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By Valley House Books. 2001
State-by-state listings of U.S. facilities that accept dogs. Categories include dog camps, ranches, resorts, hotels, lodges, cabins, and campgrounds. Includes…
a description of each entry, the pet policy, and the 2001-02 rates. Also gives suggestions for vacationing with a dog in five major cities and general tips on traveling. 2001Veteran National Public Radio correspondent Anne Garrels, embedded with the U.S. military forces in Baghdad, chronicles her observations before and…
during the 2003 second Gulf War. Includes e-mails that her husband, Vint Lawrence, sent while she was gone and describes hardships endured by her Iraqi driver, Amer.Veterans recall experiences of battle from World War I to the war in Iraq. Soldiers' letters, diaries, memoirs, and oral…
histories provide personal accounts of D-Day, the Tet offensive, heroic actions, and sinking ships. Includes an interview with Senator John McCain about his captivity in Vietnam. 2005By Emily Cho. 1978
Practical fashion guide to help the average woman look her best with a minimum of expenditure and effort. The author,…
founder of personal shopping service, helps women to develop their individual styles and to project their personality through their wardrobes. Describes how to create an appropriate core wardrobe and minimize figure faultsBy Robert Goldston. 1982
A dramatic account of the daring covert operations carried out by scientists, private citizens, professors, and assassins who risked their…
lives for an allied victory. This compelling and well-documented report penetrates the veils of secrecy that have shrouded some of the most important activities of World War II. For junior and senior high and adult readersBy Christopher Buckley. 1982
Describes the author's voyage as a seaman on an old tramp freighter named the Columbianna, which in 1979 steamed out…
of Charleston, South Carolina, bound for the North Sea. Told with humor, the account is full of lore and stories about typhoons, cargoes, smuggling, stowaways, hard drinking, and hard romance. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sexBy Howard Morland. 1981
The author tells the true story of his investigation of the nuclear weapons industry, the inner workings of the H-bomb,…
and the U.S. government's unsuccessful attempt to suppress his discoveries. Morland, a former Air Force pilot, is devoutly anti-nuclear and very forthright about his positionAppointed chief medical officer of the King Feisal Special Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Dr. Gray's adventures begin as soon…
as he steps off the plane to treat the brother of the King. The Boston physician shares his experiences both in the hospital and at the Palace and presents a rare look at a little-known societyBy Jack Adler. 1988
Ideas for how to avoid being victimized while traveling. The emphasis is on enjoyment of your trip, which can be…
made possible by commonsense planning for personal safety and security of your possessionsBy Frances Parsons. 1988
An art historian records her solo odyssey through China in 1986. Although she has a hearing impairment and travels independently,…
Parsons has few difficulties and many adventures, as she lectures at schools for deaf students and visits such sights as the Forbidden City, the Tashilhunpo Monastery, and the Yangtze RiverBy Gail Schlachter. 1988
More than a third of America's population in the 1980s has either direct or indirect ties with the armed services.…
This guide directs people to sources of financial aid for education, mortgage assistance, career development, and general emergenciesBy Tim Cahill. 1987
A series of essays "conceived in fun and meant to be read for pleasure" on the joys and frustrations of…
travel. The articles first appeared in "Outside," "Geo," and "Rolling Stone" magazinesBy Christina Hardyment. 1987
Hardyment's travel book charts her adventures with her four daughters, ages five to twelve, as they journey through Europe following…
a path paved by their favorite storybook heroes and authors. they pursue Hans Brinker in Holland, the Pied Piper in Germany, and Heidi in the Swiss Alps. This tour includes readings from many children's classicsBy Marlin Bree. 1988
History buff Bree built his own twenty-foot wooden sailboat, the "Persistence," and sailed Superior's coastal waters for three months. His…
narrative is both an adventure, for he encountered several fierce storms, and an anecdotal history of the lake, with tidbits on Indians, voyageurs, miners, sea captains, and colorful local inhabitantsBy Nicolas Bouvier. 1987
This account of the Swiss writer's travels in Sri Lanka is a meditation on how we perceive the world in…
which we live, the natural and the mystical. The author's great passion is entomology; he watches and describes in detail such local creatures as centipedes, cockroaches, scorpions, and termitesBy Carl Feldbaum. 1988
The authors emphasize the important roles of individual scientists, politicians, and military officials in the nuclear arms race. They trace…
the history of nuclear weapons as a series of deliberate decisions.... They explain the circumstances of these decisions through extensive quotation and paraphrasing of historical documents and memoirs. For high school and older readersA guide to the accessibility of parks such as Grand Canyon, Bryce, and Petrified Forest for visitors with disabilities. Parks…
are evaluated as accessible; usable, but with assistance; or unaccessible. Includes information on parking, restroom, dining, and lodging facilities as well as programs for persons with various disabilitiesIn the late 1920s, Maugham embarked on a leisurely journey in Southeast Asia. His purpose was to write about the…
people he met and the exotic sights he saw, and to enjoy a rest from the writing of fiction, which he felt restricts the writer to the dictates of his characters. During the journey he was free to ruminate as he traveled by riverboat, canoe, pony, and rickshawBy V. S Pritchett. 1989
Travel essays by an English novelist, critic, and short story writer. These pieces, written between 1925 and 1966, are portraits…
of countries, cities, and cultures. Included are essays on Greece, Ireland, London, Paris, American Appalachia, and several South American countriesBy Gary Katzenstein. 1989
Katzenstein, chosen as one of fifteen Americans to be Luce Scholars, spent a year studying in Japan. With degrees in…
business and computer science, he felt well equipped to work at Sony. However, with no first-hand knowledge of Asia, he found a world so totally different from America that he made a cross-cultural mess of things. Sony gave up on him, but with ingenuity he found another job in Japan