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62) Iron & silk
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1990, c1986
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This anecdotal record of a young man's encounter with the Chinese and their way of life offers unique insights to readers. Salzman had majored in Chinese literature at Yale, and his first job after graduation in 1982 was teaching English to students and teachers at Hunan Medical College in Changsha. He met this considerable challenge with sensitivity, humor, and imagination, and was quickly regarded with respect and affection. Salzman had studied...
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Imagine what it would be like to take a trip through Colorado with John Fielder as your tour guide, or to be on location at a Fielder photo shoot. Now is your chance to do both! The celebrated photographer who has traveled the state for more than 40 years in search of its most beautiful vistas shares his love for Colorado's rugged beauty, as well as his knowledge of Colorado's historical, recreational, and cultural richness, in this extraordinary...
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Pub. Date
2012
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We're going in,' the pilot said in a calm, quiet voice. We searched the area, looking for a way out. There was none. The plane, with us in it, would crash on the crevasse-lined Ruth Glacier in a very long minute. Found in the farthest reaches of America's most treacherous terrain, Jim Hale is perched atop the country's highest peak. Breathing heavily, he has endured the bitter cold, his body's physical limits, and wind storms that promised to bury...
73) Tracks
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[1980]
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The journal of a twenty-seven-year-old woman who crossed Australia alone by camel in 1977.
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Includes history of each area, major attractions, festivals and events, outdoor activities, where to stay and eat, services, and more. The books is separated by regions, including the northwest region, the north central region, the northeast region, the southwest region, the south central region, and the southeast region.
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Pub. Date
[1990]
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I have dound out, Mark Twain once wrote, "that there ain't no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them." It was a lesson he had actually learned when, as a young journalist, he set sail for Europe and the Holy Land with "the first organized pleasure party ever assembled for a transatlantic voyage."