Books

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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
North America	Anthony Trollope	jhklhlhlhlkh	OL109752W
The Greedy Bastard Diary	Eric Idle	A stunningly witty exploration of the American landscape -- not to mention a brilliant comic's mind -- this diary is chock-full of everything you ever wanted to know about Eric Idle, Monty Python, Am…	OL12597W
Roads	Larry McMurtry	As he crisscrosses America -- driving in search of the present, the past, and himself -- Larry McMurtry shares his fascination with this nation's great trails and the culture that has developed aroun…	OL134592W
Stephen Fry In America	Stephen Fry	Britain's best-loved comic genius, Stephen Fry, turns his celebrated wit and insight to unearthing the real America as he travels across the continent in his chariot of Englishness, a black London ca…	OL13647745W
Lewis and Clark	Richard Kozar	A biography of the team who explored the Louisiana Purchase territory while seeking the elusive Northwest Passage to the Pacific Ocean.	OL14853474W
A Field Guide to Getting Lost	Rebecca Solnit	Whether she is contemplating the history of walking as a cultural and political experience over the past two hundred years (Wanderlust), or using the life of photographer Eadweard Muybridge as a lens…	OL15273770W
Jamie's America	Jamie Oliver	America – A country of many contrasts. For me, it presented the ultimate food trip to explore places, ingredients, food culture & traditions. I wanted to get to the heart of great American food, to g…	OL15395275W
Ciao, America!	Beppe Severgnini	Beppe Severgnini chronicles the experiences he and his wife had while renting a house in Georgetown and attempting to adapt to modern American culture.	OL15854912W
Highway 61	William McKeen	A divorced father recounts how he and his college-age son journeyed from the Canadian border to the Gulf of Mexico one summer, during which they visited hometowns of cultural icons, met obscure blues…	OL15855555W
Carsick	John Waters	John Waters is putting his life on the line. Armed with wit, a pencil-thin mustache, and a cardboard sign that reads 'I'm Not Psycho', he hitchhikes across America from Baltimore to San Francisco, br…	OL17062634W
The big book of America	Roger Hicks	Presents the flag, motto, flower, and other representative symbols for each of the fifty states, as well as facts about their history, geography, and culture.	OL1738066W
A Russian Paints America The Travels Of Pavel P Svinin 18111813	Pavel P. Svin'in	"Pavel Petrovich Svin'in (1787/88-1839) was a painter, diplomat, and journalist who spent two years as part of the first Russian diplomatic mission to the United States. Soon after returning to Russi…	OL17401224W
Road trip to redemption	Brad Mathias	Brad Mathias thought everything in his family was fine. A busy, contented dad, he had vaguely noticed that Bethany, his middle child, had become withdrawn and moody, but he assumed it was part of bei…	OL17880819W
Battlefields	Lynn M. Stone	Describes some of the key events in the military history of the United states and the sites where these events took place.	OL1801520W
Roads to Quoz : an American mosey	William Least Heat Moon	Heat-Moon writes travel books like no one else. Quirky, discursive, endlessly curious, he embarks on American journeys off the beaten path. Sticking to the small places via the small roads, he uncove…	OL18165868W
Great stories of hiking the Appalachian Trail	Debra Smith	xiii, 223 p. : 23 cm	OL18692906W
Dude making a difference	Rob Greenfield	"You want to do something for the planet, but what? Change a light bulb, install a low-flow faucet, eat organic? How about ride 4,700 miles across America on a bamboo bicycle, using only water from n…	OL20020121W
The Not-Quite States of America	Doug Mack	Traces the author's explorations of U.S. territories including American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Northern Mariana Islands to juxtapose their blends of culture against the expansionist views …	OL20047575W
50 states, 5,000 ideas	Joseph R. Yogerst	"Organized state-by-state then province-by-province, 50 States, 5,000 Ideas showcases the best travel experiences in every state and province, from the obvious to the unexpected. Sights include natio…	OL20054982W
Mauro in America	Mimi Cazort	"In 1816 Mauro Gandolfi, an accomplished painter and engraver from Bologna, set sail for New York, taking only his mistress, three trunks of clothes, and a case of engravings. His goals were to estab…	OL2202898W