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Armchair Travel February 2020
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Palm Beach, Mar-A-Lago, and the rise of America's Xanadu
by Les Standiford
The best-selling author of Last Train to Paradise presents a colorful history of the Florida resort community and its role in redefining class, wealth and celebrity, citing the contributions of such influencers as Henry Flagler, Paris Singer and Addison Mizner. Illustrations.
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| Mud and Stars: Travels in Russia with Pushkin, Tolstoy, and Other Geniuses of the... by Sara WheelerWhat it is: an informative, lighthearted, and personal look at both contemporary Russia and some of the country's most famous writers.
What happened: Veteran British travel writer Sara Wheeler spent two years traveling in Russia, skipping hotels for homestays, learning the language and cooking traditions, and focusing on the country's Golden Age writers, like Pushkin, Tolstoy, Chekhov, and Dostoyevsky.
Read this next: Ian Frazier's Travels in Siberia, Elif Batuman's The Possessed, or Rachel Polonsky Molotov's Magic Lantern. |
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| Wild Life: Dispatches From a Childhood of Baboons and Button-Downs by Keena RobertsWhat it's about: Keena Robert's funny, tender coming-of-age story vividly details life in two different worlds: wildlife research camps in Kenya and Botswana, where her primatologist parents worked part of the year, and an elite prep school in Philadelphia, where Keena struggled to fit in.
Chapters include: The First Three Times I Almost Died; High School Water Hole; There Are No Doctors Here; Goodbye, Narnia.
For fans of: the delightful Cathedral of the Wild by Boyd Varty, who grew up on a South African game preserve; Alexandra Fuller's moving Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood. |
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Labyrinth of ice : the triumphant and tragic Greely polar expedition
by Buddy Levy
Tells the gripping true story of Lt. A.W. Greely who, in July 1881, along with his crew of 24 scientists and explorers, embarked on a quest for fame and fortune that resulted in one of the most harrowing adventures in the annals of polar exploration. Read by Will Damron.
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Where to Retire : America's Best & Most Affordable Places
by John Howells
Offers advice for finding the ideal home and place for retirement by providing an organized list of considerations during the decision-making process and snapshots of life in hundreds of affordable and stimulating places to retire in the U.S. Original.
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USA on the road
by Donna Dailey
Presents cross-country road trip ideas and breaks them down into manageable sections, highlighting the points of interest along each route and offering advice on budgeting, planning, and finding accomodations
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Southern snow : the new guide to winter sports from Maryland to the Southern Appalachians
by Randy Johnson
"This guide provides everything you need to know to discover the South's best-kept secrets of winter recreation: snow-covered mountains, remote yet accessible trails, high-quality downhill and cross-country skiing, sparkling resorts and peaceful cabins, and of course, southern hospitality. Randy Johnson is a knowledgeable guide who shares his years of experience enjoying the winter wonders from the mountains of western Maryland down the Appalachian corridor all the way to northern Alabama"
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