...where rain and snow showers are, so there's no need to check weather maps on television. There's no need to scour travel books to find popular scenic drives, unless you want the details. It can come with a list of scenic routes, by state...
...wanted to write a book people could actually use, and a travel book seemed to be the way to do it," said Mr. Cobb, who...Mississippi Delta in the 1960s. "But while this is a travel book, I also consciously wrote it as a story ... I was...
...million copies in print. IDG Books later changed its name to Hungry Minds, and also got into publishing cooking and travel books. The licensing side of the For Dummies line has been gathering steam. Today there are about 75 deals in place with...
...built to work together: Tour guides update travel books; book research leads to TV scripts; TV shows...com lists his titles at the top of almost any travel book list. Unlike other travel-book authors who update their books by calling...
...time for participants to work on a rebuilding project while they are in the city. Finally, Fodor's, known for its travel books, is making an updated guide to New Orleans available through its Web site, http://www.fodors.com, beginning...
...even a tenth as exacting as 'The Snow Leopard,'" says Paco Iyer, author of "Video Night in Kathmandua" and other travel books and editor of "The Best American Travel Writing 2004." "Matthiessen tells us that on every real adventure into the...
...heavy paper also give these $8.95 guides an evocative quality that stands apart from the glossy, garish look of most travel books. The ochres and grays of the stone house and alley on the cover of the Budapest "MapGuide," for example, immediately...
...Abrams, $45), edited by Robert Sidorsky. Travel The living room recliner becomes a vicarious airliner seat through travel books. "Living in Hungary" (Flammarion, $50) by Jean-Luc Soule, "Living in Dublin" (Thames & Hudson, $45...
...and elephants. Mr. Merle also collects old African travel books; some are first editions. They stand on shelves...FACT: The Merles' collections include elephants, travel books and African artifacts. Reach Lisa M. Lohr at (706...
...the creosote-studded flats of the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge, Palm Canyon gives those who read deep into their travel books a glimpse of a true oasis. Dozens of California fan palms, or Washingtonia filifera, flourish in a 300-foot slot...
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