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Weird Oregon
Al Eufrasio & Jeff Davis
Sterling Publishing
387 Park Avenue South, New York NY 10016-8810
9781402754661, $19.95 www.sterlingpublishing.com
Weird Oregon explores the history, unique places and odd tales about Oregon - from an annual UFO festival in wine country to strange property embellishments, sea monster sightings, roadside oddities and haunted lighthouses. Any collection including visitor's guides to Oregon will appreciate the color photos, lively vignettes, and local color of a different approach to Oregon's many attractions.
AIA Guide to New York City, fifth edition
Norval White & Elliot Willensky with Fran Leadon
Oxford University Press
198 Madison Avenue, New York NY 10016
9780195383867, $39.95 www.oup.com
The fifth updated edition of AIA Guide to New York City is a dual pick for both architecture and travel collections It covers each borough of New York City nearly block by block, providing a fine and detailed record of New York's architecture. It's both an encyclopedia and a visitor's documentation of New York's architectural wonders, pairing small black and white photos with addresses and histories. A top pick for arts and New York history libraries alike!
Hiking the Adirondacks
Lisa Densmore
Falcon Guides
Box 480, Guilford, CT 06437
9780762745241, $18.95 www.falcon.com
Any potential hiker to the Adirondacks must take along Hiking the Adirondacks: it provides a guide to over forty hiking opportunities in New York State, offering maps, directions, topography, and black and white photos throughout. Each hiking opportunity includes keys to locating the trailhead, difficulty ratings, and extensive notes on the hike itself. Hikers will find the specifics lend to advance planning.
100 Classic Hikes in New England
Jeffrey Romano
Mountaineers Books
1001 SW Klickitat Way, Suite 201, Seattle, WA 98134
9781594851001, $21.95 www.mountaineersbooks.org
100 Classic Hikes in New England offers a fine guide to 100 can't-miss hikes in Maine, New Hampshire, etc. and is a 'must' for any New England hiker. It offers trails for all levels of fitness and abilities from day hikes to remote backpacking trips, pairs photos and topographical maps with a chart of all the trails, and comes from an author who's been hiking them for over thirty years. A 'boon' for any outdoors travel collection!
Moon Handbooks: Dominican Republic
Ana Caamano
Avalon Travel
1700 - 4th St., Berkeley, CA 94710
9781598802535, $17.95 www.moon.com
Moon Handbooks: Dominican Republic profiles sights, activities, and culture alike, offering specific suggestions for tailoring a successful trip to the Dominican Republic. As such, it's packed with maps and useful destination-oriented information and joins others in some of the finest take-along totes in print!
Iceland
Fran Parnell & Brandon Presser
Lonely Planet Publications
150 Linden Street, Oakland CA 94607
9781741044553, $23.99 www.lonelyplanet.com
ICELAND provides color highlights and a fine guide packed with itineraries to plan either short or long trips and chapters covering Iceland's history, culture, environment and outdoors opportunities. From whale watching to exploring glaciers, this blends adventure opportunities with practical tips on where to go and what to see. Highly recommended!
Great Smoky Mountains Trivia
Doris Gove
Riverbend Publishing
PO Box 5833, Helena, MT 59604
9781606390177 $9.95 www.riverbendpublishing.com
Written and presented in question-and-answer format, Great Smoky Mountains Trivia is a delightful collection of fascinating facts about Great Smoky Mountains National Park of Tennessee and North Carolina. Readers can discover new and exciting things about everything from the area's natural history, geology, wildlife, plants, and weather to famous celebrity visitors and notorious moonshiners. An excellent supplement for "Trivia Pursuit" games and a great way to learn more about one of America's beautiful natural preserves, Great Smoky Mountains Trivia is a delight to page through.
India
Chandrahas Choudhury
Whereabouts Press
2600 10th Street, Suite 260, Berkeley, CA 94710-2597
9781883513245, $14.95, www.wheraboutspress.com
India is a nation with a very rich cultural history. "India: A Traveler's Literary Companion" is a guide to many aspects of modern India, told by some of its current contemporary writers, each giving a glimpse of life and their modern challenges in India's many regions. From the construction of the Taj Mahal, to the plight of its massive populations in small villages and ghettos, "India" is a must for any international short fiction enthusiast.
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