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Trinidad & Tobago - Culture Smart!
The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011
The twin Caribbean islands of Trinidad and Tobago could hardly be more different. Trinidad is vibrant, cosmopolitan, culturally diverse, and multiethnic, with a population descended from East Indian, African, Spanish, French, Dutch, American, Chinese, Syrian, and English forebears. This potent mix...
by Tiki Travel
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2012
Antigua and Barbuda Travel Guide - Tiki Travel
The Tiki Travel guides use the text from WikiTravel.org, a complete and reliable worldwide travel guide written and edited by Wikitravellers from around the globe. An active table of contents enables users to jump directly to the section selected....
by Holiday FM
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2012
This is the official Holiday FM Guide to San Diego. This handy bitesize guide gives you everything you might want for the ideal trip to the big city. Background information about the history of the City will hopefully give you a better understanding of its origins and make your visit more enjoyable....
by Tiki Travel
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2012
Trinidad and Tobago Travel Guide - Tiki Travel
The Tiki Travel guides use the text from WikiTravel.org, a complete and reliable worldwide travel guide written and edited by Wikitravellers from around the globe. An active table of contents enables users to jump directly to the section selected....
by Kathleen O'Donnell
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2013
Tobago offers an exquisite environment, but it has other major advantages. Until recently, Tobago's tourism industry was undeveloped. There were only a few resort-style hotels on the island, and none were more than three stories high. Numerous small hotels and guest houses dotted the towns, and there...
by Tim Dressen
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2015
Along with "what happens here stays here" and "Circus Circus isn't that bad," one of the biggest Las Vegas myths is that so-called insiders are the city's best sources of tips, reviews, and information. Often, however, obsessive Las Vegas visitors offer more trustworthy suggestions...
The Sordid Secrets of Las Vegas
247 Seedy, Sleazy, and Scandalous Mysteries of Sin City
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2010
Whether this is your first or fiftieth visit, you'd be surprised at how much of the city's mystique you can miss while you're pulling slots until dawn. From getting comped at a casino every time to finding the best stripper to teach you how to pole dance, you'll learn all of the hidden magic that...
Storming Las Vegas
How a Cuban-Born, Soviet-Trained Commando Took Down the Strip to the Tune of Five World-Class Hotels, Three Armored Cars, and $3 Million
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2008
“In my world, you are either the hunter or the prey, and I am the hunter. Vegas was my prey. I tell my crew: Vegas makes it, Vigoa takes it.”
–Jose Vigoa[pg. 37]
When it comes to violent crime, the Las Vegas cops and casino owners thought they had seen it all. But they had never witnessed...
by Thomas Alan Ratz
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2009
Arizona is proud to have one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World�the Grand Canyon. With the arrival of the Santa Fe and Union Pacific Railroad in the early 20th century, the development of the canyon began in earnest. The railroads, along with the Santa Fe�s business partner, the Fred Harvey...
The Disneyland Story
The Unofficial Guide to the Evolution of Walt Disney's Dream
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013
The Disneyland Story: The Unofficial Guide to the Evolution of Walt Disney's Dream is the story of how Walt Disney's greatest creation was conceived, nurtured, and how it grew into a source of joy and inspiration for generations of visitors. Despite his successors' battles with the whims of history...
Colorado Forts
Historic Outposts on the Wild Frontier
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2013
Throughout the 1800s, explorers braved brutal weather and hostile enemies, trekking through the towering mountains and fertile valleys on the ragged edge of civilization. These early pioneers built stockades, trading posts, military camps and miniature citadels that would shape the state of Colorado...
Priests and Prospectors: A History of Montana, Volume II
Montana History Series, #2
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2013
Montana comes alive from 1840 to 1870 in this mesmerizing second volume of the state's history, Priests and Prospectors. Montana in 1840 was a very quiet place. Indians roamed about as they wished and there were few white men around. The 1850s saw some increased activity, but things...
The Creole Affair
The Slave Rebellion that Led the U.S. and Great Britain to the Brink of War
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2014
The Creole Affair is the story of the most successful slave rebellion in American history, and the effects of that rebellion on diplomacy, the domestic slave trade, and the definition of slavery itself. Held against their will aboard the Creole—a slave ship on its way from Richmond to New Orleans...
by Chris Lancaster
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2012
Have you ever wondered what it is like to work with the travelling public? From Movie Stars; to Presidents; Chris Lancaster shows you what to expect on a Tour Bus. A wild ride into the truth behind the Bus Industry of America from one of the most experienced; patient; and experienced mouths...