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| Ambassador to the Penguins: A Naturalist's Year Aboard a Yankee Whaleship
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Eleanor Mathews.
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| Publisher: Godine. Format: hardcover.
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| ISBN: 9781567922462. Daedalus Item Code: 23576 |
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| "Robert Cushman Murphy—ornithologist, oceanographer, photographer, and prescient conservationist—recognized his calling early and found encouragement at the American Museum of Natural History, where ... (Read More)
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| Black Gold of the Sun: Searching for Home in Africa and Beyond
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Ekow Eshun.
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| Publisher: Pantheon. Format: hardcover.
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| ISBN: 9780375424182. Daedalus Item Code: 83654 |
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| At the age of 33, Ekow Eshun leaves a London that has never felt like home and travels to Ghana, in order to search for his roots. Along the way he reflects on others who have made the same journey, ... (Read More)
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| Crashing Through: A True Story of Risk, Adventure, and the Man Who Dared to See
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Robert Kurson.
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| Publisher: Random House/QPB. Format: paperback.
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| ISBN: 9780739489475. Daedalus Item Code: 01019 |
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| By any definition Mike May was an exceptional person, breaking world records in downhill speed skiing, joining the CIA, and becoming a successful inventor, entrepreneur, and family man. Amazingly, ... (Read More)
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| Dark Waters Dancing to a Breeze: A Literary Companion to Rivers and Lakes
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Wayne Grady, ed.
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| Publisher: Greystone. Format: hardcover.
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| ISBN: 9781553652441. Daedalus Item Code: 21166 |
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| Dedicated to the fascination of water, this anthology to rivers and lakes offers top-notch writing on exploration, travel, and natural history by 24 internationally renowned contributors. From the ... (Read More)
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| Every Day in Tuscany: Seasons of an Italian Life
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Frances Mayes.
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| Publisher: Broadway. Format: hardcover.
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| ISBN: 9780767929820. Daedalus Item Code: 30301 |
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| In this long-awaited follow-up to Under the Tuscan Sun and Bella Tuscany, memoirist, travel writer, and poet Frances Mayes lyrically chronicles her continuing 20-year love affair with ... (Read More)
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| Happy Landings!
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Bosc, Chaval, Paul Flora & Loriot, illus.
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| Publisher: Haus Books. Format: laminated cover.
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| ISBN: 9781905791217. Daedalus Item Code: 02623 |
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| D.H. Lawrence tells us "there is nothing left to be seen—everything has been watched to death," while Blaise Pascal declares "all man's miseries derive from not being able to sit quietly in a room at ... (Read More)
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| Little Princes: One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal
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Conor Grennan.
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| Publisher: Morrow. Format: hardcover.
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| ISBN: 9780061930058. Daedalus Item Code: 22316 |
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| When Conor Grennan volunteered at the Little Princes Children's Home in war-torn Nepal, he grew to love the rambunctious children who challenged and rewarded him. But when Grennan learned the truth, ... (Read More)
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| New York at Night
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Jason Hawkes, photog. Text by Christopher Gray.
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| Publisher: Merrell. Format: hardcover.
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| ISBN: 9781858945293. Daedalus Item Code: 31247 |
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| To see New York City from the air is to experience the immensity and order of this vital concentration of capital, culture, and humanity; to see it at night is to witness the lively and restless ... (Read More)
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| No Vulgar Hotel: The Desire and Pursuit of Venice
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Judith Martin.
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| Publisher: Norton. Format: hardcover.
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| ISBN: 9780393059328. Daedalus Item Code: 01966 |
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| "Has any city in the world been as fortunate in its admirers as Venice? From Shakespeare to Browning to James, the city has inspired writers who have been able to capture its allure and occasional ... (Read More)
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| Places in Syria: A Pocket Grand Tour
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Francis Russell.
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| Publisher: Frances Lincoln. Format: paperback.
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| ISBN: 9780711231665. Daedalus Item Code: 23611 |
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| Despite Syria's recent upheavals, the country has a history of civilization stretching back thousands of years, with many significant archaeological sites. This book by Francis Russell (a deputy ... (Read More)
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| A Pocketful of Luxury Italian Hotels
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Panagiotis Fotiadis.
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| Publisher: Images Publishing Group. Format: hardcover.
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| ISBN: 9781864702699. Daedalus Item Code: 23075 |
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| A coffee table book in miniature, this chunky little tome is an entertaining tour of some of the most opulent places on the planet. Among the you-may-pamper-me-now retreats that are treated to brief ... (Read More)
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| River in the Desert: A Modern Traveller in Ancient Egypt
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Paul William Roberts.
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| Publisher: Raincoast. Format: paperback.
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| ISBN: 9781551929637. Daedalus Item Code: 21163 |
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| Egypt is as old as history itself, home to some of the world's greatest treasures, a pantheon of gods and kings, and the roots of the civilized world. Today it is the political and cultural heart of ... (Read More)
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