by Frances Mayes, Janet Pedersen (Illustrator)
Broadway Books
Hardcover - 286 pages
(May 1999)
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Work's still not completely finished on Bramasole, the Tuscan house that California-based poet and bestselling author Frances Mayes bought a decade ago and has been fixing up every summer since. Nevertheless, in Bella Tuscany, she goes out--in search of Italy and Italian life. The sequel to Under... Read more
by Bill Bryson
Broadway Books
Paperback - 284 pages
Reprint edition (June 1999)
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Bill Bryson has made a living out of traveling and then writing about it. In The Lost Continent he re-created the road trips of his childhood; in Neither Here nor There he retraced the route he followed as a young backpacker traversing Europe. When this American transplant to Britain decided to... Read more
by Frances Mayes
Broadway Books
Paperback - 280 pages
Reprint edition (October 1997)
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Frances Mayes starts off by saying "I am about to buy a house in a foreign country. A house with the beautiful name of Bramasole." Tall, square and apricot-colored with faded green shutters, the lovely old farm house that Frances and her husband buy is in Tuscany. They return every summer, they tend... Read more
by Peter Mayle
Knopf
Hardcover - 226 pages
(June 8, 1999)
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"Provence, again?" one may think, seeing Peter Mayle's latest effort. "Has the man nothing better to do than promote a region that's already overhyped and overpriced? Can't he turn his eye to a place that needs a touristic boost, like Bulgaria?"
However, there are reasons to plunge into the third... Read more
by Bob Sehlinger, Arthur Frommer
IDG Books Worldwide
Paperback - 710 pages
(September 1998)
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In their "Declaration of Independence," the authors and researchers of this guide swear their allegiance to you, the consumer. "If a restaurant serves bad food, or a gift item is overpriced, or a certain ride isn't worth the wait, we can say so, and in the process we hope to make your visit more... Read more
by Stephen Birnbaum(Editor), et al
Hyperion Books
Paperback - 256 pages
(October 1998)
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Cinderella's Castle, Epcot Center, Mickey Mouse, Splash Mountain, Space Mountain, and lines, lines, lines. A vacation at Walt Disney World shouldn't be spent waiting to enjoy the attractions you traveled so far and spent so much to visit. With that thought in mind, Birnbaum's editors have traveled,... Read more
by Rick Steves
John Muir Pubns
Paperback - 501 pages
(December 1998)
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"The more money you spend, the bigger the wall you build between yourself and the culture you traveled so far to visit. Stay in the small inns, eat in family-style restaurants, visit out-of-the-way places, rub elbows with the locals. You'll spend less money and have a great time in the process."
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by Peter Mayle, Judith Clancy (Illustrator)
Vintage Books
Paperback - 207 pages
Reprint edition (June 1991)
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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... Read more
by Bill Bryson
Avon Books (Pap Trd)
Paperback - 324 pages
Reprint edition (May 1997)
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Reacting to an itch common to Midwesterners since there's been a Midwest from which to escape, writer Bill Bryson moved from Iowa to Britain in 1973. Working for such places as Times of London, among others, he has lived quite happily there ever since. Now Bryson has decided his native country needs... Read more
by Rick Steves
John Muir Pubns
Paperback - 233 pages
(February 1999)
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All the fabled attractions of Italy are here: the art and architecture of Rome, the history and religion of Vatican City, the sun-drenched beaches of the Italian Riviera, the canals of Venice, the hill towns of Tuscany and Umbria, the lakes and mountains of northern Italy, the fashion of Milan, and... Read more
by Bill Bryson
Broadway Books
Hardcover - 276 pages
(May 1998)
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Bill Bryson has made a living out of traveling and then writing about it. In The Lost Continent he re-created the road trips of his childhood; in Neither Here nor There he retraced the route he followed as a young backpacker traversing Europe. When this American transplant to Britain decided to... Read more
by Deni Bown
DK Publishing
Paperback - 672 pages
(1998)
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Each book is a visual as well as informational feast about a particular place. Read more
by Tim F. Flannery
Atlantic Monthly Pr
Hardcover - 336 pages
(December 1998)
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In Throwim Way Leg, Australia-based mammologist-raconteur Tim Flannery recalls scientific expeditions in the wilds of New Guinea that convey both the thrill of discovery and the negotiations necessary to bridge huge clashes of cultures. A world expert on New Guinea's fauna, Flannery has discovered... Read more
by Alan Tillier
DK Publishing
Paperback - 432 pages
(October 1, 1997)
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Dorling Kindersley's Eyewitness city guides bill themselves as "the guides that show you what others only tell you" and indeed, spectacular illustrations are one of their strongest points. Every page of an Eyewitness guide is filled with beautiful color photographs, maps, drawings and... Read more
by Andrew Doughty, Harriett Friedman
Wizard Pubns
Paperback - 215 pages
3rd edition (January 1998)
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This new third edition has more useful information, up-to-date maps, and scores of hidden gems listed nowhere else. This book and a rental car are all you need to discover what makes the Garden Island so special. "An excellent book . . . strongly recommended".--"Conde Nast Traveler". Read more
by Bill Bryson
HarperCollins (paper)
Paperback - 314 pages
Reprint edition (September 1990)
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A travelogue by Bill Bryson is as close to a sure thing as funny books get. The Lost Continent is no exception. Following an urge to rediscover his youth (he should know better), the author leaves his native Des Moines, Iowa, in a journey that takes him across 38 states. Lucky for us, he brought a... Read more
by Fodor
Fodors Travel Pubns
Paperback - 608 pages
Book&Map edition (October 1998)
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The best guide to Italy, updated everyyear
- The great sights -- the historic cities and Tuscan and Umbrian hill towns, plus the lakes, coasts, and islands
- Walking tours to piazzas and palaces, churches and museums
- Wine roads, mountain drives, canal cruises, southern sojourns
- Seaside hiking, country... Read more
by Michael Leapman(Contributor)
DK Publishing
Paperback - 432 pages
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The essence of London, found "in the swing, tramp, and trudge; in the bellow and uproar; the carriages, motor cars, omnibuses, vans, sandwich men shuffling and swinging; brass bands; barrel organs; in the triumph and the jingle and the strange high singing of some aeroplane overhead..." (... Read more
by Kris Graef(Editor)
Vernon Pubns
Paperback - 768 pages
51st edition (March 1999)
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A must for traveling the Alaska Highway
This was our first trip on the Alaska Highway and the Milepost was a great help, not only did it give a complete description of road conditions, but it helped pass the time as we drove. Reading about the historicial happenings was great. I would recommend to anyone taking this trip to purchase the... Read more
by Bob Sehlinger
IDG Books Worldwide
Paperback - 768 pages
1 edition (September 30, 1999)
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The bottom line with Walt Disney World is that it's very, very big--so big that you won't be able to see everything in a single visit. With 43 square miles of entertainment to explore (an area twice the size of Manhattan), that means you need to choose, in advance, what you want to do. That's where... Read more
by Rebecca West
Penguin USA (Paper)
Paperback - 1181 pages
Reprint edition (April 1995)
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Part travelogue, part history, part love letter on a thousand-page scale, Rebecca West's Black Lamb and Grey Falcon is a genre-bending masterwork written in elegant prose. But what makes it so unlikely to be confused with any other book of history, politics, or culture--with, in fact, any other... Read more
Zagat Survey, LLC
Paperback - 254 pages
20th edition (November 1998)
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Everyone in NYC uses Zagat's to find the right restaurant!
This is the last restaurant guide you'll ever need. Not only is the rating system effective, but it's easy to read and organizes restaurants in an easy-to-navigate manner. Read more
by Kim Wright Wiley
Prima Publications
Paperback - 334 pages