The Smalbanac; An Opinionated Guide To New York's Capital District

by Christine Garretson-Persans
“The Smalbanac is a delightful, informative and reasonably priced guide to history, culture, cuisine and shopping in Albany, Schenectady and Troy … Whether you like to travel, dine out or learn local history, this is an exceptional book, worth reading and keeping on hand for when someone laments, ‘I’m so bored.’” — Schenectady Daily Gazette
“An eclectic and affectionate look at the quirks of our region and its many hidden treasures.” — Albany Times Union

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Top 10 U.S. & British Virgin Islands

By Lynda Lohr
"Perfect for travellers taking a short trip or weekend break, these pocket-sized guides highlight the very best of every destination with the help of dozens of Top 10 lists. Every new title and edition now comes with a handy pull-out map and guide to help you get straight to the best things to see, do, buy, taste, avoid and much more."  (Publisher Description)  Check Our Catalog

Fodor's London

"Detailed and timely information on accommodations, restaurants and local attractions highlight these updated travel guides, which feature all-new covers, a dramatic visual design, symbols to indicate budget options, must-see ratings, multi-day itineraries, Smart Travel Tips, helpful bulleted maps, tips on transportation, guidelines for shopping excursions and other valuable features."  (Publisher Description)  Check Our Catalog

Eyewitness Peru

By Maryanne Blacker

"Let this lavishly illustrated guide whet your appetite and show you where to start looking for the real Peru - with cutaways and floor plans of all the major sites, and special features on the ancient Caral and the Colonial splendor of the Spanish conquistadors.
Sample the flavor of the country region by region, with new full-color detailed maps of towns and regions and comprehensive listings of hotels and restaurants.
Find out all you need for sights, beaches, markets and festivals listed town by town, from a home stay in the floating village of Lake Titicaca to a morning flight over the magical Nazca Lines. And with the absorbing in-depth section on the Inca heartland and a step-by-step route of the Inca trail, this is a guide not to be missed."
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Rick Steves' Europe Through The Back Door 2011

By Rick Steves

"You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling through Europe, including how to plan your itinerary and maximize your time, pack light (and right), find good-value hotels and restaurants, travel smoothly by train, bus, car, and plane, avoid crowds and tourist scams, hurdle the language barrier, understand cultural differences, connect with locals, and save money while enjoying the trip of a lifetime. Rick has been exploring Europe for 25 years, and he considers this travel skills handbook — in which he shares his favorite off-the-beaten-path towns, trails, and natural wonders — his life’s work. With this guidebook, you’ll experience the culture like a local, spend less money, and have more fun."  (Publisher Content)

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Fodor's Walt Disney World With Kids

By Kim Wright Wiley

"An up-to-date guide to traveling with children to Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando, SeaWorld and Aquatica includes insider tips, accessible maps to the various parks, restaurant and hotel descriptions, quick ratings for a wide variety of attractions and other tips on traveling with the entire family."  (Publisher Content)    Check Our Catalog

Eyewitness Southwest USA & Las Vegas

By Liz Atherton

"Packed with information, detailed Las Vegas maps, beautiful cutaways and floor plans of all Las Vegas' major sites, this guide explores every facet of the city known as 'the world's playground'. This fully updated and expanded Las Vegas guide provides comprehensive guidance on the best things to do in Las Vegas: from the huge flamboyant resorts, the glittering casinos of the Bellagio and MGM Grand and vast selection of shows, to the spectacular sights of the Hoover Dam and the Grand Canyon. The DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Las Vegas provides all the insider tips every visitor to Las Vegas needs, with dozens of reviews for Las Vegas hotels, recommendations for Las Vegas restaurants, tips for shopping, where to go to get married and all the best places for entertainment in Las Vegas. " (Publisher Description) Check Our Catalog

Rick Steves' Eastern Europe

By Rick Steves

"You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling in Eastern Europe — including the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, Slovenia, and Croatia. Explore Eastern Europe’s top cities, from the romantic spires of Prague and the steamy thermal baths of Budapest to charming Kraków and laid-back Ljubljana. Enjoy the imperial sights of Vienna and walking tours of exotic Dubrovnik. Then delve into the region’s natural wonders: hike through the waterfall wonderland at Plitvice Lakes National Park, drive the winding road to the Julian Alps, and watch the sun dip slowly into the Adriatic from the Dalmatian Coast. Rick’s candid, humorous advice will guide you to good-value hotels and restaurants. He’ll help you plan where to go and what to see, depending on the length of your trip. You’ll learn which sights are worth your time and money, and how to get around by train, bus, car, and boat. More than just reviews and directions, a Rick Steves guidebook is a tour guide in your pocket."  (Perseus Publishing) Check Our Catalog

The Black Nile; One Man's Amazing Journey Through Peace And War On The World's Longest River

By Dan Morrison
"Journalist Morrison has covered conflicts ranging from the political to the environmental in areas from Afghanistan to India to Uganda and beyond. While covering the conflict in Darfur, Sudan, he planned a trip not known to have been made in decades-travel up the White Nile from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean Sea. Morrison's friend Schon Bryan accompanies him on part of the trip, his first travel outside of the States. The journey, planned to take three months, required six and was more land travel than river voyage. From Uganda, through Sudan and Egypt, the Nile has become undrinkable, overfished, dammed by hydroelectric plants, choked with water hyacinth, and traveled by warships. Morrison's narrative combines reporting and travelog in a way that brings readers to this most unlikely destination, a place of complexity, tension, struggle, and pain, where shreds of tradition and community are still visible. Verdict Morrison's account transcends the travel genre to provide authentic and timely information on a complicated part of the world."(LJ Reviews)
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Eyewitness Hungary

By Barbara Olszanska
"Three-dimensional cutaway illustrations and floor plans of key landmarks complement these richly illustrated, fully updated travel handbooks that also include enhanced maps, street-by-street guides, background information on a host of popular sights and an expanded traveler's survival guide providing tips on hotels, restaurants, local customs, transportation, medical services, museums, entertainment and more."  (Publisher Content)
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What I Eat; Around The World In 80 Diets

By Peter Menzel
"Michael Pollan meets Anthony Bourdain in What I Eat, a portrait of 80 people from 30 countries—each photographed with all the food they eat in one day. Photos and profiles of a soldier, a sumo wrestler, a competitive eater, a world-famous chef (Ferran Adrià; of El Bulli), a welfare mom and recovering addict, a Sudanese refugee, a model, a monk and more are accompanied by details of how old each person is, how tall and heavy, how active, and just how many calories he or she puts away in a day. The winning blend of stunning photography and sensitive reportage expands our understanding of the complex relationships among individuals, society, and food."  (Publisher Description)  Check Our Catalog

The Honey Trail; In Pursuit Of Liquid Gold And Vanishing Bees

By Grace Pundyk
"A chronicle of the author's world travels savoring local honey and learning the intricacies of its production.Tasmania-based journalist Pundyk unblushingly compares a taste of honey to having "an orgasm in your mouth." Hyperbole perhaps, but her travels to Yemen, Russia, Italy, Turkey, China and elsewhere make it easy to give her the benefit of the doubt. As an experienced travel writer who has helped write the Welcome to My Country Series, the author has knack for discovering out-of-the-way destinations and interesting people, and a stalwart sense of adventure. She traveled alone through Yemen in search of one of the most expensive honeys in the world (five liters of sidr honey costs $150); tramped through a 3,700-acre forest on the outskirts of Moscow in search of a bee house; visited Wewahitchka in the Florida panhandle to look for Tupelo honey, remembering along the way the Van Morrison song of the same name, and the Elvis songs ("Queen Bee," "Wild Mountain Honey") she first heard in the 1970s as a young Australian woman. Pundyk includes countless bits of knowledge gathered during her many journeys—bees have been the "pollinators of the plant world" for at least 100 million years; "1.2 million metric tons of honey is produced worldwide each year," yet in an entire lifetime one bee produces only a teaspoon of honey—but her main purpose is to explore the effects of globalization on honey. China, the largest honey producer and exporter in the world, has had numerous problems establishing quality controls, exporting "poor-quality, adulterated, and contaminated honey." Pundyk also looks at the still-unanswered question of "colony collapse disorder," which is decimating hives around the world, not only threatening honey production but the pollination of other major crops.A delightful book about a serious topic"  (Kirkus Reviews)
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Lonely Planet's Africa (12th Edition)

Complemented by easy-to use, reliable maps, helpful recommendations, authoritative background information and up-to-date coverage of things to see and do, these popular travel guides cover in detail countries and regions around the world for travelers of every budget, along with extensive itineraries, maps with cross-referencing to the text, "Top 10" and "Top 5" lists and other practical features. Presents a budget guide to the continent, offering maps, advice on visas, border crossings, travel routes, accommodations, restaurants, and discussing the history, politics, culture, and environment of the region. (Publisher Description)     Check Our Catalog