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A Time of Gifts$597.07In 1933, at the age of 18, Patrick Leigh Fermor set out on an extraordinary journey by foot - from the Hook of Holland to Constantinople. A Time of Gifts is the first volume in a trilogy recounting the trip, and takes the reader with him as far as Hungary.
The Bread of Angels: A Journey to Love and Faith$41.55In 2004, twenty-seven-year-old Stephanie Saldana traveled to Damascus, Syria, on a Fulbright fellowship to study the role of the prophet Jesus in Islam. She was also fleeing a broken heart. It was not an ideal time to be an American in the Middle East; the United States had recently invaded Iraq, refugees were flooding into Damascus, and dark rumors swirled that Syria might be next to come under American attack. Miserable and lonely, Stephanie left Damascus to visit an ancient Christian monastery carved into the desert cliffs.
Peter Mayle's Provence: Included A Year In Provence$14.23When Peter Mayle and his wife traded England's long, gray winters and damp summers for life in southern France, they entered an enchanting, wonderful, sometimes bewildering world. Now, share their adventures, pleasures, and frustrations: the joys and occasional hazards of wining and dining in France, taking part in goat races, attending a Pavorotti concert under the stars -- and much more. Meet Provence's unique characters: a wary truffle hunter, a gourmet in a track suit, the wise and crafty Massot -- and many more.
Accordion CrimesSOLD OUT"A century ago, great waves of immigrants arrived in America and they bought only their most precious possessions with them. For one of the arrivals, a young Sicilian, it was his accordion. Within a year, he was dead, but the accordion took on a new life with a community of Germans in Iowa. The accordion travels with other immigrants (Mexicans, Africans, Poles, Norwegians, Irish, French (looking for a decent life in Texas, Maine and Louisiana.
Among the RussiansSOLD OUTThe author's account of his 10,000 mile journey in an old Morris Marina between the Baltic and the Caucasus provides insights into the habits and idiosyncrasies of the Russian people.
A Votre Tour$49.56Avoiding the excessive rigor of most intermediate texts, "A votre tour!" immerses students in authentic cultural contexts and language to achieve three key objectives: to build and reinforce oral and written communicative skills, to develop reading skills and cultural awareness, and to forge a strong linguistic base. "Reprise," the preliminary unit, engages students at their level.
The Lost World of the Kalahari (Isis Series)SOLD OUTIn moving detail, Van Der Post recounts his search for a primitive group of Bushmen, a once wide-spread people that approached extermination by opposing tribes and Europeans during the last few centuries. Van Der Post, yearning to uncover Bushman culture in its true form, gathers together an expedition and eventually discovers a group in the heart of the Kalahari desert. 8 cassettes.
The Essential Lewis and Clark Selections$25.95The journals of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark remain the single most important document in the history of American exploration. Through these tales of adventure, edited by American Book Award nominee Landon Jones, we see the Great Plains, the Rocky Mountains, and western rivers the way Lewis and Clark first observed them -- majestic, pristine, uncharted, and awe-inspiring.
Narrow Dog to Carcassonne$304.57"We could bore ourselves to death, drink ourselves to death, or have a bit of an adventure..." It was absurd. It was foolhardy. And it was glorious. When they retired, Terry Darlington and his somewhat saner wife Monica—together with their dog, a whippet named Jim—chucked their earthbound life and set out in an utterly unseaworthy sixty-foot canal narrowboat across the notoriously treacherous English Channel and down to the South of France.