Jacobson, Abbi
Summary: When Broad City star Abbi Jacobson announced that she planned to drive across the country alone, she was met with lots of questions and opinions. Why wasn't she going with friends? Wouldn't it be incredibly lonely? The North route is better! Was it safe for a woman? The Southern route is the way to go! You should bring mace! And a common one: Why? But Abbi had always found comfort in solitude...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 JACOBSON, ABBI JACMorris, Mary
Summary: "From the author of the classic memoir Nothing to Declare, a new travel narrative examining healing, redemption, and what it means to be a solo woman on the road."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nan A. Talese 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MORRIS, MARY MORBourdain, Anthony
Summary: "A guide to some of the world's most fascinating places, as seen and experienced by writer, television host, and relentlessly curious traveler Anthony Bourdain"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.59 BOUCassady, Carolyn
Summary: "This book illustrious Carolyn is a charming narative filled with heartfelt advice for adventurers and weary travelers alike! Evoking a bygone era of elegance and international travel that bursts with beauty and wonderment, you are invited to take a leisurely journey with a savvy mother and daughter team as they soak in the sites, culture and deliciousness of each stop on an extended European...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Open Book Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 CASJovin, Ellen
Summary: When Jovin first walked outside her Manhattan apartment building and set up a folding table with a Grammar Table sign, it took about thirty seconds to get her first visitor. Everyone had a question for her. Jovin soon took it on the road, traveling across the US to answer questions from anyone who uses words in this world. Here she tackles what is most on people's minds, grammatically speaking:...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 428.2 JOVHackinen, Meaghan Marie
Summary: "The second book by Meaghan Marie Hackinen continues her cycling journey as she travels across the North American continent in the Trans Am Bike Race."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: NeWest Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HACKINEN, MEAGHAN MARIE HACSeely, Kim Brown
Summary: "A narrative memoir about the particular midlife crisis that comes when children leave home. Author Kim Brown Seely and her husband (Seattle residents who did time in NYC) decide somewhat spontaneously to acquire a 54-foot sailboat, learn how to sail, then set off to find a spirit bear (the rare white Kermode bear) in the forest that on the BC mainland north of the tip of Vancouver Island. The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sasquatch Books 2019
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B SEELEYSEEZachary, Brendyn
Summary: "The journey a backpacker takes through 20 years and 45 countries is as much about the person as it is about the places."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Independently published 2022
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Summary: "Aged just seven, Suzanne Heywood set sail with her parents and brother on a three-year voyage around the world. What followed turned instead into a decade-long way of life, through storms, shipwrecks, reefs and isolation, with little formal schooling. No one else knew where they were most of the time and no state showed any interest in what was happening to the children. Suzanne fought her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Collins 2023