Category Archives: Travel Guides
Fifty Places to Run Before You Die
Fifty Places to Run Before You Die is a beautifully illustrated collection of the most exhilarating running courses in the world. Featuring a balance of popular races (marathons, 10Ks, and endurance runs) and scenic trails off the beaten path, as well as interviews with accomplished runners and leaders of respected running organizations, this book divulges
365 Penguins (Reissue)
The penguins are back, in a new format and with a fresh new cover! The family in 365 Penguins finds a penguin mysteriously delivered to their door every day for a year. At first they`re cute, but with every passing day, the penguins pile up-along with the family`s problems. Feeding, cleaning, and housing the penguins
The Innocence of Objects
Orhan Pamuk`s Museum of Innocence in Istanbul is the culmination of decades of omnivorous collecting that seeks to capture the city of Pamuk`s youth through everyday objects: The ephemera, bric-a-brac, and clutter that adheres to every life. These particular objects are intimately tied to The Museum of Innocence, Pamuk`s novel of lost love, which lends
Find Your Adventure: A Journal for Exploring Home & Away
This graphically illustrated guided journal is tailor made for exploring the world around you, either on short jaunts around your hometown or on fantastic trips abroad. Brimming with prompts that encourage you to take a new look at your surroundings, this journal will engage your sense of curiosity and spirit of exploration. Each of the
Desert Air
Hyper Arid is the first comprehensive photographic book on all of the world`s extreme deserts (defined for the purposes of this book as those that receive no ore than 4 inches of precipitation per year), the most remote and inhospitable places on earth. It is also a visual adventure story by one of the world`s
London in Bloom
Acclaimed photographer Georgianna Lane chronicles the flower markets, gardens, and floral boutiques of London London in Bloom showcases the floral abundance of the English capital`s extraordinary parks, gardens, florists, and flower markets. In this companion to her popular books Paris in Bloom and New York in Bloom, Georgianna Lane takes us on a romantic floral
Fifty Places to Camp Before You Die
In Fifty Places to Camp Before You Die, Chris Santella illuminates the best destinations for exploring the great outdoors. The book features the world`s top spots for sleeping under the stars and enjoying a host of outdoor recreational activities that make camping such a time-honoured tradition. Featuring favorite US National Parks destinations as well as
Vogue on Location: People, Places, Portraits
Travel around the globe with Vogue`s most exotic fashion, travel, and lifestyle stories Have fashion, will travel. That`s the vision behind `Vogue on Location`, a journey in itself through the many spectacular voyages that the magazine took over the years. Spanning a century, this remarkable book includes dispatches and travel writing by journalistic icons like
Fifty Places to Drink Beer Before You Die
What is the most unforgettable place you`ve ever taken a refreshing sip of a cold beer? In Fifty Places to Drink Beer Before You Die, Chris Santella explores the best destinations to crack open a cold one, reflect on the day and take in the scenery. The book features the world`s top locations for imbibing,
The British Table: A New Look at the Traditional Cooking of England, Scotland, and Wales
The British Table: A New Look at the Traditional Cooking of England, Scotland, and Wales celebrates the best of British cuisine old and new. Drawing on a vast number of sources both historical and modern, the book includes more than 125 recipes, from traditional regional specialties to modern gastropub reinventions of rustic fare. Dishes like
Babar`s Guide to Paris
Who better to guide anyone around Paris than Babar, that beloved Francophile elephant? His youngest daughter, Isabelle, is going to Paris alone for the first time, and he tells her how to feel at home there. He explains that to enjoy Paris to the fullest, it`s as important to go to cafes and street markets
Detroit: The Dream is Now
Detroit: The Dream Is Now, photographer Michel Arnaud`s follow-up to Design Brooklyn, is a visual essay on the rebuilding and resurgence of the city of Detroit. In recent years, much of the focus on Detroit has been on the negative stories and images of shuttered, empty buildings–the emblems of Detroit`s financial and physical decline. Instead,
Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom
Winner of the 2019 Pulitzer Prize in History Named one of the Best Books of 2018 by The New York Times Book Review, The Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe, The Chicago Tribune, The San Francisco Chronicle, and Time “Extraordinary…a great American biography” (The New Yorker) of the most important African-American of the nineteenth century:
100 Places To Go Before They Disappear
What would our world look like if the planet`s average temperature were to rise by only a few degrees? Cities including Venice, Bangkok, London, Chicago, and New York would experience severe flooding. The tea fields of Sri Lanka and the vineyards of France would suffer under heat and drought. Beijing and Timbuktu would be transformed
Barbar`s Little Girl
BABAR CLASSICS – NOW AVAILABLE AGAIN! Babar continues to be one of the best-loved children`s book characters ever created, selling millions of copies worldwide. Beginning in Spring 2001, Abrams will start reissuing all of Laurent de Brunhoff`s classic Babar stories in handsome new hardcover editions. Parents, grandparents, and teachers alike can now introduce Babar and
Babar`s Mystery
Laurent de Brunhoff has kept the spirit of Babar and his family alive for more than 50 years. Originally created by Laurent`s mother as a bedtime story, Babar the elephant first came to life through the art of Laurent`s father, Jean de Brunhoff, who produced seven books about the character before his untimely death. Building
Trees and Forests: Wild Wonders of Europe
For more than a year, 69 of Europe`s best nature photographers travelled to all corners of Europe`s 48 countries to unveil the incredibly rich and amazingly varied natural heritage of the continent. Together they have contributed to a collection of more than 200,000 images of nature, many of which were published in the book “Wild
What Animals Really Like
When the National Animal Chorus gathers to perform the immortal works of Mr. Herbert Timberteeth, the performance doesn`t go exactly as planned. Mr. Timberteeth has some preconceived notions of what animals like to do that are reflected in his songs, but it turns out that lions prefer flower-arranging to prowling and shrimp would rather ski
Originals Illustrated Odyssey
A beautiful edition of Homer`s classic tale from Ancient Greece, vividly retold to delight modern readers. Dramatic, stylish illustrations bring to life brave Odysseus` encounters with furious gods, bewitching goddesses, terrifying monsters and a man-eating Cyclops… A beautiful gift for any child who loves adventure stories.
Babar`s Celesteville Games
Babar and his family are thrilled that Celesteville is hosting the Games! This is their chance to see the best athletes from all over the world compete and to meet new people from other countries. Everyone is wide-eyed as gymnasts fly through the air, divers make a splash, and cyclists race to the finish line!In
