When Rita Golden Gelman traveled to Mexico during a two-month separation from her husband, she hoped to satisfy an old craving for adventure and, in the process, rejuvenate herself and her marriage. Little did she know it was the beginning of a new life, not just as a divorcée, but as a nomad of...

STREETWISE(r) AMSTERDAM
Revised yearly, STREETWISE(r) is the best-selling map of AMSTERDAM, with coverage from Rembrandt Park to the Tropical Museum. Localities covered are the Anne Frank House, and the Heineken Brewery Museum. Points of interest such as museums, hotels, parks, and popular si...

With more than 5,100 map updates—including new roads and interstate exits—you can count on America's #1 trucking atlas for the most comprehensive highway and industry information available.

Features include:

• Over 500 changes to low clearance, weigh station, and restricted r...

What's it like living in another country? People have been fascinated by the topic for millennia, accounting for best sellers from Herodotus to Mayle and Mayes. While many readers are satisfied with a vicarious experience, a growing number want to live it for themselves. Elisa Bernick offers read...

Kata, the formal exercises of karate training, were the essence of practice in Okinawa and China, and are the core training method even today.

Detailed here in 1500 sequential photos are the five Heian and three Tekki kata, mastery of which is necessary to attain first dan.

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You have probably heard a few "interesting facts" about Disneyland over the years. Perhaps you've heard that Walt Disney kept an apartment on Main Street? Or that there is a secret, members-only club in New Orleans Square? It's all true... but these are only two of the interesting facts pointed o...

ISBN: 1570068178 TITLE: 2007 America's Top Restaurants AUTHOR: Zagat Survey DESCRIPTION: Consumer based survey covering the top-rated restaurants across the USA.

Getting the most out of your travels means staying healthy. Healthy Travel Africa is a user-friendly guide to minimising health risks for travellers to all parts of Africa, including Egypt. Written by Dr Isabelle Young, with a team of travel health experts, Healthy Travel Africa ...

From the master of literary reportage whose acclaimed books include Shah of Shahs, The Emperor, and The Shadow of the Sun, an intimate account of his first youthful forays beyond the Iron Curtain.

Just out of university in 1955, Kapuscinski told his editor that he’d ...

Here's the first practical book about day-to-day life in Hawaii. A warts and wonders look at the jolts and joys of Paradise including 105 survival tips; 15 professions in search of workers now; charts,information and resource guides on schools, housing, business, retirement and even romance. Incl...