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The peace Andrew found in the silence of the meditation hall is about to be tested by fire. In the remote district of Puna, a river of molten lava creeps toward the main road, threatening to sever the only lifeline to the outside world. As the fire advances, Hurricane Iselle—the first recorded hurricane to make landfall on the Big Island—screams toward the coast, turning a tropical dream into a raw battle for survival. But the most intense storm is the one happening within.

Every state has its spooky paranormal locations. This book lists 200 haunted hotels, restaurants, bars, museums, and other haunted spaces that you can visit for yourself in all 50 states. In Passport to the Paranormal, expert ghost hunter Rich Newman explores the nature of each location's activity and provides historical details. These active locations are operating businesses, so you, too, can experience the haunts and apparitions.

Seduced by the government’s offer of 320 acres per homesteader, Americans and Europeans rushed to Montana and the Dakotas to fulfill their own American dream in the first decade of the twentieth century. Raban’s stunning evocation of the harrowing, desperate reality behind the homesteader’s dream strips away the myth—while preserving the romance—that has shrouded our understanding of our own heartland.

In 1996, Patterson Hood recruited friends and fellow musicians in Athens, Georgia, to form his dream band: a group with no set lineup that specialized in rowdy rock and roll. The Drive-By Truckers, as they named themselves, grew into one of the best and most consequential rock bands of the 21st century, a great live act whose songs deliver the truth and nuance rarely bestowed on Southerners, so often reduced to stereotypes. Where the Devil Don’t Stay tells the band’s unlikely story not chronologically but geographically. 

When Meriwether Lewis began shopping for supplies and firearms to take on the Corps of Discovery’s journey west, his first stop was a federal arsenal. For the following 29 months, weapons were a crucial component of the participants’ tool kit. Historian Jim Garry describes the arms and ammunition the expedition carried, and the use and care those weapons received. Each chapter focuses on one of the major types of weapons, and weaves accounts from the expedition journals, with the added bonus of the author’s knowledge, gained from field-testing the muskets and rifles he describes.

With travel tips and culture in our guidebooks written by a local, it is never too late to visit The National Harbor. Greater than a Tourist - National Harbor, USA by Author Sheva Hodge offers the inside scoop on Maryland’s favorite resort area. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Greater than a Tourist series, this audiobook will give you candid travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

For the past four years, Margaret Renkl’s columns have offered readers of The New York Times a weekly dose of natural beauty, human decency, and persistent hope from her home in Nashville. Now more than sixty of those pieces have been brought together in this sparkling new collection.

New Orleans has long been America’s most magical city, inhabited by a fascinating visible and invisible world, full of mysteries, known for its decadence and haunted by its spirits. If Salem, Massachusetts is famous for its persecution of witches, New Orleans is celebrated for its embrace of the magical, mystical, and paranormal. New Orleans is acclaimed for its witches, ghosts, and vampires. Because of its unique history, New Orleans is the historical stronghold of traditional African religions and spirituality in the US. 

Are you excited about planning your next trip? Do you want an edible experience? Would you like some culinary guidance from a local? If you answered "Yes" to any of these questions, then this Eat Like a Local book is for you. Eat Like a Local - Connecticut by Author Angelina Rosa Truax offers the inside scoop on food in Connecticut. Culinary tourism is an important aspect of any travel experience. Food has the ability to tell you a story of a destination, its landscapes, and culture on a single plate. Most food guides tell you how to eat like a tourist.

In this abridgement of River-Horse, the pre-eminent chronicler of American back roads -- who has given us the classics Blue Highways and Prairyerth -- recounts his singular voyage through American waters from sea to sea. Along the route, he offers a lyrical and ceaselessly fascinating shipboard...

The Appalachian Trail trail stretches from Georgia to Maine and covers some of the most breathtaking terrain in America–majestic mountains, silent forests, sparking lakes. If you’re going to take a hike, it’s probably the place to go. And Bill Bryson is surely the most entertaining guide...

Charles Kuralt's classic bestseller is now on audio! On The Road With Charles Kuralt Featuring Charles Kuralt with an introduction by Wallace Kuralt "To read the front pages, you might conclude that Americans are mostly out for themselves...but you can't travel the back roads very long without...

“This quietly profound book belongs on the shelf next to Jon Krakauer’s Into the Wild.” —The New York Times The riveting true story of Dick Conant, an American folk hero who, over the course of more than twenty years, canoed solo thousands of miles of American rivers—and then...

Charles Kuralt is a national treasure, a reporter and man of the world who was to many the real and true voice of America. For more than thirty-five years, he delighted us with his On the Road reports, as an anchor of CBS News Sunday Morning, and with bestselling books that include On the Road...

Culinary tourism is an important aspect of any travel experience. Food has the ability to tell you a story of a destination, its landscapes, and its culture on a single plate. In these minutes, you will discover advice on having a unique edible experience. This book will not tell you exact addresses or hours, but instead will give you excitement and knowledge of food and drinks from a local that you may not find in other travel food guides. By the time you finish this book, you will be eager and prepared to travel to your next culinary destination.

With travel tips and culture in our guidebooks written by a local, it is never too late to visit Cape May county. Greater Than a Tourist: Cape May County, New Jersey USA by Dominic Jacob offers the inside scoop on the southern tip of the Garden State. Experience cultural and culinary delights and attractions with the guidance of a local. Slow down and get to know the people with this invaluable guide. By the time you finish this book, you will be eager and prepared to discover new activities at your next travel destination.

With travel tips and culture in our guidebooks written by a local, it is never too late to visit Eugene. This guidebook will not tell you exact addresses or store hours, but instead gives you knowledge that you may not find in other smaller print travel books. Experience cultural and culinary delights and attractions with the guidance of a local. Slow down and get to know the people with this invaluable guide. By the time you finish this book, you will be eager and prepared to discover new activities at your next travel destination.

Are you excited about planning your next trip? Do you want an edible experience? Would you like some culinary guidance from a local? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this Eat Like a Local book is for you. Culinary tourism is an important aspect of any travel experience. Food has the ability to tell you a story about a destination, its landscapes, and its culture on a single plate. This book will not tell you exact addresses or hours, but instead will give you excitement and knowledge of food and drinks from a local that you may not find in other travel food guides.

Culinary tourism is an important aspect of any travel experience. Most food guides tell you how to eat like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Eat Like a Local series, this book will give you a food guide from someone who has lived at your next culinary destination. In this audiobook, you will discover advice on having a unique edible experience.

Eat Like a Local - Massachusetts by author Paul Kniaz offers the inside scoop on food in Boston, the Cape, and the rest of Massachusetts. Culinary tourism is an important aspect of any travel experience. Food has the ability to tell you a story of a destination, its landscapes, and culture on a single plate. Most food guides tell you how to eat like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Eat Like a Local series, this audiobook will give you a food guide from someone who has lived at your next culinary destination.