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50 Best Short Hikes in Utah's National Parks: Zion, Bryce, Capitol Reef, Arches, Canyonlands (50 Best Short ... 4 reviews
Ron Adkison
Wilderness Press, 2001
50 BEST SHORT HIKES IN UTAH'S NATIONAL PARKS
+ Very Good Hiking Guide
+ 50 Best Short Hikes in Utah's National Parks
There is so much information you'll need for day hiking in Utah's National Parks.It tells you what the best seasons are for the hikes,distances,elevation gains,difficulty ratings and average hiking times.It's a fun,well organized,easy to read book with lots of nice pictures and maps.It's a great ...
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Frommer's Hawaii 2008 (Frommer's Complete) 10 reviews
Jeanette Foster
Frommers, 2007
Outstanding help
+ Planned a perfect trip
+ exactly what we needed.
+ Very Detailed Book!
+ Very handy for planning but a little one-sided
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Blast Zone at Mount St. Helens - The Logger's Story2 reviews
Martha Belding
Walden Island Publishing
Couldn't Put It Down
I learned a great deal about the eruption of Mt st Helens that I never knew or heard of before. Good reading material & educational. Very exciting story line. Kept me on the edge of my chair.
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Frommer's Alaska 2008 (Frommer's Complete)5 reviews
Charles P. Wohlforth
Frommers, 2007
Alaska Tour Book
+ Great Info, very helpful while out there!
+ Frommer's Alaska 2008
+ Vacation Guide
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National Geographic Traveler: Romania (National Geographic Traveler)1 review
Caroline Juler
National Geographic, 2007
Great Book despite shortcomings
It's great to see a book on Romania published by the prestigious National Geographic. There are many attractive pictures, maps and travel ideas and it is overall a great resource for someone who is introduced to this East European country. However, as an amateur photographer and someone who lived ...
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Manchac Swamp: Louisiana's Undiscovered Wilderness 3 reviews
Pelican Publishing Company, 2008
A Must-Have Book for your Library
+ A most beautiful remembrance of home!
+ Manchac Swamp: A treasure captured for all
A beautifully written, heartbreakingly photographed book that will haunt your dreams. The majesty of the swamp and the dignity of the people will move you to tears. Julia Sims is an amazing photographer with an eagle's eye and a full heart. Manchac swamp and it's people won't easily be ...
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National Geographic Guide to the National Parks of the United States, 5th Ed. (National Geographic Guide to ...26 reviews
National Geographic Society
National Geographic, 2006
Great!
+ Great Guide!
+ a good book for travelers
+ National Geographic Guide to the National Parks of the United States, 5th Ed. (National Geographic Guide to the National Parks o
+ excellent value for money
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Maui Trailblazer: Where to Hike, Snorkel, Paddle, Surf, Drive59 reviews
Jerry Sprout, Janine Sprout
Diamond Valley Company, 2007
How To Do Maui Right
+ Maui on a budget
+ Wish we had more time
+ flying solo
+ Fifteen day vacation
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Maui Revealed: The Ultimate Guidebook (Maui Revealed)332 reviews
Andrew Doughty
Wizard Publications Inc., 2007
Maui Guide Book
+ As good as the Bible
+ Fantastic!
+ Maybe Too Good?
+ Outstanding Guidebook
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The Rough Guide to Romania 5 (Rough Guide Travel Guides)2 reviews
Tim Burford, Norm Longley
Rough Guides, 2008
Excellent Guide to Fascinating Romania
+ Excellent, very thorough book
Finally a brand spanking new update to this excellent guide. The last edition was October 2004.
I have been to Romania 10 times and I still am discovering new places in this fascinating country.
Highly recommended !!!
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Romania & Moldova (Lonely Planet Travel Guides) 8 reviews
Robert Reid
Lonely Planet, 2007
Perfect Guide to ROmania
+ Great Guide to Tricky, Lovely Country
I bought this book in 2007 for my 2008 trip to Romania. I was impressed. I was on this trip with my girlfriend who is a native Romanian and live in Romania. Still, the book showed us stuff she wasn't aware of. And in the cities outside Bucharest the book was really specific and perfect. If you ...
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Treks and Climbs in Wadi Rum, Jordan1 review
Di Taylor, Tony Howard
Cicerone Press, 2001
An helpfull companion
I bought the first edition in 1994 when we trekked in Wadi Rum with our baby of 4 month. It's was helpfull. Wadi Rum is tucked away in the south of Jordan, close to the Red Sea port of Aqaba, remote and splendid in both landscape and culture, yet only a five-hour flight and a short onward journey ...
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Ancient Egypt: A Guide to Egypt in the Time of the Pharoahs (Sightseers)1 review
Sally Tagholm
Kingfisher, 1999
Pretend You're Traveling to Ancient Egypt
My son (age 10) chose this book to help him with a school project. I stayed up late that night reading it myself! Lots of interesting facts, a pull out map, a good index, and in a format that is appealing to a variety of ages. You can read it as if you are pretending to go on a trip to Egypt, ...
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Rick Steves' Italy 2008 (Rick Steves)26 reviews
Rick Steves
Avalon Travel Publishing, 2007
Great Book for Italy Travel
+ Highly useful.
We used this book on our recent trip to Italy and it saved us a lot of Time and Money. Recommend this to anyone planning a trip to Italy.
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Discoveries: Petra: Lost City of the Ancient World (Discoveries (Abrams))5 reviews
Christian Auge, Jean-Marie Dentzer
Harry N. Abrams, 2000
Petra
+ Lovely glossy book but a little clunky to read
+ Petra
+ Perfect travel companion...
+ Petra: Lost City of the Ancient World. "Petra's ancient
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Plantation Homes of Louisiana and the Natchez Area4 reviews
David King Gleason
Louisiana State University Press, 1983
Lovely Louisiana
+ Very Good
+ Plantation Homes
This book just takes your breath away. The houses are so beautiful and the photographs so vivid. Louisiana is perhaps the most blessed with homes from the old south and this book does them such a great service. It's nothing short of amazing that so many of them have survived, it's a testement to ...
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Best Easy Day Hikes Glacier and Waterton Lakes National Parks, 2nd (Best Easy Day Hikes Series)6 reviews
Erik Molvar
Falcon, 2007
Excellent book
+ great easy hikes
+ Useful Glacier hike planning
+ Very Helpful Trail Guide
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Lonely Planet Louisiana & the Deep South (Lonely Planet Louisiana and the Deep South)1 review
Tom Downs, Kate Hoffman, ...
Lonely Planet Publications, 2001
Excellent Guide
This is an excellent introduction and travel guide to the southern states in and around the Mississippi delta region. It covers Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee along with information on towns and cities such as New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and many more.
I recently had the ...
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The Great Pyramid: The story of the farmers, the god-king and the most astonding structure ever built ...1 review
Elizabeth Mann
Mikaya Press, 2006
Great intro to pyramids
We used this book in our homeschool studies of Ancient Egypt. This book is well written and nicely illustrated with a combination of vibrant watercolors and actual photographs. The middle of the book has a fold out panel that shows what the construction site of the Great Pyramid at Giza would ...
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Return to Spirit Lake: Journey Through a Lost Landscape2 reviews
Christine Colasurdo
Sasquatch Books, 1997
Good Book From a Personal Perspective
+ Beautiful Book about Nature, Destruction and Renewal
This book was written by someone who grew up with her summers in the shadow of Mt. St. Helens who revisits the area years later, after the eruption. It was a very reflective, somewhat moody book, that I enjoyed reading. Good descriptions of the area as it struggled to recover from the incredible ...
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