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by John Hooper
**Washington Post bestsellerLos Angeles Times bestsellerA vivid and surprising portrait of the Italian people from an admired foreign correspondent**How did a nation that spawned the Renaissance also produce the Mafia? And why does Italian have twelve words for coat hanger but none for hangover? John Hooper’s entertaining and perceptive new book is the ideal companion for anyone seeking to$1.99 USD
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Ghosts of Spain: Travels Through a Country's Hidden Past
Travels Through a Country's Hidden Past
The Spanish are reputed to be amongst Europe's most voluble people. So why have they kept silent about the terrors of the Spanish Civil War and the rule of dictator Generalísimo Francisco Franco? The appearance - sixty years after that war ended - of mass graves containing victims of Franco's death squads has finally broken what Spaniards call "the pact of forgetting". At this charged moment,$12.29 USD
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by DK Travel
EYEWITNESS TOP 10 TRAVEL GUIDES DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 Sicily will lead you straight to the very best Sicily has to offer. Whether you're looking for things not to miss at the Top 10 sights or want to find the top place to eat, this guide is the perfect companion, taking the best of the printed guidebook and adding new eBook-only features. Rely on dozens of Top 10 lists--from the Top 10 museums to the Top 10 events$7.99 USD
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by Christina Henry de Tessan and 1 more
Paris is a perfect city to explore à pied, and this ebook is designed for just that. On each page you'll find an illustrated map and, on the flip side, insider info on where to eat, drink, stop, and shop. With these 50 self-guided walking adventures you can explore historic sites, from the Arc de Triomphe to the Musée du Louvre, as well as uncover lesser-known gems, from open-air markets and$9.89 USD
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by DK Travel
EYEWITNESS TOP 10 TRAVEL GUIDES True to its name, DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 Berlin covers all the city's major sights and attractions in easy-to-use "top 10" lists that help you plan the vacation that's right for you.This newly updated pocket travel guide for Berlin will lead you straight to the best attractions the city has to offer, from the Reichstag and the Brandenburg Gate to the Berlin Wall and Museum Island$7.99 USD
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A Season on France's Cote d'Azur and Italy's Costa Bella
by David Shalleck and 1 more
An alluring, evocative summer voyage on the Mediterranean and into the enchanting seaside towns of France and Italy by a young American chef aboard an Italian billionaire couple’s spectacular sailing yacht.Having begun his cooking career in some of New York’s and San Francisco’s best restaurants, David Shalleck undertakes a European culinary adventure, a quest to discover what it really means to$7.99 USD
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Insight Guides #33 Insight Regional Guide Sicily is a comprehensive, full-colour guide to this sun-baked island off the toe of Italy. Whether you're after active volcanoes, sandy beaches, fabulous food, picture-postcard fishing villages or ancient temples, this guide will point you in the right direction. Our inspirational Best of Sicily section highlights the unmissable sights and experiences, while a fact-filled
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The Essential Driving Guide for France (3rd Edition)
A no-nonsense guide to the ins and outs of driving in France
by Orv Strandoo
Touring in France becomes tranquillamente when you take along The Essential Driving Guide for France as your traveling companion.Within these pages you will find everything you need to know, quickly and easily — the rules of the road and autostrada etiquette, the best routes to follow and those trouble spots to avoid, a time-tested itinerary for the optimum French experience and tips on visiting$9.99 USD
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A Journey Around the Coast of Great Britain
by Paul Theroux
This “interesting, insightful book” by the author of Deep South reveals “a side of Britain few visitors see” (The New York Times Book Review).After eleven years as an American living in London, the renowned travel writer Paul Theroux set out to travel clockwise around the coast of Great Britain to find out what the British were really like. The result is this perceptive, hilarious record of the$11.99 USD
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French Conversation Demystified
Unravel the mystery of speaking in French!Need a straightforward approach for fast and painless mastery of French speaking and comprehension skills? This easy-to-use guide from the popular Demystified series takes the mystery and menace out of speaking and understanding French by walking you step-by-step through the fundamentals of communicating in the language.French Conversation Demystified lets$23.99 USD
