The Most Beautiful Walk in the World
Title | The Most Beautiful Walk in the World PDF eBook |
Author | John Baxter |
Publisher | Harper Collins |
Total Pages | 320 |
Release | 2011-05-24 |
Genre | Travel |
ISBN | 0062092057 |
Thrust into the unlikely role of professional "literary walking tour" guide, an expat writer provides the most irresistibly witty and revealing tour of Paris in years. In this enchanting memoir, acclaimed author and long-time Paris resident John Baxter remembers his yearlong experience of giving "literary walking tours" through the city. Baxter sets off with unsuspecting tourists in tow on the trail of Paris's legendary artists and writers of the past. Along the way, he tells the history of Paris through a brilliant cast of characters: the favorite cafés of Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and James Joyce; Pablo Picasso's underground Montmartre haunts; the bustling boulevards of the late-nineteenth-century flâneurs; the secluded "Little Luxembourg" gardens beloved by Gertrude Stein; the alleys where revolutionaries plotted; and finally Baxter's own favorite walk near his home in Saint-Germain-des-Prés.
Walk this World
Title | Walk this World PDF eBook |
Author | Jenny Broom |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | Culture |
ISBN | 9780763668952 |
A composite of global cultures, "Walk this World" celebrates the everyday similarities and differences that exist between cultures around the world. Readers can travel to a new country by opening the many flaps on every spread. Full color.
Forever Paris
Title | Forever Paris PDF eBook |
Author | Christina Henry de Tessan |
Publisher | Chronicle Books |
Total Pages | 111 |
Release | 2012-03-21 |
Genre | Photography |
ISBN | 1452104883 |
Take a stroll through Édith Piaf's Belleville, dine at Napoléon's favorite restaurant, and explore the late-night haunts of Ernest Hemingway, Josephine Baker, and Pablo Picasso. From the author of the best-selling City Walks: Paris deck, this lively collection of walking adventures follows in the footsteps of more than 25 of the city's iconic former residents. Throughout, Paris is seen from the intimate vantage point of those who loved it best, from the bars where authors penned classic works to the markets and patisseries where food lovers indulged. Including photos and full-color maps throughout, each walk in this book guides visitors and locals through the city that inspired some of the world's most famous artists, writers, chefs, musicians, politicians, and more.
A Walk in the Woods
Title | A Walk in the Woods PDF eBook |
Author | Bill Bryson |
Publisher | Anchor Canada |
Total Pages | 416 |
Release | 2012-05-15 |
Genre | Travel |
ISBN | 0385674546 |
God only knows what possessed Bill Bryson, a reluctant adventurer if ever there was one, to undertake a gruelling hike along the world's longest continuous footpath—The Appalachian Trail. The 2,000-plus-mile trail winds through 14 states, stretching along the east coast of the United States, from Georgia to Maine. It snakes through some of the wildest and most spectacular landscapes in North America, as well as through some of its most poverty-stricken and primitive backwoods areas. With his offbeat sensibility, his eye for the absurd, and his laugh-out-loud sense of humour, Bryson recounts his confrontations with nature at its most uncompromising over his five-month journey. An instant classic, riotously funny, A Walk in the Woods will add a whole new audience to the legions of Bill Bryson fans.
Fodor's Maine, Vermont, & New Hampshire
Title | Fodor's Maine, Vermont, & New Hampshire PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Fodors Travel Publications |
Total Pages | 338 |
Release | 2008-09-15 |
Genre | Travel |
ISBN | 1400007526 |
Detailed and timely information on accommodations, restaurants, and local attractions highlight these updated travel guides, which feature all-new covers, a dramatic visual design, symbols to indicate budget options, must-see ratings, multi-day itineraries, Smart Travel Tips, helpful bulleted maps, tips on transportation, guidelines for shopping excursions, and other valuable features. Original.
Walk in Their Shoes
Title | Walk in Their Shoes PDF eBook |
Author | Jim Ziolkowski |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | 272 |
Release | 2013-09-17 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1451683553 |
Traces the inspirational story behind the creator of the service-oriented program dedicated to transforming inner-city communities by providing educational opportunities for at-risk children, chronicling the author's own transformation from a thrill-seeking corporate financer to a dedicated advocate.
Walk in a Relaxed Manner
Title | Walk in a Relaxed Manner PDF eBook |
Author | Joyce Rupp |
Publisher | Orbis Books |
Total Pages | 129 |
Release | 2011-12-06 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1608330729 |
Experience the powerful prose and poetry of Joyce Rupp with the beautiful full-color art of Mary Southard.