Travelers Tales San Francisco

Author : James O'Reilly,Larry Habegger,Sean O'Reilly
Publisher : Travelers' Tales
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2002-11
Category : History
ISBN : 1885211856

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Travelers' Tales San Francisco by James O'Reilly,Larry Habegger,Sean O'Reilly Pdf

From the Pacific surf to Nob Hill to Chinatown, the legendary City by the Bay comes to life in this diverse collection of essays celebrating America's favorite playground. Praise the Lord at Glide Memorial Church, skate through the wonders of Golden Gate Park, discover culinary delights in the Mission, and relive the days of the gold rush.

Author : Larry Habegger,James O'Reilly,Sean O'Reilly
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : San Francisco (Calif.)
ISBN : OCLC:37570069

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Travelers' Tales San Francisco by Larry Habegger,James O'Reilly,Sean O'Reilly Pdf

Author : James O'Reilly,Larry Habegger,Sean O'Reilly
Publisher : Travelers' Tales
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1885211031

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Hong Kong by James O'Reilly,Larry Habegger,Sean O'Reilly Pdf

"We've collected useful and memorable stories to produce the kind of sampler we've always wanted to read before setting out. These stories will show you a spectrum of experiences to be had or avoided in Hong Kong"--Back cover

Author : James O'Reilly,Larry Habegger
Publisher : Travelers' Tales
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2009-11-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781932361803

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Travelers' Tales Thailand by James O'Reilly,Larry Habegger Pdf

Winner of the Lowell Thomas Award for Best Travel Book, this newly designed collection paints a unique portrait of a complex and captivating land. One contributor lives as a monk for a month, gaining an inside look at monastic life. Another discovers Bangkok’s riverine pleasures, a world away from its car-choked streets. Yet another finds refuge as the houseguest of an isolated tribesman. Through these engaging personal stories, readers witness how Thailand satisfies just about any traveler’s hunger for the exotic, the beautiful, the thrillingly different. Writers include Pico Iyer, Norman Lewis, Diane Summers, Simon Winchester, Ian Buruma, Thalia Zepatos, and Tim Ward. “The breadth and color of the collective portrait [the contributors] provide of Thailand is remarkable.” — Los Angeles Times

Author : James O'Reilly,Larry Habegger
Publisher : Travelers' Tales
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 1885211767

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Travelers' Tales Tibet by James O'Reilly,Larry Habegger Pdf

Enjoy riveting tales by world-renowned writers about one of the most fascinating regions on Earth. One author witnesses an ancient sky burial; another works as an extra on a Chinese movie set; another visits Potala Palace, the home of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Illustrations.

Author : Sean O'Reilly,James O'Reilly,Larry Habegger
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : China
ISBN : 1932361073

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Travelers' Tales China by Sean O'Reilly,James O'Reilly,Larry Habegger Pdf

Travelers' Tales China is a must for any traveler to China, to anyone wanting to learn more about the Middle Kingdom, offering a breadth and depth of experience from both new and well-known authors, and helps make the China experience unforgettable and transforming. These pages take you through 6,000 years of history to modern-day socialist China, from the Silk Road to the high-tech center of Beijing. Explore the old as well as the new--from the tombs of dead emperors to the world's largest dam. Roam around one of China's 700 nature preserves in a country that boasts more wildlife than any other in the world. Wander the vastness of the Gobi Desert and skirt the darkness of history while exploring the assault on Nanking, and be shaken by observations of death during the upheavals of the Red Guard. Go riding with Ghengis Khan, explore the Forbidden City, and walk along sections of the Great Wall that are seldom visited. You can taste and smell the food as it is cooked in alleys and inns, reach down and touch relics older than most of Europe, and enjoy the sights and the sounds of the Dragon Boat Festival.

Author : James O'Reilly,Larry Habegger,Sean O'Reilly
Publisher : Travelers' Tales
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 1885211732

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Travelers' Tales France by James O'Reilly,Larry Habegger,Sean O'Reilly Pdf

In this newly designed edition, acclaimed writers who have fallen in love with France--with the food, the land, the irrepressible French people--provide a mesmerizing literary tour of this special place. maps. Illustrations.

Author : James O'Reilly,Larry Habegger
Publisher : Travelers' Tales
Page : 486 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : India
ISBN : UCSC:32106011451728

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India by James O'Reilly,Larry Habegger Pdf

A new kind of travel anthology, Travelers' Tales marries the best of a guidebook with travel literature. Here veteran travel writers O'Reilly and Habegger bring together those stories which best capture the experience of India--the best bazaar of human experiences that can be visited in a lifetime.

Author : James O'Reilly,Larry Habegger,Sean O'Reilly
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : San Francisco (Calif.)
ISBN : OCLC:1036851095

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San Francisco by James O'Reilly,Larry Habegger,Sean O'Reilly Pdf

Author : Larry Habegger,Natanya Pearlman
Publisher : Travelers' Tales
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 1885211740

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Travelers' Tales Central America by Larry Habegger,Natanya Pearlman Pdf

These stories of travel in Central America -- Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama -- are adventurous and quirky, sobering and enlightening. Readers visit a Panamanian island known for its wildlife; glimpse the wealthy Generation X repatriates of Nicaragua; and meet a charming Guatemalan revolutionary. Authors include Paul Theroux, Jennifer Harbury, Ronald Wright, Joan Didion, Randy Wayne White, and Rigoberta Menchu. Travelers' Tales Central America provides a new window into this astonishingly beautiful and complex part of the world. "For the thoughtful traveler, these books are an invaluable resource." -- Pico Iyer

Author : Anne Calcagno
Publisher : Travelers' Tales Guides
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1885211724

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Italy by Anne Calcagno Pdf

This collection of the best literature on life and travel in Italy is completely revised and updated, and features articles from authors that include Tim Parks, Patricia Hampl, Mary Taylor Simeti, and others. Illustrations. Maps.

Author : Sean O'Reilly,James O'Reilly
Publisher : Travelers' Tales
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1885211589

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Travelers' Tales, American Southwest by Sean O'Reilly,James O'Reilly Pdf

With its vast vistas, splendid sunsets, and rich history, the American Southwest has always inspired superb writing. "Travelers' Tales Southwest" features a choice selection of some of the best by Tony Hillerman, David Roberts, Barbara Kingsolver, Alex Schoumatoff, Terry Tempest Williams, Edward Abbey, and others. Maps.

Author : James O'Reilly,Tara Austen Weaver
Publisher : Travelers' Tales
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 1885211686

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Travelers' Tales Tuscany by James O'Reilly,Tara Austen Weaver Pdf

Essays by well-known travel writers--including Frances Mayes, Jan Morris, Barbara Grizzuti Harrison, and Ferenc MbtT--guide readers through the beautiful, sun-baked hills of Tuscany in search of friendly locals, breathtaking scenery, scrumptious dining, and award-winning wine. Original.

Author : Rajendra S. Khadka
Publisher : Travelers' Tales
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1885211147

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Travelers' Tales Nepal by Rajendra S. Khadka Pdf

Gathers stories by Peter Matthiessen, Jimmy Carter, Diane Summers, Broghtonoburn, Meg Lukens Noonan, and Jan Morris describing their adventures inepal.

Author : Lavinia Spalding
Publisher : Travelers' Tales
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2011-03-13
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781609520137

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The Best Women's Travel Writing 2011 by Lavinia Spalding Pdf

Since publishing A Woman’s World in 1995, Travelers’ Tales has been the recognized leader in women’s travel literature, and with the launch of the annual series The Best Travel Writing in 2004, the obvious next step was an annual collection of the best women’s travel writing of the year. This title is the seventh in an annual series—The Best Women’s Travel Writing—that presents inspiring and uplifting adventures from women who have traveled to the ends of the earth to discover new places, peoples, and facets of themselves. The common threads are a woman’s perspective and compelling storytelling to make the reader laugh, weep, wish she were there, or be glad she wasn’t. In The Best Women's Travel Writing 2011, readers Have lunch with a mobster in Japan and drinks with an IRA member in Ireland Learn the secrets of flamenco in Spain and the magic of samba in Brazil Deliver a trophy for best testicles in a small town in rural Serbia Fall in love while riding a camel through the Syrian Desert Ski a first descent of over 5,000 feet in Northern India Discover the joy of getting naked in South Korea Leave it all behind to slop pigs on a farm in Ecuador...and much more.