One Year Off

One Year Off
Author: David Elliot Cohen
Publisher: Travelers' Tales
Total Pages: 298
Release: 2001
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9781885211651

With three children under the age of nine, the youngest still in diapers, the Cohens decide to do something many dream of, but few actually undertake: sell the house, the cars, and the belongings and take off for a year-long journey around the world. Demonstrating great creativity and tremendous tenacity, David, Devi, and their children create the adventure of a lifetime -- an inspiration to anyone who dreams of leaving it all behind. Book jacket.

The Kite Runner

The Kite Runner
Author: Khaled Hosseini
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2011-09-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 140882485X

Afghanistan, 1975: Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the local kite-fighting tournament and his loyal friend Hassan promises to help him. But neither of the boys can foresee what will happen to Hassan that afternoon, an event that is to shatter their lives. After the Russians invade and the family is forced to flee to America, Amir realises that one day he must return to Afghanistan under Taliban rule to find the one thing that his new world cannot grant him: redemption.

A Thousand Splendid Suns

A Thousand Splendid Suns
Author: Khaled Hosseini
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 380
Release: 2008-09-18
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 074758589X

A riveting and powerful story of an unforgiving time, an unlikely friendship and an indestructible love

A Year Off

A Year Off
Author: Alexandra Brown
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2018-09-18
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 145216469X

In this mix of memoir, guidebook, and travelogue, a married couple documents the year they took off from work and traveled the world together. Wait for me . . . Who knew these three words said to a near stranger would start an international travel adventure? A Year Off is one part memoir, one part travel essays and one part travel guide, documenting the story of Alexandra and David Brown, a couple who decided to take a year off from their jobs and “regular lives” to travel the world together after only knowing each other for four months. Each chapter tackles a different part of the journey, including: -Practical takeaways for how to take the same leap and travel, like tips on budgeting, planning, pacing and adjusting to culture shock -A look into David and Alexandra’s story as they traveled the world together and got to know one another -Colorful memories of their travels, like a dramatic kayak ride in Milford Sound, New Zealand, an emotional evening in India, a life-changing meal in the Loire Valley, France, a hilarious makeover in Romania . . . and many more This inspiring book is for all the dreamers, would-be adventurers and endearingly practical professionals looking to scratch the travel itch. With many gorgeous photographs and actionable travel advice, A Year Off captures all the beauty and magic of the wanderlust spirit, guiding readers on how to take the same leap and showing them just how doable a journey this type of round-the-world travel is. Praise for A Year Off “In A Year Off married couple Alexandra and David Brown chronicle a trip around the world and provide advice for travelers who may want to follow in their footsteps. Filled with personal stories, useful takeaways, beautiful photos and great design, chapters like “Identity Crisis” and “Financial Freak-outs” make it clear that the Browns haven’t airbrushed their story.” —BookPage “Have you ever dreamed of quitting the rat race and taking a year off—and then swiftly jolted back to reality? If so, A Year Off will give you the inspiration and the courage to make it happen in real life.” —The Independent

Celebrate Chinese New Year

Celebrate Chinese New Year
Author: Carolyn Otto
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2009
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781426303814

Simple text and color images present various aspects of the Chinese New Year celebration, including red decorations, the exchange of poems, Festival of Lanterns, Dragon Dance, fireworks, parades, feasts, and the remembrance of ancestors.

A Year in the World

A Year in the World
Author: Frances Mayes
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 467
Release: 2007
Genre: English fiction
ISBN: 0553814435

The author who unforgettably captured the experience of starting a new life in Tuscany returns to immerse herself - and her readers - in the sights, aromas and treasures of twelve new special places.A YEAR IN THE WORLD is vintage Frances Mayes - a celeb

A Year Full of Stories

A Year Full of Stories
Author: Angela McAllister
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Total Pages: 131
Release: 2016-10-06
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1847808689

This treasury of 52 stories collects together a rich resource of myths, fairy tales and legends from around the world, with a story for every week of the year. The book is broken into 12 chapters, for each of the 12 months of the year, and throughout, stories are matched to internationally celebrated dates, including Valentines Day and the International Day of Friendship, as well as seasonal events and festivals. Collected and retold by award-winning author Angela McAllister, and illustrated by internally recognised artist Christopher Corr, this is a book that will be treasured by families and appeal to teachers and librarians around the world.

How to Be a Family

How to Be a Family
Author: Dan Kois
Publisher: Little, Brown
Total Pages: 323
Release: 2019-09-17
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0316552615

In this "refreshingly relatable" (Outside) memoir, perfect for the self-isolating family, Slate editor Dan Kois sets out with his family on a journey around the world to change their lives together. What happens when one frustrated dad turns his kids' lives upside down in search of a new way to be a family? Dan Kois and his wife always did their best for their kids. Busy professionals living in the D.C. suburbs, they scheduled their children's time wisely, and when they weren't arguing over screen time, the Kois family-Dan, his wife Alia, and their two pre-teen daughters-could each be found searching for their own happiness. But aren't families supposed to achieve happiness together? In this eye-opening, heartwarming, and very funny family memoir, the fractious, loving Kois' go in search of other places on the map that might offer them the chance to live away from home-but closer together. Over a year the family lands in New Zealand, the Netherlands, Costa Rica, and small-town Kansas. The goal? To get out of their rut of busyness and distractedness and to see how other families live outside the East Coast parenting bubble. HOW TO BE A FAMILY brings readers along as the Kois girls-witty, solitary, extremely online Lyra and goofy, sensitive, social butterfly Harper-like through the Kiwi bush, ride bikes to a Dutch school in the pouring rain, battle iguanas in their Costa Rican kitchen, and learn to love a town where everyone knows your name. Meanwhile, Dan interviews neighbors, public officials, and scholars to learn why each of these places work the way they do. Will this trip change the Kois family's lives? Or do families take their problems and conflicts with them wherever we go? A journalistic memoir filled with heart, empathy, and lots of whining, HOW TO BE A FAMILY will make readers dream about the amazing adventures their own families might take.

A Year of Adventures

A Year of Adventures
Author: Andrew Bain
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006
Genre: Adventure travel
ISBN: 9781741048384

Colourful and inspiring, A Year of Adventures provides exciting adventures for each week of the year--all around the world. All types of activities are covered, from watching whales to climbing Everest. In the second week in June, for example, you could observe leatherback turtles in Trinidad & Tobago, take a wildlife tour on the breathtaking Spitsbergen Island in Norway, paraglide in the Swiss Alps, or watch for a Great White Shark while diving in South Africa. Each activity is described, with a fitness/expertise level provided where appropriate. A major destination is covered every week, while a tickertape outlines major events happening throughout the year.In full colour with inspirational images, A Year of Adventures will point travellers--whether actual or armchair--to unforgettable adventures for any time of the year.