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Search results: The best new books - Book reviews & excerpts from exceptional travel & adventure books
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The Terrible Hours: The Man Behind the Greatest Submarine Rescue in History
by Peter Maas
Hardcover: Oct 1999
Paperback: 1 Aug 2000
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| A thrilling true narrative of terror, heroism and courage in the depths of a malevolent ocean. |
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True At First Light
by Ernest Hemingway
Hardcover: Jul 1999
Paperback: 1 Jul 2000
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| Both a revealing self-portrait and dramatic fictional chronicle of his final African safari. Written in 1953, edited and first published by son, Patrick, in 1999. |
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The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea
by Sebastian Junger
Hardcover: Jun 2000
Paperback: 1 Jul 1998
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| "Takes readers into the maelstrom and shows nature's splendid and dangerous havoc at its utmost". |
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Bella Tuscany: The Sweet Life In Italy
by Frances Mayes
Hardcover: Apr 1999
Paperback: 1 Apr 2000
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| Frances Mayes invites us back for a delightful new season of friendship, festivity, and food there and throughout Italy. |
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Encore Provence: New Adventures in the South of France
by Peter Mayle
Hardcover: Jun 1999
Paperback: 1 Apr 2000
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| A whole new feast of adventures, discoveries, hilarities, and culinary treats, liberally seasoned with a joyous mix of Gallic characters. |
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Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage
by Sherry Sontag
Hardcover: Nov 1998
Paperback: 1 Oct 1999
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| An excellent history of U.S. submarine espionage operations that reads like a Tom Clancy novel. |
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Inside The Sky: A Meditation on Flight
by William Langewiesche
Paperback: 1 Aug 1999
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| Langewiesche shares his pilot's-eye view of flight - exploring the inner world of a sky that remains as exotic and revealing as the most foreign destination. |
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Air Warriors: The Inside Story of the Making of a Navy Pilot
by Douglas C. Waller
Hardcover: Jun 1998
Paperback: 1 Jun 1999
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| An absorbing behind-the-scenes account of the physical and psychological trials endured by the most specialized group of pilots in military history. |
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