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  Culture Smart! Morocco - The...

  Jillian York

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  Morocco is a land of spectacular scenery with a rich history and heady with tantalizing scents and colorful sights. The call of the muezzin seems to draw people from every corner of the globe. In 1956, Morocco gained independence from French colonial rule and was jolted into the 20th century. Today, it is a country in transition—a unique blend of Arab, African, and European ways of life. The teeming cities have an air of sophistication and joie de vivre, but life in rural areas has stayed much the same. And while the cities are highly westernized, tradition and religion still play a vital role in the everyday life of most people.With rapid change came problems. Lack of opportunity and high unemployment resulted in a "brain drain" as educated Moroccans made their way abroad, and a fundamentalist interpretation of Islam started gaining ground among the urban poor. Even so, as technology becomes widespread and the world shrinks further, Morocco today is coming into its own. Culture Smart! Morocco describes the way the country’s past has shaped its present, advising tourists and business travelers on what to expect and how to behave in different situations.

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  Amish Voices Volume 2 - In Their...

  Brad Igou

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  The story of the Amish—told by the Amish.​ Brad Igou offers a second volume of writings by Amish people across North America, compiled from the last three decades of Family Life (1993–2020), a monthly Amish magazine. He includes letters, articles, history lessons, parables, questions, challenges—a wide spectrum of human experience from an Amish point of view. Fourteen chapters cover fascinating topics such as shunning, nonresistance, clothing, youth activities, old age, conflicts with the modern world, work, church, humor, and lessons from life. 

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  The Places in Between

  Rory Stewart

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  In January 2002, Rory Stewart walked across Afghanistan--surviving by his wits, his knowledge of Persian dialects and Muslim customs, and the kindness of strangers. By day he passed through mountains covered in nine feet of snow, hamlets burned and emptied by the Taliban, and communities thriving amid the remains of medieval civilizations. By night he slept on villagers" floors, shared their meals, and listened to their stories of the recent and ancient past.  
  Along the way Stewart met heroes and rogues, tribal elders and teenage soldiers, Taliban commanders and foreign-aid workers. He was also adopted by an unexpected companion--a retired fighting mastiff he named Babur in honor of Afghanistan's first Mughal emperor, in whose footsteps the pair was following. Through these encounters--by turns touching, confounding, surprising, and funny--Stewart makes tangible the forces of tradition, ideology, and allegiance that shape life in the map's countless places in between.

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  My African Conquest - Cape to...

  Julia Albu

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  'Next year I'm going to be 80 years old. My car will be 20 years old. Together we'll be 100. We're going to drive to London.'
  ' 'And what route are you going to take?'
  ' 'I have no idea. I think I'll keep to the right.'
  When 80-year old Julia Albu calls into her favourite radio show with a zany, half-baked idea, she has no idea that it will lead her to the adventure of a lifetime. With her trusty 20-year-old old Toyota Conquest, Tracy, a giant map and unbounded enthusiasm, Julia sets off on the long drive through Africa and into the UK where she hopes to meet the Queen of England.
  Beginning in South Africa, she travels through deserts, over mountains and across grassy plains. All along the way, she is accompanied by family and friends. She stays in hotels and hovels, breakfasts with a giraffe and hangs out with baboons, and meets a host of colourful characters who all can't help but be drawn to the charming, white-haired octogenarian in their midst.
  My African Conquest is a funny, feel-good story about adventuring through life – and never acting your age.

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  Confessions of a Paris Party Girl

  Vicki Lesage

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  When newly-single party girl Vicki moves to Paris, she hopes to indulge in wine, stuff her face with croissants, and fall in love. It proves to be much more difficile than she imagined. In this laugh-out-loud memoir, this cheeky storyteller recounts the highs and lows of her life in the City of Light. Sassy and shamelessly honest, Vicki makes you feel as if you're right there in Paris stumbling along the cobblestones with her. 
  Will she find love? Will she learn to consume reasonable amounts of alcohol? Will French bureaucracy ever cut her a break? 
  Confessions of a Paris Party Girl is a delicious cocktail of the humor of Tina Fey, the candor of Amy Poehler, and the self-deprecating charm of Mindy Kaling. You'll feel as if you're chatting over a bottle of wine with your new best friend, one who drinks as much as Chelsea Handler and makes you laugh as much as Sophie Kinsella.

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  Travel With Kids: The Essential...

  Jan Zowell

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  Travel With Kids: The Essential Guide On How You Can Entertain Your Kids While Travelling, Learn the Perfect Travel Games You Can Play During Travel With Your FamilyAre you planning to travel but are worried about travelling with kids? There are some who postponed travelling completely because they are worried it might be too difficult with the kids in tow. Although there are certainly some challenges when you have kids, it should stop you from abandoning travel plans. You can still make it fun and enjoyable.One of the common concerns is that kids might get bored during travelling and would throw tantrums that could dampen the whole mood. Games are a perfect way to cheer the kids up so that they won’t get bored while travelling. There are lots of travel games you can play to entertain your kids. Games can certainly make travelling more fun and engaging.This audiobook will teach you different travel games you can play with your kids. It has kids for all ages that you can try, from small ones to school-aged children and teenagers. It would show a lot of varieties so you would have many games to choose from.If you want to know more about all the fun games you could play with your children while travelling, scroll up and click “add to cart” now.

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