Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer $17.99
When Jon Krakauer reached the summit of Mt. Everest in the early afternoon of May 10, 1996, he hadn't slept in fifty-seven hours and was reeling from the brain-altering effects of oxygen depletion. As he turned to begin his long, dangerous descent from 29,028 feet, twenty other climbers were still pushing doggedly toward the top. No one had noticed that the sky had begun to fill with clouds....
Thailand (Country Guide) by Lonely Planet $26.99
Discover Thailand Uncover Bangkok's best street stalls or enjoy skyscraping gourmet dinners. Climb aboard a long-tail boat and island hop to your own isolated beach paradise. Get soaked at Songkran, the Thai celebration that becomes the world's biggest water fight. Trek off the beaten path in remote Isan to watch a rare solar alignment at an ancient Angkor temple. In This Guide: ...
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India (Country Guide) by Lonely Planet $29.99
Discover India Shield your eyes as the desert sun ignites the sandstone of Jaisalmer Fort, p. 245 Sway side-to-side as you lumber through the jungle tiger-spotting on the back of an elephant in Corbett Tiger Reserve, p. 472 Head for the hills and the heavens: adventure out from Darjeeling on a trek with stunning Himalayan views, p. 542 Align your chakras and get bent into a new...
Rick Steves' Istanbul by Avalon Travel Publishing $17.95
Rick Steves’ Istanbul is a “tour guide in your pocket” to one of the world’s grandest cities. Walking in the footsteps of Byzantine emperors and Ottoman sultans, you’ll explore the city where Europe meets Asia. With this up-to-date advice, you’ll make the most out of your time and money, and have your pick of good-value hotels and restaurants. Self-guided walking tours lead you...
Lonely Planet Japan by Lonely Planet Publications $28.99
Let the bullet train whisk you from futuristic Tokyo to Kyoto's most exquisite temples. Join a sake-filled cherry blossom party or the drum beat of a local matsuri. Pick your own way through sophisticated mega-cities packed with world-class museums. Then meet the wild snow monkeys of Chûbu. How could one country offer so much? This bestselling guidebook explains it all. o GET MORE...
China (Country Guide) by Lonely Planet $31.99
Walk the watchtowers at Badaling, where President Nixon once said, 'this is a great wall,' p. 163 Knock back a shot of Confucius baijiu firewater in Qufu, hometown of the sage, p. 218 Find out how a local farmer first uncovered the Army of Terracotta Warriors, p. 428 Perfect your Monkey Offers Peach strike at Wudang Shan, birthplace of taichi, p. 481 12 authors and 483 days of...
River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze by John Murray Publishers Ltd $20.65
When Peter Hessler went to China in the late 1990s, he expected to spend a couple of peaceful years teaching English in the town of Fuling on the Yangtze River. But what he experienced - the natural beauty, cultural tension, and complex process of understanding that takes place when one is thrust into a radically different society - surpassed anything he could have imagined. Hessler observes...
China Survival Guide: How to Avoid Travel Troubles and Mortifying Mishaps by Stone Bridge Press $9.95
This first-ever humorous travel guide on China both dishes the dirt on the myriad travel mishaps that may befall any unsuspecting tourist and explains how to avoid them! Possible danger zones debunked include airports, hotels, hospitals, taxis, and bathrooms. Readers will learn essential skills like how to haggle, exchange currencies, cross the street, decipher menus, say useful phrases in...