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Author | : James O'Reilly |
Publisher | : Travelers' Tales |
Total Pages | : 428 |
Release | : 2002-11 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781885211859 |
From the Pacific surf to Nob Hill to Chinatown, the legendary City by the Bay comes to life in this diverse collection of essays celebrating America's favorite playground. Praise the Lord at Glide Memorial Church, skate through the wonders of Golden Gate Park, discover culinary delights in the Mission, and relive the days of the gold rush.
Author | : Larry Habegger |
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : San Francisco (Calif.) |
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Author | : Fred Setterberg |
Publisher | : Travelers' Tales |
Total Pages | : 560 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9781885211286 |
A portrait of the nation through tales of travelers who have traversed the breadth and depth of America the beautiful.
Author | : James O'Reilly |
Publisher | : Travelers' Tales |
Total Pages | : 470 |
Release | : 2009-11-01 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 1932361804 |
Winner of the Lowell Thomas Award for Best Travel Book, this newly designed collection paints a unique portrait of a complex and captivating land. One contributor lives as a monk for a month, gaining an inside look at monastic life. Another discovers Bangkok’s riverine pleasures, a world away from its car-choked streets. Yet another finds refuge as the houseguest of an isolated tribesman. Through these engaging personal stories, readers witness how Thailand satisfies just about any traveler’s hunger for the exotic, the beautiful, the thrillingly different. Writers include Pico Iyer, Norman Lewis, Diane Summers, Simon Winchester, Ian Buruma, Thalia Zepatos, and Tim Ward. “The breadth and color of the collective portrait [the contributors] provide of Thailand is remarkable.” — Los Angeles Times
Author | : Larry Habegger |
Publisher | : Travelers' Tales |
Total Pages | : 308 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781885211743 |
These stories of travel in Central America -- Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama -- are adventurous and quirky, sobering and enlightening. Readers visit a Panamanian island known for its wildlife; glimpse the wealthy Generation X repatriates of Nicaragua; and meet a charming Guatemalan revolutionary. Authors include Paul Theroux, Jennifer Harbury, Ronald Wright, Joan Didion, Randy Wayne White, and Rigoberta Menchu. Travelers' Tales Central America provides a new window into this astonishingly beautiful and complex part of the world. "For the thoughtful traveler, these books are an invaluable resource." -- Pico Iyer
Author | : James O'Reilly |
Publisher | : Travelers' Tales |
Total Pages | : 448 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 9781885211033 |
"We've collected useful and memorable stories to produce the kind of sampler we've always wanted to read before setting out. These stories will show you a spectrum of experiences to be had or avoided in Hong Kong"--Back cover
Author | : James O'Reilly |
Publisher | : Travelers' Tales |
Total Pages | : 524 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781885211736 |
In this newly designed edition, acclaimed writers who have fallen in love with France--with the food, the land, the irrepressible French people--provide a mesmerizing literary tour of this special place. maps. Illustrations.
Author | : James O'Reilly |
Publisher | : Travelers' Tales |
Total Pages | : 486 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : |
A new kind of travel anthology, Travelers' Tales marries the best of a guidebook with travel literature. Here veteran travel writers O'Reilly and Habegger bring together those stories which best capture the experience of India--the best bazaar of human experiences that can be visited in a lifetime.
Author | : James O'Reilly |
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Total Pages | : 392 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : San Francisco (Calif.) |
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Author | : Larry Habegger |
Publisher | : Travelers' Tales |
Total Pages | : 446 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Travel |
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Only about 220 years old, San Francisco is spoken of with the same wonder as Paris, Venice and Rome. This unique book written for travelers as well as lovers of literature, compliments the traditional guidebook.