Meet Reggie Saunders—a successful businessman living the dream with a fancy sports car, tailored clothes, expensive jewelry, and a penthouse office suite atop one of the largest buildings in suburban Washington, D.C. But for everything he has, there's one important thing he's missing. Was his meteoric rise to the top worth the loneliness that now plagues him? Through his childhood as a poor kid facing neighborhood crime to first romance and the Vietnam War, Silk 9: Everyone Lives a Story e...

What they don't want you to know about auto leasing, auto leases, auto leasing deals, auto lease companies, short term car lease, auto lease agreements with this top rated guide learn.

London Book Festival Grand Prize Winner 2012‘I’d convinced her we should travel the world. She imagined posh flights and swanky hotels. Then I said the three words every girl longs to hear: Volkswagen camper van.’This frank and funny true story of a 'family gap year' like no other shows how the passing comment of a bored 9-year-old can snowball into an absurd expedition into strange lands, financial peril and some distinctly unsavoury living arrangements. With Stra...

Our illustrated travel guide features the best information from an experienced traveler as well as other local resources. It's just what you need to help you to plan your trip in advance and to accompany you on-the-ground.Finding Internet access when traveling can be a problem so carry your mobile guidebook in the palm of your hand. We include a fully linked Table of Contents to access context-specific information quickly and easily, even when offline. Many web links are included a...

  Our illustrated travel guide will take you to Quito, Ecuador.   Quito was founded in 1534 on the ruins of an ancient Inca city. Today, two million people live in Quito. It was the first city to be named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978 (along with Krakow in Poland).   Quito is located in north-central Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active s...

Have you ever wanted to take a year off from your life? A meandering, serendipitous journey around the world with your family? It sounds impossible. But one day, David Elliot Cohen, co-creator of the bestselling Day in the Life and America 24/7 book series, decided to make this dream a reality. Over the course of six months, he and his wife sold their house, cars, and most of their possessions. He closed his business and pulled their three young children out of school. With only a suitcase...

Havana is the capital of Cuba and is one of the Caribbean’s largest and most exciting cities. The city is divided into the districts of Old Havana, Havana Central, Vedado and Miramar. Havana is a Caribbean centre for trade and commerce with Cuban cigars being its most famous export. More than a million tourists come to Havana annually.  Varadero is a major tourist resort city in Cuba made famous by its beautiful stretch of white sand beach. It is a part of Matanzas province and is loc...

On 27 July 1909 the luxury ocean liner SS Waratah, pride of the Blue Anchor line, the Titanic of the South. disappeared without trace on her second voyage. She carried no radio.The Waratah, built especially strongly to weather the rough sea between Britain, Australia and the Cape, was widely regarded as unsinkable. Her loss remains one of the great unsolved maritime mysteries of our age. Did she drift into the Antarctic ice cap with all her passengers and crew as many originally th...

One of the highest cities in the world (at 2,850 meters above sea level), the breathtaking city of Quito is the capital of Ecuador. The city is known for its natural beauty and has one of the most well preserved historical city centres in Latin America despite experiencing earthquakes in 1797, 1859 and 1917.   TABLE OF CONTENTS:  Introduction to Quito, Ecuador - Overview - Culture - Location & Orientation - Climate & When to Visit - Sightseeing Highlights - Old To...

Hong Kong Disneyland is Disney's newest theme park. It's the home of clazzic attractions like "it's a small world," Space Mountain and Autopia, as well as the brand new Toy Story Land. The park is surrounded by lush tropical landscaping on reclaimed land at the tip of Lantau Island. It is quickly becoming one of the most popular tourist destinations in Asia. This English-language book, written for kids aged 8-12, is here to give you a little extra information about what's...

Fuerteventura is the second largest of the Canary Islands. Historically a land of goat herders and fishermen, today the island is a tourist attraction while remaining both peaceful and uncrowded. As part of the Canaries, Fuerteventura is part of Spain and its official language is Spanish, but you will also hear English and German as 20,000 people who live here were born outside of Spain.

Split is the leading city of the Dalmatian region of Croatia and is the economic centre of the beautiful eastern Adriatic. It features a delightful historical centre with Roman walls, temples and squares. Split once housed a palace for the retired Roman emperor Diocletian. With its narrow streets and hidden treasures, Split is the second largest city in Croatia.Table of Contents:Split - Culture - Location & Orientation - Climate & When to Visit - Sightseeing Highlights - Di...