Voyages and travels
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Author:Bryson, Bill, Quindlen, Anna, National Geographic SocietySummary: -
Author:Greenhut, Josh, Mattick, LindsaySummary:An imagining of the real journey undertaken by the extraordinary bear, from her early days in the Canadian forest to her travels with the Veterinary Corps across the country and overseas, all the way to the London Zoo, where she met...
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Author:Fleischman, PaulSummary:New to town, Brent Bishop longs to stroll around school with the popular Brianna on his arm. But when Brianna begs him at a party full of schoolmates to stop hounding her, Brent's hopes are shattered. Trying to escape his humiliation,...
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Author:Hashimi, NadiaSummary:Mahmood and his wife, Fereiba, live a happy middle-class life until their country is engulfed in war and the Taliban rise to power. Mahmood becomes a target of the new fundamentalist regime and is murdered. Forced to flee Kabul with her...
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Author:Gabaldon, DianaSummary:Set in the intriguing Scotland of 200 years ago, the third installment in the romantic adventures of Jamie and Claire is as compelling as the first. Now that Claire knows Jamie survived the slaughter at Culloden, she is faced with the...
- Author:Nichols, PeterSummary:
Two men from opposite ends of the social spectrum - a wealthy self-indulgent industrialist and a disgraced sea captain - are brought together in a harrowing adventure: an attempt to guide a luxurious but ill-equipped yacht through the...
- Author:Gay, Marie-Louise, Homel, DavidSummary:
Family vacations are supposed to be something to look forward to. Unless, that is, your parents have a habit of turning every outing into a risky proposition -- by accident, of course. So instead of dream vacations to Disney World and...
- Author:WILSON, John F.Summary:
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Author:Cooper, ElishaSummary:Board a commuter train in New York, then follow the journey west and see the stations, the scenery, the different types of trains, and all the people who travel and work on the railroad system.
- Author:Gunn, GenniSummary:
Tracks is a compilation of personal travel essays that range across three continents: from Italy, where Genni Gunn was born and spent her early years, to Canada and Mexico, and through Asia, where she has travelled many times, both...
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Author:Bowman, PatrickSummary:Two-and-a half millennia after it was created, Homer's Odyssey remains one of humanity's most memorable adventure stories. In this re-creation of Homer's classic as a young adult novel, we see the aftermath of the Trojan War through the...
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Author:Haddix, Margaret PetersonSummary:Time travelers Jonah and Katherine arrive in 1611 to rescue missing child John Hudson, son of the explorer Henry Hudson, but just as the mutiny on the Discovery is supposed to start, Jonah and Katherine's knowledge of history is...
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Author:Carriger, GailSummary:Alexia Tarabotti, Lady Maccon, has settled into domestic bliss. Of course, being Alexia, such bliss involves integrating werewolves into London high society, living in a vampire's second best closet, and coping with a precocious toddler...
- Author:DENNIS, AnthonySummary:
A compelling and often hilarious picture of Australian life as seen by the authors during a 20,000 km rail odyssey around Australia, starting from Sydney's Central Station and returning there.
- Author:Lofting, HughSummary:
The good Doctor Dolittle, accompanied by his devoted animal friends, sets sail once again, to learn the secret of the Shellfish language and to teach his young protégé all there is to know about animals and their languages.
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Author:Pène du Bois, WilliamSummary:Relates the incredible adventures of Professor William Waterman Sherman who in 1883 sets off in a balloon across the Pacific, survives the volcanic eruption of Krakatoa, and is eventually picked up in the Atlantic.
- Author:Gay, Marie-Louise, Homel, DavidSummary:
Travels with My FamilyFamily vacations are supposed to be something to look forward to. Unless, that is, your parents have a habit of turning every outing into a risky proposition — by accident, of course. So instead of dream vacations...
- Author:King, StephenSummary:
On a brisk autumn day, a 13-year-old boy stands on the shores of the gray Atlantic, near a silent amusement park and a fading ocean resort called the Alhambra. The past has driven Jack Sawyer here: His father is gone, his mother is...
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Author:Lofting, HughSummary:The life of quiet bachelor Dr. Dolittle is turned upside down when Polynesia the parrot teaches him how to speak to animals, prompting him to shift his medical focus on the creatures he’s always adored. His veterinary practice takes him...
- Author:Lofting, HughSummary:
When the monkeys in Africa were stricken with an epidemic, they called the world-renowned animal doctor, Doctor Dolittle. He set sail at once, embarking on a magnificent adventure.
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