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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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AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 TRAVEL BOOKS

Worth Looking For

Desert, The Mojave and Death Valley


by Jack Dykinga | Janice Emily Bowers

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1999
  • HARD COVER
  • 143 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

A photographic portrait of the Mojave Desert. (USW248, $49.50)

Big Sky Country: The Best of Montana, North Dakota, Wyoming and Idaho


by Michael Melford

  • 1996
  • HARD COVER
  • 176 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

A stunning collection of 120 color photographs. (USW409, $50.00)

Andes


by Mario Vargas Llosa | Pablo Corral Vega

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2001
  • HARD COVER
  • 160 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

Published by National Geographic, this oversize book is a photographic celebration of the Andes, and especially its people, featuring 90 full-page color photographs and accompanying essays. (AND29, $50.00)

Cuba, Island at a Crossroad

Cuba, Island at a Crossroad


by David Alan Harvey | Elizabeth Newhouse

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1999
  • HARD COVER
  • 252 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

Veteran National Geographic photographer David Alan Harvey's color photographs showcase the people, vibrant street life, monuments and landscapes of Cuba. Harvey, whose photographs have been featured in several articles in the magazine, has returned to Cuba many times since 1996. (CBA65, $50.00)

Nothing to Declare

Nothing to Declare


by Mary Morris

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 250 PAGES
  • FAVORITE
  • OUT OF PRINT

An absorbing memoir of a woman traveling alone throughout Mexico and Central America. Morris, a favorite writer, evokes the people and places she visits in gritty immediate detail. (CAM08, $15.00)

Amsterdam, A Brief Life of the City

Amsterdam, A Brief Life of the City


by Geert Mak | Philipp Blom

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

A vivid social history of Amsterdam, translated from the Dutch and retaining the author's dead-pan sense of humor. (NTH29, $18.95)

Looking for Lovedu, A Woman's Journey Through Africa


by Ann Jones

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 268 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

A witty traverse across the sands, forest, plains and politics of contemporary Africa. (AFR126, $13.95)

The Eighth Continent: Life, Death and Discovery in the Lost World of Madagascar

The Eighth Continent: Life, Death and Discovery in the Lost World of Madagascar


by Peter Tyson

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 375 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

Tyson tags along with several researchers, interweaving an account of their work with travelogue, history and ecology for this far-ranging, journalistic report on the cultural and natural history of Madagascar. (MAD22, $14.00)

Nomads of Niger

Nomads of Niger


by Carol Beckwith | Marion Van Offelen

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1993
  • HARD COVER
  • 224 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

For this extended photographic essay, famed photographer traveled among the Wodaabe nomads of central Niger for a year and a half, giving her intimate access to the daily life of a family of cattle herders. (WAF52, $29.98)

The Ponds of Kalambayi

The Ponds of Kalambayi


by Mike Tidwell

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

A disarmingly forthright, charming account of adventures in Zaire by a young peace corps volunteer, much more about cultures and character than Tilapia, the fish in question. (CAF12, $16.95)

Off the Rails in Phnom Penh: Into the Dark Heart of Guns, Girls, and Ganja

Off the Rails in Phnom Penh: Into the Dark Heart of Guns, Girls, and Ganja


by Amit Gilboa

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 206 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

A hell-bent journey through modern Cambodia. (CBD29, $12.50)

Full Circle, A Pacific Journey with Michael Palin

Full Circle, A Pacific Journey with Michael Palin


by Michael Palin

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1997
  • HARD COVER
  • 320 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

A 20,000-mile journey around the Pacific Rim by the much-loved Michael Palin. (PAC43, $29.95)

Where Masks Still Dance: New Guinea

Where Masks Still Dance: New Guinea


by Chris Rainier | Meg Taylor

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1996
  • HARD COVER
  • 132 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

Stunning black-and-white images documenting cultures throughout New Guinea. (PNG05, $60.00)

Australian Colors, Images of the Outback


by Bill Bachman

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

A photographic journey. (AUS122, $24.95)

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