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 Deregulation and the Future of Intercity Passenger Travel (Regulation of Economic Activity)Best Price: $40.00 This book surveys the latest changes in the turbulent area of airline ... |  Wild New ZealandBest Price: $54.12 photographs by Gerald Cubitt Once part of an ancient supercontinent, New Zealand was... |  The YosemiteThis book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of... |  Wisconsin's Natural Communities: How to Recognize Them, Where to Find ThemBest Price: $96.20 Cattails grow in a marsh, pitcher plants grow in a bog, jewelweed grows in a swamp, right? Do... |  Seaworthy: Adrift with William Willis in the Golden Age of RaftingBest Price: $4.63 Thor Heyerdahl thrilled millions in 1947 when he sought to prove that inhabitants of the... |
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 The Complete Flier's Handbook: The Essential Guide to Successful Air TravelBest Price: $8.83 The health effects of flying have been a concern for years, but publicity surrounding the link... |  Round Ireland in Low Gear |  Coyotes: A Journey Across Borders With America's Illegal MigrantsBest Price: $4.17 This is an exceptional book that puts a face on the current hot topic of illegal aliens in... |  Together on Top of the World: The Remarkable Story of the First Couple to Climb the Fabled Seven SummitsBest Price: $12.00 Battles with snow and ice, battles with cancer, and a charming romance. What else is needed for... |  To the Edge: A Man, Death Valley, and the Mystery of EnduranceBest Price: $298.09 I will preface this review by saying that I spent ten long years running ultras. I have... |
 The Complete Guide to Greener Meetings and Events (The Wiley Event Management Series)Best Price: $43.16 While there are many reasons to incorporate sustainable practices into meetings and events,... |  Frommer's Scotland with your Family (Frommers With Your Family Series)Best Price: $12.70 The Frommer?s Scotland With Your Family guide is a full colour, practical and accessible book... |  Incidents of Travel in Yucatan (Volume Two)Best Price: $4.93 This is your big Chance! When was the last time in this new Millenium that you made a purchase... |  Berkeley Guides: Mexico 1996: On the Loose, On the Cheap, Off the Beaten Path (The Berkeley Guides)Best Price: $1.99 Travelers are given the valuable information they will need to conquer the world's most... |  Skiing USA: The Guide for Skiers and Snowboarders: Where to Ski, Snowboard, Stay, and Eat in the 30 Best U.S. Ski Resorts (2nd ed)Best Price: $1.91 The book has good overall background on each state's skiing, then goes into detail on each... |
 High Exposure: An Enduring Passion for Everest and Unforgiving PlacesBest Price: $0.96 Reading David Breashears' pedestrian and flaccid account of his climbing and film-making... |  Ghost Towns of Kansas: A Traveler's GuideBest Price: $10.65 One of the best regional history books I have ever read, Ghost Towns of Kansas: A Travellers... |  The Nature of Kansas LandsBest Price: $28.87 Explore the richness and depths of Kansas as never before in "The Nature of Kansas... |  Two Middle-aged Ladies in Andalusia (Traveller's) |  Hardy CountryBest Price: $55.82 Paintings and drawings of Wessex accompany a discussion of the portrayal of the region of... |
 EarthsongBest Price: $39.95 The book has the most amazing photographs that truly celebrate the Earth. I would highly... |  Cycle Touring IrelandThis new edition of Brendan Walsh's Cycle Touring Ireland retains the basic structure of the... |  The Making of the Cretan LandscapeThe authors have traveled almost everywhere in Crete, observing at first hand vegetation,... |  Time Out Cheap Eats London 1 (Time Out Cheap Eats in London)Best Price: $5.94 This is a guide to eating out in London on a budget. The criterion is that you should be able to... |  FAA and Y2K: Will air travel be stopped or significantly delayed on January 1st and beyond? : joint hearing before the Subcommittee on Government ... Congress, first session, September 9, 1999 |
 Parrot Pie for Breakfast: An Anthology of Women PioneersBest Price: $3.00 I was expecting this book to be more "story-like"-- to flow from one... |  Everest: Expedition to the UltimateBest Price: $118.30 World-famous mountaineer Reinhold Messner's account of his first ascent on Everest, made... |  Sherpa of Khumbu: People, Livestock, and Landscape (Studies in Social Ecology & Environmental History)Best Price: $22.00 This study looks at animal management in Sagarmatha National Park in the context of Sherpa... |  France: Travellers' Nature Guide (Nature Guides) (Oxford Travellers' Nature Guides)Best Price: $11.96 This new series of fabulously illustrated four-color natural history travel guides finally... |  Britain: Travellers' Nature Guide (Oxford Travellers' Nature Guides)Best Price: $2.93 This new series of fabulously illustrated four-color natural history travel guides finally... |
 African Nature Notes and ReminiscencesBest Price: $27.46 Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free... |  The Vanishing Present: Wisconsin's Changing Lands, Waters, and WildlifeBest Price: $25.85 Straddling temperate forests and grassland biomes and stretching along the coastline of two... |  Reflections of a Whale-WatcherBest Price: $3.99 [WE HOPE TO REPLACE THIS BLURB WITH A "NAME" BLURBER, BUT FOR NOW THIS IS IT.]... |  Short Bike Rides in OhioBest Price: $0.98 |  SHORT BIKE RIDES WISCONSIN, 2nd Edition (Short Bike Rides)Best Price: $80.22 This book serves the road bicyclist with an interest in recreational riding, regional history... |
 Winter Trails Wisconsin: The Best Cross-Country Ski and Snowshoe Trails (Winter Trails Series)Best Price: $30.00 Most of the trails described are no longer than 3 miles. I will not fins myself driving six... |  Independent Travellers USA 2000: The Budget Travel GuideBest Price: $0.50 This book gave a lot of information on all major cities in the US; however, didn't go into... |  Choose the South for Retirement, 2nd: Retirement Discoveries for Every BudgetBest Price: $8.66 Retirement can be a time of growth, or adventure, or complete and utter relaxation. Where you... |  Mountain Bike America: Virginia, 2nd: An Atlas of Virginia's Greatest Off-Road Bicycle RdesBest Price: $11.45 Mountain Bike Virginia explores the land whose terrain and geography are as unique and diverse... |  Winter Trails Vermont and New Hampshire, 2nd: The Best Cross-Country Ski & Showshoe TrailsBest Price: $3.99 A very well written book with lots of detail on how to get to a trail, description/map of the... |
 Fun with the Family: Virginia 3rd Edition |  The Cheap Bastard's Guide to New York City: A Native New Yorker's Secrets of Living the Good Life--for Free!Best Price: $3.70 This book is the best I've read of its genre. Rob Grader means it when he says... |  Cave Exploring: The Definitive Guide to Caving Technique, Safety, Gear, and Trip Leadership (Falconguides)Best Price: $3.99 Paul's a good friend and a great caver; I can't think of very many people who would be... |  Be Free: lessons learned from the School of LifeBest Price: $36.95 Sooner or later, every one of us has dreamed of simply quitting what we are doing and travel the... |  Moving to MajorcaBest Price: $15.46 BRAVO! A wonderful book about the island of Majorca! The author, Robert Burgess, and his wife,... |
 Kiwi Extreme '99: The Journal of Daniel FlaxBest Price: $8.75 It's amazing to me that this wasn't written from a hospital bed. The incredibly wild... |  The Oddest Place on Earth: Rediscovering the North PoleBest Price: $16.40 Do you want to experience a fantastic adventure vacation? Just read this book and you will see... |  Bicycling Tennessee: Road Adventures from the Mississippi Delta to the Great Smoky MountainsBest Price: $16.25 Bicycling Tennessee is the best resource for road touring in Tennessee. This guide features... |  Just Keep Pedaling: A Corner-to-Corner Bike Ride Across AmericaBest Price: $16.73 This book is the story of some dude who works for Boeing and lives in Seattle, who takes the... |  An A+ Alaskan AdventureBest Price: $8.59 This journal is about my summer at Denali National Park. Its the daily adventures of my working... |
 Wyoming Warbird Survivors 2003: A Handbook on where to find themBest Price: $10.66 During the twentieth century, civil and military aviation has played a prominent role in the... |  Texas Warbird Survivors 2003: A Handbook on where to find themBest Price: $22.81 Many examples of aircraft that saw service in the various armed forces of the United States are... |  Darwin Country: Or "How The Finch Stole Christmas"Best Price: $14.42 I want to like this book, because the premise is humorous and so is the writing. However, I... |  Edge Effects: The Border-Name PlacesBest Price: $47.81 There's something fascinating about border towns. Who hasn't crossed the line into... |  Seeing Spiritual India: A Guide to Temples, Holy Sites, Festivals and TraditionsBest Price: $22.95 This book is for anyone who wants to know of the many holy sites that you can visit while... |
 Personal Best: Chasing the Wind Above and Below the EquatorBest Price: $14.09 Personal Best: Chasing the Wind Above and Below the Equator is more than a sailing adventure.... |  Pickford Int Air Travel Handbk 89 |  Retire to Mexico: Supercharge your Dollar, Become a Middle-class MillionaireBest Price: $25.79 This was a wonderful book. Very direct and to the point. Lots of great chapters that made me... |  Fresh Air Fiend: Travel WritingsBest Price: $7.93 Paul Theroux is highly prolific, highly opinionated, a bit of an intellectual snob and a very... |  River of No Reprieve: Descending Siberia's Waterway of Exile, Death, and DestinyBest Price: $0.50 Many of us have been interested in Russia from the Cold WAr days, and I certainly have tried my... |
 Fodor's Ireland, 33rd Edition: The Guide for All Budgets, Completely Updated, with Color Photos and Many Maps (Fodor's Gold Guides)Best Price: $11.05 A complete guide, Fodor's 2002 contains an A to Z travel tips section, covering such topics... |  Fodor's Boston 2002: The Guide for All Budgets, Updated Every Year, with a Pullout Map and Color Photos (Fodor's Gold Guides)Best Price: $8.84 No matter what your budget or whether it's your first trip or fifteenth, Fodor's Gold... |  Fodor's '94 Skiing in the U.S. and Canada (Fodor's Skiing USA) | Short Bike Rides in Ohio Best Price: $0.98 | SHORT BIKE RIDES WISCONSIN, 2nd Edition (Short Bike Rides) Best Price: $80.22 This book serves the road bicyclist with an interest in recreational riding, regional history... |
| Winter Trails Wisconsin: The Best Cross-Country Ski and Snowshoe Trails (Winter Trails Series) Best Price: $30.00 Most of the trails described are no longer than 3 miles. I will not fins myself driving six... | Independent Travellers USA 2000: The Budget Travel Guide Best Price: $0.50 This book gave a lot of information on all major cities in the US; however, didn't go into... | Choose the South for Retirement, 2nd: Retirement Discoveries for Every Budget Best Price: $8.66 Retirement can be a time of growth, or adventure, or complete and utter relaxation. Where you... | Mountain Bike America: Virginia, 2nd: An Atlas of Virginia's Greatest Off-Road Bicycle Rdes Best Price: $11.45 Mountain Bike Virginia explores the land whose terrain and geography are as unique and diverse... | Winter Trails Vermont and New Hampshire, 2nd: The Best Cross-Country Ski & Showshoe Trails Best Price: $3.99 A very well written book with lots of detail on how to get to a trail, description/map of the... |
| Fun with the Family: Virginia 3rd Edition | The Cheap Bastard's Guide to New York City: A Native New Yorker's Secrets of Living the Good Life--for Free! Best Price: $3.70 This book is the best I've read of its genre. Rob Grader means it when he says... | Cave Exploring: The Definitive Guide to Caving Technique, Safety, Gear, and Trip Leadership (Falconguides) Best Price: $3.99 Paul's a good friend and a great caver; I can't think of very many people who would be... | ||
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