This work recounts Marco Polo's journey to the eastern court of Kublai Khan, the chieftan of the Mongol empire which traverses the Asian continent, but which was virtually unknown to Polo's contemporaries. It encompasses a 24-year period starting in 1271, detailing his travels. ...

Ostensibly written by an English knight, the Travels purport to relate his experiences in the Holy L&, Egypt, India & China. Mandeville claims to have served in the Great Khan's army, & to have travelled in the lands beyond' countries populated by dog-headed men, cannibals, Amazons & Pygmies. ...

When John Steinbeck was almost sixty years old, worried that he might have lost touch with the sights, the sounds & the essence of America's people, he took note of his itchy feet & prepared to travel. He was accompanied by his French poodle, Charley, diplomat & watchdog, across the states of America from Maine to California. ...

In 1960, when he was almost sixty years old, John Steinbeck set out to rediscover his native l&. He felt that he might have lost touch with its sights, sounds & the essence of its people. Accompanied only by his dog, Charley, he travelled across the United States in a pick-up truck. His journey took him through almost forty states, & he saw things that made him proud, angry, sympathetic & elated. All that he saw & experienced is described with remarkable honesty & insight. ...

Records how the author set out on his first forays to India, China & Africa with the great Greek historian constantly in his pocket. The author sees Louis Armstrong in Khartoum, visits Dar-es-Salaam, arrives in Algiers in time for a coup when nothing seems to happen (but he sees the Mediterranean for the first time). ...

This pack comprises a one-hour audio cassette featuring an American voice speaking each word & phrase in English, followed by a native French speaker demonstrating correct pronunciation. The 300 words & phrases are divided into 18 quick & easy lessons. A phrasebook/dictionary is included. ...

This pack comprises a one-hour audio cassette featuring an American voice speaking each word & phrase in English, followed by a native German speaker demonstrating correct pronunciation. The 300 words & phrases are divided into 18 quick & easy lessons. A phrasebook/dictionary is included. ...

This pack comprises a one-hour audio cassette featuring an American voice speaking each word & phrase in English, followed by a native Spanish speaker demonstrating correct pronunciation. The 300 words & phrases are divided into 18 quick & easy lessons. A phrasebook/dictionary is included. ...

The emotional follow-up to Archer's Voice, following Archer's troubled brother Travis. Perhaps Travis Hale's past is riddled with regrets, but his future looks limitless. He's the police chief in idyllic Pelion, Maine, women are regularly falling at his feet, & his family has mostly forgiven his mistakes. But when the new guy in town crosses him, things start to look shaky
- especially when he meets the stranger's smoothie-making, birdseed-eating sister. Haven Torres's life fell apart. Or, rather, burned to the ground. At the time, it seemed like a solid idea to jump in her car, her brother a mostly willing co-pilot, & embark on a cross-country adventure for the summer. Especially if she can catch the attention of Pelion's most eligible bachelor, Gage Buchanan, before she goes. & after the local police chief tells her of her brother's scandalous misdeed, she knows without a doubt that Pelion is just another town where their stay is best short-lived. Still, she & Travis form...
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Full of sensuality, erudition, & wit, Hedi Kaddour's poetry arises from observation, from situations both ordinary & emblematic
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