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A Culinary Traveller in Tuscany מאת Beth Elon Just when we thought we knew everything there was to know about Tuscany, along comes Beth Elonâ€"cookbook writer and 30 year resident of a small village at the foot of the Appeninesâ€"who takes us along the back roads and through the ancient hill towns to remote restaurants that are for the mo...

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Jazz Guide, New York City, 2nd Edition (Jazz Guide New York City) מאת Steve Dollar Jazz Guide: New York City is the only comprehensive guide to jazz in the Big Apple--now revised and expanded to include all the newest hot spots on the scene. Whether uptown or downtown, big bands or subway soloists, it's all here. Drop in on the elegant clubs where legendary headline...

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Boutique and Chic Hotels in Paris מאת Lionel Pailles Fifty-two of the most beautifully decorated and luxurious small hotels in Paris are profiled and photographed in this lush little guide. You’ll find bohemian hideaways, classic historic dwellings (often refreshed with contemporary d?cor), hip bed-and-breakfasts, and ultra cool classics with things...

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A Culinary Traveller in Tuscany: Exploring and Eating Off the Beaten Track מאת Beth Elon Each of the ten itineraries in this cookbook/guidebook takes readers through parts of Tuscany that still remain largely undiscovered and into the kitchens of more than fifty superb but little-known restaurants specializing in regional cuisine–those that are for the most part overlooked by tourists...

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Go Slow England: Special Local Places to Eat, Stay, & Savor מאת Alastair Sawday Forty-eight of the loveliest places to stay throughout England are celebrated in this lushly photographed guide to “slow” food, places, and lodgings which have been chosen with environment in mind. In this guide, these ecological concerns translate into some of the most inspired settings and del...

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Harpo Speaks . . . About New York מאת Harpo Marx One hundred years ago, little Adolph ("Harpo") Marx was literally tossed out of Miss Flatto's second grade classroom and onto a life on the streets of New York. His unceremonious exit from the New York City public school system set in motion a chain of events which Harpo describes with an engaging m...

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Food Wine The Italian Riviera & Genoa (The Terroir Guides) מאת David Downie Most food guides for Italy suffer from the “too-much, too-little” syndrome. The territory is vast, yet for each city and village they rarely provide enough information. This guide focuses on a manageable territory–Liguria–and covers it in depth with an emphasis on understanding the local cul...

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Here is New York מאת E.B. White Chosen by The New York Times as one of the ten best books ever written about the city. In the summer of 1949, E.B. White sat in a New York City hotel room and, sweltering in the summer heat, wrote a remarkable, pristine essay, Here Is New York. Perceptive, funny, and nostalgic, th...

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Paris Quiz: How Well Do You Know Paris? (Quiz Book) מאת Dominique Lesbros This fun book is a perfect stocking stuffer, the perfect book to take to Paris to use for a scavenger hunt, and perfect for the armchair traveler who loves trivia. There are more than 400 multiple-choice questions, by arrondissement, ranging from obscure lore to facts about well-known buildings, str...

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Back Lane Wineries of Sonoma מאת Tilar Mazzeo Many wineries in Sonoma are large retail operations offering wines that you can buy just as readily on the shelves of your local store. Often, these are beautiful places, and a part of the California wine-tasting experience is sitting on marbled Italianate terraces overlooking acres of perfectly pru...

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The Impressionists' Paris: Walking Tours of the Artists' Studios, Homes, and the Sites They Painted מאת Ellen Williams This elegant book pairs some of the world’s beloved masterpieces with the exact locations where they were painted, from the historic neighborhoods along the Seine to the bustling grand boulevards to the cafes and dance halls of Montmartre. Full-color reproductions and period restaurant recommenda...

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Paris and her Remarkable Women: A Guide מאת Lorraine Liscio This book evokes Paris from the MIddle Ages through the twentieth century by tracing sixteen exceptional women whose lives intersected with Paris in remarkable ways and whose eventual fame depended on the city itself. Their stories bring to life medieval culture, Enlightenment ideas, the court of Lo...

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The Curious Shopper's Guide to New York City: Inside Manhattan's Shopping Districts מאת Pamela Keech This unique guide explores and demystifies the quirky shopping districts of New York City, uncovering fantastic deals and services in fun and unusual locations.The specialty shopping districts of New York City–devoted to goods as diverse as flowers, designer fabrics, and antique jewelry–a...

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The Children's Travel Journal מאת Ann Banks The skies are alive with kids racking up frequent-flier miles, writes Travel and Leisure. The Children's Travel Journal keeps young globetrotters busy and entertained during any trip and also serves as a keepsake that vividly preserves their memories. The format is thoroughly kid-friendly. Pages on ...

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Italianissimo: The Quintessential Guide to What Italians Do Best מאת Louise Fili What is it about Italy that inspires passion, fascination, and utter devotion? This quirky guide to the Italian way of life, with its fifty witty mini-essays on iconic Italian subjects, will answer that question as well as entertain and delight both real and armchair travelers. Topics range from exp...

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Savoir Fare London: Stylish Dining for Under $25 (Savoir Fare Guides) מאת Elaine Louie It’s easy to find a great meal in London, and–with the exchange rate and soaring prices–easier yet to find a meal that is ruinously expensive. But what fun is that? Enter Elaine Louie, a New York Times staffer who writes on food, design, and style. What better person to suss out the spo...

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The Civilized Shopper's Guide to Rome מאת Pamela Keech With this small and discriminating book as their guide, visitors find themselves strolling down cobblestone back streets that only native Romans know well. Each walk takes an hour or two, and directs shoppers and window shoppers alike to unique retail spots - jewelers, stationers, clothiers, grocers...

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City Secrets: New York City מאת Robert Kahn This guide draws on the knowledge and familiarity of its resident author, naturally a New York expert. Highlights include the quintessential Village bookstore, vintage saloons, a cinematic tour of Brooklyn, a celebrity deli, and a Hasidic dairy bar above the city’s most famous diamond exchange. Al...

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The Civilized Shopper's Guide to Florence מאת Louise Fili Eight walks take shoppers to unique shops that uphold Italian standards of quality, craftsmanship, and creativity.With this discriminating book as a guide, visitors will find a trove of eighty shops that only native Florentines know well. In its pages you’ll find exquisite handmade lingerie, jewel...

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Go Slow Italy מאת Alastair Sawday Italy, the birthplace of the Slow movement and the home of Slow Food, is a natural as the second destination in our new Slow series. Alastair Sawday has handpicked forty-six exceptional places to stay–places where attention is lavished on some of the most important things in life: convivial meals,...

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Pudlo Normandy & Brittany 2008-2009 מאת Gilles Pudlowski This “Petit Pudlo” is a guide to the best hotels, restaurants, cafes, and food shops in more than 150 cities, towns, and villages in the beautiful French provinces of Normandy and Brittany.Normandy, the site of the D-Day landing beaches, museum, and memorials, probably has more significan...

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The Historic Shops and Restaurants of New York: A Guide to Century-Old Establishments in the City (Historic Shops & Restaurants Series) מאת Ellen Williams In the fastest-changing city in the world, there still exist dozens of shops and restaurants that have been serving New Yorkers for more than a century. The Historic Shops and Restaurants of New York points out these hidden spots while revealing their long and interesting history. Stepping through t...

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The Civilized Shopper's Guide to Edinburgh and Glasgow מאת June Skinner Sawyers Named the top shopping destination in the United Kingdom outside of London, “Glasgow is a must-see destination…a mandatory stop on everyone’s European travel itinerary” (The Philadelphia Inquirer) and Edinburgh has long been considered one of the most hospitable cities in Europe. This...