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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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A Short History of Planet Earth: Mountains, Mammals, Fire, and Ice

A Short History of Planet Earth: Mountains, Mammals, Fire, and Ice

by J.D. MacDougal

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

From the primordial soup to the rise of continents, earthquakes, volcanoes and explosion of life on our planet, this book chronicles 4.5 billion years of Earth history. It's an excellent introduction to geology and paleontology for the curious traveler in a single vividly written volume. With 40 illustrations, timeline and glossary.  (GEO04, $16.95)

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