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1) Wild
Pub. Date
[2015]
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After years of reckless behavior, a heroin addiction and the destruction of her marriage, Cheryl Strayed makes a rash decision. Haunted by memories of her mother Bobbi and with absolutely no experience, she sets out to hike more than a thousand miles on the Pacific Crest Trail all on her own.
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Pub. Date
c2010
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Chantelle and Nakia's travels continue as they team up with three of their cousins and explore Germany in the full bloom of spring. From the beautiful parks of Berlin to small fishing villages in the north, there is no shortage of adventure as the girls take in the gorgeous landscape, new foods, animal encounters, and the world's biggest train set. Experience the magic of old folklore as they travel the Fairy Tale Road, visit Sleeping Beauty's Castle,...
4) Alaska
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At Denali National Park visitors come to see Mt. McKinley, the spectacular scenery and wildlife on the 60 mile drive into the Denali Backcountry Lodge. A journey to Denali by rail on the Alaska Railroad gives travelers the opportunity to relax and enjoy the passing scenery of the rugged Alaskan wilderness. Ferries on the Alaska Marine Highway System bring visitors north from Bellingham, WA to a variety of ports along the Inside Passage. Sitka is...
Pub. Date
c2007
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Join sisters Chantelle and Nakia as they travel to Japan and spend three months discovering the culture, food and customs, while making many new friends along the way. From trips to the market to a day in preschool, squat toilets to eating snails, their days are full of adventure. They meet monkeys and ninjas, dress up in kimono, and even take a Taiko drum class. Come discover Japan through the eyes of two young girls and be inspired to become a Little...
Pub. Date
2021.
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A commercial plane inexplicably disappears on a transoceanic flight and, more mysteriously, returns five years after being presumed lost at sea. While only hours have passed for those on the flight, years have gone by for their loved ones at home who have learned to live with their losses. As the fractured Stone family and other passengers and flight crew wrestle with their interrupted lives and relationships, the government continues to investigate...
Pub. Date
[2015]
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Claire Randall is a married combat nurse from 1945 who is mysteriously swept back in time to 1743. She is immediately thrown into an unknown world where her life is threatened. When she is forced to marry a chivalrous and romantic young Scottish warrior, a passionate affair is ignited that tears Claire's heart between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives.
Pub. Date
[2016]
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Follows the story of Claire Randall, a married combat nurse from 1945 who is mysteriously swept back in time to 1743, where she is immediately thrown into an unknown world where her life is threatened. When she is forced to marry Jamie Fraser, a chivalrous and romantic young Scottish warrior, a passionate relationship is ignited that tears Claire's heart between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives.
11) Eat pray love
Pub. Date
c2010
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A happily married woman who is trying to get pregnant realizes that her life needs to go in a new direction. After a very painful divorce, she risks everything and embarks on a journey around the world that becomes a quest for self-discovery.
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Crater Lake is America's deepest lake and scientists consider it to be the cleanest and clearest large body of water in the world! It's vibrant blue color is a testament to it's purity and depth and is fed almost entirely by rain and snowfall, which averages 38-44 feet per year. Oregon's Mount Mazama collapsed after a major eruption thousands of years ago resulting in this spectacular natural jewel located in the Pacific Northwest. The lake is...
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Me Myself and the World volume 6
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Pamela finishes her stay in Bangkok by experiencing Chinese New Year. She then reflects on her travels overall, believing that the art of solo travel is about the relationships she builds with the people she meets along her journeys.
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Mount Rushmore National Memorial: Nearly three million visitors a year come to marvel at the majestic beauty of the Black Hills of South Dakota and to learn about the birth, growth, development and the preservation of the USA through the largest piece of public art on the planet. Badlands National Park: Formed by the geologic forces of deposition and erosion leaving striking geologic deposits containing one of the world's richest fossil beds. 244,000...
16) South Dakota
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In South Dakota they don't just carve stone, they carve entire mountains! In the Black Hills, Mt. Rushmore is one of the great icons of America. A few miles away, is a work in progress, The Crazy Horse Memorial. The dreams of man manifested by the determination of a single family's hard work & perseverance. One of the greatest events of the year, takes place in Custer State Park. The annual Buffalo Roundup attracts over 8000 spectators to...
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When U.S. President Richard M. Nixon descended the steps into history on his first visit to China in 1972 only the most prescient of futurist could have predicted the meteoric growth and transformation that the Peoples Republic of China has experienced in the subsequent decades. Beijing has an amazing history exemplified by three of the city's most impressive historic attractions: Tiananmen Square, The Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven. Early...
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All roads lead to Rome. Dr. Merry takes you, the viewer, on the ancient roads throughout Italy and into the "Eternal City" - Rome - showing you the Italy of today as well as her monuments of past glories. Dr. Merry examines sites of the mysterious Etruscans in central Italy and the magnificent temple ruins of the ancient Greeks in Sicily. He takes you to Florence and its art treasures, to the canals of Venice and to the glass factories of Murano....
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One Day University presents a series of video lectures recorded in real-time from some of the top minds in the United States. Given by award-winning professors and experts in their field, these recorded lectures dive deep into the worlds of religion, government, literature, and social justice. You may have the universe, if I may have Italy. - Giuseppe Verdi. Anyone who is familiar with Italy-its glorious architecture, epic history, exquisite fine...
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