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With over 40 million copies sold worldwide, Berlitz Pocket Guides have been long renowned for their ease of use and portability by booksellers and travelers alike. Redesigned and updated, Pocket Guides continue to provide a world of information for travel at any budget -- and still fit into a pocket. Each guide includes: -- New foreign language and cultural tips featured in sidebar columns-- Updated hotel and restaurant information, catering to a variety of budgets and tastes-- New eye-catching,...

Featuring original interviews with Capitals players, coaches, and staff from the past decade, including team owner Ted Leonsis, as well as the expertise of the NHL s most informed media personalities, Ted Starkey s Red Rising looks at how a chronically underachieving hockey franchise became a success on and off the ice in Washington, across North America, and around the world. Fueled by the arrival of charismatic Russian superstar Alexander Ovechkin, as well as gifted youngsters like Nicklas Ba...

In 1728, William Byrd, the wealthy, English-educated master of Westover plantation, undertook a journey with a troop of commissioners, surveyors, and woods-men to determine the exact boundary between North Carolina and Virginia. Byrd was not only an indefatigable explorer but also an amateur naturalist and diarist of considerable skill. He recorded the journey in two classics of colonial literature - The History of the Dividing Line and The Secret History of the Line - which showcase in varying...

Features 132 hikes and walks from the Panhandle to the Keys.

A guide to visiting Florida that provides information on hotels, restaurants, sights, beaches, markets, and festivals and includes photographs, maps, illustrations, and suggested walks, scenic routes, and thematic tours.

This comprehensive guide for travellers to this region provides information on all aspects of travel including hotels, dining, annual events and outdoor activities.

The Roanoke Times calls Leonard M. Adkins "a great hiking writer," and for this edition of Explorer's Guide 50 Hikes in Southern Virginia he has thoroughly updated all of the hike descriptions. Working in concert with the administrative personnel of the many national forest ranger districts, state parks, national wildlife refuges, wildlife management areas, and national parks, he re-hiked many of the trails, and four of them are so completely different that they qualify as entirely new outings....

“On To Richmond!” cried editors for the New York Tribune in the spring of 1861. Thereafter, that call became the rallying cry for the North’s eastern armies as they marched, maneuvered, and fought their way toward the capital of the Confederacy. Just 100 miles from Washington, DC, Richmond served as a symbol of the rebellion itself. Richmond was home to the Confederate Congress, cabinet, president, and military leadership. And it housed not only the Confederate government but also some of the...

Featuring more than 40 of Northern Virginia and Maryland's greatest mountain bike rides. Includes GPS-Quality, digitally-designed shaded relief maps detailing each ride; helpful ride locator maps get you to the ride without getting lost; accurate route profiles show the ups and downs of each ride; fascinating 3-D surface maps with dramatic views of the surrounding terrain; in-depth trail descriptions with difficulty ratings; detailed route directions; schedules, local attractions, eateries, and...

Featuring 66 hikes through the most beautiful areas of natural Maryland, this is the perfect resource for the adventurous outdoor photographer. Each hike contains detailed maps and directions, GPS coordinates, and information on difficulty, distance, and duration. Stunning full-color photographs of the state's vistas, waterfalls, forests, and seashores accompany tips on the best lenses, shooting locations, and times of day to get the most breathtaking shots.

This guide includes a chapter detailing the Keys' history and culture, 9 itineraries taking in sights ranging from Key Largo's John Pennekamp State Park to Key West's Bahama Village to snorkelling in the isolated Dry Tortugas National Park. It also contains leisure-time suggestions, and a comprehensive information section packed with essential contact addresses and numbers. The book is illustrated with dozens of full-colour photographs as well as five maps, including a detailed pull-out map.