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City on the verge : Atlanta and the fight for America's urban future
by Mark Pendergrast
In an inspiring story of ordinary Americans taking charge of their local communities, an acclaimed author, using the BeltLine saga to explore issues of race, education, public health, transportation, religion and others, presents a meticulously researched, multifaceted, up-to-the-minute history of the biggest city in the American Southeast.
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| Walking to Listen: 4,000 Miles Across America, One Story at a Time by Andrew ForsthoefelA recent college grad in 2011, Andrew Forsthoefel set out with a full backpack, planning to walk from Pennsylvania to Georgia and across the country to the Pacific Ocean. Wearing a "walking to listen" sign and pondering the words of poets Walt Whitman, Rainer Maria Rilke, and Kahlil Gibran, Forsthoefel found "teachers" of all types along the way and learned about trust, fear, kindness, loneliness, and more along his thought-provoking, inspiring journey. |
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Adventure Cats : Living Nine Lives to the Fullest
by Laura J. Moss
The cofounder of AdventureCats.org—the first and only resource for information on safely exploring the great outdoors with your feline friend—presents a collection of amazing photos and stories of real-life cats, and all the how-to cat owners need to take their cats beyond the backyard.
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Focus on: Hittin' the Trail! |
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Appalachian Trail Thru-Hikers' Companion 2017
by Robert Sylvester
Professionally crafted elevation profiles, almost 50 updated maps, and redesigned tables for more at-a-glance information on-trail. Still the only such guide written by volunteers for which all the proceeds are returned to the Trail.
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Backpacker : the national parks coast to coast : 100 best hikes
by Ted Alvarez
Released in time for the National Park Service’s 100th anniversary, a collection of the best 100 hikes in America's national parks features detailed hike profiles, maps and full-color photos, as well as park-specific visiting tips, ranger bios and interviews.
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