books about: travels

books about: travels

books:

Travels

Audrey Niffenegger

Harvest Books, 2004

One of my favorites.
This is the type of book that makes images of cold windy days, the color of fall leaves, and big cups of coffee pop into your brain. It's just beautiful. It's hard to put into words how lovely it truly is. I actually couldn't really process it once I finished, ...

The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich

Timothy Ferriss

Crown, 2007

Our society is not prepared for this!
I've been teaching my students for years and years about the issues that Mr. Ferris explained in his book and I'm glad that I wasn't alone! The entire system of education in America (and in most countries for that matter), which is known as Prussian System, implies ...

Easy Spanish Phrase Book: Over 770 Basic Phrases for Everyday Use (Dover Easy Phrase)

Dover Publications, 1994

A very helpful and easy to carry book
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R29CMZL71HPGPQ In a nutshell this is a very helpful book that I used when traveling to Mexico. It is light and compact but full of Spanish vocabulary words. Besides giving you a video review of Easy spanish Phrase ...

Eat This Not That!: Thousands of Simple Food Swaps That Can Save You 10, 20, 30 Pounds-or More!

David Zinczenko, Matt Goulding

Rodale Books, 2007

I loved this book!
My daughter gave me a copy of this book a little over a month ago. I've eaten a whole new way and I've lost fifteen pounds. I can't thank David and Matt enough. I just finished Michele Cozzens award winning women's fiction A Line Between Friends and I highly recommend ...

SAS Survival Handbook: How to Survive in the Wild, in Any Climate, on Land or at Sea

John Lofty Wiseman

Collins, 2004

Long book, short review.
I dont wanna write a book explaining this thing, but, even if youre just a part time backpacker, hiker or camper, this is a book you want to invest in. Lots of good information on lots of areas in the world. There is some stuff in here that should be common knowledge, ...

Into the Wild

Jon Krakauer

Anchor, 2007

Enchanting
This book was amazing. It goes much further into the idealism of "going into the wild" then the story of Alex himself; unlike the movie. Recommend to any person ever willing to pass on the idea of society and return to our roots.

Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia

Elizabeth Gilbert

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007

Best Book I've Ever Listened To
I listened to this in traffic for about a week. I actually looked forward to sitting in traffic. Her voice is soothing, the content is inspiring, and I can't imagine why anyone would give it one star. I loved it and was sad when I got to the last cd. Wonderfully ...

The Oxford Project

Stephen G. Bloom

Welcome Books, 2008

A Project in Life ... in many ways, perhaps even our own ...
It is amazing that in 1984 all of the residents (except 6) of this small town were photographed and that now they have been re-photographed in the same spot PLUS have been interviewed with an inviting, open-ended, "Tell me about your life ..." The history. The ...

The Unofficial Guide Walt Disney World 2009 (Unofficial Guides)

Bob Sehlinger, Len Testa

Wiley, 2008

Outstanding Guide Book
As the writer of Walt Disney World® with Disabilities I wanted to show my support for this fantastic guide book. I have to agree with every last thing Julie Neal, author of The Complete Walt Disney World said in her review. I also wanted to share some of the other ...

Magic Tree House #40: Eve of the Emperor Penguin (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))
Mary Pope Osborne

Random House Books for Young Readers, 2008

JACK AND ANNIE continue their quest for the secrets of happiness?secrets they need to save Merlin. This time, the Magic Tree House takes them to the one continent they haven?t visited before: Antarctica! What can they hope to learn about happiness in such a barren place? Only the penguins know for sure . . . Jack and Annie are about to find out!

State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America

Matt Weiland, Sean Wilsey

Ecco, 2008

Every State is the Heartland
In the 1930s and 1940s, the U.S. government gave many unemployed writers work writing travel guides for each of the States. The guides were not only excellent reference works, they were very well written. In an attempt to recreate the fine work done so many years ago, ...

Magic Tree House Boxed Set, Books 1-4: Dinosaurs Before Dark, The Knight at Dawn, Mummies in the Morning, and ...

Mary Pope Osborne

Random House Books for Young Readers, 2001

I love these books
I have spent many hours with Jack and Annie.These books are so interesting and my favorite one is number 14.I have almost completed the whole series.I have been reading them for 2 years.I wish I could live in the magic tree house too.I love Magic tree house.

Ghost Train to the Eastern Star: On the Tracks of the Great Railway Bazaar

Paul Theroux

Houghton Mifflin, 2008

The Return of an Old Friend
I'm a big fan of Paul Theroux. I like both his fiction and his travel books. Having read the Great Railway Bazaar years ago, I reread it to refresh my memory before I read Ghost Train. Paul shows a bit of sentimentality on this trip, but it is not overdone or ...

Fallen Giants: A History of Himalayan Mountaineering from the Age of Empire to the Age of Extremes

Maurice Isserman, Stewart Weaver

Yale University Press, 2008

The Age Of Adventure
Mountain climbing has always had a last frontier quality. The race to the North and South Poles ended in the early 1900's, Africa and South America were explored by the 1930's, leaving the Himalayan Mountains as the last challenge for adventure. Mr. Isserman and Mr. ...

Slaughterhouse-Five

Kurt Vonnegut

Dial Press Trade Paperback, 1999

"So it goes....."
Slaughterhouse Five is the sad tale of Allied firebombing of Dresden, Germany during the Second World War. The Dresden bombing caused nearly the same number of deaths as the atomic bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima. This novel is based on Kurt Vonnegut's own war ...