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Greater Than a Tourist: Monterey, California, United States by Katie Begley offers the inside scoop on Monterey, California. As part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this audiobook will give you tips from someone who lives at your next travel destination. In this audiobook, you'll discover local advice that will help you throughout your trip. Travel like a local. Slow down and get to know the people and the culture of a place.

Greater Than a Tourist - Boston Massachusetts USA, by Alexander J. Dunn, offers the inside scoop on Boston. This audiobook will give you travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

Are you excited about planning your next trip? Do you want to try something new? Would you like some guidance from a local? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this Greater Than a Tourist audiobook is for you. Greater Than a Tourist- Baltimore, Maryland, USA by Zoe Scurletis offers the inside scoop on this up-and-coming city. This audiobook will give you travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination. You will discover advice that will help you throughout your stay.

Join award-winning broadcaster Alvin Hall on a journey through America’s haunted racial past, with the legendary Green Book as your guide. For countless Americans, the open road has long been a place where dangers lurk. In the era of Jim Crow, Black travelers encountered locked doors, hostile...

HowExpert Guide to New York City is your ultimate companion for exploring the vibrant tapestry of the Big Apple. This meticulously crafted guide offers 101+ essential tips to learn about, discover places to visit, find things to do, and explore New York City to the fullest. As you listen, you embark on a captivating journey through the city's iconic landmarks, hidden gems, cultural enclaves, and artistic wonders.

Greater Than a Tourist - Miami, Florida, United States of America by A.R. Howard offers the inside scoop on Miami and surrounding areas. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this book will give you travel tips from someone who has lived at your travel destination.

Travelling from the UK to Nashville, Tennessee, for a week of honky-tonks, karaoke and cowboys, is definitely not Claire Buchan's idea of a good time. But she can't avoid her sister's hen party. Then she meets Rafe Castello, a handsome, roguish cowboy, who seems to have far more to him than meets the eye. Can Claire keep the holiday mantra of 'what happens in Nashville, stays in Nashville' or are some things are too difficult to leave behind?

Leslie White knew she wanted more out of life - She found it in an unlikely place. Devastated from the loss of both parents to cancer nine months apart, Leslie vowed to change her life. She bought the neighbor’s old motorhome, found a job as a traveling histologist, and hit the road. But she found she could not trust the one person she was still holding onto.

Many Americans remember a family road trip to visit one of our 63 national parks. Why did Americans start preserving these sites of natural and historic interest? How were these parks selected, and what steps did conservationists, activists, philanthropists, politicians, and others take to protect millions of acres against the booming developments of an expanding nation? An award-winning writer, researcher, and American Studies scholar, Dr. Megan Kate Nelson tackles these questions as she takes you on a marvelous journey through some of the most beautiful places on Earth.

Greater Than a Tourist - Grand Junction Colorado USA, by Aaron Reynolds, offers the inside scoop on visiting the Western Slope’s most hidden gem. This audiobook will give you travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

Are you excited about planning your next trip? Do you want to try something new? Would you like some guidance from a local? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this Greater Than a Tourist book is for you. Greater Than a Tourist - North Carolina USA gives you the inside scoop on the state of North Carolina.

On July 13, 2020, in the year of COVID-19, Todd and his son embark on an unforgettable trek through the heart of the Rocky Mountains. They encounter breathtaking vistas, new friends, hardships, hunger, wild animals, and a death-defying flight from lightning. Hearts open and minds change, and their 450-mile journey becomes more than either of them could ever have imagined.

Fanny Kelly (1845-1904) was a North American pioneer captured by the Sioux and held captive for five months. Her ill-fated party was attacked by chief Ottawa on the Oregon Trail. She escaped when Sihasapa people took her to Fort Sully.

Boston Traveler’s Pocket Guide: History, Eats & Family Favorites is your ultimate companion for exploring Boston, whether it’s your first visit or a return trip. Discover historic landmarks, world-class museums, vibrant neighborhoods, and family-friendly activities that make Boston unforgettable. Follow the Freedom Trail through cobblestone streets, visit the Museum of Fine Arts and Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, or explore the Museum of Science and New England Aquarium with the kids.

Childhood for Evan Roberts was defined by outings to the old Shea Stadium with his father, always with a scorebook in hand. What began as a gameday ritual replete with misspelled player names and scrawled symbols turned into an obsession with scoring every game he watched, one which persisted as Roberts rose through the ranks at WFAN. Taken together, those scorebooks form a living, breathing Mets diary spanning 30 years of thrilling—and, at times, tortured—fandom. My Mets Bible is an exercise in memory and nostalgia, and a meditation on the things that stick with us as sports fans.

Buffalo has housed its fair share of thugs and mobsters. Besides common criminals and bank robbers, a powerful crime family headed by local boss Stefano Magaddino emerged in the 1920s. Close to Canada, Niagara Falls and Buffalo were perfect avenues through which to transport booze, and Magaddino and his Mafiosi maintained a stranglehold on the city until his death in 1974. Local mob expert Michael Rizzo takes a tour of Buffalo's mafia exploits everything from these brutal gangsters' favorite hangouts to secret underground tunnels to murder. 

John Scott hiked the 2160 mile Appalachian Trail to celebrate his life. As a teenage boy in 1970's Scotland he was fascinated by US politics and culture. John explores this fascination as he hikes through 14 states from Georgia to Maine. Over miles and months, he realizes it is the land and people which now captivates him. To the Woods is a walk through a man's life.

The ultimate year-round survival guide for living in Florida—before, during, and after disaster strikes. Florida’s tropical paradise comes with a cost: powerful hurricanes, oppressive heat, and sudden floods. In Survive the Season: Florida, author David G. Stone delivers a no-nonsense, easy-to-follow guide packed with practical advice for protecting yourself, your family, and your home. Whether you're new to the state, caring for kids or seniors, or just want a better way to manage the chaos of storm season, this book has you covered.

Why buy two separate guides when one gives you everything? Discover the best of both Maui and Kauai with this two-in-one travel companion—packed with interactive maps, insider tips, and unforgettable island adventures. Explore Maui, where sunrises from Haleakalā, bamboo forest trails, and oceanfront luaus set the tone for adventure. Then journey to Kauai, the Garden Isle, where emerald mountains, secret beaches, and ancient Hawaiian history come together in breathtaking harmony.

Jack Slade and Sam Healey, flying partners during World War II, establish a bush pilot business in Alaska after the war. When their C-47 Dakota is forced down on a glacier by a wolverine in the cargo deck that breaks out of its cage, they discover a valley that offers the realization each man's dreams. To Jack Slade, it’s the ideal place to homestead, raise a family, and live simply as a professional hunting and fishing guide; to Healey, the pool of crude oil he locates under the glacial ice promises the wealth he always wanted.