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Movie and television tie-insTravel and geography
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The author, born and raised in Italy, moves to Kenya at the age of 25 with her husband. Interwoven with…
descriptions of the landscape and local natives is the author's account of her struggle to deal with the deaths of both her husband and son. 1991.
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Movie and television tie-insBestsellers (Non-fiction), Travel and geography, United States travel and geography
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Bryson relates the adventures and misadventures of two totally unfit hikers as he and longtime friend Stephen Katz traverse the…
2,100-mile Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine. Returning from more than twenty years in Britain, he set out to rediscover his homeland, but the two men find themselves awed by the terrain and stymied by the unfamiliar local culture. His gruelling yet fascinating trek gave him a rare perspective on American life. Some strong language. Bestseller. 1997.
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Movie and television tie-insTravel and geography, United States travel and geography
Human-transcribed braille
At 26, Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost everything. In the wake of her mother's death, her family disbanded and…
her marriage crumbled. With nothing to lose, she made the most impulsive decision of her life: to walk 1,100 miles of the west coast of America - from the Mojave Desert, through California and Oregon, and into Washington State - and to do it alone. She had no experience of long-distance hiking and the journey was nothing more than a line on a map. But it held a promise - a promise of piecing together a life that lay in ruins at her feet. 2015.
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Movie and television tie-insBestsellers (Non-fiction), Travel and geography
Human-transcribed braille
An investigative reporter examines the strange disappearance in 1925 of fifty-seven-year-old explorer Percy Fawcett and his team, who were searching…
for the ruins of a mysterious lost civilization in the Amazon Basin. Grann's research takes him on his own adventures into the jungle. Bestseller. 2009.
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Movie and television tie-insTravel and geography, United States travel and geography
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Lorsque sur un coup de tête, Cheryl Strayed boucle son sac à dos, elle n'a aucune idée de ce qui…
l'attend. Tout ce qu'elle sait, c'est que sa vie est un désastre. Entre une mère trop aimée, brutalement disparue, un divorce douloureux et un lourd passé de junkie, Cheryl vacille. Pour tenir debout et affronter les fantômes de son passé, elle choisit de s'en remettre à la nature et de marcher. Elle part seule pour une randonnée de mille sept cents kilomètres sur le Chemin des crêtes du Pacifique, un parcours abrupt et sauvage de l'Ouest américain. Au fil de cette longue route, elle va surmonter douleurs et fatigue pour renouer avec elle-même et finalement trouver sa voie. 2013.
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Movie and television tie-insTravel and geography
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Whenever Chelsea Handler travels, one thing is certain: she always ends up in the land of the ridiculous. Now, in…
this uproarious collection, she sneaks her sharp wit through airport security and delivers her most hilarious stories ever. On safari in Africa, it's anyone's guess as to what's more dangerous, the wildlife or Chelsea. But whether she's fumbling the seduction of a guide or wearing a bathrobe into the bush because her clothes stopped fitting seven margaritas ago, she's always game for the next misadventure. Wickedly funny and always absurd, "Uganda Be Kidding Me" has Chelsea taking on the world, one laugh-out-loud incident at a time. 2015.
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Movie and television tie-insAdventurers and explorers, Journals and memoirs, Travel and geography
Human-narrated audio
The story of a road journey, in the words of a 23-year-old medical student known as "Che". There are fights,…
parties, and serious drinking, and moving examples of Guevara's idealism and solidarity with the oppressed. A record of Guevara's thoughts as he journeyed around South America in the early 1950's. 2004. Uniform title: Notas de viaje.
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Movie and television tie-insHistory, Travel and geography
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In colonizing Africa, Lt.Col. Patterson and his comrades traveled through desert and jungle to build roads and bridges. In 1907…
Patterson wrote of his encounters with man-eating lions who terrorized his work crew. A film, "The ghost and the darkness" is based on Patterson's adventures. 1996, c1907.
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Movie and television tie-insTravel and geography, Travelogues
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Based on letters Twain wrote from Europe to newspapers in San Francisco and New York as a roving correspondent, "The…
innocents abroad" (1869) is a burlesque of the sentimental travel books popular in the mid-nineteenth century. 1872.
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Movie and television tie-insAdventurers and explorers, Travel and geography, Asian travel and geography
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The author escaped from internment in India in 1943, and found shelter and work in the sacred city of Lhasa,…
to which few Europeans have penetrated. He stayed there for seven years, learned the language and acquired a greater understanding of Tibet and the Tibetans. He became friend and tutor to the young Dalai Lama and finally accompanied him into India when he was put to flight by the Red Chinese invasion. 1953. Uniform title: Sieben Jahre in Tibet.
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Movie and television tie-insAdventure and exploration, Humour, Travel and geography, United States travel and geography
Human-narrated audio
A humorous account of a trip across the plains to California and then to Hawaii in the early 1860s. Full of exaggeration, fun, and high spirits. 1924, c1872.
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Movie and television tie-insBestsellers (Non-fiction), Travel and geography, United States travel and geography
Automated braille
Bryson relates the adventures and misadventures of two totally unfit hikers, as he and longtime friend Stephen Katz traverse the…
2,100-mile Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine. Returning from more than twenty years in Britain, he set out to rediscover his homeland, but the two men find themselves awed by the terrain and stymied by the unfamiliar local culture. His gruelling yet fascinating trek gave him a rare perspective on American life. Some strong language. Bestseller.
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Movie and television tie-insAsian history, Travel and geography, Asian travel and geography
Human-narrated audio
Comprehensive portrait of China explores the history, customs, philosophies and sensibilities of a vast, complex country. The award-winning PBS series was based on this work. Bestseller. 1984.
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Friendship stories, Suspense and thrillers, General fiction, Movie and television tie-insGeneral non-fiction, Social issues, Parenting, Travel and geography
Human-narrated audio
"Alma and her friend André are excited to paint in their neighborhood! They decide to paint Alma's design, but soon…
André starts changing all the details. Can she find a way to speak up without hurting her friend's feelings?" -- Provided by publisher
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Animal stories, Movie and television tie-ins, General fictionTravel and geography, Customs and cultures
Synthetic audio, Automated braille
Get to know Peppa Pig -- the star of her very own Nick Jr. animated show -- in this charming…
storybook.Introducing...Peppa Pig! Now available in e-book!Peppa Pig is a lovable (but slightly bossy) little piggy who lives with Mummy Pig, Daddy Pig, and her little brother, George. This charming storybook is the perfect introduction to Peppa Pig's wonderful world.