Blue Highways

by William Least Heat-Moon

Author	: William Least Heat-Moon
Publisher	: Little, Brown
Total Pages	: 458
Release	: 2012-04-03
Genre	: Travel
ISBN	: 0316218545

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Hailed as a masterpiece of American travel writing, Blue Highways is an unforgettable journey along our nation's backroads. William Least Heat-Moon set out with little more than the need to put home behind him and a sense of curiosity about "those little towns that get on the map -- if they get on at all -- only because some cartographer has a blank space to fill: Remote, Oregon; Simplicity, Virginia; New Freedom, Pennsylvania; New Hope, Tennessee; Why, Arizona; Whynot, Mississippi." His adventures, his discoveries, and his recollections of the extraordinary people he encountered along the way amount to a revelation of the true American experience.

A Voyage Long and Strange

by Tony Horwitz

Author	: Tony Horwitz
Publisher	: Henry Holt and Company
Total Pages	: 468
Release	: 2008-04-29
Genre	: History
ISBN	: 1429937734

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The bestselling author of Blue Latitudes takes us on a thrilling and eye-opening voyage to pre-Mayflower America On a chance visit to Plymouth Rock, Tony Horwitz realizes he's mislaid more than a century of American history, from Columbus's sail in 1492 to Jamestown's founding in 16-oh-something. Did nothing happen in between? Determined to find out, he embarks on a journey of rediscovery, following in the footsteps of the many Europeans who preceded the Pilgrims to America. An irresistible blend of history, myth, and misadventure, A Voyage Long and Strange captures the wonder and drama of first contact. Vikings, conquistadors, French voyageurs—these and many others roamed an unknown continent in quest of grapes, gold, converts, even a cure for syphilis. Though most failed, their remarkable exploits left an enduring mark on the land and people encountered by late-arriving English settlers. Tracing this legacy with his own epic trek—from Florida's Fountain of Youth to Plymouth's sacred Rock, from desert pueblos to subarctic sweat lodges—Tony Horwitz explores the revealing gap between what we enshrine and what we forget. Displaying his trademark talent for humor, narrative, and historical insight, A Voyage Long and Strange allows us to rediscover the New World for ourselves.

Route 1

by Dan Tobyne

Author	: Dan Tobyne
Publisher	:
Total Pages	: 0
Release	: 2017
Genre	: Travel
ISBN	: 9781608936182

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"Route 1 has been a highway of history for three hundred years. Travelers on it today are reminded of the early days by old towns and villages; but they also cannot miss the unique places of interest -- doughnut shops, gift shops, restaurants, stores, museums, parks and scenic tunrouts -- to be found along its length." -- Page 4 of cover.

Highway 50

by Jim Lilliefors

Author	: Jim Lilliefors
Publisher	: James Lilliefors
Total Pages	: 254
Release	: 1993
Genre	: Social Science
ISBN	: 9781555910730

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Documents the author's trip along Highway 50 from Ocean City, Maryland to Sacramento, California.

America the Beautiful

by Ben Carson, M.D.

Author	: Ben Carson, M.D.
Publisher	: Zondervan
Total Pages	: 224
Release	: 2012-01-24
Genre	: Political Science
ISBN	: 0310417341

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What is America becoming? Or, more importantly, what can she be if we reclaim a vision for the things that made her great in the first place? Join Dr. Ben Carson as he explores what made this nation great and discovers how we can find our way back. In America the Beautiful, Dr. Ben Carson helps us learn from our past in order to chart a better course for our future. From his personal ascent from inner-city poverty to international medical and humanitarian acclaim, Carson shares experiential insights that help us understand: What is already good about America Where we have gone astray Which fundamental beliefs have guided America from her founding into preeminence among nations Written by a man who has experienced America's best and worst firsthand, America the Beautiful is at once alarming, convicting, and inspiring. You'll gain new perspectives on our nation's origins, our Judeo-Christian heritage, our educational system, capitalism versus socialism, our moral fabric, healthcare, and much more. An incisive declaration of the values that shaped America's past and must shape her future, America the Beautiful calls us all to use our God-given talents to improve our lives, our communities, our nation, and our world.

A Walk in the Woods

by Bill Bryson

Author	: Bill Bryson
Publisher	: Anchor Canada
Total Pages	: 322
Release	: 2012-05-15
Genre	: Travel
ISBN	: 0385674546

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God only knows what possessed Bill Bryson, a reluctant adventurer if ever there was one, to undertake a gruelling hike along the world's longest continuous footpath—The Appalachian Trail. The 2,000-plus-mile trail winds through 14 states, stretching along the east coast of the United States, from Georgia to Maine. It snakes through some of the wildest and most spectacular landscapes in North America, as well as through some of its most poverty-stricken and primitive backwoods areas. With his offbeat sensibility, his eye for the absurd, and his laugh-out-loud sense of humour, Bryson recounts his confrontations with nature at its most uncompromising over his five-month journey. An instant classic, riotously funny, A Walk in the Woods will add a whole new audience to the legions of Bill Bryson fans.

American Urbanist

by Richard K. Rein

Author	: Richard K. Rein
Publisher	: Island Press
Total Pages	: 354
Release	: 2022-01-13
Genre	: Architecture
ISBN	: 1642831700

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"William H. Whyte's curiosity compelled him to question the status quo--whether helping to make Fortune Magazine essential reading for business leaders, warning of "groupthink" in his bestseller The Organization Man, or standing up for Jane Jacobs as she advocated for the vitality of city life and public space. This compelling biography sheds light on Whyte's bold way of thinking, ripe for rediscovery at a time when we are reshaping our communities into places of opportunity and empowerment for all citizens" -- Backcover.

Informal Learning

by Jay Cross

Author	: Jay Cross
Publisher	: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages	: 320
Release	: 2011-01-25
Genre	: Business & Economics
ISBN	: 111804696X

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Most learning on the job is informal. This book offers advice on how to support, nurture, and leverage informal learning and helps trainers to go beyond their typical classes and programs in order to widen and deepen heir reach. The author reminds us that we live in a new, radically different, constantly changing, and often distracting workplace. He guides us through the plethora of digital learning tools that workers are now accessing through their computers, PDAs, and cell phones.

Rediscovering Americanism

by Mark R. Levin

Author	: Mark R. Levin
Publisher	: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages	: 183
Release	: 2017-06-27
Genre	: Political Science
ISBN	: 1476773475

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From #1 New York Times bestselling author and radio host Mark R. Levin comes a searing plea for a return to America’s most sacred values. In Rediscovering Americanism, Mark R. Levin revisits the founders’ warnings about the perils of overreach by the federal government and concludes that the men who created our country would be outraged and disappointed to see where we've ended up. Levin returns to the impassioned question he's explored in each of his bestselling books: How do we save our exceptional country? Because our values are in such a precarious state, he argues that a restoration to the essential truths on which our country was founded has never been more urgent. Understanding these principles, in Levin’s words, can “serve as the antidote to tyrannical regimes and governments.” Rediscovering Americanism is not an exercise in nostalgia, but an appeal to his fellow citizens to reverse course. This essential book brings Levin’s celebrated, sophisticated analysis to the troubling question of America's future, and reminds us what we must restore for the sake of our children and our children's children.