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  Spirit Traffic - A Mother's...

  C. Jane Taylor

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  Spirit Traffic recounts how, at the age of 50, the author learned to ride a motorcycle, overcame the terror of navigating her steep dirt driveway in Vermont, and, three days after her son’s college graduation, set off with him and her yoga-teacher husband (his stepdad) on a 10,000-mile two-wheel adventure that took them all into uncharted territory—both as novice riders, and as a family. As if in the saddle of her dual-sport BMW, the reader will experience the good, the bad, and the heartbreak of her journey as a soon-to-be-empty-nester grappling with impermanence, sexuality, hot flashes, high winds, and tailgating tour buses.  
  Spirit Traffic is at once a colorful travelogue of a bucket-list bikers’ route across America and an unflinching memoir of a middle-aged mom conquering her fears (on and off the bike), unpacking a complicated childhood with an addict father and stoic mother, and ultimately, learning to let go of her only child. (Think Blue Highways meets Zen & The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance meets Operating Instructions meets Wild.) 
  With its first-person accounts of legendary rides such as the Burr Trail, Hell’s Backbone Road, and the Pacific Coast Highway, Spirit Traffic will find a ready audience among bikers. But as a midlife memoir, Spirit Traffic will also resonate for anyone who is navigating the departure of a child, negotiating the dynamic tensions of family, or simply yearning for life’s next adventure.

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  Lost Tramways of England:...

  Peter Waller

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  Manchester was at the centre of a network of tramway systems that served the city and the neighbouring towns. This is one of two volumes in the series to cover the tramways of Manchester and focuses on the routes to the south of the city centre and the history of the Manchester system in the build-up to World War II. The tramways underwent considerable investment in the 1920s but= a change of manager led to the start of the conversion to bus and trolleybus operation as war approached.

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  Travel Journaling - How to Write...

  James David Rockefeller

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  A trаvеl jоurnаl іѕ a tеrrіfіс wау tо сарturе trаvеl memories аnd kеер thеm fоrеvеr. Our аbіlіtу tо rесаll thеѕе ѕресіаl tіmеѕ is ѕо unrеlіаblе thаt, nаturаllу, wе wаnt tо record thеm so wе саn rеvіѕіt thеm, over аnd оvеr. 
  What аbоut оthеr mеmоrіеѕ - thе ones wе make whеn wе vіѕіt family or old friends? Or the оld forgotten ѕtоrіеѕ that оur relatives tеll uѕ? Thоѕе nuggets that wе dоn't thіnk we will еvеr fоrgеt but, sadly, we dо? Whаt about ѕесurіng a рlасе fоr thеm bу rесоrdіng thеm іn уоur trаvеl journal? 
  Imagine you are tаkіng уоur сhіldrеn оr spouse tо visit rеlаtіvеѕ thаt they hаvе nоt met before, perhaps to ѕее a cousin or an elderly aunt. Bеfоrе уоu leave hоmе, уоu take оut an оld рhоtо album and look аt рісturеѕ оf уоu аnd уоur relatives when you wеrе lіttlе. Thеrе you are, ѕtаndіng nеаr уоur раrеntѕ, аuntѕ, unсlеѕ, оr соuѕіnѕ. Yоur kіdѕ wаnt to know аbоut thеѕе реорlе, аnd you tеll thеm the ѕtоrіеѕ thаt ѕрrіng tо mind. 
  Tоdау'ѕ story іѕ tоmоrrоw'ѕ mеmоrу - іf we can rеmеmbеr іt. Trаvеl jоurnаlѕ ensure that wе will. Our ѕtоrіеѕ аrе part of whаt makes a fаmіlу оr a соmmunіtу. If we don't рrеѕеrvе thеm, they dіе when thе ѕtоrуtеllеrѕ dіе. 
  If we wаnt tо keep telling оur ѕtоrіеѕ, thеn wе nееd tо bе аblе to remember them. Thе bеѕt way tо remember thеm is tо record thеm. Yоur travel journal is bоth a brіdgе to thе past аnd thе kеу to thе futurе.

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  Mostly Mischief - Including the...

  H.W. Tilman

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  'However many times it has been done, the act of casting off the warps and letting go one's last hold of the shore at the start of a voyage has about it something solemn and irrevocable, like marriage, for better or for worse.'
  Mostly Mischief's ordinary title belies four more extraordinary voyages made by H.W. 'Bill' Tilman covering almost 25,000 miles in both Arctic and Antarctic waters.
  The first sees the pilot cutter Mischief retracing the steps of Elizabethan explorer John Davis to the eastern entrance to the Northwest Passage. Tilman and a companion land on the north coast and make the hazardous crossing of Bylot Island while the remainder of the crew make the eventful passage to the southern shore to recover the climbing party. Back in England, Tilman refuses to accept the condemnation of Mischief's surveyor, undertaking costly repairs before heading back to sea for a first encounter with the East Greenland ice.
  Between June 1964 and September 1965, Tilman is at sea almost without a break. Two eventful voyages to East Greenland in Mischief provide the entertaining bookends to his account of the five-month voyage in the Southern Ocean as skipper of the schooner Patanela. Tilman had been hand-picked by the expedition leader as the navigator best able to land a team of Australian and New Zealand climbers and scientists on Heard Island, a tiny volcanic speck in the Furious Fifties devoid of safe anchorages and capped by an unclimbed glaciated peak. In a separate account of this successful voyage, Colin Putt describes the expedition as unique—the first ascent of a mountain to start below sea level.

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  Wanderlust and Wonder - Boldly...

  Cam Solnit, Rebecca Honan

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  Wanderlust and Wonder: Boldly Charting Your Own Path 
  Do you often find yourself asking: 
  • How can I break away from the usual travel destinations and discover hidden gems?   
  • What are the unconventional travel experiences that can transform my perspective on the world?   
  • Is there a guide that offers unique and extraordinary adventures, away from the beaten path? 
  Meet the Author: The Adventure Pioneer 
  The author, a seasoned explorer with a passion for unconventional travel, understands the desire for adventures that break free from the ordinary. They've felt the frustration of traditional travel, craving experiences that ignite the spirit of discovery. Now, they share their wealth of knowledge to guide fellow wanderers into the realm of extraordinary travel adventures. 
  What to Expect: 
  • Embark on off-the-beaten-path journeys that redefine your understanding of travel.   
  • Discover hidden gems and lesser-known destinations that offer unique cultural experiences.   
  • Explore unconventional accommodations, from treehouse stays to underwater hotels.   
  • Uncover thrilling activities and adrenaline-pumping adventures that go beyond the typical tourist agenda.   
  • Access insider tips for planning and executing unconventional travel experiences.   
  • Learn from the author's personal stories of triumphs and challenges in the pursuit of extraordinary adventures.   
  • Gain insights from renowned travel experts who have carved their own paths in the world of unconventional exploration.   
  • Empower yourself to create memorable and transformative travel experiences that last a lifetime.

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  Nashville Eats - Hot Chicken...

  Jennifer Justus

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  “Perfectly captures the spirit of Music City . . . An incredible collection of recipes that makes you want to spend as much time as possible in Nashville” (Sean Brock, chef and author of Heritage).   If it seems like Nashville is everywhere these days—that’s because it is. GQ recently declared it “Nowville,” and it has become the music hotspot for both country and rock. But as hot as the music scene is, the food scene is even hotter.   In Nashville Eats, more than one hundred mouthwatering recipes reveal why food lovers are headed south for Nashville’s hot chicken, buttermilk biscuits, pulled pork sandwiches, cornmeal-crusted catfish, chowchow, fried green tomatoes, and chess pie. Author Jennifer Justus whips up the classics—such as pimento cheese and fried chicken—but also includes dishes with a twist on traditional Southern fare—such as Curried Black Chickpeas or Catfish Tacos. And alongside the recipes, Jennifer shares her stories of Nashville—the people, music, history, and food that make it so special.   “A love letter to the working-class cooking of Nashville . . . Nashville Eats by Jennifer Justus is a well-honed cultural passkey to one of America’s great culinary cities.” —John T. Edge, coeditor, The Southern Foodways Alliance Community Cookbook

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