Travel related books
Company of Liars is a well written historical novel set at the time of the Great Plague in Europe, 1348. The disease has just reached the shores of England and the populace are starting to panic as it spreads across the country, sparing no-one. Although this is the background, the tale essentially
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A fictional history is a portion of a book endearing to readers, becoming popular and timeless in a way that people can't forget it; and thus, it is somehow thought to be real. There are various stories and books that fall under this category such as the story of Merlin, Mary Magdalene and The Da
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On my recent trip to Istanbul this past September I was looking for a guidebook that would offer me a fair amount of history and allow me to skip guided tours and save me money. Knowing Rick Steves mostly by his Rick Steves' Europe television series, I decided to purchase his guidebook and take
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While on a recent flight I was able to sit back, relax and read a book from my favorite travel writer - Rick Steves. I have been using his great knowledge and experience on 8 European trips in the last 9 years - his hints and hotel recommendations have been wonderful and we read his books many tim
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While on a recent flight I was able to sit back, relax and read a book from my favorite travel writer - Rick Steves. I have been using his great knowledge and experience on 8 European trips in the last 9 years - his hints and hotel recommendations have been wonderful and we read his books many tim
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The Postmistress by Sarah Blake provides a fresh new look at love and loss, life and death in the early days of World War II. It's a powerful treatise on the side effects and emotional turmoil of war that touches everyone. The story jumps between the residents of a small town on Cape Cod who beli
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