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What begins as a road trip through America soon becomes a journey of discovery into themselves and into the heart of the next-door neighbour they thought they knew. For Wayne Grady, the thrill of landscape and history is tempered by memories of racism and his own family roots. Merilyn Simonds, her ear tuned for the offbeat, finds curious echoes of the ex-pat promised land she grew up with. Together they travel against the tide of American history,...

When twenty-three year old nostalgia buff Gary Tyler suddenly finds himself back in the year 1939, his romantic notions of the past are quickly dispelled. Before attempting to return to his own time, however, he is determined to prevent the murder of nine year old 'Dolly' Czarnowski, a task that proves to be more than a little complicated by a government agency in hot pursuit, several mysterious strangers lurking in the shadows, and a jealous competitor...

Lonely Planet's Cancun, Cozumel & the Yucatan is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Chill on Isla Mujeres, explore Tutum Ruins, and dive in Cozumel; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Cancun, Cozumel & the Yucatan and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet's Cancun, Cozumel & the Yucatan Travel Guide: Up-to-date information - all...

The author of Say Her Name shares a deeply personal memoir of grieving the loss of his wife-and confronting the troubled city where she grew up. Five years after his wife's untimely death, Francisco Goldman decided to overcome his fear of driving in Mexico City. The widower and award-winning writer wanted to symbolize his love and enduring grief by fully embracing his late wife's childhood home and the city that came to mean so much to them.

Taking a midlife leap of faith and rediscovering your life's passion. Seeking a soul mate on only a few small clues from a psychic. Intriguing expat adventures in Europe and beyond...This may sound like a work of fiction, but it's Linda's true story. What would you do if your true love, was not your current boyfriend, but another man waiting for you overseas? Would you leave your relationship and your job to dive into an international search for...

Witches, female pirates, spirits, and the mighty Bian Sidhe abound in this fourth installment of the time travel quests of Jessie Ferguson.Duncan's son is missing and there is a warrant signed by Queen Elizabeth for his death. When Jessie returns to Elizabethan England as Spencer, she realizes Spencer and Duncan must face the Queen's henchmen to fight the charges of kidnapping and murder.When the beheading of Jessie's ally, Mary Queen of Scots, is...

Follow the supreme adventurer, Tristan Jones, as he takes a solitary and intrepid six-year voyage on his small craft, The Sea Dart. Covering a distance twice the circumference of the globe, from the lowest body of water in the world--The Dead Sea--to the highest--Lake Titicaca in the Andes--Jones finds himself "a thousand times beyond the limit of endurance." With tenacity stronger than any obstacle, Jones refuses to give up his adventure, even after...

With stunning photographs and insightful commentary this travel pictorial and Singapore travel guide captures the dynamism of a remarkable Pacific nation. In just a few short decades, Singapore has transformed itself from a tiny island off the coast of mainland Asia into a global superpower in banking, IT, education, biotech, transportation and many other fields. The fascinating story of how this tiny city-state which has no hinterland, no natural...

Ignite Your Post-Retirement Adventures: Explore the Majestic Beauty of US National ParksPost-retirement ushers in a golden age of opportunities to indulge in long-desired adventures, and what better way to embrace this freedom than exploring the incredible national parks of the USA? Our meticulously crafted guidebook, Golden Age of Exploration: Touring US National Parks Post-Retirement, is designed to empower every senior traveler with the knowledge,...

This book is an exciting adventure as well as very informative, as it is grounded in science as well as Science-fiction; it guarantees the avid reader who wants his hunger for adventure as well as his quest for real science fully quenched. Fully activate your seat-belt as well as your neck-belt as this is an adventure in what exactly happens mathematically as well as in experience when you are going at 99.9999999 the speed of light!