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Nine Hills to Nambonkaha: Two Years in the Heart of an African Village
Sarah Erdman
Henry Holt Hardcover, 336pp
In the northern part of the West African nation known as Cote d'Ivoire the savanna undulates and baobab trees rule over the horizon. Nambonkaha, village of Nabon (Stranger), has often been forgotten by the world. Sorcerers here still conjure magic. Electricity's arrival has been endlessly delayed. Sunrise brings the tok tok of women grinding corn with pestles. At times of dancing, young boys smack calabash drums so fast their bare hands blur. Yet Nambonkaha, for all its innocence, is a little world on the cusp of enormous change.
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Rick Steve's Europe Through the Back Door 2004
Rick Steves
Avalon Travel Softcover, 566pp
Rick Steves, America's number one authority on travel to Europe, shares the real deal on travel to Europe, so there's less left to guessing and more time spent enjoying the journey. Completely revised and updated, Rick's time-tested recommendations for safe and enjoyable travel in Europe have been used by millions of Americans in search of their own unique European travel experience. Rick's travel tips include: sticking to a budget; smart packing; planning ahead for visiting major sites; personal safety; avoiding tourist traps; and finding Europe's "back door" attractions. Smart advice is also offered on everything from social etiquette, to booking a hotel and ordering food. Almost as good as traveling with the man himself, Rick Steves' Europe Through the Back Door 2004 is an essential item on any European traveler's checklist. Color maps are included.
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City of the Soul: A Walk in Rome
William Murray
Crown Publishing Hardcover, 144pp
Growing up in Rome and spending much of his life in the city, William Murray is an expert guide as he takes us on an intimate walking tour of some of Rome’s most glorious achievements, illuminating the history and the mythology that define the city.
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The Lobster Chronicles: Life on a Very Small Island
Linda Greenlaw
Hyperion Softcover, 238pp
After seventeen years at sea, Greenlaw decided it was time to take a break from being a swordboat captain. She felt she needed to return home - to a tiny Island seven miles off the Maine coast with a population of 70 year-round residents. But it doesn't go quite as planned.
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Washington Schlepped Here: Walking In The Nation's Capital
Christopher Buckley
Crown Publishing Hardcover, 160pp
The father of our country slept with Martha, but schlepped in the District. Now in the great man’s footsteps comes humorist and twenty-year Washington resident Christopher Buckley with the real story of the city’s founding.
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Sixpence House: Lost in a Town of Books
Paul Collins
Bloomsbury Hardcover, 224pp
A bibliophile's pilgrimage to where book lovers go when they die-Hay-on-Wye. Paul Collins and his family abandoned the hills of San Francisco to move to the Welsh countryside-to move, in fact, to the little cobblestone village of Hay-on-Wye, the 'Town of Books' that boasts fifteen hundred inhabitants-and forty bookstores. Antiquarian bookstores, no less.
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Straight Talk from the Heartland