PLAN 68 GREAT DAYS WITH KIDS. Local mom Kathryn McKay has handpicked 68 simply fabulous things to do in and around D.C. with a child in tow. You'll look at old favorites in a new light, from the Lincoln Memorial to the Smithsonian American Art Museum—and blaze new trails<...

Who hasn't dreamed, on a mundane Monday or frowzy Friday, of chucking it all in and packing off to the south of France? Provençal cookbooks and guidebooks entice with provocatively fresh salads and azure skies, but is it really all Côtes-du-Rhône and fleur-de-lis? Author Peter Mayle answers t...

The West has a permanent pull on the American psyche. It's the place where the prairie meets the mountains, the mountains meet the sky, and the sky goes on forever. It's the home of our legends, our heroes and outlaws, our romanticized past.

Meredith and Tom Brokaw could feel the attract...

Find those exceptional places to stay and eat, and avoid those that aren't. Used by thousands around the world. Completely revised and greatly expanded. Now with 96 pages and over 500 selections, frank reviews and prices. Published by the National Historic Route 66 Federation to enhance your Ro...

Disney fans wanting more than a standard-issue Walt Disney World travel guide should be pleased with this new, full-color book. Filled with gorgeous photos, well organized, easy to read and absolutely packed with information, it makes a strong case to be, as its cover proclaims, "The Definitive D...

I thought I spoke Italian but the only thing I could think of to describe the Sistine Chapel was 'Mama mia!' Then I opened my phrasebook and entered a world beyond the Italy I thought I knew.

• extensive two-way dictionary & easy-to-use sentence builder
• pronunciation for...

Carol Drinkwater's The Olive Farm told the lyrical tale of her real-life romance with partner Michel and an abandoned Provençal olive farm that they fell in love with and bought-a double love story, recounting with wit, warmth, and alluring detail the couple's attempts to bring their drea...

In 1803, when the United States purchased Louisiana from France, the great expanse of this new American territory was a blank -- not only on the map but in our knowledge. President Thomas Jefferson keenly understood that the course of the nation's destiny lay westward and that a national "Voyage ...

An annually updated road map of Central Italy, covering the main and secondary road networks across the region. Scale: 1/400,000 - 1cm=4km Legend/Key in four languages (Italian, French, English, German)

"That Black Earth is an extraordinary work is, for anyone who has known Russia, beyond question."—George Kennan

"A compassionate glimpse into the extremes where the new Russia meets the old," writes Robert Legvold (Foreign Affairs) about Andrew Meier's enthralling new work....

For anyone in-state or planning a visit to Florida in the near future, check out this awesome new book . Fantastic color photos, detailed maps, launch sites and directions to many of the best kayaking, canoeing , camping and fishing trails throughout the state. It covers both salt and fresh water...

With a new design and unbeatable price, DK raises the bar on travel guides with its new Top 10 Travel Guide series. Whether on business or vacation, take the work out of planning any trip with DK's Top 10 Travel Guides. Building on the success of the Eyewitness Travel Guides, DK has created a new...