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The
books listed below were Notable Books within their
categories in 2005
Travel |
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Best
American Travel Writing 2005
edited by Jamaica Kincaid
The Best American series has been the premier
annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction
and nonfiction since 1915. (20% off) |
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The Devil's
Picnic: Around the World in Pursuit of Forbidden
Fruit
by Taras Grescoe
From Norwegian moonshine to tea laced with cocaine,
the author investigates what thrills and terrifies
travelers, and what would make someone travel thousands
of miles and evade local authorities. (20% off) |
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Eurydice Street:
A Place in Athens
by Sofka Zinovieff
This book is a wonderfully fresh, funny, and inquiring
account of Zinovieff's first year as an Athenian. |
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French Country
Hideaways: Vacationing at Private Chateaus & Manors
in Rural France
by Casey O'Brien Blondes
A wonderful guide for those planning or just dreaming
about a visit to these enchanted landscapes. |
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Hip Hotels Atlas
by Herbert Ypma
From the Hip Hotels series.
The ultimate guide to the world's most special places
to stay, from the author of the best-selling Hip Hotels
series--featuring eighty remarkable destinations,
many new to this book. (20% off)
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Looking at Atget
by Peter Barberie
Eugene Atget is renowned for his alluring and provocative
photographs of the monuments, interiors, streets,
and people of Paris. This is a unique look at the
work of one of the great photographers of the twentieth
century. |
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On the Road with
Francis of Assisi: A Timeless Journey Through Umbria
and Tuscany, and Beyond
by Linda Bird Francke
Following the footsteps of St. Francis, this journey
through Italy brings to life the remarkable career
and travels of the most remarkable of all saints. |
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Robert Doisneau's
Paris
text and photographs by Robert Doisneau, edited by
Francine Derondille
The unprecedented scope of this collection provides
the opportunity to study his more composed, aesthetically
structured images alongside his snapshots, which offer
a more anecdotal account of Doisneau's Paris. |
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Rowing to Alaska
And Other True Stories
by Wayne McLennan
The story of McLennan's utterly extraordinary life
through a series of adventures. |
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Travels with
My Chicken: A Man and His Companion Take to the Road
by Martin Gurdon
A delightful story about just how far some authors
will go to get their books noticed, and the highs
and lows of being out on the road with only a chicken
for company. |
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The Vinegar of
Spilamberto And Other Italian Adventures with Food,
Places, and People
by Doris Muscatine
In 1958, Doris Muscatine's husband, a medieval scholar,
got a Fulbright for a year of research in Italy. They
lived in Rome and almost immediately became hopeless
Italophiles. The Vinegar of Spilamberto is
the enchanting story of their experiences. (20% off) |
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The
books listed below were Notable Books within their
categories in 2005
Exploration |
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Atlas
Maior of 1655
edited with an introduction by Peter Van Der Krogt
Covering Arctica, Europe, Africa, Asia, and America,
Blaeu's Atlas Major was a remarkable achievement
and remains to this day one of history's finest examples
of mapmaking. |
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Explorer's Eye:
First-Hand Accounts of Adventure and Exploration
edited by Fergus Fleming, introduction by Michael
Palin
Combining gripping first-hand accounts with original
images, The Explorer's Eye gives an insight
into who these early explorers were and what they
saw. |
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The Map Book
edited by Peter Barber
The first book to chart the development of maps and
mapping from the Bronze Age to the present. |
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Mapping the World:
An Illustrated History of Cartography
by Ralph Ehrenberg
A one-of-a-kind collection of cartographic treasures
spanning thousands of years and many cultures. |
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Oxford Atlas
of the World Deluxe
The Deluxe Edition incorporates a host of large-scale
North American maps plus a substantial number of completely
new topographical maps of Asia and the Pacific where
international interest is increasingly focused. |
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La
Bonne Cuisine de Madame E. Saint-Ange: The Original
Companion for French Home Cooking
written by Evelyn Saint-Ange
First published in 1927 to educate French housewives
in the art of classical cooking, La Bonne Cuisine
de Mme E.Saint-Ange has since become the bible
of French culinary technique and is found on every
kitchen shelf in France. |
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Cheese: A Connoissuer's
Guide to the World's Best
by Max McCalman and David Gibbons
Brings cheese lovers up to date and delves
even deeper into the upper echelons of cheese, focusing
on the 200 best varieties. |
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Hungry Planet:
What the World Eats
written by Faith D'Aluisio, photographs
by Peter Menzel
This photographic study of families from
24 countries reveals what people eat during the
course of one week.
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Mastering the
Art of French Cooking: Volume I: 40th Anniversary
Edition
by Julia Child
"Anyone can cook
in the French manner anywhere," wrote Mesdames
Beck, Bertholle, and Child, "with the right instruction."
And here is the book that, for forty years, has been
teaching Americans how.
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Washoku: Recipes
from the Japanese Home Kitchen
by Elizabeth Andoh
Elizabeth Andoh shares her
knowledge and passion for the food culture of Japan
in Washoku, an authoritative, deeply personal
tribute to one of the world's most distinctive culinary
traditions. |
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House
and Garden
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The New Garden
Paradise: Great Private Gardens of the World
by Dominique Browning
A celebration in words and breathtaking images of
thirty-five landscapes created for private clients
by today's preeminent designers. |
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