Novel Destinations, Second Edition
Title | Novel Destinations, Second Edition PDF eBook |
Author | Shannon McKenna Schmidt |
Publisher | National Geographic Books |
Pages | 396 |
Release | 2017-05-02 |
Genre | Travel |
ISBN | 1426217811 |
Follow in the footsteps of much-loved authors, including Ernest Hemingway, James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, Mark Twain, Jack Kerouac, Jane Austen, and many more. For vacationers who crave meaningful trips and unusual locales, cue National Geographic's Novel Destinations—a guide for bibliophiles to more than 500 literary sites across the United States and Europe. Check into Hemingway's favorite hotel in Sun Valley, or stroll about Bath's Royal Crescent while entertaining fantasies of Lizzie Bennett and her Mr. Darcy. The fully revised second edition includes all of the previous sites—with updated locations—plus color images and an expanded section on all things Brontë. The book begins with thematic chapters covering author houses and museums, literary festivals and walking tours. Then, in-depth explorations of authors and places take readers roaming Franz Kafka's Prague, James Joyce's Dublin, Louisa May Alcott's New England, and other locales. Peppered with great reading suggestions and little-known tales of literary gossip, Novel Destinations is a unique travel guide, an attractive gift book, and the ultimate bibliophile's delight.
Novel Destinations
Title | Novel Destinations PDF eBook |
Author | Shannon McKenna Schmidt |
Publisher | National Geographic Books |
Pages | 528 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1426202776 |
National Geographic leads book-loving adventurers on a whirlwind tour of 500 literary landmarks and offers practical trip-planning advice for visiting in person. Peppered with great reading suggestions and little-known tales of literary gossip, this book is the ultimate browser's delight.
World's Best Travel Experiences
Title | World's Best Travel Experiences PDF eBook |
Author | National Geographic |
Publisher | National Geographic Books |
Pages | 324 |
Release | 2012 |
Genre | Travel |
ISBN | 1426209592 |
Features some of the world's most transformative locales, from Norway's western fjords and Cambodia's Angkor Wat to Kyoto's Moss Garden and the urban surprises of Denver, Pittsburgh, and Vancouver.
Tourism Destination Management in a Post-Pandemic Context
Title | Tourism Destination Management in a Post-Pandemic Context PDF eBook |
Author | Vanessa GB Gowreesunkar |
Publisher | Emerald Group Publishing |
Pages | 252 |
Release | 2021-06-11 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1800715137 |
Drawing from lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic, Tourism Destination Management in a Post-Pandemic Context presents cases and competencies to advance theoretical and empirical knowledge in the management of destinations post-pandemic.
Sacred Places of a Lifetime
Title | Sacred Places of a Lifetime PDF eBook |
Author | National Geographic |
Publisher | National Geographic Books |
Pages | 408 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9781426203367 |
A listing of five hundred sites new and old, famous and unknown, that have been used to connect humanity with its gods.
Destinations
Title | Destinations PDF eBook |
Author | Sheila O'Flanagan |
Publisher | Hachette UK |
Pages | 202 |
Release | 2017-12-05 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1472255992 |
Bestselling author Sheila O'Flanagan's DESTINATIONS takes readers into the lives of women on a journey who have some surprises in store. A delightful read perfect for fans of Kathryn Hughes and Emily Bleeker. Two eavesdropping train passengers learn more than they bargained for about their own love lives; an office-party fling has unforeseen consequences for a young woman and for a marriage; a suburban housewife is forced to face her past when her estranged mother, famous and exotic, makes contact after many years; an office worker who imagines herself an undercover agent finds her commute to work livened up by the daily sightings of a handsome stranger...whose life she decides to investigate; an adopted woman journeys to meet the woman who gave her up all those years ago, and finds that all is not what she imagined... A myriad lives brilliantly captured through the keen lens of one of Ireland's best-loved and best-selling storytellers.
Destinations of a Lifetime
Title | Destinations of a Lifetime PDF eBook |
Author | National Geographic Society (U.S.) |
Publisher | National Geographic Books |
Pages | 324 |
Release | 2015 |
Genre | Illustrated books |
ISBN | 1426215649 |
"Plan where, when, and how to plot your adventure with National Geographic's worldwide network of travel experts and insider tips from locals"--Cover.