Discover twice the city in half the time as Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the ultimate short trip to Miami.This latest edition uncovers the city's most popular experiences and unexpected surprises from people-watching around the clock at Miami's South Beach, to perusing up-and-coming talent and taking an art class at Oolite Arts, and tucking into just-shucked oysters and ...

Do you know your roots? DNA results and a search for his birth family take author Jesse Scott on a wild and rocky pursuit of his past as he uncovers the truth one piece at a time, a journey that redefines his identity and reshapes his understanding of what family truly means.Jesse and his biological brother Lee were adopted as children and led challenging lives—from a stint in a mental institution to sex work and addiction. After 50 years of looking for his birth parents, the techn...

Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime to Panama.Discover popular and off the beaten track experiences from spotting exotic wildlife like giant anteaters and jaguars on a tour of the wild and remote Parque Nacional Darién, to exploring the coastal beltway, La Cinta Costera, on foot or by bike, and relaxing on Saboga Island's beautiful White Beach.Build a trip to remem...

Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime in this latest edition of our guide to Eastern USA.Discover Eastern USA's most popular experiences and best kept secrets from dining in famous summertime lobster shacks in Maine and smoked barbecue roadhouses in Memphis; to exploring the arts-loving small-town charm of Woodstock, just north of NYC; and camping along forest-backed shores in Michigan's Upper Peninsula....

Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime to Miami and the Keys.Discover popular and off the beaten track experiences from snorkelling and diving amid coral reefs and wrecks, to tucking into fabulous seafood feasts in restaurants across Key West, and experiencing Cuban culture at Cubaocho's concerts and art exhibitions in Little Havana.Build a trip to remember w...

Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime to Florida.Discover popular and off the beaten track experiences from losing yourself in the ride experience at Universal Orlando Resort, to spotting gators and Florida panthers at the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, and plunging into the crystal-clear shallow waters at Blue Heron Bridge.Build a trip to remember

Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime in this latest edition of our guide to the USA.Discover the USA's most popular experiences and best kept secrets from exploring Chicago's hidden architecture and lakefront beache, to immersing yourself in the New Orleans jazz scene, and hiking through miles of misty trails in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.Build a trip to remember with Lonely Pla...

Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime in this latest edition of our guide to American South.Discover American South's most popular experiences and best kept secrets from getting back to nature and hiking up mist-shrouded peaks in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park; to exploring Miami's 1930's architectural glamour and old-fashioned eateries in Mid-Beach; and dancing the night away to world-class jazz in...

A hedge fund manager reveals how to spot a business on the verge of collapse—and how to profit from it—in this "surprisingly entertaining" guide ( Publishers Weekly).Unlike most investors, who live in fear of failure, Scott Fearon actively seeks it out. He has earned millions of dollars for his hedge fund by shorting the stocks of businesses he believed were on their way to bankruptcy. In Dead Companies Walking, Fearon describes his methods for spo...

An affectionate, honest tribute now updated with new revelations about the rock and roll icon who helped make AC/DC an international sensationThe second edition of Bon: The Last Highway includes a brand new 16-page introduction. Fink examines…New information from French media that changes what we know about who was with Bon Scott the night he diedThe London drug-dealing connections of the late Alistair KinnearA possible he...

Blinking her eyes open, she looks around the room, taking in the bed and the wardrobe full of clothes she’s never seen before. This isn’t her bedroom. Those aren’t her clothes. She begins to cry as she wonders if she’ll ever see her own home again.Three young girls are missing. All of them cold cases. All of them forgotten. But when Detective Jess Bishop identifies a disturbing link between them, she’s determined to find out what happened, and fights to re-open their ...

Just a few years ago Jesse Travis Scott hiked Colombia’s famous Ciudad Perdida, a grueling, mosquito-ridden, all-weather-encompassing, 44 kilometer, 4-day hike through the Sierra Nevada mountains near the city of Santa Marta. The average age of his fellow trekkers was about 27 years old, whereas Jesse was about to turn 43 at the time. This is the type of challenge he relished - Jesse was first awake every morning, rising before dawn everyday to meditate and write a page of thoughts and mus...