January
2008 Newsletter
Adventure Travel Lecture Series
Destination of the Month: Mexico & Central America
Let It Snow - What's Hot in Skiing & Snowboarding Guides
Family Travel Guides (15% Off)
Bestseller list -- November/December
Staff Picks (20% off)
| Adventure Travel Lecture Series
The Adventure Travel Lecture Series includes three events in
our usual format in Harvard Square. Lectures take place at 6 PM
at The First Parish Church, at the corner of Church Street and
Massachusetts Avenue.
Thursday January 31st: Helen Thayer
THURSDAY, JANUARY 31ST HELEN THAYER - WALKING THE GOBI
Helen Thayer will read from "Walking the Gobi: A 1600-Mile Trek Across
a Desert of Hope and Despair". She'll talk about her and her husband
Bill's adventures as the first man and woman to walk the entire
length of almost 1,500 miles, east to west, of the Mongolian Gobi
Desert. They persevered as they faced Siberian winds, accompanying
sand storms, heat reaching 126 degrees, scarcity of water and plenty
of scorpions.
The Thayers' time spent with the Gobi Desert's nomads
is one of many remarkable experiences described in her book.
Named "One of the Great Explorers of the 20th Century" by National
Geographic, Thayer noted that she "first heard of the Gobi as a 13
year old growing up in New Zealand. Then the Gobi was as far away
as the moon; now at 63 the dream has come full circle."
Her previous feats are impressive. In 1988, she became the first
woman to walk and ski to either pole when she trekked solo to the
Magnetic North Pole without dogsled or snowmobile. She was the
first woman and first American to circumnavigate the Magnetic North
Pole. Her amazing adventure with her beloved companion Charlie
(her Canadian Eskimo Husky) was the basis for her first book,
"Polar Dreams."
For more info on these books and events, go to: http://www.globecorner.com/events/events.html
Events are free, but tickets are recommended. For tickets or further
information for an event, please send email to events@gcb.com, call
us at 617-649-5700 (x21) or speak with us at the store.
If you
would like to purchase an autographed book, but are unable to attend
an event, please email us (events@gcb.com) with your shipping and
payment info. We will hold the book in Harvard Square, if preferred.
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FAMILY TRAVEL GUIDES (15% OFF)
Whether you're planning local activities or trips to distant
places, there's an opportunity for new ideas for upcoming school
vacations. All guides which focus on family travel or travel
with children are 15% OFF. The basis for the discount is 1) having
"family", "children" or "kids" in the title, or 2) the title being
a children's book about a destination. The prices below reflect
the 15% discount.
Our suggestions:
The "Fun With the Family" series of state-based guides ($11.86 each)
covers most of the U,S. Frommer's "With Kids" guide series ($14.44
to $16.14 per title) covers selected states as well as well travelled
city destinations. Fodor's "Kidding Around The City With Kids" series
($9.35 per title) covers selected U.S. and foreign cities.
Cadogan's
"Take the Kids England" ($18.66), was recently updated: it is one
title in a small, recommended series.
For a full list of our Family Travel Guides, please go to: http://www.globecorner.com/p/i190.html
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BESTSELLER LIST -- HOLIDAY SEASON 2007
It's always fun to look back at the season just past to see
what the top sellers were in the travel narrative and armchair
category. We've just posted the list, which covers the period
of November/December. To see the list, please go to: http://www.globecorner.com/bestsellers.html
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January Destinations of the Month: Mexico & Central America (15% OFF)
Our January Destinations of the Month are Mexico & Central
America. All associated books, maps and language aids are 15%
OFF. The prices below reflect the discount.
MEXICO
Among the many guides for Mexico, we're noting the most recent ones
(published since September 2007):
Recent Country Guides
"Let's Go Mexico" ($19.54)
"Fodor's See it Mexico" ($20.36)
"Michelin Green Guide Mexico, Guatemala and Belize" ($18.66)
"Karen Brown's Mexico: Exceptional Places to Stay & Itineraries 2008" ($16.96)
Recent Regional Guides for Mexico
"Moon Baja: Tijuana to Cabo San Lucas Handbook" ($18.66)
"Fodor's in Focus Los Cabos" ($9.31)
"Los Cabos & Baja California Sur: Great Destinations Mexico" ($14.41)
"Frommer's Los Cabos & Baja" ($15.29)
"Moon Pacific Mexico Handbook" ($20.36)
"Moon Yucatan Handbook"($18.66)
"Moon Cancun & Cozumel Handbook" ($15.26)
"Fodor's Cancun, Cozumel, Yucatan Peninsula 2008" ($14.41)
"Frommer's Cancun, Cozumel & the Yucatan 2008" ($16.14)
"Frommer's Portable Cancun" ($11.04)
"Fodor's Puerto Vallarta: Plus Guadalajara, San Blas, and Inland
Mountain Towns 2008" ($15.26)
"Frommer's Portable Puerto Vallarta, Manzanillo & Guadalajara"
($11.04)
"Frommer's Portable Acapulco, Ixtapa & Zihuatanejo" ($11.04)
Recreation, Sports and Nature Guides for Mexico - Recent or Notable
"Mexican Camping: Explore Mexico and Belize with RV or Tent" (2005,
$18.66)
Les Beletsky's Travellers' Wildlife Guide for "Southern Mexico: The
Cancun Region, Yucatan Peninsula, Oaxaca, Chiapas, & Tabasco" ($23.79)
"Wave-Finder Mexico: The Ultimate Surfer's Guide" ($12.74)
Tom Gatch's "Hooked on Baja: Where & How to Fish Mexico's
Legendary Waters" ($18.66)
"Fly Fishing Southern Baja: A Quick, Clear Understanding of How &
Where to Fly Fish Baja's Famous and Remote Saltwaters" ($16.11)
A Recent Photography Book
"The Day of the Dead" ($33.96) is a collection of photographs taken
by Denis Defibaugh in Oaxaca City and village festivals. Defibaugh and
author Ward Albro first visited Oaxaca in 1993; their images and narrative
cover a range of observances.
For a full list of books and maps for Mexico, please go to: http://www.globecorner.com/g/369.html
CENTRAL AMERICA
Moving south, we're noting recent Central America Guides (published
since September 2007):
"Lonely Planet Central America on a Shoestring" ($21.24)
"Moon Guatemala Handbook" ($16.96)
"Lonely Planet Guatemala"
($16.99)
"Moon Belize Handbook" ($15.26)
"The Rough Guide to Belize: Includes Tikal and Flores in Guatemala" ($16.14)
"Moon Costa Rica Handbook" ($18.66)
"Fodor's Costa Rica" ($16.96)
"Frommer's Costa Rica" ($16.88)
"Pauline Frommer's Costa Rica" ($16.99)
"Lonely Planet Panama" ($18.69)
"National Geographic Traveler Panama" ($19.51)
Recent Nature & Recreation Guides:
"Lonely Planet Diving & Snorkeling Belize" ($21.21)
"The Birds of Costa Rica: A Field Guide" ($25.46)
A New Book on Mayan Calendars
Geoff Stray's "The Mayan and Other Ancient Calendars" (hardcover, $10.20)
offers a presentation to the Mayan calendar systems, with black and white illustrations.
For a fuller range of resources for Central America and specific countries,
please go to: http://www.globecorner.com/g/1904.html
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Staff Picks January 2008
The Staff Picks list, which is a mix of ongoing GCB bestsellers and
newly released titles, is a useful resource for gift selections. All
of the titles on the list are promoted at a 20% discount. Some of
the recent additions are listed below.
See the full list at http://www.globecorner.com/staffpicks.html
When Asia was the World by Stewart Gordon, $20.80 (20% off $26.00)
A look at Asia from 700 to 1500 C.E., describing the journeys of
Asia's many travelers--merchants, apothecaries, and philosophers.
The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest
Places in the World by Eric Weiner, $20.80 (20% off $25.99) Part foreign affairs
discourse, part humor, and part twisted self-help guide, "The
Geography of Bliss" takes the reader from America to Iceland to
India in search of happiness, or, in the crabby author's case,
moments of "un-unhappiness."
Walking the Gobi: 16,000 Mile-Trek Across a Desert of Hope and Despair by Helen Thayer, $19.16 (20% off $23.95) At the age of 63, Helen
Thayer fulfilled her lifelong dream of crossing Mongolia's Gobi
Desert. Accompanied by her 74-year-old husband Bill and two camels,
Tom and Jerry, Thayer walked 1600 miles in 126-degree temperatures,
battling fierce sandstorms, dehydration, dangerous drug smugglers,
and ubiquitous scorpions. For more than 60 days Helen struggled
to keep moving through this inhospitable terrain despite a severe
leg injury. Without sponsors, a support team, or radio contact,
hers is a journey of pure discovery and adventure.
*** Newly Released Staff Picks in paperback editions ***
The Marsh Arabs by Wilfred Thesiger, $12.00 (20% off $15.00) Thesiger details the
years he spent among the Marsh Arabs of southern Iraq--long before
they were almost completely wiped out by Saddam Hussein
The Arabian Sands by Wilfred Thesiger, $12.00 (20% off $15.00) In the spirit of
T.E. Lawrence, Thesiger set out to explore the deserts of Arabia,
traveling among peoples who had never seen a European and considered
it their duty to kill Christian infidels. His now-classic account
is invaluable to understanding the modern Middle East.
The House of Meetings by Martin Amis, $11.96 (20% off $14.95) In this novel, Amis revisits
the Soviet gulag, a subject he tackled in his 2002 nonfiction book
"Koba the Dread." A 2007 NY Times Notable Book of the Year.
Transit Maps of the World (*** Back in stock! **)
by Mark Ovenden, edited by Mike Ashworth, $20.00 (20% off $25.00)
A comprehensive collection of historic and current maps of every rapid-transit
system on earth.
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