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  The New Architecture of Wine -...

  Heather Sandy Hebert

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  Celebrate the blend of agriculture and style of California wine country. The new architecture of wine is a celebration of California’s topography, agricultural heritage, historic architectural vernacular, and passion for sustainability and design. These wineries are an authentic expression of the winemakers’ passion for the land and its heritage.

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  Do Not Go Gentle Go To Paris -...

  Gail Thorell Schilling

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  Rattled by fears, that she is losing not just keys, but her job, looks --even a sweetheart --Gail rashly announces that she will go alone to Paris, a dream postponed for 40 years. So begins the journey through France of an optimistic, infinitely curious,62 year woman, who seeks to ransom her self-confidence and learn how to age. Deftly weaving scenic description with sketches of feisty Frenchwomen and flashbacks of older women she has admired, Gail draws wisdom from people and places that have gracefully endured the passing years.

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  Scotland's Islands - A Special...

  Richard Clubley

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  This is not a guide to the islands of Scotland. This is not a tour to be followed, nor is it travel advice. This is a richly anecdotal and personal exploration. Richard Clubley shares the sense of freedom he finds in the Scottish islands as he discovers their individual character, beauty and diversity. He meets locals and learns a few realities of island life. He almost perished on Ailsa Craig, before finding fresh water dripping from the roof of a cave, but spends two idyllic nights alone on Mingulay, with a fabulous coal fire in a bothy. His passion for Scottish islands shines through every chapter. Curl up by the fire, pull the blanket close and sip on your dram. You're about to escape to the islands. Prepare for addiction. A book for islomanes to savour in sips. Night caps are suggested; that way the addiction can be controlled. MAIRI HEDDERWICK

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  Forever Paris - 25 Walks in the...

  Christine Henry de Tessan

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  Walking tours inspired by famous figures of France, from artists to chefs to historic leaders. 
   
  Take a stroll through Édith Piaf’s Belleville, dine at Napoléon’s favorite restaurant, and explore the late-night haunts of Ernest Hemingway, Josephine Baker, and Pablo Picasso. From the author of the best-selling City Walks: Paris, this lively collection of walking adventures follows in the footsteps of more than twenty-five of the city’s iconic former residents. Throughout, Paris is seen from the intimate vantage point of those who loved it best, from the bars where authors penned classic works to the markets and patisseries where food lovers indulged.  
   
  Including photos and full-color maps throughout, each walk in this book guides visitors and locals through the city that inspired some of the world’s most famous artists, writers, chefs, musicians, politicians, and more.

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  Haunted Joplin

  Lisa Livingston-Martin

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  From Native American societies to the Civil War to the crime spree of Bonnie and Clyde, Joplin’s history leaves spirited legends in its wake . . .   The barrier between Joplin’s boisterous past and its present is as flimsy as a swinging saloon door. Lisa Livingston-Martin kicks it wide open in this ghostly history. In her expert company, tour a hotel with a reputation made from equal parts opulence and tragedy. Visit that house of horrors, the Stefflebeck Bordello, where guests regularly got the axe and were disposed of in mine shafts. Navigate through angry lynch mobs and vengeful patrols of Civil War spirits. Catch a glimpse of Bonnie and Clyde. Keep your wits about you—it’s haunted Joplin.   Includes photos!   “There may be as many non-living residents of Joplin as there are live ones, according to Haunted Joplin.” —The Morning Sun

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  Scandinavian Noir - In Pursuit...

  Wendy Lesser

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  An in-depth and personal exploration of Scandinavian crime fiction as a way into Scandinavian culture at largeFor nearly four decades, Wendy Lesser's primary source of information about three Scandinavian countries—Sweden, Norway, and Denmark—was mystery and crime novels, and the murders committed and solved in their pages. Having never visited the region, Lesser constructed a fictional Scandinavia of her own making, something between a map, a portrait, and a cultural history of a place that both exists and does not exist. Lesser's Scandinavia is disproportionately populated with police officers, but also with the stuff of everyday life, the likes of which are relayed in great detail in the novels she read: a fully realized world complete with its own traditions, customs, and, of course, people.Over the course of many years, Lesser's fictional Scandinavia grew more and more solidly visible to her, yet she never had a strong desire to visit the real countries that corresponded to the made-up ones. Until, she writes, "between one day and the next, that no longer seemed sufficient." It was time to travel to Scandinavia.

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