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|  | Expats by Christopher Dickey
Award-winning Newsweek reporter Christopher Dickey offers an interesting look at the Arab world as seen through the eyes of some the western expatriates--lost colonels and aging explorers, oilmen, sea captains, even retired spies--lingering in the Middle East. AUTHOR: Christopher Dickey
PUBLISHER: Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Travel 
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 | Lou Gehrig by David A. Adler, Terry Widener
A biography of the baseball player known as the Iron Horse, whose record for consecutive games played--2,130 consecutive games--stood from 1939, when he left baseball, until 1995. A popular player, Gehrig died one year after he was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, an incurable disease that affects the central nervous system. Throughout his tragic illness, Gehrig displayed strength, courage, and a true compassion for others. He was mourned the world over when he died at the age of 37. Illustrated with acrylic paintings. AUTHOR: David A. Adler, Terry Widener
PUBLISHER: Harcourt Children's Books
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Sports & Outdoors
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 | Yacht America by David S. Shaw
Description not available.Vibrantly recreates the first World's Fair in London where the schooner yacht America and its extraordinary crew, who, despite such challenges as fierce British competitors and condescending financial backers, used courage, determination, skill, and teamwork to win the greatest Yacht race in history. 30,000 first printing. AUTHOR: David S. Shaw
PUBLISHER: Free Press, The
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Sports & Outdoors
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 | Best Places to Stay in New England by Bruce Shaw, Christina Tree, Kimberly Grant
For long weekends, romantic getaways, and family vacations, the BEST PLACES TO STAY series describes an array of distinctive accommodations for discriminating travelers. The authors personally visit and evaluate each establishment, compiling accurate, reliable, up-to-date, and unbiased information for anyone who insists on nothing but the best. Country Inns; Bed & Breakfasts; Lodges, Spas; Resorts; Romantic Hideaways; Guest Farms; Grand Old Resorts. Describes more than 350 accommodation choices in Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. AUTHOR: Bruce Shaw, Christina Tree, Kimberly Grant
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Travel
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 | There's Nothing Funny about Running by Diane Flatmo, Timothy Martin
This book of short stories celebrates a more light-hearted side of running than is usually gleaned from the training-manual-style titles written about the sport. It uncovers the overlooked particulars such as the physical, interpersonal, and spiritual joys of running and doesn't shy away from examining the many odd rituals of runners. Sacred race T-shirts, soul-searching excursions, shoe fetishes, and bonding friendships are all part of these humorous pieces that also delve into much more. AUTHOR: Diane Flatmo, Timothy Martin
PUBLISHER: Marathon Publishers, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Sports & Outdoors
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 | The Great Wall
Description not available.In an exciting narrative and vividly detailed illustrations and photographs, a book recounts the marvelous human stories behind China's four-thousand-mile-long wall, highlighting its creation by the Ming dynasty to protect China against the Mongols.
CATEGORY: Travel
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