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At age fifty-eight, John Steinbeck and his poodle, Charley, embarked on a journey across America. This chronicle of their trip meanders from small towns to growing cities to glorious wilderness oases. Written during a time of upheaval and racial tension in the South-which Steinbeck witnessed firsthand-Travels with Charley is a stunning evocation of America on the eve of a tumultuous decade.
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"Does George Washington still matter? The bestselling author argues for his unique contribution to the forging of America by retracing his journey as a new President through the former colonies, now an unsure nation. A new first-person voice for Philbrick, weaving history and personal reflection into one narrative. When George Washington became president in 1798, the United States of America was still a loose and quarrelsome confederation and a tentative...
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"...here are natural wondersthe dazzling glowworm caves in New Zealand, or a baobob tree in South Africa that's so large it has a pub inside where 15 people can drink comfortably. Architectural marvels, including the M.C. Escher-like stepwells in India. Mind-boggling events, like the Baby Jumping Festival in Spain, where men dressed as devils literally vault over rows of squirming infants. Not to mention the Great Stalacpipe Organ in Virginia, Turkmenistan's...
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Somewhere out beyond the edge of the universe there is a library that contains an infinite number of books, each one the story of another reality. One tells the story of your life as it is, along with another book for the other life you could have lived if you had made a different choice at any point in your life. While we all wonder how our lives might have been, what if you had the chance to go to the library and see for yourself? Would any of these...
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"A powerful, blazingly honest, inspiring memoir: the story of a 1,100 mile solo hike that broke down a young woman reeling from catastrophe- and built her back up again. At twenty-two, Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost everything. In the wake of her mother's death, her family scattered and her own marriage was soon destroyed. Four years later, with nothing more to lose, she made the most impulsive decision of her life: to hike the Pacific Crest...
7) Italy
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Escapi New Media
Pub. Date
2004
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1 DVD (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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The richness of Italy and its people are evident in this video. Join traveler Megan McCormick as she explores the spectacular Italian Alps and the modern, cultural and gastronomic cities of the North; while Justine Shapiro looks beyond the image of the underdeveloped South, and explores Rome, Naples and countryside villages, before reaching the tip of Italy's toe in Aspromonte.
8) Paris
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Escapi
Pub. Date
c2004
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1 DVD (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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"Traveler Justine Shapiro begins her stay in one of the world's gastronomic centers learning the secrets of French haute cuisine. The following day she takes in the sites on foot before enjoying a traditional Parisian cabaret. After an expensive shopping trip she spends her final day taking in the famous galleries and museums ending at the Louvre, home to the Mona Lisa"--Container.
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Fairy tale girl volume 3
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Vineyard Stories
Pub. Date
[2013]
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259 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
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Susan Branch and her husband Joe fulfill a lifetime dream by celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary by sailing across the Atlantic on the Queen Mary 2 and spending two months wandering the English countryside.
11) Wild Hawaii
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National Geographic
Pub. Date
©2014
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1 DVD (ca. 90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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From its hot molten core to the mega sized waves battering its coast, Hawaii is an untamed and very wild bit of paradise that continues to transform itself and challenge expectations.
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Time quintet volume 1
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Young Meg Murry, her brother Charles, and their friend Calvin, embark on a journey through space and time, assisted by three eccentric women, when they set out to find Meg's father, a physicist who disappeared while experimenting with time travel.
13) Provence
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Acorn Media
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[2005], c2004
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1 DVD (79 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Inhabited since prehistoric times, Provence is bounded by the Alps to the east and the Rhone River to the west. Its timeless charms, celebrated by writers and painters over the centuries, have been more dazzling than in this aerial tour, enhanced by a historical narrative and set regional music.
14) Germany
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Escapi
Pub. Date
c2004
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1 DVD (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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"Traveler Justine Shapiro's journey starts in Berlin where she learns about Germany's experience during World War II. From there she hitches a ride to Niebull before continuing onto the incredible beaches of Sylt. After a stop in Hamburg, she moves to the grand city of Nuremberg before completing her trip climbing Mount Yenna"--Container.
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Liveright Publishing Corporation
Pub. Date
[2015]
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xxiii, 464 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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"Beginning with Ferlinghetti's account of serving as a commanding officer on a Navy sub-chaser during D-Day, Writing Across the Landscape dramatically traverses the latter half of the twentieth century. For those only familiar with his poetry, these pages present a Lawrence Ferlinghetti never before encountered, an elegant prose stylist and tireless political activist who was warning against the pernicious sins of our ever-expansive corporate culture...
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Questar, Inc
Pub. Date
c2008
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1 DVD (ca. 120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Touring Italy explores the cities and the countryside, including Rome, the ruins of Pompeii, the Italian Riviera, Sicily, and many stops in between. Touring France ventures off the beaten path to bring you the definitive video portrait of this colorful country, from fairy tale castles to the Cannes Film Festival, from the serene countryside to Paris' museums and cafes and much more.
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Custom House
Pub. Date
[2021]
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464 pages 24 cm.
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"A groundbreaking portrait of contemporary Israel by award-winning author Ethan Michaeli, who documents the nation at its most volatile moment by weaving together the personal histories of Holocaust survivors, tech millionaires, Torah scholars, Ethiopian Prisoners of Zion, Russian emigres, West Bank settlers, and Palestinians"--
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