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Books: Travel: Benin
Lonely Planet West Africa (Lonely Planet West Africa)by Mary Fitzpatrick, Andrew Burke, Greg Campbell, and Bethune Carmichael List Price: $29.99 Available from Amazon $19.79 On 7-21-2006 
See Item's Page Book Description Rewarding and rugged, West Africa's 17 countries have much to offer the adventurous traveler. Laze on golden-sand beaches, trek up cool Mt Cameroon or see Saharan caravans set off from Timbuktu — this updated guide leads you through all of this alluring region. Covers: Bein, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cote d'Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Ashanti, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo.
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Benin: The Bradt Travel Guide (Bradt Travel Guide)by Stuart Butler List Price: $23.95 Available from Amazon $16.29 On 7-21-2006 
See Item's Page Book Description This new guide to Benin expands the Bradt range of West African guides further, exploring this small but varied country which is gaining popularity with adventure and exotic travel enthusiasts. National parks, game viewing, markets, pristine tropical beaches, and surfing are just some of the highlights of Benin that are readily available with aid of this guide, which caters to cultural and historical visitors, those tracing their roots in Benin's slave trade, overland adventurers, and wildlife enthusiasts.
Features include: >Where to find the best music, dance, and food in Benin >Wildlife in depth--with an exploration of the Parc National du W and Parc National de la Pendjari >Detailed focus on the slave kingdom of Dahomey >Wide-ranging historical background information including the history and culture of voodoo Back Cover Copy Congratulations! In your hands is the key to a world of magic and mystery more potent than anything Harry Potter could throw at you. Enter the world of Benin: a place hidden away in the green folds of west Africa; a place that few have heard of, but a place that will leave you enchanted by its spell. In this extraordinary guide, Stuart Butler explains how to win an audience with metamorphosing royalty, why it's best to avoid an Egungun, and where to find an eight-foot dancing chicken. Fortunately, though, normality is also on hand: enter Benin's sun-scorched landscape, stilt villages, and flamboyant markets, just waiting to be explored. *Voodoo, fetishes, and traditional medicine *Tropical beaches, stilt villages *Benin in the past, including its slave trade *All the practicalities: accommodation, eating out, local transport, and more *The bustling city of Cotonou *National parks and wildlife safaris
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Roots Recovered!: The How to Guide for Tracing African-American and West Indian Roots Back to Africa and Going There for Free or on a...by James E. White Esq and Jean-Gontran Quenum MBA Available from Amazon $14.95 On 7-21-2006 
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Ancient African Town (Picture a Country)by Fiona MacDonald and Gerald Wood Available from Amazon $27.01 On 7-21-2006
See Item's Page From School Library Journal Gr 4-7-A different slant on the study of cultures of the past. With lucid, well-written texts and colorful drawings, both books concentrate on the design and function of a major town. A 17th-century community based on Benin City of the Edo empire in present-day Nigeria, and a 15th-century Inca town using Cuzco, Peru, as a model are presented first in aerial views, followed by double-page spreads that feature sites within each town-a temple or shrine, fortress, main square, homes, artisan workshops, etc. Clever "Time-Traveler's Guides" offer advice on shopping, how to pack, festivals, modes of travel, etc. "Guided Tours" of the important sites wrap up these studies. For readers who want more detailed information, Heather Millar's The Kingdom of Benin in West Africa (1996) and Kathryn Hinds's The Incas (1998, both Benchmark) offer well-rounded historical and cultural material with good-quality, full-color photography.-Cynthia M. Sturgis, Ledding Library, Milwaukee, OR Copyright 1999 Cahners business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.Card Catalog Description A tour of Benin City, a West African town and capital of the Edo Empire, located in present-day Nigeria. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. |
What Did I Do?: The Unauthorized Autobiography of Larry Riversby Larry Rivers and Arnold Weinstein Available from Amazon $18.95 On 7-21-2006
See Item's Page Book Description What Did I Do? is the testimony of one of America’s finest artists and includes memorable perceptions [and gossip] of friends, lovers, rivals, and the jazz and art worlds: Frank O’Hara, Terry Southern, Leo Castelli, Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, John Ashbery, Clement Greenberg, Tibor de Nagy, Jackson Pollock, Delmore Schwartz, Rudy Burckhardt, Hans Hofmann, W.H. Auden, Miles Davis, Andy Warhol. Born Larry Grossberg in 1923 in the Bronx, NY, Rivers began his career in 1940 as a jazz saxophonist and composer, changed his name and became an American icon to artists everywhere. A great figurative painter, Rivers is also acclaimed as a precursor of pop art; an artist with an unashamed interest in sexuality and the private moment, he is also celebrated for bringing history back into contemporary painting. Candid, thoughtful, and funny, this book is among the finest of artists’ memoirs. This edition includes 16 pages of color and 130 black-and-white illustrations. “What Did I Do? is the harrowingly true tale of a man whose early years were, by his own accounting, governed by often brutal instincts. He responds crazily, rashly to jazz and sex and drugs, and finally to paint, becoming Larry Rivers, one of the most humane and interesting and idiosyncratic visual artists of our time.”—Kurt Vonnegut |
Whose Panties are These? More Misadventures from Funny Women on the Roadby Jennifer L. Leo List Price: $14.95 Available from Amazon $9.72 On 7-21-2006 
See Item's Page Book Description The best travel stories often hatch when things go completely wrong, and this second title in a series of women's travel humor capitalizes on that phenomenon with more sidesplitting stories of female misadventure around the world. Readers laugh, cry, and commiserate with these women through their memorable mishaps such as gorging on Lebanese chicken to increase their breast size, battling tick paranoia in an Ozark campground, evading the demands of the Turkish mafia, getting even with a prank-fueled convention co-worker, and trolling for straight men in gay London. Showcasing every known type of travel blunder, botch, stumble, and bumble, these rollicking stories come from all reaches of the globe and are told from a quintessentially female point of view. |
The Fearless Shopper: How to Get the Best Deals on the Planet (Travelers' Tales)by Kathy Borrus Available from Amazon $14.95 On 7-21-2006
See Item's Page Book Description This savvy book of tips and wisdom will help show you the best ways to shop, whether you're in your hometown or traveling the world. As a buyer for the Smithsonian, author Kathy Borrus roamed the planet looking for treasures and striking great bargains. Here, she shares her shopping secrets. Learn how to haggle in an open-air market in a language you don't even speak. Learn how to spot scams and avoid rip-offs. Learn when to buy and when to walk away. Borrus believes that "great shopping is not about acquiring things. It's about exploring culture and preserving the sights, sounds, and touch of a place. And whether you buy anything or not, shopping is about the enjoying the experience.
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Michelin Pacific Northwest Regional Road Atlas and Travel Guideby Michelin Travel Publications Available from Amazon $9.95 On 7-21-2006
See Item's Page Book Description More than an atlas, more than a guide. Michelin has put them together to create a wonderful selection of scenic drives, information on attractions, hotels, restaurants and so much more. You will love the value and quality of these titles. 10 exciting memorable Driving Tours Bed and Board, featuring choice restaurants and great places to stay categorized by price Practical Information, including driving and parking regulations, tourist offices and shopping venues Full-Color Photographs and close up maps of major attractions Points of interest rated according to the Michelin Star System
Driving tours are highlighted on the atlas pages with a dotted green line. Site plans are scattered throughout the guide. Detailed city plans are positioned alphabetically in the index. Colorful photos will inspire your next road trip while the atlas pages will help you get there without a hitch. Measuring a approximately 4.5" x 10", and a fraction of an inch thick, this slim Michelin Pacific Northwest Road atlas + travel guide can fit in your glove box, your purse, or practically anywhere you need it to be.
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