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Smart Guide Italy: Italy    by Alexei Cohen
Price: $8.99 USD. 403850 words. Language: English. Published on May 14, 2013. Nonfiction » Travel » By region.

Italy may not look big on a map but if countries were measured in history, culture and gastronomy it would be enormous. To see everything is impossible and anyone considering buying a guide to Italy is both supremely ambitious and slightly crazy. If that describes you and you have the energy and time to undertake such a challenging journey then Smart Guide Italy can help guide you along the way.
Roll's Round the World    by Rowley Macklin
Price: $2.99 USD. 148070 words. Language: British English. Published on April 26, 2013. Nonfiction » Travel » Specialties & interests.

In 2007 Rowley decided to backpack around the World for over a year to inject some change and new experiences into his life. This is a light-hearted travel diary of his time in the USA, Mexico, Central America, South America and then across the Ocean to New Zealand, Australia and The Philippines. Lots of backpacking tips, adventure, mis-adventure, near-deaths and wonderful characters....
Mickey Mouse is My Neighbor: Living Next Door to Disney World in Celebration, Florida    by Barb Nefer
Price: $5.99 USD. 128500 words. Language: English. Published on March 25, 2013. Nonfiction » Travel » Essays & Travelogues.

is the story of Barb's adventures, from the time she bought her house in Celebration in 2003 while still living and working in Chicago to the glorious day in 2005 when she made her official move to Florida. It follows her adventures as a long distance commuter and her first year as a full-time resident in Celebration, as adapted from her Celebration, Florida, blog.
The Morphine Dream    by Donald L. Brown with Gary S. Chafetz
Price: $8.99 USD. 143500 words. Language: English. Published by Bettie Youngs Book Publishers  on January 5, 2013. Nonfiction » Inspiration » Personal inspiration.

Don Brown dropped out of high school, put a promising baseball career on hold to join the Marines, when an accident smashed his knee and left him wheelchair-bound. Doctors said he’d never walk again. But while on morphine drip in surgery, Brown dreamed he’d graduated from Harvard and walked across the USA. He goes to do both! This book celebrates hope for those who need to reboot their lives.
Whiteout: Lost In Aspen    by Ted Conover
Price: $7.99 USD. 107760 words. Language: English. Agented by David Halpern on December 14, 2012. Nonfiction » Travel » Specialties & interests.

Irreverent, poignant, and revealing, WHITEOUT is a meditation on wealth and the vain, glorious quest for paradise in Aspen, Colorado. Even as Ted Conover describes how he crashed Don Johnson’s Christmas party, or what it was like to sit in on the taping of John Denver’s holiday video, he is turning the lens of his craft upon himself and documenting his own seduction by the Aspen mystique.
New Zealand: Bit by Bit    by Jacqui Knight
Price: $3.99 USD. 109260 words. Language: English. Published on December 3, 2012. Nonfiction » Travel » Specialties & interests.

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The story of one woman's ride, horseback, the length of New Zealand, accompanied by a small dog. The easy to read text captures the amazing scenery, Nature at its best, the warmth and friendliness of the people... and the funny tricks that the horses played on Jacqui. A great read for anyone contemplating visiting the country - you get a really good look at the country from the back of a horse.
Subject to Change    by Timothy Leonard
Price: $7.99 USD. 114150 words. Language: English. Published on October 30, 2012. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

A hybrid metafictional memoir by a prescient Vietnam veteran. He was in Morocco on 9/11. It blends journalism, history, creative nonfiction and world travel. It incorporates abandonment, loss, exile, renewal, creativity, diversity, kindness and gratitude.
Seize The Day    by Shirley Billing
Price: $2.99 USD. 105740 words. Language: English. Published on September 9, 2012. Nonfiction » Travel » Specialties & interests.

A stunning account of seven years on the seven seas sailing from London to Singapore, the first lap of a 65,000 mile circumnavigation in their 35' ketch. An exciting account of preparations, voyaging and much nuts-and-bolts sailing information. They encounter:joy, freedom, paradise, friendly island people, gales, robbery and shipwreck. Shirley says "Togetherness is - being seasick holding hands."
The DC Capital Kids Family Guide to Washington, D.C: Featuring more than 50 Fun and Educational Scavenger Hunts    by Chris Sylvester
Price: $9.99 USD. 110060 words. Language: English. Published on August 13, 2012. Nonfiction » Children's Books » Activity Books.

Written by an experienced Washington, D.C., tour guide, this guidebook educates and entertains in a way that will make your visit to the nation’s capital even more special. This book combines the information of a travel guidebook with unique scavenger hunts designed for family interaction. The scavenger hunts involve items to find, tasks to complete and questions to answer at more than 50 sites.
Smart Guide Italy: Northern Italy    by Alexei Cohen
Price: $3.99 USD. 129710 words. Language: English. Published on August 9, 2012. Nonfiction » Travel » By region.

Smart Guide Italy: Northern Italy is a comprehensive guide to Northern Italy featuring practical information on all the major towns, cities and regions in the area. The guide is divided by region and provides essential background information as well as suggestions on where to eat, sleep and have fun. Regions covered include: Liguria, Piedmont, Aosta, Lombardy, Trentino-Alto Adige and Veneto.