THE PALEO DIET grows out of the belief that we were intended to eat off the land: what walks on it, grows from it, or swims in its waters. It s about sticking to the kind of foods that human beings were born to ingest (fresh fruits and vegetables, seafood, lean meats, and natural fats), and excluding those that were developed later (grains, legumes, dairy products, salt, refined sugar, and processed oils). But who, exactly, is a Paleoista? She is the embodiment of the modern day Paleo lifestyle. She s feminine, fit, and knows that eating Paleo will give her the boundless energy she needs to maintain her insanely busy lifestyle. As the ultimate Paleoista, Nell Stephenson knows exactly how to incorporate the Paleo diet into one s day-to-day life with ease, efficiency, and style. Paleoista is an easy-to-follow guide for any woman interested in reaching her healthiest potential and includes: A Kitchen Makeover Guide, to get started on the right foot A Healthy Grocery Store Field Trip, to stock a Paleo-friendly kitchen Two Weekly Hours in the Kitchen, to prep a week s worth of meals ahead of time A Move-to-Lose Plan, to show you what to do with all your extra energy Sticking with It Socially, including how to order at restaurants, go to a party, travel, keep your kids Paleo, and get together with friends without compromising your Paleo eating plan And More Than Fifty Simple, Delicious Paleo Recipes!

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Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Queensland & the Great Barrier Reef 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 Great Barrier Reef's underwater wonderland, experience the ancient Daintree Rainforest and visit some of Brisbane's vibrant cafes and bars; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Queensland & the Great Barrier Reef and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet's Queensland & the Great Barrier 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 - including history, art, music, wildlife *Over 40 maps *Covers Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Fraser Island, the Capricorn Coast, the Whitsunday Islands, Cairns, the Daintree Rainforest, the Great Barrier Reef and more The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet Queensland & the Great Barrier Reef, our most comprehensive guide to Queensland and the Great Barrier Reef, is perfect for both exploring top sights and taking roads less travelled. * Looking for a guide focused on East Coast Australia? Check out Lonely Planet's East Coast Australia guide for a comprehensive look at all this region has to offer; Discover Australia, a photo-rich guide to the country's most popular attractions. * Looking for more extensive coverage? Check out Lonely Planet's Australia guide for a comprehensive look at all the country has to offer. Authors: Written and researched by Lonely Planet, Charles Rawlings-Way, Meg Worby, Tamara Sheward. 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.

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2014 National Book Award Finalist A New York Times Bestseller An 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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Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Japan is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Shop and dine in electric Tokyo, explore Kyoto's stunning temples and gardens, or hike the majestic Japan Alps; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Japan and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet's Japan 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 - including history, art, architecture, literature, cuisine, sake, onsen (hot springs), customs and etiquette, language and more - Free, convenient pull-out Tokyo map (included in print version), plus over 148 colour maps - Covers Tokyo, Mt Fuji, Kyoto, Osaka, Kansai, the Japan Alps, Hokkaido, Northern Honshu (Tohoku), Okinawa & the Southwest Islands, Kyushu, Shikoku, and more The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet Japan, our most comprehensive guide to Japan, is perfect for both exploring top sights and taking roads less travelled. - Looking for just the highlights of Japan? Check out Lonely Planet's Discover Japan, a photo-rich guide to the country's most popular attractions. - Looking for a guide focused on Tokyo or Kyoto? Check out Lonely Planet's Tokyo guide and Kyoto guide for a comprehensive look at what each of these cities has to offer; or Lonely Planet's Pocket Tokyo, a handy-sized guide focused on the can"t-miss sights for a quick trip. Authors: Written and researched by Lonely Planet. 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.

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Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Kuala Lumpur, Melaka & Penang is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Scale (by elevator!) the glistening Petronas Towers, spend-up big in one of KL's air-conditioned shopping malls or sample local street food, all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Kuala Lumpur, Melaka & Penang and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet's Kuala Lumpur, Melaka & Penang 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 - culture, history, art, literature, cinema, music, architecture, wildlife *Free, convenient pull-out Kuala Lumpur map (included in print version), plus over 25 maps *Covers Golden Triangle, KLCC, Chinatown, Merdeka Square, Bukit Nanas, Masjid India, Kampung Baru, Northern Kuala Lumpur, Lake Gardens, Brickfields, Bangsar, Melaka, Penang, and more The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet Kuala Lumpur, Melaka & Penang, our most comprehensive guide to the region, is perfect for both exploring top sights and taking roads less travelled * Looking for more extensive coverage? Check out Lonely Planet's Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei guide for a comprehensive look at all the region has to offer, or Discover Malaysia & Singapore, a photo-rich guide focused on the region's most popular sights. Authors: Written and researched by Lonely Planet and Simon Richmond. 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.

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In Outbound, a quadriplegic test pilot gets selected for a one-way trip through the galaxy, meeting his neighbors. Stewart Blackwell is a very educated and experienced biological engineer specializing in research but who has become a quadriplegic and is bitter at his new status in life. He is approached by an Air Force General to participate in a new program at Wright Patterson Air Force Base utilizing robotics and virtual reality in an attempt to return him to a productive life with three other quadriplegics. They are told the program is to develop virtual reality programming for computer simulation of their previous professions. When they become comfortable with their new virtual reality world, they learn that their personal consciousness is being transferred to fully functional robotic clones. The General explains that they have found life in a distant star system many light years from Earth. They have also designed and built a space ship to travel to the new life discovery. A few months on their journey, they are suddenly approached by an alien ship that fires on them. They take evasive action by slowing their ship, causing the alien ship to move out of synch with their speed and it cannot catch them when they fire their main engines again. A few weeks later, another alien ship approaches them. This time, the alien occupant speaks their language and introduces himself.

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This is a true tale of family adventure and travel through the Balkans, Egypt and Sri Lanka. It tells the real life story of a family escaping the rat race and "the norm", only to arrive at their new home in Sri Lanka one day before the 2004 tsunami. There are no other books in publication telling the story of surviving the five waves that hit the beaches of Sri Lanka that day in such detail- and there are no other books telling the story of a family choosing to take their children out of school and go off travelling for good. It's a genuine story of the highs and lows of home schooling, building a home and a business, and bonding as a family despite the challenges the world and nature throw at them. The tale is told in a light-hearted, humorous way; providing a real insight into what it's actually like to leave the system for. Somewhere Different. There are two more books in production, making this the first of a unique trilogy. The pages of this book will take you on an extraordinary road trip through Croatia, Macedonia, Albania, Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey, with an ordinary family in an old American camper van. There's plenty of action, but with a healthy dose of tell-it-how-it-is realism throughout, and the journey finally takes them to what will become the Longest Day of their lives.

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Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher 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 more 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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Madrid has gone from shanty town to imperial capital in the last seven centuries. The local writers of Time Out Madrid assist travelers in seeing the city as a native, suggesting where to stay, eat, shop and experience its cultural offerings. Famed for its wild nights and lazy days, Madrid provides a whole lot more, from spectacular opera productions, chirpy folkloric zarzuela, and cutting-edge cuisine to ancient, tiled tabernas, designer-shoe shopping, and numerous flea markets. Written by resident journalists, Time Out Madrid also covers the artistic jewels housed in the Prado, Thyssen, and Reina Sofia, as well as the etiquette of watching a bullfight or joining in with a flamenco performance, as well as where to stay and how to escape the city heat. Also included are the intriguing stories behind some of the city's best-known paintings, where to find gourmet tapas, the yoga centers, spas, and Turkish baths. Climbing, skiing, and hang-gliding are all within reach of the city, and suggested trips out of town are also recommended.

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Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Southeast Asia on a Shoestring is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to skip, what hidden discoveries await you, and how to optimise your budget for an extended continental trip. Experience the magic of the temples of Angkor at dawn, experience Asia's colonial past in the steamy port island of Penang, or hang ten on classic Bali surf breaks; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Southeast Asia and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet's Southeast Asia on a Shoestring 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 *Budget-oriented recommendations with honest reviews - eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss *Cultural insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - history, temples, cuisine, activities, landscapes *More than 200 maps *Covers Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Vietnam The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet's Southeast Asia on a Shoestring is perfect for both exploring top sights and taking roads less travelled. * Looking for just a few of the destinations included in this guide? Check out the relevant Lonely Planet destination guides, our most comprehensive guides that cover destinations' top sights and offbeat experiences, or check out our photo-rich Discover series guides, which focus on destinations' most popular attractions. Authors: Written and researched by Lonely Planet, China Williams, Greg Bloom, Celeste Brash, Simon Richmond, Iain Stewart, Ryan Ver Berkmoes and Richard Waters. 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.

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1 best-selling guide to Taiwan* Lonely Planet Taiwan is your passport to all the most relevant and up-to-date advice on what to see, what to skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Walk into a Chinese painting at marble-walled Taroko Gorge, take a scenic climb up Snow Mountain, or soak in a spa at one of Taiwan's myriad hot springs, all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Taiwan and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet's Taiwan Travel Guide: *Colour maps and images throughout *Highlights and itineraries show you the simplest way to tailor your trip to your own personal needs and interests *Insider tips save you time and money, and help you get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots *Essential info at your fingertips - including hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, and prices *Honest reviews for all budgets - including eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, and hidden gems that most guidebooks miss *Cultural insights give you a richer and more rewarding travel experience - including customs, history, religion, art, architecture, politics, landscapes, wildlife, and cuisine *Over 60 maps *Coverage of Taipei, Beitou, Danshui, Northern Taiwan, Hsinchu, Taroko National Park, Taitung, Alishan National Scenic Area, Chiayi, Changhua, Lukang, Southern Taiwan, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Taiwan's Islands, and more Authors: Written and researched by Lonely Planet, Robert Kelly and Chung Wah Chow. 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 Travelers' Choice Awards 2012 and 2013 winner in Favorit.

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Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Discover USA's Best National Parks is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Catch the country's 'first sunrise' from the top of Cadillac Mountain in Acadia, take the drive of your life on the Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier, and climb the otherworldly rocks of Joshua Tree; all with your trusted travel companion. Discover USA's best national natural treasures and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet Discover USA's Best National Parks: *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 and being safe and responsible *Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, prices, transit tips, emergency information, park seasonality, and hiking trail junctions, viewpoints, landscapes, elevations, distances, difficulty levels, durations *Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, camping, sight-seeing, tours, activities, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss *Contextual insights give you a richer and more rewarding travel experience - history, geology, wildlife, conservation *Over 20 park maps *Useful features - including Detours, Family Travel, and Month-by-Month (seasonality and activities calendar) *Coverage of Acadia, Everglades, Glacier, Grand Canyon, Great Smoky Mountains & Shenandoah, Joshua Tree & Death Valley, Olympic & Mount Rainier, Rocky Mountain, Yellowstone & Grand Teton, Yosemite, Zion & Bryce Canyon, and more The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet Discover USA's Best National Parks, our easy-to-use guide, is perfect for those seeking the most popular natural attractions the USA has to offer. Filled with inspiring and colorful photos, this guide focuses on the best of the best. * Looking for more focused coverage on America's top four national parks? Check out Lonely Planet's Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks guide, Grand Canyon National Park guide, Yosemite, Sequoia & King's Canyon National Parks guide, and Zion & Bryce Canyon National Parks guide for a comprehensive look at all that each park has to offer. Authors: Written and researched by Lonely Planet, Danny, Palmerlee, Glenda Bendure, Ned Friary, Adam Karlin, Emily Matchar, and Brendan Sainsbury. About Lonely Planet: Since 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel content company with guidebooks to every destination, an award-winning website, mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveler community. Lonely Planet enables curious travelers to experience the world and get to the heart of the places they find themselves in.

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1 best-selling guide to Morocco* Lonely Planet Morocco is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Lose yourself in the Fez medina, take a camel ride in the Sahara, or enjoy a cup of mint tea in the High Atlas; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Morocco and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet's Morocco 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, art, literature, cinema, music, architecture, politics, landscapes, wildlife, cuisine *Free, convenient pull-out Marrakesh map (included in print version), plus over 75 maps *Covers Marrakesh, Casablanca, Tangier, Fez, Tafraoute, Taghazout, Sidi Ifni, Anti Atlas, High Atlas, Assilah, Moulay Idriss, Figuig, Erg Chebbi and more The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet Morocco, our most comprehensive guide to Morocco, is perfect for both exploring top sights and taking roads less travelled. * Looking for more extensive coverage? Check out Lonely Planet's Africa and Mediterranean Europe guides. Authors: Written and researched by Lonely Planet, Paul Clammer, James Bainbridge, Paula Hardy and Helen Ranger. 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 tr.

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The product of a 14,000-mile road trip and 111 different meals, this delicious guidebook to Texas barbecue is just the thing for any aficionado with a little gas money and a large appetite. The restaurants profiled range from very plain (a shack with an ordering window) to fancy, from Port Arthur to Abilene, McAllen to Texarkana, and Austin to El Paso. Expressing an absolute reverence for Texas barbecue, this guide celebrates the work and time required to produce meat that is perfectly smoky, tender, and juicy.

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Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Vancouver is your passport to all the most relevant and up-to-date advice on what to see, what to skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Stretch out on a beach along Stanley Park's Seawall, experience an authentic dim sum lunch, or hop a tiny tugboat to Granville Island Public Market; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Vancouver and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet's Vancouver Travel Guide: *Full-color maps and images throughout *Highlights and itineraries show you the simplest way to tailor your trip to your own personal needs and interests *Insider tips save you time and money, and help you get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots *Essential info at your fingertips - including hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, and prices *Honest reviews for all budgets - including eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, and hidden gems that most guidebooks miss *Cultural insights give you a richer and more rewarding travel experience - including Native culture, multicultural festivals & cuisine, history, wildlife, outdoor activities and the arts. *Free, convenient pull-out Vancouver map (included in print version), plus over 40 color maps *Useful features - including Travel with Children, Day Trips and Month by Month (annual festival calendar) *Coverage of the West End, Gastown, Chinatown, Granville Island, Whistler, Victoria, the Southern Gulf Islands, and more The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet Vancouver, our most comprehensive guide to Vancouver, is perfect for those planning to both explore the top sights and take the road less traveled. * Looking for more extensive coverage? Check out Lonely Planet's British Columbia & the Rockies guide for a comprehensive look at all the region has to offer, or the comprehensive Canada guide or Discover Canada, a photo-rich guide to the country's most popular attractions. Authors: Written and researched by Lonely Planet and John Lee. 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 traveler community. Lonely Planet's mission is to enable curious travelers to experience the world and to truly get to the heart of the places they find themselves in.

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A heart-warming, thoroughly modern, marvelously illustrated guide, Boundary Waters Canoe Camping is aimed at paddlers in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in Minnesota and covers places to go, planning a canoe trip, navigating, selecting a canoe and rigging it out, selecting equipment, camping and cookery, traveling with children, and dealing with hazards-all brought to you by one of America's most renowned canoeing experts, Cliff Jacobson. This completely updated and revised edition includes more than 100 stunning full color photos, new product ideas, and revised appendices. GPS navigation information has been added, and a new chapter on solo canoeing details how to paddle, portage and pack these personal-sized watercraft. Also new is a section with sage advice from some of the top Boundary Waters paddlers.

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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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Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Buenos Aires is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Catch the historic sights of Plaza de Mayo, get a backstage tour of the Teatro Colon, or immerse yourself in a game of futbol; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Buenos Aires and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet's Buenos Aires 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, religion, art, dance, literature, film, music, architecture, politics, shopping, cuisine *Free, convenient pull-out Buenos Aires map (included in print version), plus over 25 color maps *Covers Puerto Madero, Congreso & Tribunales, San Telmo, La Boca, Retiro, Recoleta, Barrio Norte, Palmero, Belgrano, Caballito, Once, Villa Crespo, Montserrat and more The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet Buenos Aires, our most comprehensive guide to Buenos Aires, is perfect for both exploring top sights and taking roads less traveled. * Looking for more extensive coverage? Check out Lonely Planet's Argentina guide for a comprehensive look at all the country has to offer. Authors: Written and researched by Lonely Planet and 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.

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No stranger to balancing an intensely demanding work schedule with the stresses of keeping her family together, AJ Palladino now faces another challenge: she is leaving her young son home with her ailing parents so that she can travel to the site of a new case involving a nuclear power plant in peril. And it will take all her skills to keep her cool while the action and tension build to a fever pitch. Colleton River, a new, one-of-a-kind nuclear facility designed to create medical isotopes with the potential to save millions of lives, has recently been plagued by a series of unexplained mishaps. The accidents have caused the locals to protest the plant, drawing the attention of an anti-nuclear protest group as well as several home-grown terrorists who sense an opportunity to sow fear and chaos. The plant's owner, Owen Grandel, has traveled from South Carolina to West Virginia to personally ask AJ for help. AJ knows she's going to have her hands full investigating the accidents and calming the situation at the plant. What she doesn't foresee is her simple business trip turning into disaster, with her family coming apart at the seams in her absence-and her young son disappearing. While AJ tries to find her missing child, she also discovers what caused the accidents." Soon the plant begins hurtling towards nuclear catastrophe, with AJ stranded at ground zero. But can she save her son, herself, and the community-and prevent a nuclear meltdown before it's too late?

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September in Provence is a travelogue in journal form with eighty plus photos of a four-week vacation in Provence. The vacation was composed and organized on our own rather than submitting to a packaged tour via bus or boat cruise. It is an account of the travel experiences of eight aging American baby boomers day-tripping Provence with a side trip to Barcelona from a base in Aix-en-Provence (Aix). The base lodging is a rustic, third-story apartment with no elevator in the heart of the historic district of Aix near the Place Richelme which hosts a daily al fresco farmers market. Aix, in a sunny and warm climate, itself possesses an abundance of attractions, café life, shopping, a significant university population, and a popular, central gathering place, the Cours Mirabeau. Within an hour plus drive from Aix lie Arles, Avignon, Nimes, St. Remy, Marseille, Cassis, Uzes, and the Luberon villages of Fountain du Vaucluse, Gordes, Menerbes, Bonnieux, Apt, and Loumarin. Within two hours are St. Tropez, Grasse, Cannes, Nice, and Monaco. Barcelona is a five-hour cross country run on the autoroute. The journal communicates the pleasures of traveling in southern France and details the recollections, color, some history, and highlights of each of the Provencal towns visited. In Barcelona, the Rambla and the Gothic Quarter sights and tapas are featured in some depth. Moreover, the journal describes the daily experiences and encounters of foreign travel that present one with out-of-one's comfort zone, experiences and refreshingly new perspectives and insight on custom and culture. The former relates to negotiating narrow, unfamiliar streets while the latter is expressed in testing one's language skills in the markets and restaurants. Lastly, the photos capture the essence of our travels.

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This e-guide covers the Lake Como, and the towns of Como, Bellagio, Menaggio and Varenna, in addition to the one-day trips you can make from one of these towns to Piona, Villa Carlotta and Villa del Balbianello. There are extensive descriptions and photos of the attractions. This e-guide is ideal for use on your smart phone or your tablet, it contain active links to the web sites of train and navigation companies, so you can with a click from the guide check the latest schedule and even buy the tickets. It gives you access to the various places where you can stay: hotels, villas, apartments and hostels. It has also listing of many Tripadvisor reviews for the best recommended restaurants that are at walking distance from the boat pier or the train station. There are active links to the Tripadvisor review pages, you can use them if you have an active Internet connection, but, if you don't, you have the basic information ready: the name, address and telephone number are included in the guide.

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Bittersweet, funny, and achingly honest, Five Summers is a story of friendship, love, and growing up that is perfect for fans of Ann Brashares" The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and Judy Blume's Summer Sisters. Four best friends, five summers of camp memories Emma, Skylar, Jo, and Maddie have all come back to camp for a weekend of tipsy canoe trips to the island, midnight skinny dipping in the lake, and an epic game of capture the flag-boys versus girls. But the weekend isn"t quite as sunwashed as they"d imagined as the memories come flooding back.The summer we were nine: Emma was branded "Skylar's friend Emma" by the infamous Adam Loring. The summer we were ten: Maddie realized she was too far into her lies to think about telling the truth. The summer we were eleven: Johanna totally freaked out during her first game of Spin the Bottle. The summer we were twelve: Skylar's love letters from her boyfriend back home were exciting to all of us-except Skylar. Our last summer together: Emma and Adam almost kissed. Jo found out Maddie's secret. Skylar did something unthinkable. and whether we knew it then or not, five summers of friendship began to fall apart. A young adult book with a friendship story that will last long after the last s"more is gone.

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Charlie Morrow is a N.Y. businessman who's also a veteran of the first Gulf War, an ex-marine sniper who keeps his rifle in his closet. He meets an exotic Palestinian woman, Leila Khan. They begin dating, but unknown to him, FBI Agent Bob Borland and his collaborator Becky Feldman are watching Leila too. They have evidence that Leila heads a terrorist cell and she's funding a secret biotechnology factory built to engineer a lethal virus. Borland has one month to find that factory. Becky's an American-educated Israeli Mossad agent who went to college with Borland years before. She offers to get closer to Charlie so they can learn where Leila gets her money, where she's building the factory and more importantly, if Charlie's implicated in the plot. Charlie meets Becky on one of his frequent business trips to Germany. He's attracted to her short skirt and long legs. He thinks she's there by coincidence. Unknown to him, Becky had volunteered to get closer to Charlie. He tells her that he's leaving Germany to travel on to the U.K. on business and she fabricates a reason to follow him there from Germany. At breakfast in London the next morning, she introduces him to Borland, who traveled there specifically to meet Charlie. She explains that she's been following him because he's been dating Leila. Together they ask Charlie for his help. His ego is hurt but he consents to let them know the next time Leila's out of her apartment for a few hours. That's all he has to do. A week or so later, while Charlie and Leila are dining out, Becky's operatives enter Leila's apartment and plant listening devices. They also bug Leila's computer so it downloads information in the middle of the night. Charlie and Leila become lovers. Leila gets up to go the bathroom in the middle of the night and she sees her computer working when she knows she had shut it down. It doesn't take her long to suspect Charlie has tampered with it because he had explained to her that he's a computer expert at wor

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One day in August 2014, after much planning and arranging accommodation, train journeys and flights, etc, I arrived in India for the second time. I had decided to include a quick trip to Nepal to see the sun rise over Everest from Nagarkot, a short distance from Kathmandu, which at the time of planning, held little interest to me. How Kathmandu changed my mind! Some of the world's most beautiful and interesting architectures are there, apart from the magnificence of the surrounding Himalayas. The majority of my stay was in India, especially Rajasthan, which must surely contain some of the world's most glorious collection of forts and palaces and, of course, doors, which I found intriguing. I have always thought doors held romantic mystery and fascination along with a certain amount of curiosity. How many doors have we seen slightly ajar and tried to peer in? Having replaced my old camera with a reasonable one and a good mobile phone camera, I set off on my hot and sweaty peregrination into the depths of India. August and September are not the best months for travelling the subcontinent due to the heat and humidity at that time of year. I had, however, escaped the cold and wet of a Tasmanian winter. I clicked merrily along, covering a distance of then thousand kilometers and snapping over four thousand photographs, many of which I deleted on arriving back in Australia. As I was showing my photographs to a friend, it was suggested that I had beautiful pictures of doors-and why don't I publish them? So here we have a collection of doors of India and Nepal that I hope you, dear reader, have as much pleasure in viewing as I had photographing them.

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Farewell to faux pas! Minding your manners is an acquired skill, but what serves you well elsewhere could trip you up in Japan. Save yourself possible embarrassment with Etiquette Guide to Japan. An inside look at Japanese social graces, it answers all the questions of the thoughtful traveler. Although often overshadowed by a modern facade, long-standing traditional aspects of Japan's culture still influence the country and almost everyone in it. Concrete evidence of this traditional culture can be seen everywhere-in the ancient arts and crafts that are still important parts of everyday life, in the many shrines and temples that dot the nation, and in the modern comeback of traditional fashions such as kimono and yakata robes. To many Western visitors, however, the most obvious example of this traditional culture's strength is the unique etiquette of the Japanese. Like many nations, Japan has experienced vast political, social, and economic change over the past century. But enough of Japan's traditional etiquette remains to set the Japanese apart socially and psychologically, and to make success in socializing and doing business with them a special challenge for Westerners. This updated and expanded edition of the classic etiquette guide addresses all the newest developments, trends and protocols that every traveler needs to know, from the tea ceremony to the subway to the bathroom.

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From New York Times bestselling author and former top prosecutor Linda Fairstein comes an electrifying new thriller rich with the riveting behind-the-scenes authenticity that only she can offer. It's going to be a tough trial. Manhattan sex-crimes prosecutor Alexandra Cooper's case, involving an attack on investment banker Paige Vallis, would be difficult to prove even without the latest development - it seems that Paige has something to hide. Most of her story is clear. She'd had dinner with New York consultant Andrew Tripping three times before the March evening when she accepted his invitation to accompany him to his apartment. But what occurred that night? Why didn't she leave the apartment when he started to act strangely? What about Tripping's little boy, Dulles? What happened to the child that fateful evening? And who is the strange man whose appearance in the courtroom seems to terrify Paige? While Alex's police detective friend Mercer Wallace helps her learn more of the sad details behind the increasingly puzzling rape case, colleague Mike Chapman is uptown in a decaying Harlem brownstone where eighty-two-year-old McQueen Ransome has been murdered, her apartment ransacked. What could this impoverished, elderly woman have possessed that could have inspired such violence? Photographs on the wall suggest that "Queenie" was once a beautiful and voluptuous young woman who traveled to faraway places. Could there be a clue to her murder in her exotic background? Her murder will be only the first. Others follow, as the tragic strands of the Paige Vallis and McQueen Ransome cases begin to converge in a poignant alliance of two women from very different worlds. Faced with formidable personal and professional choices, Alex must learn the old lesson that appearances can deceive, even as she heads for a showdown in which her wits and her courage will be tested as never before. With its winning combination of courtroom drama, historical detail, and the intrigu

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What if you could take your grandchildren on a trip back in time to 1956? This novel combines nostalgia with a grandparent's special relationship with his grandchildren in a tale of time travel. As he clearly sees their reality, he resents the blatant deterioration of our current society. Evident is the results of inflation, moral degradation, and the destruction of family values. It is his intent that though their view of the future is dim, and having been a victim of child of abuse himself, to show them that their ten year old lives will soon change, and what they observe and experience will never control their destiny. Imagine a grandfather taking his granddaughters on journey back in time, when he was their age and the year was 1956. Together, he shares what his life was like as he walks with them as equals in this innocent age of nickel pop and penny candy. His relationship with his granddaughters is a close one, and he mourns the loss of so many freedoms that he enjoyed when he was their age. They would nver know a parent sending them out to play and saying, "be home before dark," or, "just stay in the neighborhood." At ten years old, in 2011, they unfortunately are aware of what the word "predator" means, and having their television censored for foul language or sexual content. So when telling them of the Mickey Mouse Club, or Winky Dink, they laugh as if it was all fantasy and a fabrication of their Grandpa's mind. He shares a special bond with them, because two are in a broken home shattered by divorce, and two are adopted and have formerly suffered the abuse of the foster 'care' system. Being a product of a broken home and abuse himself, he understands their fears and recognizes that this new generation is having their childhood and innocence destroyed by our culture. So at the critical age of ten, he lets them visit an era when children could walk freely to the park. A time before electronics dominated and interaction with friends and family was all impor

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A collection of four scorching hot stories from gangbang queen, Imogen Linn. Length: Approx. 24,000 words This collection features the following four stories. Melody in the DarkThis is Melody's third encounter with her new Master. After her gloryhole adventure, during which she didn't even see him, Melody is thrilled to be invited to dine with him in his apartment. But, after the blindfold goes on and he opens the door to a group of his friends, Melody realizes that what's really on the menu is her, and the courses of the meal include a starter of oral, a spit-roast (well done), and a very gooey dessert. Length: Approx. 4,500 words Gangbang SlutMichelle travels to finally meet her online Master so that he can help her realize her deepest, darkest fantasy - to be blindfolded and given to a group of unknown men to be used as their sex slave. Now, that fantasy is about to become a reality, and Michelle has to decide if she can really go through with it, and give herself to be used as the gangbang slut she has dreamed of being. Length: Approx. 4,500 words Webcam GangbangJane & Steve are swingers, both having lots of dirty, sexy fun with their friends while Jane travels on her frequent business trips. When she has to miss Steve's birthday, Jane arranges for him to watch her via webcam as she puts on a special birthday performance, just for him. With a group of horny guys to satisfy, she has her work cut out for her as Steve watches her in her first ever gangbang. This is an erotic short story of approx. 7,200 words. It features graphic and explicit descriptions of oral sex, a hot gangbang and a messy bukkake finish. Dogging SlutAnita controls men - her beauty and her smoking hot body turning them to willing servants. But the tables are turned when she tries her tricks on her boss, Carlton Chase. He blackmails her into driving to an isolated parking lot and putting on a sex show for a group of random strangers. The experience unlocks a deep, dark desire that she didn't know she had - th

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In Honeymoon At Home II Sean and Ava find themselves separated by thousands of miles and the emotions left by their first fight due to Sean traveling with his ex-girlfriend for work. Will Ava's anger fester and grow with her doubts, or can the two newlyweds manage to find ways to keep their honeymoon on track despite the temptation of the past and the thousands of miles keeping them apart? ~ COMING SOON! Look for more stories in The Honeymoon Diaries series: VIRGIN HONEYMOON HONEYMOON AT HOME HONEYMOON AT HOME II HONEYMOON ROAD TRIP HONEYMOON HOLIDAYS HONEYMOON FANTASIES

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The year was 1928 when two young Hungarians decided to travel around the world on a Harley-Davidson motorcycle with sidecar. Like Robert Fulton, whose circumnavigation of the globe is chronicled in his popular 1937 book One Man Caravan, Sulkowsky thought his was the first around-the-world journey on a motorcycle. This account of his trip with friend Gyula Bartha gives a very clear-eyed view of the world in the 1930s - a world where the colonizing influence of Europe had affected much of Africa and Asia but not all. The two experienced the riches of sultans, witnessed remote cultures and extreme poverty in far-flung villages, travelled through wilderness with the ever-present danger of wild animals, and traversed roads of all descriptions. They dealt with mud, sand, extreme heat and cold, and rivers where the motorcycle had to be taken apart to cross in a small boat. This intelligent and engaging book, now in a paperback edition, offers a unique world view between the World Wars, flavored by the great diversity of cultures and the wide variety of human life that exists on the planet.

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