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National Geographic Traveler: Ireland Christopher Somerville National Geographic Softcover, 400pp $27.95 National Geographic Traveler: Ireland, Second Edition provides in-depth information on Irish history and culture, along with practical travel advice for getting around the enchanted isle. From the cosmopolitan streets of Dublin to the horse-racing stables of County Kildare, from the fabled Ring of Kerry to the Yeats Country surrounding Sligo Town, from a walking tour of Dingle Way to a self-guided drive through the Sperrin Hills of Northern Ireland, from mountain moorlands to eerie bogs, this new edition guides you to memorable attractions throughout Ireland's many storied regions.	The Frequent Traveler's Guide: What Smart Travelers and Travel Agents Know Alexander Anolik Sourcebooks Softcover, 320pp $14.95 Whether a regional traveler, an international vacationer, or an on-the-road businessperson, this title is a "must have" guide to use and carry before and during all trips.Organized in an easy-to-use format, the book covers such general travel interests as air, car rental, hotels/motels, cruises, tour packages and rail/bus travel. Each of these interest areas are then divided into sections that cover everything from the initial contract to federal laws that regulate both the industry and the traveler, planning tips, and defending your rights when you determine that you have been misled or mistreated. Separate sections on international travel, using travel agencies, travel brokers and travel websites are also included. Specific information regarding insurance, currency exchange, travel scams and discrimination in travel are all addressed.
Lonely Planet Bluelist 2007 Lonely Planet Lonely Planet Publications Softcover, 240pp $19.99 The Bluelist phenomenon rolls on again with a second collection of the hippest and most amazing travel destinations and experiences for 2007. Bringing the best of the best tantalizing content compiled from Lonely Planet staff, authors, and travelers it's got the scoop, the real deal, the low-down on what's hot and what's gone tepid.	An Italian Education: The Further Adventures of an Expatriate in Verona Tim Parks Grove Atlantic Softcover, 338pp $14.00 Parks's Italian Neighbors chronicled his arrival in Italy and his initiation into the byzantine complexities of Italian social and cultural life. Never a tourist, no longer a "transient," he focuses, this time, on his children, born and bred in Italy, and on the other children in the small village near Verona where he lives.
Living Abroad In: Spain Nikki Weinstein Avalon Publishing Softcover, 322pp $17.95 Imagine yourself living in Spain. You head home after a fiesta, eating churros and chocolate and celebrating with your neighbors. You know the locals and speak Spanish with ease. You show visiting friends around with the confidence of one who belongs. Author Nikki Weinstein shows you how to make your dream take shape.	Lonely Planet Shanghai: City Guide Lonely Planet Damian Harper Softcover, 290pp $19.98 Explore Shanghai's traditional temples and the coveted French Concession. Treat yourself to first-rate fusion cuisine and countless boutiques and markets - or just gobble dumplings by the dozen. This smart and streetwise guide will show you Shanghai's best-kept secrets.
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail Bill Bryson Broadway Books Softcover, 274pp $14.95 This amusingly ill-conceived adventure brings Bryson to the height of his comic powers, but his acute eye also observes an astonishing landscape of silent forests, sparkling lakes, and other national treasures that are often ignored or endangered. Fresh, illuminating, and uproariously funny, A Walk in the Woods showcases Bill Bryson at his very best.	Fodor's Italy 2006 Fodor's Fodor's Travel Softcover, 936pp $23.95 Hike among olive groves clinging to a rugged coastline, go to the source for the world's best pasta or spend the night in a grotto overlooking the Adriatic. Whatever you choose to do, planning a trip to Italy has never been this much fun, or this easy!
City of the Soul: A Walk in Rome William Murray Crown Publishing Hardcover, 144pp $16.00 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.	The Lobster Chronicles: Life on a Very Small Island Linda Greenlaw Hyperion Softcover, 238pp $13.95 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.
Washington Schlepped Here: Walking In The Nation's Capital Christopher Buckley Crown Publishing Hardcover, 160pp $16.00 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.	Sixpence House: Lost in a Town of Books Paul Collins Bloomsbury Hardcover, 224pp $23.95 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.