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  The Palm Springs Diner's Bible

  Peter Osbaldeston

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  When it comes to pastimes in Palm Springs, dining out is #1. But with more than six hundred eating establishments dotting the area from Desert Hot Springs to Indio, choosing the perfect lunch spot could pose a major problem. Local food writer Peter Osbaldeston aids hungry vacationers with his second edition of this inclusive guide, profiling the ultimate in Palm Springs cuisine. Only the high and low points are addressed, whether it is the chef’s credentials, the building’s history, or the ingredients in the main dish.  Imagine waiting in line for hours only to discover that the building is less than pristine, the hollandaise sauce has the consistency of diesel fuel, and the background music is loud and irritating. Osbaldeston comes to the rescue with vivid descriptions that capture the essence and atmosphere as only a local can. He brings to life the “subtle flavors of the lobster marry[ing] at once with the sparkling pea bisque” at Azur in La Quinta, or “one of the most potent assaults of wild-mushroom aromas” at Johannes in Palm Springs. Knowing exactly what to expect, every tourist can dine like a native in the luxurious Coachella Valley.

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  Successful Career Change - How...

  Anthony Ekanem

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  Whether you are newly graduated from high school or currently employed in a job you hate and want something else, choosing a career is a very important decision. This writer knows especially well about this and it is a decision that should not be made lightly and simply isn't easy to do in the first place. When you're young, you have a myriad of choices ahead of you, but really do at any age. It doesn't matter how young or old you are, you can still make a career choice that can make you happy and enhance your life even if it's a drastic one! With all the different occupations to choose from, where do you even begin to find something that you will be good at doing and love doing as well? 
  The truth is, all you have to do is look at yourself and inside yourself to see where you should be. Plenty of people have made career changes late in life. Many professional athletes HAVE to make career choices once they are no longer able to play sports at a level they always have been able to. Stay-at-home moms with children in school suddenly find themselves wanting to do something worthwhile instead of staying home all day. Some of them have even built hobbies into multi-millionaire businesses! t happens all the time and for a variety of different reasons. 
  The world's business economy is volatile at the very least and many companies have to lay off workers or close the business entirely. That leaves displaced worked facing career moves they hadn't anticipated. In fact, the reality is that the average person will make 2 to 5 career changes between the time they enter the work force to the time when they retire. Many colleges have displaced workers programs and adult education programs that can ease people into a career change. Sometimes, however, the best way to make a career change is just to jump in and do it. But how do you know what career to choose? That's why you're reading this book.

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  How To Travel on a Budget

  HowExpert, Meghan Maher

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  If you could go anywhere in the world, anywhere at all with no strings attached, where would it be? Every person in the world has an answer to that. It may not be far, or exotic, or even famous, but everyone wants to travel somewhere. The biggest hold up for most people is money. It’s not cheap to fly halfway across the world stay in hotels, eat out every night, or see shows and entertainment. 
  What if I told you with a few simple tips you can save thousands on your dream trip? Traveling doesn’t need to expensive or overpriced. With this book, you’ll learn: 
  • How to save hundreds when booking a flight. 
  • How to add up miles with everyday purchases to find free or discounted flights. 
  • Tips on how to find cheap flights, even at the last minute. 
  • Other cheap alternatives to flights. 
  • How to save money on hotels. 
  • About free or cheap alternatives to staying in hotels. 
  • Ideas on how to save money in common tourist places like museums or national parks. 
  • Information on all-inclusive travel packages and cruises. 
  • How to work abroad and earn money while traveling. 
  • A ton of other tips, websites, and ideas that have already helped other travelers save thousands when traveling. 
  Don’t keep putting off the trip you always wanted to do; this book will show you how to save money while traveling and start making your dream a reality today. 
  HowExpert publishes quick 'how to' guides on all topics from A to Z by everyday experts.

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  Crossing the Heart of Africa -...

  Juliana Smith

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  Banff Award Winner: “Like David Grann’s The Lost City of Z, this is two stories, of an explorer and of the author’s search for him, and both are compelling.” —Library Journal 
   
  In 1898 the dashing British adventurer Ewart “the Leopard” Grogan fell head-over-heels in love—but before he could marry, he needed the approval of his beloved’s skeptical aristocratic stepfather. Grogan, seeking to prove his worth and earn her hand, set out on an epic quest to become the first man to walk the entire length of Africa, from Cape Town to Cairo, a feat, as the New York Times put it, “hitherto thought by many explorers to be impossible.”  
   
  A little more than a century later, American journalist Julian Smith also found himself madly in love with his girlfriend of seven years . . . but terrified by the prospect of marriage. Inspired by Grogan’s story, which he discovered by chance, Smith decided to face his fears of commitment by retracing the explorer’s amazing—but now forgotten—4,500-mile journey for love and glory through Africa. Crossing the Heart of Africa is the unforgettable account of these twin adventures, as Smith beautifully interweaves his own contemporary journey with Grogan’s larger-than-life tale of cannibal attacks, charging elephants, deadly jungles, and romantic triumph. 
   
  “Not only a modern-day travelogue, but also a great historical account of a charming trailblazer, and the story of a modern-day relationship.” —Miami Herald 
   
  “Smith, a talented travel writer . . . evokes Grogan, his adventures, and his world with both insight and panache . . . and matchless skill.” —The Washington Post 
   
  “A rapturous adventure narrative that shows love really does conquer all.” —Hampton Sides, New York Times–bestselling author of In the Kingdom of Ice 
   
  Gold Prize Winner, Society of American Travel Writers Western Writing Awards 
   
  Banff Mountain Book Competition Winner, Special Jury Mention 
   
  American Society of Journalists and Authors Award Winner: Best Book (Memoir)

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  The Last Blue Mountain - Tales...

  James Hilton

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  From Gabon to Guyana, Shangri La to Kamchatka, through rainbow markets and exuberant rainforests, across impressionist landscapes and a high altitude desert, author James Chilton's delightfully diverse collection of travel writing will whet the appetite and feed the imagination. The Last Blue Mountain takes readers far off the beaten tourist tracks and onto uncharted trails of natural beauty and cultural diversity. Chilton reveals his enthusiasm for travel - he's visited some seventy-eight countries to date - and his love of food, beauty, flora, fauna and, above all, the people he meets along the way. Witty, articulate and with sharp observations, his engaging and often humorous snapshots are illustrated throughout with evocative pen and ink sketches.

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  Travel As Transformation -...

  Gregory Diehl

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  When you travel to a foreign land, do you experience this new place as your old self? Or do you become a new version of you?From living in a van in San Diego to growing chocolate with indigenous tribes in Central America, to teaching in the Middle East and volunteering in Africa, Gregory V. Diehl has spent his entire adult life discovering the world and himself. Leaving his California home shortly after his 18th birthday, he went on to live and work in 45 countries across the globe by age 28.By recounting the existential lessons from his journey, Diehl challenges the reader to question how their identity has been shaped by the culture and lifestyle they know. He argues, compellingly, that travel can transform your perception of yourself along with the world. By losing your comfortable sense of self, you learn to examine your life through the structure of everything it can become.To travel solo a truly open mind is to forget who you were when you started. It is to be constantly born anew, to discover your strengths and find your path in life. Travel As Transformation will give you the wisdom, the inspiration, and the resources to conquer the limitations placed by your arbitrary past. Whether traveler or non-traveler, its lessons about approaching the uncomfortable and unfamiliar apply to everyone.

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