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off your wide-ranging interest in a variety of subjects by the
books you have around your home.
1,000 Places to See Before You Die - Introducing the
Eighth Wonder of travel books. A joyous, passionate gift book for
travelers-both the real and the armchair variety-1,000 PLACES TO
SEE BEFORE YOU DIE delivers exactly the promise of its an
around-the-world, continent-by-continent listing of places
guaranteed to give you shivers, the unique and wonderful places
you must see on and off the beaten track. Take a safari into
Botswana's Okavango Delta, the world's largest oasis, where "if
you see 10 percent of what sees you, it's an exceptional day."
Sail the Grenadines, 32 islands and hundreds of dotlike cays
strung like a necklace of gems across 40 miles of pristine waters.
Tour the covered souks of Aleppo, where the labyrinthine streets
seem straight out of A Thousand and One Nights and frankincense
and myrhh are still sold. Hike the Tasman Glacier. Climb the
Tuscan hills to San Gimignano. Stay at the Hassler in Rome, or
Paris's Crillon-you must, at least once. There's Canyon de Chelly,
Tokyo's Tsukiji Fish Market, the backwaters of Kerala, Ipanema
beach, the Buddhas of Borobudur, Mesa Verde's cave dwellings, the
Oaxaca Saturday market, Ballybunion Golf Club.
Ask the Pilot - More than ever, air travel is a focus of
curiosity, intrigue and anxiety. This year, some half a billion
passengers will ride aboard the ten largest US airlines alone.
Fair to say each one has a question, a doubt, and a lingering fear
in the back of his or her mind. We take to the air routinely, yet
few of us understand the how and why of jetting from New York to
London in six hours. Patrick Smith, an airline pilot and author of
Salon.com's popular air travel column, unravels the secrets and
tells you all there is to know about the strange and fascinating
world of commercial flight.
* Insights into safety, security, and the nuts and bolts of how
planes fly
* Straight talk on turbulence, air traffic control, windshear and
accidents
* The history, color and controversy of the world's airlines
* The awe and oddity of being a pilot
* The poetry and drama of airplanes, airports, and traveling
abroad
Patrick speaks eloquently to our fears and curiosities,
incorporating anecdotes, memoir, and a life's passion for flight.
He tackles your toughest concerns, debunks conspiracies and urban
myths, and in a rarely heard voice dares to return a dash of
romance and glamour to air travel.
100 Things to Do Before You Die - "100 Things to do Before
You Die: Travel Events You Just Can't Miss" by Dave Freeman and
Neil Teplica is a travel book for those who like adventure,
"living on the edge," and somewhat of an avante garde approach to
life. It is NOT for the "faint of heart" or most senior citizens
(although it depends on the seniors). 100 Things provides
information on such festivals and events as: Academy Awards
Ceremony (which is REALLY difficult to get into); World
Campionship Punkin' Chunkin' , North American Rainbow Gathering,
Mardi Gras, Custer's Last Stand Reenactment, Testicle Festival,
Roswell UFO Encounter, etc. As you can tell these events CAN be
pretty bizarre (but never dull). The book's events are divided by
both country and, in the back, by month, which is helpful.
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