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