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  Haunted Graveyard of the Pacific

  Ira Wesley Kitmacher

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  Despite its idyllic setting, the coast of the Pacific Northwest has another, darker name by which it is known: the "Graveyard of the Pacific." Two thousand ships and countless lives have been lost to the waters of the Pacific Ocean, and the Columbia River has claimed many more. The spirits of early settlers, Native Americans and drowned mariners are said to linger near the shores. From ghostly treasure hunters eternally searching for buried gold to a graveyard filled with souls that met violent ends, legends abound. Join author Ira Wesley Kitmacher as he uncovers mysterious tales and takes readers on a road trip through this most haunted place in America.

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  The Poetry of Strangers - What I...

  Brian Sonia-Wallace

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  It might surprise you who’s a fan of poetry — when it meets them where they are. 
  Before he became an award-winning writer and poet, Brian Sonia-Wallace set up a typewriter on the street with a sign that said “Poetry Store” and discovered something surprising: all over America, people want poems. An amateur busker at first, Brian asked countless strangers, “What do you need a poem about?” To his surprise, passersby opened up to share their deepest yearnings, loves, and heartbreaks. Hundreds of them. Then thousands. Around the nation, Brian’s poetry crusade drew countless converts from all walks of life. 
  In The Poetry of Strangers, Brian tells the story of his cross-country journey in a series of heartfelt and insightful essays. From Minnesota to Tennessee, California to North Dakota, Brian discovered that people aren’t so afraid of poetry when it’s telling their stories. In “dying” towns flourish vibrant artistic spirits and fascinating American characters who often pass under the radar, from the Mall of America’s mall walkers to retirees on Amtrak to self-proclaimed witches in Salem. 
  In a time of unprecedented loneliness and isolation, Brian’s journey shows how art can be a vital bridge to community in surprising places. Conventional wisdom says Americans don’t want to talk to each other, but according to this poet-for-hire, everyone is just dying to be heard. 
  Thought-provoking, moving, and eye-opening, The Poetry of Strangers is an unforgettable portrait of America told through the hidden longings of one person at a time, by one of our most important voices today. The fault lines and conflicts which divide us fall away when we remember to look, in every stranger, for poetry. 

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  The Passenger: Rome

  Passenger The

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  The best new writing, photography, art, and reportage from and about Rome—in the series that’s “like a literary vacation” (Publishers Weekly). 
   
  If you believe recent chatter about Rome—in the media and by its residents—the city is on the verge of collapse. Each year, it slips further down the ranking of the world’s most livable cities. To the problems faced by all large capitals—hit-and-run tourism, traffic, the divide between elegant, Airbnb-dominated city centers and run-down suburbs—in recent years Rome seems to have added a list of calamities of its own: a string of failing administrations, widespread corruption, the resurgence of fascist movements, rampant crime. A seemingly hopeless situation, perfectly symbolized by the fact that Rome currently leads the world in the number of self-combusting public buses. 
   
  One might expect mass migration in the face of problems like these—yet the vast majority of Romans don’t think for a second of “betraying” their hometown, and the many newcomers who’ve populated it in recent decades resemble the natives in the profound love that binds them to the city. 
   
  The largest metropolis in Europe is a place of contradictions and opposites. We think of it as ancient, but it is profoundly modern—it was founded almost three millennia ago, but 92 per cent of its buildings have been built after 1945. To understand Rome and fix its problems, we should start considering it a normal city, not unlike Chicago or Manchester . . . just incomparably more beautiful. This volume is filled with portraits of Rome and thoughts not just on its famous past but its present and future, including: 
   
  Rome doesn’t judge you by Nicola Lagioia · The soul of the city by Matteo Nucci · 39 memos for a book about Rome by Francesco Piccolo · Plus: a guide to the sounds of Rome by Letizia Muratori; the feigned unrest and real malaise of the suburbs; the influence of the Vatican; the excessive power of real estate speculators and the rule of gangs; disillusioned trappers; football fans of every age, and much more . . .  
   
  “A pleasure to read.” —La Repubblica

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  Lonely Planet: Great Escapes...

  Oliver Smith

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  A world away from the busy coastlines of Andalucía and Catalonia, a journey into central Spain will take in sleepy villages and at the heart of it all the brilliant and boisterous capital Madrid

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  Best European Cities You Must See

  IntroBooks Team

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  Europe: the name is quite enough to describe the beauty of nature lying within the continent. Europe holds the westernmost part of the Eurasia. To the north there lies icy Arctic Ocean, at west there is beautiful Atlantic Ocean. South of the Europe is bordered by Mediterranean Sea. Water shades of Ural and Caucasus Mountains are considered the border of Asia and Europe. Billions and millions of tourists visit various cities lying within various European countries. There are a lot of attractions located here. In fact, two of the seven wonders of the words are here in Europe. First one is the tower of Paris and second one is the tilted tower of Greece. 
  Whenever the name Europe is stated, all that comes to mind is beautiful sweeden, London, Poland and many more like that. No can resist the fact that whenever they hear about Europe it is not the politics or infrastructures that step in their mind. All that knock our thoughts hearing about Europe is the irresistible beauty of nature. There is a lot to enjoy and a lot to discover. This book is a complete collection of some most famous places of Europe that are visited by millions and billions of tourists every year. 
  If nature is put aside, culture and heritage are also some of the most important component of European tourism. Let it be Buckingham palace and British museum of London, Eiffel tower, cafes and fashion of Paris or iconic Colosseum of Rome. Almost every country within the continent has its own specialties. Let it be Italy, France, Spain, UK, Netherlands, Ireland, and Greece, Scotland or any. 

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  Ghosts and Legends of Lake...

  Victoria King Heinsen

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  Call it Lake Eerie, according to this book “filled with ghostly encounters of the friendly kind with a bit of local history mixed in” (Toledo Blade).   The residents of Lake Erie’s North coast have trouble leaving—even after they die. The area is flooded with the spirits of locals, some friendly, some not. See the sorrowful eyes of the Hauntingly Beautiful High School Student, who floats the corridors looking for her lost boyfriend, and head to an old Port Clinton hotel to watch the ghost of a maintenance man wander haphazardly through the inn, making routine repairs. Read about the figure that lurks in the clock of the Port Clinton Courthouse every night, never moving, simply watching, until disappearing with the sun. Local ghost tour guide Victoria King Heinsen has a personal connection with every story, and her firsthand accounts will turn every paranormal skeptic into a believer.   Includes photos!

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