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Books: Travel: Alabama
The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-Town Americaby Bill Bryson List Price: $14.00 Available from Amazon $11.20 On 7-21-2006 
See Item's Page Product Review A travelogue by Bill Bryson is as close to a sure thing as funny books get. The Lost Continent is no exception. Following an urge to rediscover his youth (he should know better), the author leaves his native Des Moines, Iowa, in a journey that takes him across 38 states. Lucky for us, he brought a notebook. With a razor wit and a kind heart, Bryson serves up a colorful tale of boredom, kitsch, and beauty when you least expect it. Gentler elements aside, The Lost Continent is an amusing book. Here's Bryson on the women of his native state: "I will say this, however--and it's a strange, strange thing--the teenaged daughters of these fat women are always utterly delectable I don't know what it is that happens to them, but it must be awful to marry one of those nubile cuties knowing that there is a time bomb ticking away in her that will at some unknown date make her bloat out into something huge and grotesque, presumably all of a sudden and without much notice, like a self-inflating raft from which the pin has been yanked." Yes, Bill, but be honest: what do you really think?
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How to Travel Practically Anywhereby Susan Stellin List Price: $15.95 Available from Amazon $10.37 On 7-21-2006 
See Item's Page Product Review The Chicago Tribune : "Even the most experienced travelers are sure to learn a thing or two." Atlanta journal Constitution : "Helpful advice . . . Even seasoned travelers could benefit from information in the book, and neophytes will save themselves a lot of mistakes." Library Journal : "A distinctive guide . . .Including all types of travel from cruise to rail, this comprehensive and well-researched guide is useful for both new and seasoned travelers." Book Description Ever try to book your own travel plans on the Web, only to find yourself lost in cyberspace? Ever spend hours researching airfares, hotels,cruise lines, and itineraries, and find yourself still unsure of where to find the best prices and most accurate information? Whether you are Web savvy or still learning your way around the Internet, traveling on business or vacation, travel planning can be confusing and time-consuming. Now Susan Stellin, a regular contributor to the New York Times's travel section, offers the ultimate insider's guide to researching travel plans on the Web and avoiding pitfalls on the road. This single-source guide includes comprehensive and up-to-date information on the most useful Web sites, strategies to find the best deals, and resources to help you decide where to go and what to do. It also provides crucial tips to ensure that your trip is a success, such as: - how to find the best deals available online - how to make informed decisions about what to book - avoiding surprises that can ruin a trip - how to use the Internet effectively to get travel advice How to Travel Practically Anywhere is an indispensable guide to the sometimes overwhelming logistics of travel, whether for business or pleasure, domestic or international, budget or break-the-bank, adventure or leisure. |
American Map 2006 United States Road Atlas: Large Scale-Large Type (American Map Road Atlas)by American Map Corp List Price: $21.95 Available from Amazon $14.27 On 7-21-2006
See Item's Page Book Description Featuring brilliant new digital maps that are 30% bigger than normal, the United States is given highly detailed treatment. With rounded edges and durable, easy-opening spiral binding, this atlas gets you from coast to coast without eye strain or squinting. Major city inserts, mileage tables, "3-D" elevation shading, are added bonuses. Co-branded with the Discovery Channel, we include 8 pages of vacation and sightseeing tips from their editors. Our money-back guarantee assures that we will fully refund the price of the book if you go off course due to an error in our mapping. Find you way with ease with our first ever large type tool. |
Killer Ribs: Mouthwatering Recipes from North America's Best Rib Jointsby Nancy Davidson List Price: $16.95 Available from Amazon $11.53 On 7-21-2006 
See Item's Page Book Description Real barbecue has little to do with a grill and a bottle of KC Masterpiece; it involves marinating the meat and cooking it for hours over indirect heat with a generous slathering of any number of sauces. Killer Ribs: Mouthwatering Recipes from America's Best Rib Joints offers up the most authentic recipes for savory ribs, from bona fide barbecue joints from all over the United States and Canada. The author visits the hidden treasures to reveal their mouth-watering secrets. Killer Ribs highlights the regional differences in barbecue style and ingredients. Texans love beef, pork spare ribs rule in Memphis, while Kansas City serves up pork babybacks. While New Mexico and Arizona like a good chili powder rub, devotees in North Carolina prefer vinegar-based sauces, and the Pacific Rim goes for a rub of spice and pepper and a honey-ginger sauce. With scrumptious, backcountry recipes, professional secrets to make those perfect tender ribs, and 50 full-color photographs of the featured restaurants and their delectable ribs, the essential Killer Ribs will undoubtedly fire up the art of your barbecue. About The Author Nancy Davidson is a food and travel writer. Her work appears in Cooking Light , Saveur , Gourmet , and Gastronomica , and she Reviews cookbooks for Publishers Weekly . |
The Best American Travel Writing 2005 (The Best American Series (TM))by Jamaica Kincaid and Jason Wilson List Price: $14.00 Available from Amazon $10.78 On 7-21-2006 
See Item's Page From Booklist Great travel writing feeds our hunger for armchair journeys while somehow making the armchair less comfortable. Series editor Wilson searched for the rare pieces that weren't "aggressively positive"; Kincaid chose finalists that she says "underline my sense of my displacement." True enough, whether discussing suburban Florida or the bullet-riddled border between Afghanistan and Pakistan, these essays and articles show us the overlooked and never-seen with curiosity, insight, engagement, and humility; none of these writers brags about being at home in the world. Standouts are many: in "Into the Land of bin Laden," Robert Young Pelton finds a soldier who says, "I have no idea who we are fighting"; in "Tight-Assed River," John McPhee sails with the men who pilot aircraft carrier-length barges down Illinois' narrow waterways; and in "Trying Really Hard to Like India," Seth Stevenson serves a stern rebuke to travelers who return with praise for a country simply because they made it there and back. Readers may try to sample this, but they'll end up devouring it all. Keir Graff Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. Book Description Edited by the renowned novelist and travel writer Jamaica Kincaid, this year's collection reflects the wandering spirit and ever-present quest for adventure of the seasonedand not so seasonedtraveler. Contributors include Tom Bissell, Ian Frazier, Simon Winchester, Murad Kalam, and others. |
Crazy in Alabamaby Mark Childress List Price: $13.95 Available from Amazon $11.44 On 7-21-2006 
See Item's Page From Publishers Weekly Family tumult and nationwide social unrest converge to shake the world of 12-year-old orphan Peejoe Bullis in the summer of 1965, "when everybody went crazy in Alabama." This wise, funny novel by the author of Tender opens as Peejoe's relatively tranquil life with his grandmother is jolted by the arrival of his Aunt Lucille, who is on her way to Hollywood to become a star after poisoning her husband (in the first of the book's many violent images, she pulls the dead man's severed head out of a tupperware container). Peejoe and his older brother Wiley move on to their Uncle Dove's home in Industry, Ala., where racial conflict brings frightening bloodshed as well as oratory from George Wallace and Martin Luther King Jr. Meanwhile, on the road and in California, the newly emancipated Lucille brings every ounce of her desirability and determination to bear on her quest for stardom. Childress tells his story through the masterfully crafted voice of the adult Peejoe reminiscing from his home in present-day San Francisco. He depicts each character with convincing detail and all the vividness of childhood memory; there is magic in his mixture of humor and pathos, boyish candor and time-earned understanding. The narrative has a unique gentleness that tempers even the most extreme horrific or comic events without dismissing or oversimplifying them. Terrible crimes go unpunished, and good people face tragedy--not always nobly--but this remains a tale of laughter and great hope, one not easily forgotten. Literary Guild featured alternate. Copyright 1993 Reed business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From Library Journal The year is 1965. The place is a small town in the deep South. Having murdered her redneck husband, Lucille drops her six kids off at her mother's and heads for Hollywood to audition for a part in The Beverly Hillbillies . Now that his grandmother has others to care for, 11-year-old Peejoe goes off to live with an uncle a few towns away. The story is told in parallel narratives (first person as Peejoe relates his own life, third person as the boy learns about Lucille, his enthralling aunt), a structure that does not usually lend itself to audio. Here, however, it works perfectly. This wonderfully tragicomic tale records various attempts at freedom: Lucille kills her husband in "self-defense" because he's been killing her for 13 years, while Peejoe becomes embroiled in the civil rights struggle and its various murders. With gentle, self-mocking humor, this coming-of-age novel describes memorable people, in a vivid time and place. Highly recommended despite a contrived ending. - Rochelle Ratner, formerly poetry Editor, "Soho Weekly News," New York Copyright 1994 Reed business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. |
Retirement Places Rated: What You Need to Know to Plan the Retirement You Deserve, Sixth Editionby David Savageau List Price: $23.99 Available from Amazon $15.59 On 7-21-2006
See Item's Page Book Description Whether you're considering retirement or scouting out the best location for a second home, Retirement Places Rated is an invaluable sourcebook. For more than 20 years, people have turned to author David Savageau for help in choosing the perfect location, and now that the number of Americans who are reaching retirement age is greater than ever, this information is more valuable than ever before. Nearly 200 top retirement areas in the United States, both traditional and newly discovered, are profiled.They're ranked and compared for cost of living, climate, health care, economic factors, crime, services, cultural life, and recreation. Included are climate graphs, maps of retirement regions, comparison charts, and demographic profiles of each area. A special section on relocation resources helps you set your plans in motion once you've chosen where to live.This completely updated edition includes new locations and factors in the latest statistics. Back Cover Copy The best source for selecting an ideal location for your retirement or second home Profiles of 203 retirement areas in more than 40 States In this completely revised and updated edition, the top retirement areas are ranked and rated by six essential criteria to help you make the right choices for your lifestyle:
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RVing Basicsby Bill Moeller and Jan Moeller List Price: $14.95 Available from Amazon $10.46 On 7-21-2006
See Item's Page Product Review The sun wanes, the night lengthens, and RV catalogs bestrew the house. If your time is flexible, and the weather is cold, autumn is the time to think about RVing it to pleasanter climes. Whether you're new to the game or a veteran traveler, the Moellers' RV guide can ease the planning sessions. They help chose an appropriate RV, discuss interior options, and offer advice on selecting RV campground sites. They cover readying RVs for travel, driving them, using campground hookups, cleaning, and maintenance. The advice is practical but not condescending, and the less time you spend diddling over propane systems insurance, the sooner you can be on the road, by the lake, or parked in your favorite desert. Product Review RV Times : ``. . .a comprehensive guide to the fundamentals of RVs and life on the road.'' |
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