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by Insight Guides
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2018
Insight Guides: all you need to inspire every step of your journey.
From deciding when to go, to choosing what to see when you arrive, this is all you need to plan your trip and experience the best of Sri Lanka, with in-depth insider information on must-see, top attractions like Galle Fort,...
Across the Wire
Life and Hard Times on the Mexican Border
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2010
Luis Alberto Urrea's Across the Wire offers a compelling and unprecedented look at what life is like for those refugees living on the Mexican side of the border—a world that is only some twenty miles from San Diego, but that few have seen. Urrea gives us a compassionate and candid account of his...
Panama Fever
The Epic Story of the Building of the Panama Canal
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2009
The Panama Canal was the costliest undertaking in history; its completion in 1914 marked the beginning of the “American Century.” Panama Fever draws on contemporary accounts, bringing the experience of those who built the canal vividly to life. Politicians engaged in high-stakes diplomacy in order...
Bhutan - Culture Smart!
The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2018
The tiny Kingdom of Bhutan, at the eastern end of the Himalayas, nestles between the giant nation states of China and India. Often called the "Land of the Thunder Dragon," it remained secluded until recent times—the first ever "tourist" set foot in Bhutan in 1974 and was followed...
by Erin Van Rheenen
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2017
**Moon Travel Guides: Make Your Move!
From visas, to job-hunting, to cultural assimilation, get a head start on your life-changing move with Moon Living Abroad Costa Rica.
Inside you'll find:**
Practical information on setting up the essentials, including visas, finances, employment,...
Choose Costa Rica for Retirement
Retirement, Travel & Business Opportunities for a New Beginning
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2013
Are you investigating retirement locales, looking to explore a new culture, or researching new business opportunities? This book is packed with practical and useful information as you start the next stage of life, with solid documentation on managing investments, real estate, the cost of living, medical...
by Kenneth Coates
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2012
Our illustrated travel guide will take you to the beautiful island of Grenada.
The Mayan Empire - Uncovering The Mysteries of The Maya
Forgotten Empires Series, #2
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2015
The Mayan Empire
Uncovering The Mysteries of Maya (Forgotten Empires Series)
The Mayan culture is utterly fascinating and holds many mysterious secrets. In this book you will discover all about the advances that were made by the Mayan civilization, as well as the possibilities that they knew...
Resisting Paradise
Tourism, Diaspora, and Sexuality in Caribbean Culture
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2015
Winner of the Caribbean Studies Association's 2016 Barbara T. Christian Award
Tourists flock to the Caribbean for its beaches and spread more than just blankets and dollars. Indeed tourism has overly affected the culture there. Resisting Paradise explores the import of both tourism and diaspora...
by Michael D. Coe, Stephen D. Houston
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2015
"The gold standard of introductory books on the ancient Maya." —Expedition
The Maya has long been established as the best, most readable introduction to the New World’s greatest ancient civilization. Coe and Houston update this classic by distilling the latest scholarship for the general...
by Nadine Hays Pisani
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2018
In this latest edition of The Costa Rica Escape Manual, I dove deep… like middle earth deep, to bring you the most valuable tool for traveling through, moving to, or living in Costa Rica. The entire manual has been rehashed, reorganized and expanded, making it easier to use and more fun to read....
Confronting the American Dream
Nicaragua under U.S. Imperial Rule
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2005
Michel Gobat deftly interweaves political, economic, cultural, and diplomatic history to analyze the reactions of Nicaraguans to U.S. intervention in their country from the heyday of Manifest Destiny in the mid–nineteenth century through the U.S. occupation of 1912–33. Drawing on extensive research...
Uzbekistan - Culture Smart!
The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
Culture Smart! Uzbekistan will take you beyond the standard descriptions of minarets, kebabs with vodka, embroidered skullcaps, and Soviet-style bureaucracy. It will make you aware of the value systems, attitudes, and behaviors of the different cultural groups in the country, and offer an insider's...
Prisoner of Zion
Muslims, Mormons, and Other Misadventures
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
An NPR journalist’s riveting exploration of religious fanaticism, terrorism, persecution, and confronting one’s own beliefs in a post 9/11 world.
Soon after the World Trade Center towers fell on September 11 2001, it became clear that the United States would invade Afghanistan. Writer and This...