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Staying Healthy Abroad
A Global Traveler's Guide
Whether planning a long weekend in Mexico, a business trip to Ghana, or a semester abroad in Vietnam, travelers need current and practical information on protecting their health in foreign countries....
ISBN: 9780295744384
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Seattle Walks
Discovering History and Nature in the City
Seattle is often listed as one of the most walkable cities in the United States. With its beautiful scenery, miles of non-motorized trails, and year-round access, Seattle is an ideal place to explore...
ISBN: 9780295741284
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Haida Gwaii
A Guide to BC's Islands of the People, Expanded Fifth Edition
Haida Gwaii, ancestral home of the Haida Nation, was once as inaccessible and mysterious as it is beautiful. The tight cluster of islands off British Columbia’s northwest coast remained virtually...
ISBN: 9780295999937
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Exploring Washington’s Past
A Road Guide to History
Exploring Washington’s Past tells the state’s story in terms of where to go and what to see. With words, photographs, and maps, the authors evoke the cultural landscape and portray Washington’s...
ISBN: 9780295974439
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The North Cascades Highway
A Roadside Guide
Each year thousands of drivers travel Washington State’s breathtakingly beautiful North Cascades Highway (State Route 20), observing the region’s alpine flora and fauna and its dramatic geologic...
ISBN: 9780295993164
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How to Work in Someone Else's Country
Working abroad offers adventure, friendship with people of other cultures, intimate familiarity with exciting places, and opportunities to make real differences in communities. It also presents countless...
ISBN: 9780295991368
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Hiking Washington's History
Hiking Washington’s History reveals the stories embedded in Washington’s landscape. This trail guide narrates forty historic trails, ranging from short day hikes to three- or four-day backpacking...
ISBN: 9780295990637
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Mobility and Cultural Authority in Contemporary China
Chinese citizens are becoming increasingly mobile, both inside China and abroad, as migrant workers, tourists, and students. China is caught between perceived benefits and dangers posed by mobility,...
ISBN: 9780295990163
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Purple Flat Top
In Pursuit of a Place
When a mining claim on a crumbling cliff of burnt-rose quartzite lured naturalist Jack Nisbet to the northeastern corner of Washington State in 1970, he began a search for an understanding of that...
ISBN: 9780295991214
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Discovering Totem Poles
A Traveler's Guide
Rising from a forest mist or soaring overhead in parks and museums, magnificent cedar totem poles have captured the attention and imagination of visitors to Washington State, British Columbia, and...
ISBN: 9780295991870
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Exploring Fort Vancouver
To explore the sweep of human history at Fort Vancouver is to grasp some of the essentials of the North American experience. The fort has been part of the major historical trends of the Pacific Northwest...
ISBN: 9780295991580
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Time Travel
Tourism and the Rise of the Living History Museum in Mid-Twentieth-Century Canada
In the 1960s, Canadians could step through time to eighteenth-century trading posts or nineteenth-century pioneer towns. These living history museums promised authentic reconstructions of the past...
ISBN: 9780774831543
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The Art Lover's Guide to Japanese Museums
The museums of Japan feature rich collections and excellent exhibitions in world-class galleries. Yet they can be difficult to navigate without first-hand knowledge. The Art Lover's Guide to Japanese...
ISBN: 9780955997716
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Trams, Buses, and Rails
The History of Urban Transport in Bangkok, 1886-2010
Trams, Buses, and Rails recounts the unique and little-known 130-year history of Bangkok’s transportation system, from the first horse-powered tramway in 1888 to the mass transit urban railway...
ISBN: 9786162150807
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