Book gives expert advice on how to pack for any trip
"Ice Diaries: An Antarctic Memoir" ECW Press, $26.95 The dog days of summer often lead to thoughts about colder weather. In "Ice Diaries," Canadian author Jean McNeil offers a thoughtful...
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Books celebrate a famous hot dog, sense of place
"Famous Nathan: A Family Saga of Coney Island, the American Dream, and the Search for the Perfect Hog Dog" Flatiron Books, $26.99 Nathan Handwerker was a Jewish immigrant who was...
Travel book reviews: Fish tales and a kids’ guide to the Big Apple
"Let's Go Fishing! Fish Tales from the North Woods" University of Minnesota Press, $39.95 Fish fries on Fridays. Ice-fishing huts on frozen lakes. The running of smelt that heralds the...
Hamilton site in New Jersey worth a visit for fans of Tony Award-winning musical
Reminders of Alexander Hamilton's life are found throughout New York, where the controversial Founding Father's story lives on in Broadway's smash hit musical that snagged 11 Tony Awards on Sunday....
50 mind-blowing bars and New Orleans’ music scene are focus of new travel books
"Hear Dat New Orleans: A Guide to the Rich Musical Heritage & Lively Current Scene" Countryman Press, $18.95 To say that music is everywhere in New Orleans is to state...
2 books dish out handy travel advice, Top 10 tips for the Big Apple
"Last-Minute Travel Secrets: 121 Ingenious Tips to Endure Cramped Planes, Car Trouble, Awful Hotels, and Other Trips from Hell" Chicago Review Press, $16.99 Pragmatic-minded Joey Green has written plenty of...
Travel books: Heady reads on utopianism and toilets
"Paradise Now: The Story of American Utopianism" Random House, $28 Author Chris Jennings examines the evolution of an idea — that the world can be a better place in the...
New travel books celebrate Acadia and 50 ‘Great American Places’
"50 Great American Places: Essential Historic Sites Across the U.S." Simon and Schuster, $16 Author Brent D. Glass, director emeritus of the National Museum of American History at the Smithsonian...
New books explore the importance of armchair travel, conservation efforts
"How to Talk About Places You've Never Been: On the Importance of Armchair Travel" Bloomsbury, $25 Just because you've never been to a place doesn't mean you can't have a...
New books explore the Irish experience, Alain Ducasse’s favorite eats
"The Story We Carry in Our Bones: Irish History for Americans" Pelican, $28.95 Some 35 million Americans consider themselves to be of direct Irish ancestry, according to the 2010 census....