Michelin Green Guide New York City

The long-standing Michelin Travel Guides are an ideal travel companion for travelers who really want to connect with the world. Get to know the local way of life through detailed background information on the country, people, and culture. Quickly identify the best places to visit using Michelin's star rating system. The best sites are highlighted on the sites map or you can follow a pre-planned driving tour. With the Michelin Travel Guide to New York City, explore the Statue of Liberty, ride the subway to jazz at Lincoln Center, step outside the USA to mingle with the 192 member states of the United Nations, hobnob with polar bears at the Bronx Zoo or enjoy medieval sculpture at The Cloisters. (Publisher Description)
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Frommer's Tokyo

By Beth Reiber

"Tokyo's kaleidoscopic lights, crush of humanity and sheer scale can be overwhelming for first-timers. Yet linger a while and you'll almost certainly encounter the serene side of traditional Japan. Discover graceful tea ceremonies and gardens awash with springtime cherry blossom, a world apart from skyscraper-dotted Shinjuku or trend-obsessed Harajuku. Forget trying to make sense of this megalopolis, with its jigsaw of real estate and seething mass of people, and follow the example of the omikuji (fortune scrolls) at Senso-ji Temple -- just take Tokyo as it comes."   (Book's Introduction)

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Mount Rushmore & The Black Hills; Moon Handbook

By Laural Bidwell

"Bookstore owner and South Dakota resident Laural A. Bidwell offers her firsthand experience and advice on Mount Rushmore and the Black Hills — including the Southern Hills, the Badlands, and Keystone. Bidwell provides unique travel strategies such as Best Hiking Trails, Viewing Wildlife, and Fossil Collecting in the Parks, Grasslands, and National Forest. Expert tips include the best sights for dining, shopping, accommodations, and camping, providing travelers with the tools they need for a more personal and memorable visit to Mount Rushmore and the Black Hills."  (Publisher Description) Check Our Catalog

The Hamptons; A Great Destination

By Suzi Forbes Chase
"History, nature, art, gourmet cuisine, and viticulture unite in theHamptons and the North Fork of Long Island to create a wonderfullyvibrant tapestry full of charm and inspiration. Well-known travelwriter Suzi Forbes Chase provides thorough coverage of the area. With all the latest information on places to eat, stay, shop, and see, you'll finde verything you need in this book."
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Great Escapes; New England

By Felicity Long

"Over 25 day trips and weekend getaways throughout New England, including escapes to nearby beaches, islands, picturesque villages, mountains, and urban getaways."   "There's a lot to see and do in New England, and its modest size allows for a spectacular number of diverse short trips, all within an easy drive of Boston,MA, Portland, ME, and Providence, RI. Whether you crave mountains or beaches, the best seafood or the best museums, solitude or boisterous fun, you'l find it all in this guide. With 25 detailed itineraries,where will you go first? Restaurant and lodging recommendations and essential local contact info--it's all you need to enjoy many great escapes."  (Publisher Description)  Check Our Catalog

Moon Handbook; Coastal Maine, Including Acadia National Park

By Hilary Nangle

"South Coastal Maine offers everything for everyone — from bargain hunters at the many discount outlet malls, flea markets, and antique shops to those who just want to play and enjoy the sun on one of the sandy beaches. Award-winning writer and Maine native Hilary Nangle offers her unique perspective on this famed stretch of New England coastline, from the gourmet restaurants of Portland to the idyllic island community of Monhegan. Nangle suggests itineraries for great trips, such as Icons of the Maine Coast and Lighthouses, Lobster, and L. L. Bean. With detailed information on finding deals at outlet stores and eating in the open-air lobster wharves of Penobscot Bay, Moon Coastal Maine gives travelers the tools they need to create a more personal and memorable experience."  (Publisher Description)

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Food Lovers' Guide To Connecticut; Best Local Specialities, Markets, Recipes, Restaurants and Events

By Patricia Brooks

"Homemade ice cream, pick-your-own fruit, New England clam chowder, and Wooster Street pizza all make Connecticut a great place to eat, and Food Lovers' Guide to Connecticut will help you find the best of the best! Information about seasonal food festivals, farmers' markets, and notable eateries highlight the specialties of the state, and this new edition is thoroughly updated to include fabulous new finds."  (Publisher Description) Check Our Catalog

 

Fun with The Family In Upstate New York; Hundreds Of Ideas For Day Trips With The Kids

By Mary Lynn Blanks
"Written by a parent, for parents, this opinionated, personal and easy-to-use guide has hundreds of ideas to keep the kids entertained for an hour, a day, or a weekend!   [It] leads the way to amusement parks, historical attractions, children's museums, wildlife habitats, festivals, parks, and many other exciting places to go." (Back Cover Description)
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Every Day In Tuscany; Seasons Of An Italian Life

By Frances Mayes
"In her most recent Tuscan tour, Mayes conducts readers through the gentle and sometimes violent and disruptive undulations of the seasons from winter to summer in her Tuscan home of Bramasole. In this new memoir, she reflects on the palpable scents emitted by the old-growth chestnut, apple, and olive trees, the jovial hospitality and strength of her friends and neighbors, and the familiar and sometimes disturbing sounds of herds of wild boars rushing through the orchards. Mayes and her husband, Ed, situated themselves even more firmly in Tuscany a few years ago when they discovered a falling-down stone cottage on a rugged slope and restored it as a second home. We follow Mayes as she forages for the prized amarini, cherries the size of five-caret rubies, which are bottled with alcohol and brought out in winter to spoon over polenta cake, pears, blackberries, asparagus, fennel flowers, and figs. We continue on our journey with her as she leads us in search of the great Renaissance artist Luca Signorelli from Cortona, where her new house lies. Mayes's affectionate and warm memoir vividly celebrates the lush abundance and charm of daily life in the Italian countryside." (PW Reviews)
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Last Empty Places

By Peter Stark
"Americans have shaped the idea of wilderness, and it has shaped us. The Last Empty Places is one man’s love letter to the enduring American wild, where our country’s character was forged and its destiny set in motion.
Memories of growing up in a log cabin in the Wisconsin woods inspired writer Peter Stark to seek out untouched tracts of the American wilderness. What he discovered in these “blank spots” on the U.S. map is that these places are actually teeming with the rich history of our nation.
Stark journeys into the great wild to four of the emptiest expanses he can find—northern Maine, central Pennsylvania, the Gila Wilderness of New Mexico, and southeast Oregon—and in so doing weaves together a majestic and dramatic tale of frontiersmen and fighters, naturalists and philosophers, émigrés and natives. But he also goes beyond that, acknowledging to some of the great minds that first framed our relationship to the wilderness that would become our home—passionate thinkers and writers including Thoreau, Emerson, and John Muir.
The result is a narrative that blends nature and history in a vivid new way, a tale that provides an unforgettable window into our country’s past and present. "   (Publisher Content)
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