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Workman Publishing Company
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2011
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The world is calling. Time to answer.
The world’s wonders, continent by continent: A trek through Morocco’s Atlas Mountains. Sri Lanka’s Hill Country. A sunrise balloon safari over the Masai Mara. Canyon de Chelly. The sacred festivals of Bhutan. The Amalfi Coast. Sailing the Mekong River.
In all, 1,000 places guaranteed to give travelers the shivers: sacred ruins, coral reefs, hilltop...
The world’s wonders, continent by continent: A trek through Morocco’s Atlas Mountains. Sri Lanka’s Hill Country. A sunrise balloon safari over the Masai Mara. Canyon de Chelly. The sacred festivals of Bhutan. The Amalfi Coast. Sailing the Mekong River.
In all, 1,000 places guaranteed to give travelers the shivers: sacred ruins, coral reefs, hilltop...
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A wealth of facts and history fill this beautifully designed armchair and reference book. This single volume, packed with full-color and vintage photos, contains everything a lighthouse lover or maritime historian wants to know about lighthouse history, changing technologies, lighthouse keepers, and the lenses themselves. A detailed index of more than 150 lighthouses around the world offers quick and easy access to basic information-know the height,...
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Explore the fascinating highlights, history, geology & nature of Sedona Arizona Red Rock Country with this entertaining, educational, point-by-point Waypoint Tour complete with travel expert stories, breathtaking photography & detailed tour maps. Your personal tour guide for Sedona travel adventure! Waypoints Include: 1) Sedona Arizona 2) Bell Rock Vista 3) Chapel of the Holy Cross 4) Huckaby & Marg's Draw Trails 5) Merry-Go-Round Formation 6) Tlaquepaque...
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Cathedrals and great churches are among the most iconic sights of the world's towns and cities.
Visible from miles around, the cathedrals of Canterbury, St Paul's, Chartres and St Stephen's in Vienna dominate their skylines. Others surprise by their statistics: Salisbury has Britain's tallest spire, Wells the largest display of medieval sculptures in the world, while King's College Chapel in Cambridge boasts the largest fan vaulting in existence....
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En un rincón de la calle Paradís hay una piedra de molino que recuerda la cima del monte Tàber, el lugar más alto de la ciudad romana y desde donde los hombres del emperador Augusto empezaron a construir la ciudad que llamaron Iulia Augusta Faventia Paterna Barcino. Desde entonces son muchas las anécdotas y curiosidades que esta ciudad nos ha dejado. Al leerlas, el lector podrá trazar un recorrido emocionante por nuestra historia y de esta manera...
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Since it was founded in 1869, the American Museum of Natural History has stood as one of the world's greatest repositories of scientific information and investigation. This delightful book takes us behind the exhibits and shows us some of the great researchers and fabulous objects from the Museum's past and present, ranging through every department and focusing on fabulous tales and fascinating objects, both small and large, including:
* the famous...
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Travel the world and discover a job you love.
Whether you just want a job that lets you travel the world for free, or you're looking for a career that lets you set your own hours and do what you love, this book will show you how to become a tour guide with clear, practical advice and easy to follow steps.
It will teach you what you need to say, how to advertise your services and how the pros make their money (and get great tips!). It will teach...
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One of five Americans has a disability. In this innovative, enabling book, Noreen Grice explores ways to provide universal access to educational science programs: mobility access for people who use wheelchairs; low vision and tactile access for people who are blind or visually impaired; specialized environments for people with neurological disorders, including autism; assistive technology for nonverbal communication; non-hearing access for people...
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-- The Science of James Smithson is a comprehensive tribute to Smithson's contributions to his fields, including chemistry, mineralogy, and more. This detailed narrative illuminates Smithson and his quest for knowledge at a time when chemists still debated thing as basic as the nature of fire, and struggled to maintain their networks amid the ever-changing conditions of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars.
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Every year millions of Americans visit national parks and monuments, state and municipal parks, battlefields, historic houses, and museums. By means of guided walks and talks, tours, exhibits, and signs, visitors experience these areas through a very special kind of communication technique known as "interpretation." For fifty years, Freeman Tilden's Interpreting Our Heritage has been an indispensable sourcebook for those who are responsible for developing...
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Conozca los extraordinarios fondos del Museo de Orsay, ubicado en el edificio de la antigua estación ferroviaria del mismo nombre en París. Su transformación en museo, las obras esenciales que atesora desde la pintura academicista, romántica, naturalista y realista de artistas como Corot y Courbet, hasta los grandes maestros impresionistas: Monet, Manet, Degas, Renoir, Pisarro, Sisley, Berthe Morisot o Mary Cassatt. Los pintores posimpresionistas...
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Discover the immense art collection of the Louvre Museum, from Oriental, Egyptian, Greco-Roman and medieval antiquities to the great works of the Renaissance, Baroque, Neoclassicism and Romanticism. Painting, sculpture and decorative arts from all periods and civilizations. Works by great French masters such as Poussin and David, Flemish painters such as Rubens and Van Dyck, Dutch artists such as Rembrandt, Italian masters such as Leonardo da Vinci,...
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Anders reisen und dabei das Besondere entdecken: Mit den aktuellen Tipps aus den Michael-Müller-Reiseführern gestalten Sie Ihre Reise individuell, nachhaltig und sicher.
Eine Metropole, so groß, imposant und schnelllebig wie keine zweite in Europa: Moskau, die russische Kapitale, hat den sozialistischen Mantel abgelegt und präsentiert sich heute als lebendige Megacity.
Auf elf Rundgängen begleitet Anika Zeller ihre Leser zu Höhepunkten wie...
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Anders reisen und dabei das Besondere entdecken: Mit den aktuellen Tipps aus den Michael-Müller-Reiseführern gestalten Sie Ihre Reise individuell, nachhaltig und sicher.
Die Dolomiten sind die bekannteste Gebirgsgruppe der Alpen und eines der beliebtesten Ferienziele für den Urlaub oder einen Wochenendtrip. Bei Tagesanbruch und in der Abendsonne nehmen die durch Wasser, Wind und Eis geformten Spitzen und Türme ihre charakteristische feuerrote...
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Explore 'Beatle Land' and the iconic sites associated with The Beatles' fame.
The 'Fab Four'—John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr—were all born and brought up in Liverpool, and this illustrated guide reveals why the city was crucial to their musical success. Following in their footsteps around Liverpool and Merseyside, the book explores the places that influenced The Beatles' musical direction and eventual stardom. Discover...
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Anders reisen und dabei das Besondere entdecken
Mit den aktuellen Tipps aus den Michael-Müller-Reiseführern gestalten Sie Ihre Reise individuell, nachhaltig und sicher.
Seit gut 30 Jahren bereist Ralph-Raymond Braun Irland. Er begleitet Sie kenntnisreich auf zehn Touren durch das irische Dublin und nimmt Sie mit auf zehn Ausflüge in die Umgebung. 280 Seiten mit 181 Farbfotos zeigen Ihnen Dublins Sehenswürdigkeiten und die ganze Pracht und Vielfalt...
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Anders reisen und dabei das Besondere entdecken: Mit den aktuellen Tipps aus den Michael-Müller-Reiseführern gestalten Sie Ihre Reise individuell, nachhaltig und sicher.
Seit mehr als 15 Jahren bereist unser Autor das kleine Land an der Adria. Kenntnisreich und mit Esprit weist er Ihnen den Weg zu den touristischen Highlights, aber auch zu Orten und Plätzen, die Sie so in keinem anderen Reiseführer finden. Folgen Sie Achim Wigand in der fünften...
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Retrace the footsteps of over 100 of Edinburgh's most illustrious people (& animals). With many maps to guide you, Edinburgh-Celebrity City Guide, details the lives of one hundred of the city's most famous people, along with illustrations and maps of where they lived, worked, or dallied. From the discovery of a reliable anaesthetic to the birthplace of Sean Connery, this book reveals the city's darkest secrets and its most colourful characters. A...
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