Category Archives: Travel Guides
Kid`s Guide to Washington, DC
Before you plan your family`s next excursion in the nation`s capital, get some help from a travel professional…and your kids! The Kid`s Guide to Washington, DC lets the kids help plan the trip and guides you as you explore the city. Inside you`ll find kid-tested tips on where to go, where to eat, what to
No Access New York City: The City`s Hidden Treasures, Haunts, and Forgotten Places
No Access New York City is a collection of the hidden places and little-known facts about New York. These are the secret gems of the city and most are completely off limits to the public. Through these pages explore the secret train station below the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, the gold vault at the Federal Reserve, burial
Fish On, Fish Off: The Misadventures and Odd Encounters of the Self-Taught Angler
Fish On, Fish Off is the angling version of Bill Bryson`s `A Walk in the Woods`. Through a series of nearly 50 personal essays, the author explores what happens when the self-taught, DIY angler sets out to fish the world – and winds up stumbling into every possible pitfall and danger along the way. These
Europe by Eurail 2020: Touring Europe by Train
Europe by Eurail has been the train traveler`s one-stop source for visiting Europe`s cities and countries by rail for more than forty years. This comprehensive guide provides the latest information on fares, schedules, and pass options, as well as detailed information on more than one hundred specific rail excursions. The book contains information readers need
Outdoor Knots: A Pocket Guide to the Most Common Knots, Hitches, Splices, and Lashings
Outdoor Knots is a useful pocket guide delivering relevant, expertly curated content in a convenient, travel-ready package. Outdoor skills expert and veteran author, Cliff Jacobson, provides readers with accessible information on choosing the best knot for the situation; tying different types of common knots and hitches; selecting the best kinds of rope; and much more.
The Deck Handbook: A Guide for the Super Yacht Greenhorn
The Super Yacht world is somewhat of a secret one. For young and eager people with a zest for life and travel, working on a Super Yacht ticks every box. Whilst the work is hard and the hours long, the rewards are vast and the locations exotic. Author James Tate has spent the last six
Dispatches from Pluto: Lost and Found in the Mississippi Delta
Adventure writer Richard Grant takes on “the most American place on Earth” the enigmatic, beautiful, often derided Mississippi Delta. Richard Grant and his girlfriend were living in a shoebox apartment in New York City when they decided on a whim to buy an old plantation house in the Mississippi Delta. This is their journey of
Energy: A Human History
Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning author Richard Rhodes reveals the fascinating history behind energy transitions over time–wood to coal to oil to electricity and beyond.People have lived and died, businesses have prospered and failed, and nations have risen to world power and declined, all over energy challenges. Ultimately, the history of these challenges tells
Modern Albania: From Dictatorship to Democracy in Europe
In the early 1990s, Albania, arguably Europe`s most closed and repressive state, began a startling transition out of forty years of self-imposed Communist isolation. Albanians who were not allowed to practice religion, travel abroad, wear jeans, or read “decadent” Western literature began to devour the outside world. They opened cafes, companies, and newspapers. Previously banned
The Socrates Express: In Search of Life Lessons from Dead Philosophers
We contemplate for the same reasons we travel: to see the world from a different perspective, to unearth hidden beauty and find new ways of being. We want to learn how to embrace wonder. Face regrets. Sustain hope. Eric Weiner combines his twin passions for philosophy and global travel in a pilgrimage that uncovers surprising
The Honeybee
Buzz from flower to flower with a sweet honeybee in this timely, clever, and breathtakingly gorgeous picture book from critically acclaimed author Kirsten Hall and award-winning illustrator Isabelle Arsenault.Bzzz… What`s that? Do you hear it? You`re near it. It`s closer, it`s coming, it`s buzzing, it`s humming… A BEE! With zooming, vibrant verse by Kirsten Hall
Running Against The Tide
Signed copies are currently in stockFrom the star of Bravo’s hit reality show `Below Deck`, comes `Running Against the Tide`, the ‘Stud of the Sea’s” first-ever memoir recounting his journey from landlocked Saginaw, Michigan to the high seas, where he has spent more than twenty-five years as a superyacht captain.The cast members of `Below Deck`
What Miss Mitchell Saw
Discover the amazing true story of Maria Mitchell, America`s first professional female astronomer.Every evening, from the time she was a child, Maria Mitchell stood on her rooftop with her telescope and swept the sky. And then one night she saw something unusual-a comet no one had ever seen before! Miss Mitchell`s extraordinary discovery made her
Colouring Poster Box: Cityscape
With 2 awesomely long posters, one for practice and one for your final masterpiece, and a set of coloured markers, it has never been easier and more fun for children to decorate their room and demonstrate their artistic skills.
All Aboard!: A History of Florida`s Railroads
Florida`s size and shape meant a largely remote interior until shortly before the Civil War. The catalysts for blasting through that anonymity built railroads linking east to west and north to south: Their iron horses transported people-rich Northern tourists, rural settlers, slaves, and hired hands-and goods from around the state and the globe. Versions of
Best Easy Day Hikes Grand Canyon National Park
Taking hikers to some of the most scenic sections of the fabulous Grand Canyon National Park, this book includes short descriptions and maps of seventeen easy day hikes in the park. Hikes in this book are fairly short, usually (but not always) without big hills, and are on well-defined, easy-to-follow trails. Fully updated and revised,
Unipiggle – The Unicorn Pig – Unicorn Muddle
Welcome to Twinkleland Kingdom, where everything is 100% perfect. Except Princess Pea – she loves getting muddy and having fun and she`s not keen on choosing her own perfect unicorn at the Royal Unicorn Parade. Until the final unicorn turns out to be a podgy, pongy, proud, magic-horned…pig? And so the adventures of Princess Pea
Sticker Dolly Dressing Fairies
Dress the fairy dolls in beautiful outfits as they flutter their way through fairyland, go to a tea party, make magical fairy wishes and lots more. With over 400 stickers of gorgeous flowery outfits, friendly creatures and accessories, including some extra special sparkly stickers.
Sticker Dolly Dressing Mermaids
Enter the undersea world where mermaids gather pearls, meet a mermaid queen, find a treasure chest laden with gold and jewels and dive with sleek seals. This is a delightful addition to the bestselling Sticker Dolly dressing series. Dress the dolls, and add decorative tails and accessories from the sticker pages.
Animal Snap
A new addition to the range of Usborne Snap cards. The box contains 52 snap cards (13 matching sets of 4), with labelled pictures of different wild animals, including a sloth, monkeys and hippos.Simple instructions on how to play snap are printed on the box, along with the suggestion of playing with few cards to
