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2 months ago | 
l8r.it | Elise Downing |Simon Parker |Bill Bryson |Simon Armitage
Walk Britain Synopsis Walk Britain by Elise Downing is an inspirational collection of 90 walking routes accessible by public transport which can enable you to see the best of Great Britain in an environmentally friendly way. The book is organised into easily accessible base locations throughout England, Scotland and Wales – simply choose where you want to stay or day-trip to and then pick your adventure.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
verilymag.com | Lindsey Weishar |Kristin Hannah |Dianna Wynne Jones |Bill Bryson
At the beginning of a new year, it seems particularly appropriate to reflect on the idea of home. After all, for many of us, home is a big part of the holiday season. We may have opened our homes to others for festive gatherings, or we may have traveled back “home” to places we no longer live. Winter’s chill also invites us to take extra time to rest and create in our own homes.
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
audible.com | Sun Tzu |Bill Bryson |Ben Austen |G. L. Lambert
* Why did pollsters and pundits get the 2024 election forecasts so badly wrong? * Why was the mainstream media narrative so one-sided? * Why did the 'char sau paar' drumbeat for the Modi-led BJP not work on the ground? * How did a Rahul Gandhi-led Congress stage a comeback? * What changed so dramatically in the last five years? * How does Team Modi-Shah operate? * Was it really a free and fair election? * What role did the enforcement agencies play? * How did the battle for the states turn?
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
theava.com | Bill Bryson
Most people couldn't recall a time like it. For months on end in the midwest of 1927, and across much of the country, it rained steadily, sometimes in volumes not before seen. Southern Illinois received over two feet of rain in three months; parts of Arkansas had well over three feet.
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Dec 8, 2024 | 
orlandosentinel.com | Bill Bryson
Today is Sunday, Dec. 8, the 343rd day of 2024. There are 23 days left in the year. Today in history:On Dec. 8, 1980, rock star and former Beatle John Lennon was shot to death outside his New York City apartment building by Mark David Chapman. Also on this date:In 1941, the United States entered World War II as Congress declared war against Imperial Japan a day after the attack on Pearl Harbor. In 1987, President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail S.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
audible.com | Sun Tzu |Jack Weatherford |Bill Bryson |Scott Lewis
From twenty-two-year naval and marine veteran Montel Williams comes a thrilling history of how one World War II aircraft carrier’s crew defied all odds, redefining the very meaning of what it means to struggle, persevere and survive. 1944. The USS Intrepid set sail on its first combat voyage, only to be struck by a Japanese torpedo plane, jamming its rudder at a forty-five-degree angle. It could only sail in circles amid treacherous waters.
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Sep 4, 2024 | 
mensjournal.com | Paul Theroux |Alfred Lansing |Sara Wheeler |Bill Bryson
We can't go on great adventures all the time, but we can read about them (see books every man should read in his lifetime). Whether it be a Nobel Prize winner driving across America with his dog, Anthony Bourdain taking us on a tour of the world's greatest meals, exploring the mysteries of the American West with Edward Abbey, seeing the Appalachian Trail through the eyes of Bill Bryson, or experiencing frozen hell with Sir Ernest Shackleton, these 25 books will take you on a journey.
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Jul 25, 2024 | 
perkins.org | W. Bruce Cameron |Patrick McManus |Bill Bryson |Kelley Armstrong
Skip to contentFrom easy forest strolls to challenging mountain climbs, there’s something for every interest and ability. The joys of hiking and camping come from the sensations of wild places: the sights, smells, sounds, and even tastes of the natural world. When we remove ourselves from concrete, plastic, and steel (and all those screens!), we recalibrate our desires and ambitions to align with something deeper than ourselves.
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Jul 24, 2024 | 
barnesandnoble.com | Isabelle McConville |Ferris Jabr |Ed Yong |Bill Bryson
What to Read Next: Nature Writing EditionTake a beat and think about your perfect outdoor reading spot. Is it on a sandy towel in front of crashing waves? Maybe you’re more of a “picnic blanket under tangled branches in the park” kind of reader. Whatever your fancy, taking a book outside is one of our favorite activities, especially when those books are ones that teach us all about the glory of the great outdoors.
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Jun 10, 2024 | 
theava.com | Bill Bryson
Charles Lindbergh’s family name was really Mansson. Lindbergh’s grandfather, a dour Swede with a luxuriant beard and fire-and-brimstone countenance, changed it to Lindbergh when he came to America in 1859 in circumstances that were both abrupt and dubious. Until shortly before that time, Ola Mansson had been a respectable citizen and, by all appearances, a contentedly married man with a wife and eight children in a village near Ystad on the southernmost, Baltic edge of Sweden.
