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  Beijing In 72 Hours - Maximize...

  Grizzly Publishing

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  Beijing in 72 Hours is designed for travelers to get the best knowledge on the capital of China.Beijing is one of the largest cities in the world and it is impossible to see everything in 72 hours. Where do you go first? What do you want to see and do the most? Walk along the Great Wall of China, explore the Forbidden City, wander through the hutongs, or take a boat trip on Lake Kunming at the Summer Palace? With so much to see and do, what do you do?This book is designed to help you with your dilemma. It first takes you through the process of understanding and applying for the invaluable 72-hour visa-free transit policy and the rules surrounding it.Learn more about the top attractions in the city, from the glorious Forbidden City, the iconic Tienanmen Square or the graceful Summer Palace where the Qing Emperors would spend the summer months to escape the oppressive heat, the Temple of Heaven, the various shopping districts, and many more!Some of the things you will learn:How to apply for the 72-hour visa-free transit policy for Beijing, which is different from other Chinese cities!Learn more about the attractions and sites in Beijing, including their history, architecture, and what makes them so specialUnderstand the local cuisine and the various snacks, beverages, and dishes that makes dining so uniqueDiscover the best places to shop, with sections on the main shopping districtsDiscover several itineraries you can follow which offers the best attractions to explore in different areas of Beijing

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  Return to Wake Robin - One Cabin...

  Marnie O. Mamminga

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  Five generations of Marnie O. Mamminga’s family have been rejuvenated by times together in Wisconsin’s Northwoods. In a series of evocative remembrances accompanied by a treasure trove of vintage family photos, Mamminga takes us to Wake Robin, the cabin her grandparents built in 1929 on Big Spider Lake near Hayward, on land adjacent to Moody’s Camp. Along the way she preserves the spirit and cultural heritage of a vanishing era, conveying the heart of a place and the community that gathered there.Bookended by the close of the logging era and the 1970s shift to modern lake homes, condos, and Jet Skis, the 1920s to 1960s period covered in these essays represents the golden age of Northwoods camps and cabins—a time when retreats such as Wake Robin were the essence of simplicity. In Return to Wake Robin, Mamminga describes the familiar cadre of fishing guides casting their charm, the camaraderie and friendships among resort workers and vacationers, the call of the weekly square dance, the splash announcing a perfectly executed cannonball, the lodge as gathering place. By tracing the history of one resort and cabin, she recalls a time and experience that will resonate with anyone who spent their summers Up North—or wishes they had.

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  To the River - A Journey Beneath...

  Olivia Laing

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  An author’s walk “from source to sea along the Ouse in Sussex is a meandering, meditative delight” drawing on history, literature, and the river itself (The Guardian, UK). In To The River, author Olivia Laing embarks on a weeklong, midsummer odyssey along the banks of the River Ouse in Sussex, England, from its source near Haywards Heath to the sea, where it empties into the Channel at Newhaven. More than sixty years after Virginia Woolf drowned herself in the River Ouse, Laing still finds inspiration and guidance in the author’s abiding presence. Through cow pastures, woods, and neighborhood streets, Laing’s meandering walk occasions a profound and haunting reflection on histories both personal and cultural, and on landscapes both physical and emotional. Along the way, she explores the roles that rivers play in human lives, tracing their intricate flow through literature, mythology and folklore. Lyrical and stirring, To the River is a passionate investigation into how history resides in a landscape - and how ghosts never quite leave the places they love.“Magical…By turns lyrical, melancholic and exultant, To the River just makes you want to follow Olivia Laing all the way to the sea.”—Daily Telegraph, UK

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  Montenegro Travel Guide -...

  HowExpert, Svetlana Kralj

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  This step by step guide to explore Montenegro teaches: 
  • How to get to Montenegro 
  • Where the Eagle meets the mountain 
  • What is Wild Beauty 
  • Where is the sunniest city 
  • Why is Budva the pearl of Mediterranean 
  • How to explore the most beautiful fjord in Europe 
  • Which city is Lonely Planet’s #1 destination 
  • Where is Balkan Ibiza 
  • Why is Cetinje a city-museum 
  • Where is a Lake city of rock and blues 
  • How to explore the modern capital 
  • How to experience a mountain life 
  • How to explore marvelous nature 
  • Discover 5 National Parks 
  • Where is Sea Dance Festival 
  • Get to know the unseen nightlife 
  • How to explore best beaches 
  • How to Jeep safari in the mountain 
  • How Tara rafting will make adrenalin rush 
  • Where can you see fancy yachts 
  • Where was James Bond Casino Royal filmed 
  • Where to see real castles 
  • How to explore churches, monasteries, and culture 
  • What kind of cultural activities you can find 
  • Why is Montenegro a hidden gem 
  • What is typical Montenegrin food 
  • How to explore the fortresses 
  • Where to make a romantic escape 
  • The ideal vacation for a family with kids 
  • How to explore eco places and resorts 
  • Where are the best hotels 
  • How to travel on the budget 
  • How to call a taxi 
  • Where is your embassy 
  • And lot more 
  About The Expert 
  Svetlana Kralj (MA) is a Professor of Language and Literature, a writer, and author.She has many years of teaching experience in Language and Literature, high-level writing skills and both of her creative and scientific works were published.Svetlana is a passionate music lover, which resulted with a lot of traveling around the World to be a part of music events. 
  HowExpert publishes quick 'how to' guides on all topics from A to Z by everyday experts.

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  A Short History of Russia - How...

  Mark Galeotti

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  A Library Journal 2020 Title to Watch"Terrific - and an amazing achievement to cover so much ground in such a short and wonderfully readable book." -Peter Frankopan, bestselling author of The Silk Roads Russia’s epic and dramatic story told in an accessible, lively and short form, using the country's fascinating history to illuminate its future. A country with no natural borders, no single ethnic group, no true central identity, Russia has mythologized its past to unite its people and to signal strength to outsiders. Mark Galeotti takes us behind the myths to the heart of the Russian story:the formation of a nation through its early legends including Ivan the Terrible and Catherine the Greatthe rise and fall of the Romanovs, the Russian Revolution, the Cold War, Chernobyl and the Soviet Unionthe arrival of an obscure politician named Vladimir Putin.A Short History of Russia explores the history of this fascinating, glorious, desperate and exasperating country through two intertwined issues: the way successive influences from beyond its borders have shaped Russia, and the way Russians came to terms with this influence, writing and rewriting their past to understand their present and try to influence their future. In turn, this self-invented history has come to affect not just their constant nation-building project but also their relations with the world.

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  Wild Journeys

  Bruce Ansley

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  Discover a world of wild, mysterious and audacious journeys 
   In Wild Journeys Bruce Ansley retraces the path of the doomed surveyor John Whitcombe across the Southern Alps, follows the raiding party of the northern chief Te Puoho along the West Coast, sails around New Zealand's northern and southern capes; walks through the Valley under the Two Thumb Range to the mythical Mesopotamia; drives from Waiheke to Wanaka (in a hurry), sets off on a hunt for the South Island's Grey Ghost, looks deep into the heart of volcanic New Zealand and tracks our most unlikely hero, the prison escaper George Wilder.

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