31
Jul

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This fascinating travel companion covers more than 15,000 miles of Texas roads. You can experience 71 major tours and dozens of side trips through hundreds of towns all across the state. Each tour description comes complete with a map, directions, mileage, and the towns, history, and heritage you’ll discover along the way…. More >>

Backroads of Texas, 4th Edition: The sites, scenes, history, people, and places your map doesn’t tell you about

22
Jul

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Agatha Christie’s memoirs about her travels to Syria and Iraq in the 1930s with her archaeologist husband Max Mallowan Agatha Christie was already well known as a crime writer when she accompanied her husband, Max Mallowan, to Syria and Iraq in the 1930s. She took enormous interest in all his excavations, and when friends asked what her strange life was like, she decided to answer their questions in this delightful book. First published in 1946, Come, Tell Me How … More >>

Come, Tell Me How You Live: An Archaeological Memoir

30
Jun

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Every Israeli tour guide has dozens of stories about everything from ancient history to recent encounters. During a break in tours I decided to write some of my favorite stories down. This is a collection of those stories. What was Herod thinking about when he built a port facing Rome? Why does Israel’s weather seem so different? What does it feel like to interact with the “Real Israelis?” I’ve had more careers than anyone I know. I guess I get bored easily. … More >>

Stories I Tell While Touring in Israel

11
May

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Based on acclaimed author Zora Neale Hurston’s personal experiences in Haiti and Jamaica—where she participated as an initiate rather than just an observer during her visits in the 1930s—Tell My Horse is a fascinating firsthand account of the mysteries of Voodoo. An invaluable resource and remarkable guide to Voodoo practices, rituals, and beliefs, it is a travelogue into a dark, mystical world that offers a vividly authentic picture of ceremonies, customs, and… More >>

Tell My Horse: Voodoo and Life in Haiti and Jamaica