Nineteen-year-old Emma Bell has always wanted to travel the world before settling down, and as a result she has spurned every suitor her father has presented. He is desperate to find a suitable match for his beloved daughter-one who will treat her well, but who is well-off enough to afford the upkeep of the family estate in the English countryside. In exasperation, he decides to take her with him on a trip to America in hopes of satisfying her desire to travel and finding her a good husband at the same time. All seems to be going perfectly after they meet Percival Woodhampton and the rich young American becomes interested in Emma. Unfortunately, Emma's father passes away before her wedding, and Percival soon shows himself to be anything but a gentleman. After a desperate escape from his home, she sets out on a train to see the American West as she has dreamed of doing for years. After her train is robbed by outlaws, however, Emma eventually finds her way into the care of the firm handed Bob Booker, the sheriff of Great Bend, Kansas. Although neither of them expects it initially, their relationship grows with time until the sheriff is much more than just a strict guardian for Emma. Will they both admit their feelings for one another in time, or will Bob's firm hand and Emma's willful nature split them apart. Publisher's Note: The Lady and the Sheriff contains non-consensual spankings of an adult woman, including domestic discipline in a historical setting. If such material offends you, please don't buy this book.

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This hotel is located only 1km from the warm, clear sea of the Costa Viola, a splendid natural bay with a long, golden beach. It lies 2km from the shopping venues of Porto degli Ulivi and 10km from the centre of Palmi and the legendary Mount Saint Elia, a well-known tourist attraction with beautiful wide-ranging views of the sea, as far as the Aeolian Islands and the Sicilian coast. Gioa Tauro railway station is a 10-minute drive and it is only 26km from Mount Gambarie and 40km from the city of the bronze statues (Reggio di Calabria). Guests can make day trips not only to the Aspromonte or Tropea areas but also to Taormina and the Aeolian archipelago. The hotel stands in a pleasant, charming setting among the green of the olive trees and the brilliant blue of the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is a modern hotel complex, ideal for a peaceful vacation at any time of the year. This beach hotel is ideal for business travellers and holidaymakers alike and comprises a total of 45 rooms including 1 suite, 1 junior suite, 1 apartment, 1 studio and 1 villa. Facilities on offer to guests at this air-conditioned establishment include a large, comfortable lobby area with a 24-hour reception and check-out service, a hotel safe, a currency exchange facility and lift access. It also offers a TV lounge, a children's playground, 3 restaurants and conference premises. Guests may take advantage of the WLAN Internet access, Internet point and fax service as well as room service, an ample car park and covered garage parking and fuel point. All rooms come with a private bathroom with a shower/bathtub and a hairdryer as well as a king-size or double bed, a direct dial telephone and satellite/cable TV. They are also equipped with Internet access, a minibar/fridge and a washing machine. Furthermore, individually adjustable air conditioning and heating, a safe and either a balcony or a terrace are provided in all accommodation as standard. On request clients may book a seaview room.

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More than just a book about living without a vehicle, Urban Camping also focuses on the Tombrowski family's resulting smaller footprint living and frugality. By not owning a vehicle - the family's initial austerity measure - their life has been shaped in profound ways. Peter and Andrea Tombrowski and their two young children have lived without a vehicle in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, since 1998. Their stomping grounds, once a suburb of Calgary, is the setting for the adventures, challenges, trials and joys of their 13-year journey. For this family, 'urban camping' means living well with limited resources in an urban environment. (No, the family doesn't live in a tent; they pay rent.) Part One of the book focuses on the family's smaller footprint living, small apartment, public transportation, travelling with children, employment, food, weather, clothing and equipment choices. Part Two of Urban Camping details seventeen trips the Tombrowski family has made over the past decade. Read about how they shop for groceries, why "fast food" isn't very quick for them, three-hour commutes to the doctor's office, their travels to distant relatives, along with descriptions of other treks. These trips reflect the family's hands-on reality and demonstrate what is possible when individuals transcend the challenges in their life. The driving (no pun intended) motto behind the Tombrowski's physical, emotional and mental resilience is: Work with what you have, stay positive and make things happen. In light of the world's ongoing economic crisis, Peter and Andrea Tombrowski ask: "What part of your life can you forgo that will challenge you to become more skilled at living and surviving your life better?

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For readers of Three Cups of Tea; Eat, Pray, Love; and Wild comes the inspiring story of an ordinary American family that embarks on an extraordinary journey. Wide-Open World follows the Marshall family as they volunteer their way around the globe, living in a monkey sanctuary in Costa Rica, teaching English in rural Thailand, and caring for orphans in India. There's a name for this kind of endeavor-voluntourism-and it might just be the future of travel. Oppressive heat, grueling bus rides, backbreaking work, and one vicious spider monkey. Best family vacation ever! John Marshall needed a change. His twenty-year marriage was falling apart, his seventeen-year-old son was about to leave home, and his fourteen-year-old daughter was lost in cyberspace. Desperate to get out of a rut and reconnect with his family, John dreamed of a trip around the world, a chance to leave behind, if only just for a while, routines and responsibilities. He didn't have the money for resorts or luxury tours, but he did have an idea that would make traveling the globe more affordable and more meaningful than he'd ever imagined: The family would volunteer their time and energy to others in far-flung locales. Wide-Open World is the inspiring true story of the six months that changed the Marshall family forever. Once they'd made the pivotal decision to go, John and his wife, Traca, quit their jobs, pulled their kids out of school, and embarked on a journey that would take them far off the beaten path, and far out of their comfort zones. Here is the totally engaging, bluntly honest chronicle of the Marshalls' life-altering adventure from Central America to East Asia. It was no fairy tale. The trip offered little rest, even less relaxation, and virtually no certainty of what was to come. But it did give the Marshalls something far more valuable: a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to conquer personal fears, strengthen family bonds, and find their true selves by helping those in need. In

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At Comfort Suite, we offer you a apartment designed to meet the needs of a relaxing vacation. Book with our Chicago studio; our great rates and friendly staff will help make your next trip more affordable and enjoyable. Get going with a great breakfast.

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Gabby McGrath has spent her life traveling the country with her family and their Renaissance festival troop, and she has found happiness and a sense of belonging among the other performers. At twenty-eight, however, the one thing she has not found is a man to call her own… until she takes a short-term job at Cooper Harris' ranch and her world is turned upside down. From the moment Gabby sets foot on his property, Cooper can tell there is something special about this feisty, beautiful girl. He's sure he'll have his work cut out for him keeping her in line… and keeping his hands off of her. His instincts are proven correct on her first night at the ranch, when disobedience earns her a trip over his knee for a good, hard, bare-bottom spanking. Gabby doesn't know what to make of Cooper. He is unlike any man she has ever met, and though her embarrassing chastisement leaves her furious, it also arouses her like nothing ever has before. Can she tolerate his dominant personality, his strict rules, and his firm discipline long enough to prove to him that she is not a silly, helpless girl? Even if she does, how will this brash cowboy fit in with her unusual family? Will the unlikely couple be torn apart by personality and circumstance, or can Gabby and Cooper make their story a tale worthy of a ballad. Publisher's Note: Her Cowboy Knight is an erotic novel that includes spankings, anal play, graphic sexual scenes, and more. If such material offends you, please don't buy this book.

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Good reading skills are essential not only for fourth-grade academic success, but also for lifelong learning. The teacher-reviewed, curriculum-based activities and exercises in this workbook will help your children catch up, keep up, and get ahead. Best of all, they ll have lots of fun doing it! Some of the great features you ll find inside are: READ BETWEEN THE LINES Do-it-yourself essays on games, camping trips, and more teach kids how to grasp inferences within a story. COMPARE & CONTRAST Diagrams show how to figure out what similar subjects such as "comets or asteroids?" have in common and how to tell them apart. FACT & OPINION Interesting articles help kids back up opinions with facts from the text on topics such as "Should kids have cell phones?" QUESTION BUSTERS Right There and Think-and-Search questions explain how to find the answers to straightforward and not-so-straightforward questions about a story. STORY PLAN Fill-in-the-blank sections aid in building story structure, including setting, main characters, problems, and solutions. Plus! CHECK IT! STRIPS Reinforce concepts and build confidence as kids check their own work. Give your child s grades and confidence a boost with 4th Grade Reading Comprehension Success. Why Sylvan Learning Products Work Sylvan Learning Workbooks won a Honors Award from the National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) as a top book series for children in the elementary-aged category. The NAPPA is the nation? s most comprehensive awards program for children s products and parenting resources, and has been critically reviewing products since 1990. The Award recognizes Sylvan Learning Workbooks as some of the most innovative and useful products geared to parents. Sylvan's proven system inspires kids to learn and has helped children nationwide catch up, keep up, and get ahead in school. Sylvan has been a trusted partner for parents for thirty years, and has based their supplemental education success on programs developed through a focus on the highest educational standards and detailed research. Sylvan s line of educational products equips families with fun, effective, and grade-appropriate learning tools. Our workbooks and learning kits feature activities, stories, and games to reinforce the skills children need to develop and achieve their academic potential. Students will reap the rewards of improved confidence and a newfound love of learning.

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Bringing together the rich characters and wry humor of a celebrated Texas scribe, this book collects three of Foote's most recognized plays. In these works, Foote deftly combines the claustrophobia of the Southern families from Tennessee Williams, the physical and psychological dysfunctions of Eugene O'Neill's families, and the humor and pathos of small town Southern life portrayed by Flannery O'Connor. In the dark comedy Dividing the Estate, matriarch Stella Gordon is dead set against the parceling out of her clan's land despite the financial woes brought on by the oil bust of the 1980s. In the course of the play, the power of petty self-interest and long-held resentments makes even painful compromise an elusive goal. Widely acclaimed in a 2007 production at Primary Stages, the play will open on Broadway in November 2008. In The Trip to Bountiful, Carrie Watts is determined to escape a cramped, unpleasant life in a small Houston apartment with her son and avaricious daughter-in-law. Her burning desire is to return to the now desolate town of her childhood, against the inexorability of change and the refuge of memory. Foote earned an Oscar nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay in 1985 for his work on Bountiful. The Pulitzer Prize-winning The Young Man from Atlanta tells the story of a couple living in Houston in 1950, suffering the aftershocks of the mysterious death of their son. Will and Lily Dale Kidder try to hold onto their beliefs about their son's life and death and the possibilities for their own lives, but both are dealt a shattering blow by the young man of the title, a friend of their son's who never appears in the play. Foote's pitch-perfect characters and sensitive eye for interpersonal relationships continue to place him at the top of playwrights working today. This new collection brings his best to new audiences.

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Relax and kick back in style! The Journey Girls Wooden Lounge has everything you need to have a perfectly chill day. This set is customizable and even has a chaise sectional to lay back and have your Journey Girls curl up with a good book. Invite your friends over and have a Journey Girls party! Great for ages 6 and up. The Journey Girls Wooden Lounge Set features: 4 sectional bases 4 cushions Coffee table 3 decorative pillows Journey Girls are the best friends with tons of travel experiences and special talents to share. No matter how far a Journey Girl travels, her friends remain close to her heart. Get set for a Journey Girl adventure and don't forget to pack her favorite gear! Introducing Callie, Meredith, Alana and Taryn-the best friends who love to see new sights and explore new things. To these Journey Girls, half the fun is sharing their experiences-and special talents-with one another. No matter how far apart they are, Journey Girls keep in touch by talking on the phone, emailing, texting and writing postcards. Their friendship will last forever and their adventures are just beginning. Take a Journey Girl on your next trip! Click here to check out even more exclusive Journey Girls items! Be sure to visit our Toys'R'Us Exclusive Brand Store for superior toys, games and more.

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When accountant Chloe Verona and children's book author Will Turner were set up on a blind date, Chloe's friend assured her she'd love Will and Will's friend assured him he'd get laid. They wound up at a headache-inducing production of Lohengrin, walked out at the first intermission and both agreed their blind date was a bad idea. Will drove Chloe home to her Back Bay Boston apartment, where they said good-bye and resolved never to see each other again. But then Chloe discovered that her most treasured possession-a humidor filled with pebbles that was the only thing her late mother had bequeathed to her-had been stolen while she'd been at the opera with Will. In fact, her flaky, selfish brother had filched the pebbles and fled with them to his home in Minnesota. Chloe is determined to get them back. Only problem: her car is in the shop. Only other problem: she's deathly afraid of flying. Will's car, a dilapidated old van, works. He's self-employed and always up for an adventure. And even if he and Chloe aren't temperamentally suited, she's got the sexiest legs he's ever seen, and the rest of her is pretty damned appealing, too. His friend had assured him she was an easy score. What the hell-he'll drive her to Minnesota. What begins as a disastrous blind date winds up being an equally disastrous-but hilarious and surprisingly romantic-road trip as whimsical, impulsive Will and organized, by-the-numbers Chloe try to survive their growing attraction, their clashing personalities, and the vicissitudes of a cross-country drive in a rattletrap van that carries them not just to Chloe's brother's home but to her brother's best friend, who had once been the love of her life. Just how much will Chloe endure to get her pebbles back? And how much will Will endure to get the uptight but utterly alluring Chloe into his bed?

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SECURELY FASTENED - A simple drawstring closure features reinforced grommets so your bag stays closed and won't fall apart with continued use. LINED COMPARTMENT - The spacious, double layered main compartment is spacious enough to store your books, folders, or clothes in. The fully lined main compartment can be quickly cleaned with a damp rag in the event of a spill. ADDITIONAL STORAGE - A front zippered pocket is ideal for storing your most needed essentials. STAY COMFY - Adjustable straps allow you to adjust your bookbag to your size and comfort. PRODUCT DIMENSIONS - Measures 15" x 12.25" x 0.25" This fun 15" Bohemian Sling Sack Drawstring Backpack is the perfect quick and easy bag for those impromptu trips to the beach, state fair, or park. Easily fit extra clothes, shoes, and your other daily essentials in the large fully lined main compartment. The simple drawstring closure will keep all your belongings safe and secure and includes adjustable shoulder straps for personalized comfort. Make this your perfect bag for a day out or time at the gym. Measures 15" x 12.25" x 0.25".

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Kids can have fun and learn at the same time! This 48-page travel-size book is perfect to take-along on family car trips! By Twin Sisters Productions.

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More than 20 well-known writers and celebrities share the travel experiences that shaped their personalities and changed their lives. Contributors include Dave Eggers, Richard Ford, Pico Iyer, John Berendt, Alexander McCall Smith and Jane Smiley. About Lonely Planet: Started in 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel guide publisher with guidebooks to every destination on the planet, as well as an award-winning website, a suite of mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet's mission is to enable curious travellers to experience the world and to truly get to the heart of the places they find themselves in. TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice Awards 2012 winner in Favorite Travel Guide category 'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times 'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media (Australia)

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This beautiful hardback takes the reader on 75 of the most amazing adventures on the planet. From the ultimate challenge of climbing Mount Everest to less strenuous but equally inspiring experiences like kayaking with orcas in Canada and cycling Vietnam's backroads, this is the definitive companion to the world's most spectacular adventures. With stunning photographs, sumptuous descriptions and practical information, this inspirational coffee table book will delight armchair explorers and bone fide adventurers alike. 'While it is lovely to linger over the stunning photos, there is a lot more to this sumptuously designed title - a follow-up to Great Journeys - than meets the eye? This is a perfect gift for the traveller in your life who might be tempted to ride the Tour de France's high passes or paraglide from Mont Blanc's pearly summit.' Sydney Morning Herald 'Whether you're active or just love reading about action, there's something here for everyone.' Australian Associated Press 'If you liked Lonely Planet's Great Journeys, you'll love the next in the series - Great Adventures? Even if you're not planning a trip it's great for armchair travelling.'The Times About Lonely Planet: Started in 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel guide publisher with guidebooks to every destination on the planet, as well as an award-winning website, a suite of mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet's mission is to enable curious travellers to experience the world and to truly get to the heart of the places they find themselves in. TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice Awards 2012 winner in Favorite Travel Guide category 'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times 'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media.

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Classic style and impeccable attention to detail are hallmarks of the work of interior designer Matthew Patrick Smyth. His comfortable, timeless rooms are tailored to fit his clients' personalities and lifestyles, whether they are dynamic young couples with children or cultured art collectors. Smyth masterfully blends contemporary pieces with antiques to endow each space with a sense of solidity and history while maintaining a completely fresh, modern sensibility. Smyth credits his mentor David Easton for teaching him how to see the intrinsic value of any given piece and to successfully mix furnishings with similar lines, materials, and forms even when they are products of different centuries. Easton also embedded in Smyth a love for travel-leading to the designer's devotion to all things French that permeates his work. Smyth opened his own firm in New York in 1987 and now works with clients around the globe. His designs-characterized by refined, flawless interior architecture-are seen in grand Shelter Island mansions, classically proportioned San Francisco townhouses, and demure Parisian pied-à-terres alike. In this lavishly illustrated volume, Smyth reveals his own design tips, rules, and approaches to meeting challenges offered by uniquely shaped spaces. He focuses on editing collections to better showcase individual works, the personal nature of color selection, adding-or restoring-historical references, and finishing a space off with glorious, often unexpected fabrics and trims. Over two hundred color photographs showcase a wide variety of styles, from a nature-infused Aspen vacation home to the quintessential Upper East Side apartment to a London flat that smoothly blends its owner's inherited collection of Renaissance art with fine Indian pieces.

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Hungry. Ruthless. Irresistibly erotic. Succumb to desire as dark and mysterious as the men featured in these four tales of sensual-and deliciously sinister-passion. Midnight Thirsts The Nightwatchers, by Greg Herren Aspiring actor Phillip Rutledge is looking only for a role in a local theater production when he finds something much more tempting in the arms of mysterious Kevin Lockhart. Yet what Kevin craves may be more than Phillip is willing to offer as he learns that one more night in the sensuous stranger's embrace may be his last. Carnival, by Michael Thomas Ford As chief mechanic for a traveling show, Joe Flanagan has found the perfect place to hide what has always set him apart-his desire for other men. But when a new attraction is added to the carnival, presided over by the seductive Mr. Star, Joe finds himself a player in a dangerous game that promises a kind of pleasure he's only dreamed of. The Vampire Stone, by Timothy Ridge Antiques dealer Roland Weir is thrilled with the chance to sell a valuable, ornately carved box dating back to the 1700s-but he's even more intrigued by the man who offers it, and the strange caveat that accompanies the object. Suddenly, the life Roland has known hangs in the balance as the necklace inside the box reveals the promise of unearthly power-and untold bliss. Vampire, Inc, by Sean Wolfe A typical boys' night out becomes an odyssey of pleasure when Chance Foster meets Christiano Montez, a newcomer to Denver. Startled to discover that the charismatic, otherworldly young man is a vampire, Chance is still willing to risk everything to hold onto his sensual new lover-even in the face of a rival vampire's deadly blood lust. Indulge in the forbidden pleasures of the vampire in this collection of lushly erotic stories that will make your blood run hot.

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SAVE THE WORLD IN STYLE! Lower your carbon footprint-in your favorite pair of stilettos-with THE ECO CHICK GUIDE TO LIFE. Here you'll find hundreds of ideas on how to be ecologically smart and still be stylish and trend-setting. You don't have to sacrifice to go green-you can eat well, dress well, and live well once you learn how to: Learn where to shop for vintage and recycled jewelry (mining practices for gold and silver are notoriously polluting).Wear sustainable threads-organic cotton, peace silk, bamboo-or look for funky reconstructed designs made from vintage fabrics. Find shoes made from naturally tanned and dyed leather, hemp, or made from recycled materials. that still look incredibly chic. Party it up- with the planet in mind! Make your next fiesta fabulous with organic beverages, seasonal food from the farmer's market, and more. Pretty-up with organic, biodegradable hair products, body washes, moisturizers, and make-up-better for you and the planet's water supplies! We'll explain why and what to look for. How to earn points while convincing your boss to go green in your office. Travel green and still see the world in style! Save cash with some Earth-loving swaps around your apartment, dorm or house.…and more. Let these and other easy-to-follow, fun and fashionable tips help you to feel great while doing good. You and Mother Nature will look fabulous! This book is printed on recycled paper.

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Buy Fun with the Family Texas by Sharry Buckner in Paperback for the low price of 12.55. Find this product in Travel > Special Interest - Family, United States - South - General.

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Leaving the comfort and familiarity of his home in New York's Chelsea neighborhood, Farrell travels to London with his partner Tony for a six month business trip. Tony is there to direct a new musical stage production. Farrell accepts an internship in the most important kitchen in all of Great Britain. They live together in a superb flat complete with a stodgy, and very proper, British butler. While living and working in London, Farrell and Tony meet a number of celebrities who reveal their more personal nature. These encounters include meeting a few members of The Royal Family. Farrell also finds a rather perplexing mystery to solve when he discovers that there is a young man in London that looks exactly like him. As in the first two novels, Farrell and Farrell, Inc, this third installment in the series once again demonstrates the positive side of being in the life, while at the same time providing some marvelously entertaining and humorous adventures.

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Lonely Planet Costa Rica is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Discover otherworldly vistas and simmering volcanoes, relax on perfect beaches and be ogled by toucans in the wild; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Costa Rica and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet's Costa Rica Travel Guide: Full-color maps and images throughout Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Cultural insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - history, landscapes, ecology, wildlife, cuisine, customs/etiquette, surfing, turtles, activities Over 50 color maps Covers San Jose, Central Valley & Highlands, Caribbean Coast, Arenal & Northern Lowlands, Peninsula de Nicoya, Central Pacific Coast, Southern Costa Rica, Peninsula de Osa and moree Book Features: (Best viewed on tablet devices and smartphones)Downloadable PDF and offline maps prevent roaming and data charges Effortlessly navigate and jump between maps and reviews Add notes to personalize your guidebook experience Seamlessly flip between pages Bookmarks and speedy search capabilities get you to key pages in a flash Embedded links to recommendations' websites Zoom-in maps and images Inbuilt dictionary for quick referencing The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet Costa Rica, our most comprehensive guide to Costa Rica, is perfect for both exploring top sights and taking roads less traveled. Looking for another guide focused on Costa Rica? Check out Lonely Planet's Discover Costa Rica, a photo-rich guide to the country's most popular attractions. Authors: Written and researched by Lonely Planet, Wendy Yanagihara, Gregor Clark and Mara Vorhees. About Lonely Planet: Since 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel media company with guidebooks to every destination, an award-winning website, mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveler community. Lonely Planet covers must-see spots but also enables curious travelers to get off beaten paths to understand more of the culture of the places in which they find themselves.

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1 best-selling guide to Vietnam* Lonely Planet Vietnam is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Get happily lost in Hanoi's Old Quarter, paddle past Halong Bay's shimmering limestone peaks at dawn, or take a cooking class in charming Hoi An; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Vietnam and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet's Vietnam Travel Guide: *Colour maps and images throughout *Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests *Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots *Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices *Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss *Cultural insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - customs, history, architecture, regional specialties, tribes, environment, food, drink *Free, convenient pull-out Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi map (included in print version), plus over 80 maps *Covers Northwest Vietnam, Northeast Vietnam, Hanoi, North-Central Vietnam, Central Vietnam, Central Highlands, South-Central Coast, Ho Chi Minh City, Mekong Delta, Siem Reap and more The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet Vietnam, our most comprehensive guide to Vietnam, is perfect for both exploring top sights and taking roads less travelled. * Looking for more extensive coverage? Check out Lonely Planet's Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos & Northern Thailand guide and Lonely Planet's Southeast Asia on a Shoestring guide for a comprehensive look at all the region has to offer. Authors: Written and researched by Lonely Planet, Iain Stewart, Brett Atkinson, Damian Harper and Nick Ray. About Lonely Planet: Since 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel media company with guidebooks to every destination, an award-winning website, mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet covers must-see spots but also enables curious travellers to get off beaten paths to understand more of the culture of the places in which they find themselves. *Best-selling guide to Vietnam. Source: Nielsen BookScan. Australia, UK and USA, February 2013 to January 2014.

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Who murdered the handsome young actor? And why In 1940, against the chilling backdrop of Hitler's rise and the specter of another world war, Edna Ferber decides to follow an old dream: to act onstage. Starring in The Royal Family, the comedy she wrote with George S. Kaufman, she travels to Maplewood, New Jersey, for a week of summer stock. But her escape from the troubling daily headlines is short lived. Before opening night, a mysterious understudy is shot to death, and his murder opens up a world of lies, greed, and hypocrisy. With George Kaufman as the director of the production, the two begin a different kind of collaboration: the discovery of the murderer. As rehearsals evolve, they deal with a cast of characters who are all hiding something from their pasts, particularly days spent in Hollywood: a stage manager, a young ingénue, an American Nazi and his boisterous girlfriend, a stagehand named Dakota who is the son of a famous evangelist, his charismatic preacher-mother, her money-bags husband, and a driven acolyte of the church. Each character, Edna discovers, has some connection with the dead man, Quiet Maplewood in the summer of 1940-and all these characters maneuvered to be there. As Edna investigates, she realizes that the answer to the murder lies in what happened in Hollywood. As George wisecracks his way through the story, Edna methodically examines the facts, determined to find the answer. Opening night looms-so does World War Two. Edna, resolute, believes that justice needs to prevail in a world that is falling apart.

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Expedition Naga" is a multisensory trip into one of the world's most remote and least accessible regions. Diaries written by British administrators/explorers during punitive expeditions in the 1920's and -30's against the Naga, a people once notorious for their headhunting activities, are compared with contemporary notes written during the last 5 years when the authors were given special permission to do fieldwork in the long forbidden border areas between India and Myanmar (Burma). Four hundred contemporary and historic photographs, most of which are published here for the first time ever, along with film and sound material on the enclosed free DVD, allow the reader to explore both the present and the past of one of the least known, yet most interesting cultural realms as it has never been possible before. The book will appeal to travellers, anthropologists, people interested in exploration and photography. Furthermore, the subject is spectacular in that many rituals, such as headhunting and other rites associated with fertility, are still taking place, the area having been closed for such a long time. The culture of the Naga people is amazing to witness in the twenty-first century when such cultural traits rarely exist. Furthermore, they are not associated with Indian culture, but rather with African or Indonesian. Product Details Seller: Speedy Hen Ltd Author: Van Ham, Peter, Saul, Jamie Manufacturer: ACC Art Books Label: ACC Art Books Publisher: ACC Art Books Publication Date: 01/09/2008

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Loul Pell is a middle-class, midlevel government functionary, stranded in a dead-end job and resigned to the loss of his ambitious dreams. Meg Dupris is a traveler from a distant galaxy, haunted by tragedy and committed to a lifelong journey of discovery. Literally worlds apart, they are two unexpectedly kindred spirits, whose chance meeting will be the first step toward life-changing history: contact with an extraterrestrial race. Dispatched from Earth after being thrown into chaos by the prospect of human life nurtured on distant planets by an ancient alien race, Meg and her fellow explorers aboard the spaceship Damocles have found in the far-flung planet Didet and the strange civilization that has developed under its seven suns the proof that will forever alter humankind s role in the cosmos. But the efforts of both Earthers and the Dideto to forge a peaceful, productive bond may be doomed by two very human traits: mistrust and superstition.

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See the world with Lucy! Cleverly die-cut pages, whimsical illustrations, and a fanciful story make this one long trip that kids will be excited to take. Tag along with Lucy as she and her family take an exciting journey via planes, trains and automobiles. Die-cut pages offer fun peeks at what's to come as the trek continues. And the sights Lucy sees are pretty incredible:A From colorful sailing regattas to amazing traveling circuses, this is no ordinary vacation. Are they the product of keen observation, or a wild imagination? You'll have to decide. A fold-out surprise on the last page is the perfect ending to an incredible voyage.

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This handy road guide takes travelers down the most scenic alternative routes, revealing the natural beauty of the Badger State and highlighting homegrown products and characters that give Wisconsin its charm. A handy map provides an overview, and each trip provides thoughtful, reliable recommendations for what to do, where to stay, and where to eat.

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2014 National Book Award FinalistA New York Times BestsellerAn audacious, darkly glittering novel set in the eerie days of civilization's collapse, Station Eleven tells the spellbinding story of a Hollywood star, his would-be savior, and a nomadic group of actors roaming the scattered outposts of the Great Lakes region, risking everything for art and humanity. One snowy night Arthur Leander, a famous actor, has a heart attack onstage during a production of King Lear. Jeevan Chaudhary, a paparazzo-turned-EMT, is in the audience and leaps to his aid. A child actress named Kirsten Raymonde watches in horror as Jeevan performs CPR, pumping Arthur's chest as the curtain drops, but Arthur is dead. That same night, as Jeevan walks home from the theater, a terrible flu begins to spread. Hospitals are flooded and Jeevan and his brother barricade themselves inside an apartment, watching out the window as cars clog the highways, gunshots ring out, and life disintegrates around them. Fifteen years later, Kirsten is an actress with the Traveling Symphony. Together, this small troupe moves between the settlements of an altered world, performing Shakespeare and music for scattered communities of survivors. Written on their caravan, and tattooed on Kirsten's arm is a line from Star Trek: "Because survival is insufficient." But when they arrive in St. Deborah by the Water, they encounter a violent prophet who digs graves for anyone who dares to leave. Spanning decades, moving back and forth in time, and vividly depicting life before and after the pandemic, this suspenseful, elegiac novel is rife with beauty. As Arthur falls in and out of love, as Jeevan watches the newscasters say their final good-byes, and as Kirsten finds herself caught in the crosshairs of the prophet, we see the strange twists of fate that connect them all. A novel of art, memory, and ambition, Station Eleven tells a story about the relationships that sustain us, the ephemeral nature of fame, and the beauty of the world as we know it.

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1 best-selling guide to Mexico Lonely Planet Mexico is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Explore the Maya ruins and superb beaches of Tulum, savour regional specialities amid the colonial charms of Merida or party hard at the dazzling resort of Puerto Vallarta; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Mexico and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet's Mexico Travel Guide: *Color maps and images throughout *Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests *Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots *Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices *Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss *Cultural insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - history, ancient civilizations, economy, education, the drugs war, religion, sports, architecture, sculpture, painting, music, cinema, literature, folk art, food and drink, landscape, wildlife, environment *Over 120 maps *Covers Mexico City, Veracruz, Yucatan Peninsula, Chiapas, Oaxaca, central Pacific coast, central highlands, baja California, Copper Canyon and more The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet Mexico, our most comprehensive guide to Mexico, is perfect for both exploring top sights and taking roads less traveled. * Looking for a guide focused on Cancun Cozumel & the Yucatan? Check out Lonely Planet's Cancun Cozumel & the Yucatan guide for a comprehensive look at all these areas have to offer. Authors: Written and researched by Lonely Planet, Sandra Bao. About Lonely Planet: Since 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel media company with guidebooks to every destination, an award-winning website, mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveler community. Lonely Planet covers must-see spots but also enables curious travelers to get off beaten paths to understand more of the culture of the places in which they find themselves. *Best-selling guide to Mexico. Source: Nielsen BookScan. Australia, UK and USA.

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With tourism accounting for approximately thirty percent of the Caribbean's GDP and twenty-four percent of employment, a link between the sex trade and the tourism industry has gained recent attention. Shifts in global production, an increase of disposable income for pleasure and recreation, and a desire by North Americans and Europeans for an experience of 'exotic' cultures, are often claimed to be the cause. This volume explores the connections between the global economy and sex work, focusing on the experiences and views of women, men, and children who sell sex. Apart from attention to sex tourism in Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Barbados, and Jamaica, the book also examines sex work in the gold mining industry in the hinterlands of Suriname and Guyana, and in the entertainment sector in Belize and the Dutch Antilles. It presents new insights into the Caribbean sex trade and provides proposals and strategies for addressing the situation in the twenty-first century.

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How often do we wish we could say what we really feel in our guts? Do we ever feel free from restraints that stifle our true emotions and thoughts into oblivion? How long will we remain in denial of the effects of our evermore toxic world? Revelations from Outside the Box brings into our awareness the unknown traps that secretly compromise our view of reality, undermine our conversations and ever so often lead to disagreements and hostility. This book questions what we perceive and accept as reality. Relating a string of events that were observed in real life report factors, although they are the causes of untold, needless suffering, that we commonly ignore. In the introduction to Revelations from Outside the Box we already get a glance of what the book is trying to tell us. An episode shows how a family of three people live in the same household and, by closer examination, in the way they see each other are miles apart. It also suggests how a simple adjustment not only prevents such estrangement but rather fosters a sound and productive relationship, in this case, between father and son. Beyond the primary purpose this book describes certain arcane happenings of the human mind. It asks the question, could it be that there is a wellspring of wisdom that could benefit us all? A hypothetical time travel over a couple of hundreds of years gives us yet more food for us thinking outside the box.

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