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Book SynopsisSPECIAL REPRINT EDITION: Blue Guide Northern Italy 2005, OF WHICH THIS IS A REPRINT, remains the classic reference source for some of the most stunning scenery and the most famous towns in the world - including, for example, Venice, Verona, Milan and Bologna - focusing on the artists who lived there and the patrons who gave them commissions.

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Book SynopsisIn France Charming Small Hotels you'll find a huge selection of truly special places to stay with character, charm and the personal touch, from budget to luxury.

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Book SynopsisIn Germany Charming Small Hotels Guide you'll find a huge selection of truly special places to stay with character, charm and the personal touch, from budget to luxury.

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Book SynopsisThis richly illustrated book introduces readers to “the golden one,” as Rebula has been lovingly described. Rebula grapes, an ancient varietal once prized by princes and popes, are indigenous to the region that now straddles the border between Italy and Slovenia. On the Italian side the area is called Collio, in Slovenia Goriška Brda. It has been rated by experts as among the top five wine terroirs on the planet, shoulder to shoulder with Bordeaux and Tuscany. Wine experts agree, calling Rebula “a dream wine of a new age.” Rebula was rated the World’s Best Wine in 2010 by sommelier Luca Gardini, and a Rebula has received an astounding 100 points on Wine Spectator’s 100-point scale. Beautifully designed with full-color photographs, the book recounts the fascinating story of Rebula and the history of wine in what was once Yugoslavia and is now Slovenia. The protagonist is a remarkable vintner, Zvonimir Simčič, one of the founders of what was Yugoslavia's most important winery before the country fragmented. Almost single-handedly responsible for the preservation of Rebula, he resurrected the forgotten varietal and transformed his home region, spectacular Goriška Brda, from a poverty-stricken area into one of the globe’s great wine destinations.Pulitzer finalist Noah Charney provides a personal, humorous, deeply engaged travelogue through the little-known world of Slovenian wine that will delight adventurous travelers and wine lovers everywhere.Trade Review"Rebula is a secret treasure of the Central European wine scene: a taste of Habsburg glory we can still enjoy today. Noah Charney traces its history in Slovenia's Brda hills with particular emphasis on its human stories. Were it not for three recent generations, all would have been lost. Charney has talked to the key figures; he tells their important stories with zest and humour in this valuable, entertaining book." -- Andrew Jefford, writer at Decanter and World of Fine Wine“In this love letter to his adopted country and its greatest wine, Charney combines entertaining memoir with an art historian’s eye to detail and history. Since Charney starts off as a wine novice, we get to learn along with his charming and unpretentious self about Slovenia’s 'Golden One.'” -- Robert Camuto, author of South of Somewhere: Wine, Food and the Soul of Italy

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Book SynopsisAscend towering peaks, take in awe-inspiring views, and get to know some of the oldest, tallest, and rarest living things on Earth with Moon Sequoia & Kings Canyon. Inside you'll find:*Flexible Itineraries: Unique and adventure-packed ideas for day hikers, winter visitors, families with kids, campers, and more *The Best Hikes in Each National Park: Detailed hike descriptions, trail maps, mileage and elevation gains, and backpacking options*Experience the Outdoors: Behold greatness at the base of a giant sequoia, stop and smell the wildflowers of Zumwalt Meadow, or savour panoramic views from the summit of Mount Whitney (the highest peak in the continental US!). Strap on snowshoes for a ranger-led winter walk or spelunk your way around otherworldly rock formations in Crystal Cave. Cool off in the mist of a trailside waterfall, conquer the 400-step climb to the top of Moro Rock, and gaze at ink-black skies with unbeatable views of the Milky Way*How to Get There: Up-to-date information on traveling between the parks, gateway towns, park entrances, park fees, and tours*Where to Stay: From RV or tent campgrounds to rustic cabins and all-inclusive lodges, find the best spots to kick back, both inside and outside the parks*Planning Tips: When to go, what to pack, safety information, and how to avoid the crowds, with full-colour photos and easy-to-use maps throughout*Expert Insight: Former national park ranger Leigh Bernacchi provides helpful background on the parks' history, geology, conservation efforts, and moreFind your adventure in Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks with Moon.Exploring more of America's parks? Check out Moon USA National Parks.

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Book SynopsisChoose Charming Small Hotels Spain guide to discover your dream place to stay. With this Charming Small Hotels Spain guide, you’ll discover dream places to stay that are worth planning your visit around. Here you’ll discover a huge selection of truly special places to stay with character, charm and the personal touch from budget to luxury. Charming Small Hotels Spain offers a calm, reasoned evaluation. We go to great pains to try to get under the skin of each hotel; to draw a word-sketch of what the hotel really is and we’re not afraid to offer the negative as well as the positive points! Inside our hotel guide you’ll find: *Colour photographs and a thoughtful description for each entry. *A genuinely independent review – no hotel pays to be included in our guide. *A unique focus on places with charm and character. We favour places that can offer a genuinely personal welcome. *Every entry is more than just a bed for the night: it’s an experience worth going out of your way for. From chic stylish city hotels to contemporary inns, from outstanding B&Bs to captivating country houses we’re sure you’ll find just the place you’re looking for. With each hotel hand-picked by Fiona Duncan, arguably Britain’s most respected hotel critic, your visit starts here.Table of ContentsCONTENTS Introduction, maps; North-West Spain, North Central Spain, North-East Spain, Western Spain, Central Spain, Eastern Spain, Andalucia, Balearic Islands, Canary Islands; index of hotel names, index of hotel locations

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Book SynopsisChoose Charming Small Hotels Italy guide to discover your dream place to stay. With this Charming Small Hotels Italy guide, you’ll discover dream places to stay that are worth planning your visit around. Here you’ll discover a huge selection of truly special places to stay with character, charm and the personal touch from budget to luxury. Charming Small Hotels Italy offers a calm, reasoned evaluation. We go to great pains to try to get under the skin of each hotel; to draw a word-sketch of what the hotel really is and we’re not afraid to offer the negative as well as the positive points! Inside our hotel guide you’ll find: *Colour photographs and a thoughtful description for each entry. *A genuinely independent review – no hotel pays to be included in our guide. *A unique focus on places with charm and character. We favour places that can offer a genuinely personal welcome. *Every entry is more than just a bed for the night: it’s an experience worth going out of your way for. From chic stylish city hotels to contemporary inns, from outstanding B&Bs to captivating country houses we’re sure you’ll find just the place you’re looking for. With each hotel hand-picked by Fiona Duncan, arguably Britain’s most respected hotel critic, your visit starts here.Table of ContentsIntroduction, maps, The North-West, Lombardia, The North-East, Emilia-Romagna, Tuscany, Umbria and Marche, Lazio and Abruzzo, Campania, The Heel and Toe, The Islands, index of hotel names, index of hotel locations.

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Book SynopsisThis text aims to provide students with the key concepts of organizational behaviour and improve on existing texts by providing a contemporary perspective on current models and ideas specifically for the hospitality industry.Table of ContentsWays of Seeing Organizations. Ways of Seeing Hospitality Organizations. The Many Faces of Culture. Motivation, Job Performance and Job Satisfaction. Groups and Leading Groups. Designing Jobs and Organizational Structures. Managers and Their Roles. Serving Customers. The Wider Environment. Into the Future. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisA human and global take on a beloved vacation spot. The crash of surf, smell of salted air, wet whorls of sand underfoot. These are the sensations of the beach, that environment that has drawn humans to its life-sustaining shores for millennia. And while the gull's cry and the cove's splendor have remained constant throughout time, our relationship with the beach has been as fluid as the runnels left behind by the tide's turning. The Lure of the Beach is a chronicle of humanity's history with the coast, taking us from the seaside pleasure palaces of Roman elites and the aquatic rituals of medieval pilgrims, to the venues of modern resort towns and beyond. Robert C. Ritchie traces the contours of the material and social economies of the beach throughout time, covering changes in the social status of beach goers, the technology of transport, and the development of fashion (from nudity to Victorianism and back again), as well as the geographic spread of modern beach-going from EnglanTrade Review"Ritchie's book is both engagingly written and thoroughly scholarly." * Geography Realm *"The Lure of the Beach is a thoroughly researched, interesting social history. . . .a landmark text." * Technology & Culture *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Lure of the Sea 2. The Rise of the Resorts 3. Leisure Comes to America 4. The Industrial Revolution Finds the Beach 5. Can a Proper Victorian be Nude? 6. Entertainment Comes Front and Center 7. The Modern World Intrudes 8. Beach Resorts Become a Cultural Phenomenon 9. Who Owns the Beach? 10. The Relentless Sea Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisA beautiful series of visual compositions designed to evoke the experience of America''s early Jewish communities which rose from the immigrant ghettos of New York City to enjoy the mobile lifestyles so popular at the height of the modern era.? NEW YORK HISTORYToday the Borscht Belt is recalled through the nostalgic lens of summer swims, Saturday night dances, and comedy performances. But its current state, like that of many other formerly glorious regions, is nothing like its earlier status. Forgotten about and exhausted, much of its structural environment has been left to decay. The Borscht Belt, which features essays by Stefan Kanfer and Jenna Weissman Joselit, presents Marisa Scheinfeld’s photographs of abandoned sites where resorts, hotels, and bungalow colonies once boomed in the Catskill Mountain region of upstate New York. The book assembles images Scheinfeld has shot inside and outside locations thTrade ReviewIn New York's Catskill Mountains a party began in the twentieth century that lasted decades. Party pictures filled thousands of scrapbooks—but now the party’s over and the guests are gone, never to return. Enter Marisa Scheinfeld, whose camera finds profound eloquence in the silence that remains and hope in new life emerging from the ruins. This story was already ancient when Shelley penned "Ozymandias": that all things grand eventually fall. But Scheinfeld’s work is all the more moving because these things are ours now. -- Alan Weisman * Countdown and The World without Us *Photographer Marisa Scheinfeld has documented the end of the great resorts in The Borscht Belt: Revisiting the Remains of America's Jewish Vacationland, which features page after page of photos of waterless, cracking pools, dirt-caked floors, weathered and withered wooden cottages, gashed ceilings and gushing insulation, graffiti-bedecked walls, rows of bereft beach emptiness where there had once been fullness. Scheinfeld’s photos remind one of the old Catskills’ theme of nature despoiled, a contemporary counterpart to the desolate final painting in Cole’s The Course of Empire. -- Neal Gabler * Jewish Review of Books *Those structures that haven't been repurposed as meditation centers or rehab facilities have fallen into that beguiling realm neither humanity nor nature can produce alone, with wild vegetation blurring, bending, and breaking the rigid geometries of civilization. The book notes Woody Allen's quip, no doubt delivered at some point from a Borscht Belt stage: 'Eighty percent of success is showing up.' Some might say that Scheinfeld arrived half a century too late, but her photos reveal that she showed up just in time to discover mutable beauty in tumbledown dreams. -- R. C. Baker * Village Voice *All of the photographs in The Borscht Belt are remarkable, but I find myself agreeing with [essayist] Jenna Weissman Joselit that one thing they make clear is that 'Mother Nature has the last laugh' (25). Whether it is a tree growing through a bench, or the grass growing over what was once luxurious wall-to-wall carpet, or snowdrifts inside walls built to keep weather out, Scheinfeld's collection proves that in the end, nature will find a way. Where once there was so much life, now there is death, seen through the bones and feathers that mark the nests of small predators. But even that is a sign of new life in its own way, and Scheinfeld beautifully illustrates that death and life are never far apart, -- Jennifer Caplan * Reading Religion *A beautiful series of visual compositions designed to evoke the experience of America's early Jewish communities which rose from the immigrant ghettos of New York City to enjoy the mobile lifestyles so popular at the height of the modern era. * NEW YORK HISTORY *

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Book SynopsisFor New Orleans’ 300th Anniversary in 2018, when millions will travel to the city to celebrate, Michael Murphy presents his fifth book about his adopted and beloved home. But with a booming tourism industry and boundless local culture, knowing where to start in New Orleans can be as difficult as packing up to leave. In addition to selected material from Murphy’s Eat Dat, Fear Dat, and Hear Dat, brand new chapters explore shopping, creeping around, fitting in, and celebrating—for natives and travelers alike. All Dat presents the city’s absolute best of the best, in a charming, one-of-a kind guide. All Dat is an essential and quirky resource that explains customs, explores history, and navigates you through the most vibrant city in the country. More than just a guidebook, All Dat is a study and celebration of everything that makes New Orleans so special.

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Book SynopsisIn the last few years, Paris has undergone a huge transformation. It’s fostered one of the coolest creative scenes in Europe, some of the continent’s best nightlife and a “bistronomy” movement that has influenced dining around the globe. Yet while millennial travellers pour into the city, travel guides continue to focus on a staid checklist approach to Paris’s big attractions. There’s currently no book on the market aimed at younger (perhaps more budget-conscious) visitors that truly captures the city’s revived energy—until this one. Paris: A Curious Traveler’s Guide will direct readers to the best paintings in the Centre Pompidou and tell them how to beat the lines at the Orangerie. It will guide them to quirky, little-known museums and secret squares. It will tell them how to find the city’s coolest speakeasies, best neo- bistros and most unusual boutiques. Informative yet opinionated, it is an insider’s guide to Paris without pretension.

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