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Let Secret Louisiana guide you around the unusual and unfamiliar. Step off the beaten track with this fascinating Louisiana travel guide book and let our local experts show you over 200 well-hidden treasures of an amazing city. Ideal for local inhabitants, curious visitors and armchair travellers alike.

The places included in our guides are unusual and unfamiliar, allowing one to step off the beaten track. The smallest church in the world, a tree where old shoes promise to unburden your soul, a family home built from found objects such as window shutter, trampolines, and eight waterpark slides, the grave of married dogs, the only example of congo style architecture built by African Americans, one of the finest examples of folk art in the world built by one man on the side of a bayou, ancient Native American objects whose purpose is unknown, the one-time capital of Texas, one of the most humorous 'battles " of World War II, millions of years old fossils on the side of a highway, the site of the finest wedding ever to take place in the South, the world’s largest bald cypress tree…

• Forfatter: Chris Champagne 
• Publisert: 2024
• Antall sider: 256
  
• Innbinding: Heftet
• Språk: Engelsk
  
• ISBN: 9782361956752

I sin nye bok analyserer professor Ole O. Moen USA slik verdens eneste supermakt nå fremstår under president Barack Hussein Obama - både i lys av vår samtid og USAs særegne historiske tradisjoner. Presidentvalget i 2008 var på flere vis begynnelsen på et nytt kapittel i USAs moderne historie. Moen beskriver de nye trekk som nå avtegner seg i den politiske og kulturelle hverdag.

Denne boken forteller historien om dette landet i en ny og annerledes tidsalder. Det er sterke bånd som knytter Norge til USA. En naturlig konsekvens av dette er at de fleste nordmenn mener seg å kjenne USA. Onkel Sam er en gammel kjenning, men vår generelle innsikt i amerikansk kultur og politikk er relativt overflatisk. Denne boken er et bidrag til en bedre forståelse av dagens amerikanske samfunn.

• Forfatter: Ole O. Moen
• Publisert: 2009
• Antall sider: 416
• Språk: Norsk
• ISBN: 9788292870204

1000 års gleder og sorger er de etterlengtede memoarene fra en av verdens viktigste levende kunstnere.

Ai Weiweis skulpturer og installasjoner har blitt sett av millioner over hele verden, og hans politiske aktivisme har lenge gjort ham til et mål for kinesiske myndigheter.

I sine memoarer gir Ai Weiwei oss et portrett av Kina fra de siste hundre år, samtidig som han belyser sin kunstneriske prosess. Det er også historien om hans far, Ai Qing, en gang nær venn av Mao Zedong, og en av Kinas mest innflytelsesrike diktere. Under kulturrevolusjonen ble Ai Qing stemplet som dissident og dømt til straffarbeid. Hele familien, inkludert sønnen, ble forvist til en avsidesliggende og øde del av landet kjent som "Lille Sibir".

Ai Weiwei beskriver barndommen i eksil og den vanskelige beslutningen om å forlate familien for å studere kunst i Amerika, hvor han ble venn med Allen Ginsberg og ble inspirert av Marcel Duchamp og Andy Warhol. Og han forteller om sin retur til Kina og veien fra ukjent kunstner til kunstverdenens superstjerne og internasjonal menneskerettighetsaktivist – og hvordan hans arbeid har blitt formet ved å leve under et totalitært regime.

1000 års gleder og sorger gir en dyp forståelse av de utallige kreftene som har formet det moderne Kina og tjener som en påminnelse om det presserende behovet for å beskytte ytringsfriheten.

Utgitt: 2022
Forlag: Cappelen Damm
Innbinding: Innbundet
Språk: Norsk Bokmål
Sider: 339
ISBN: 9788202485658
Utgave: 1. utg.
Orig.tittel: 1000 years of joys and sorrow: A memoir
Format: 23 x 16 cm

Whether you're stopping for a day trek or taking a weekend getaway, hit the road and hike the legendary trail with Moon Drive & Hike Appalachian Trail.

• Make your escape on shorter trips from major cities or drive the entire three-week route from Georgia to Maine
• Find your hike along the Appalachian Trail with detailed trail descriptions, mileage, difficulty ratings, and tips for picking the right section of the trail for you
• Discover adventures off the trail: Immerse yourself in the spirit of colourful trail towns, peep the changing leaves in the Berkshires, and cruise the sun-dappled Skyline Drive. Kick back after a day hike at a microbrewery in Asheville, dig in to southern barbecue (hey, you've earned it), or unwind in the coffee shops and art galleries of a hip New England hamlet
• Take it from avid hiker Timothy Malcolm, who shares his insight on the best views, waterfalls, mountains, and (of course!) breweries
• Full-colour photos, strategic itineraries, easy-to-use maps and site-to-site driving times
• Get the lowdown on when and where to get gas, how to avoid traffic, and braving different road and weather conditions, plus tips for LGBTQ travellers, seniors, and road-trippers with kids.

With Moon Drive & Hike Appalachian Trail's practical tips and local know-how, you're ready to lace up your hiking boots, pick a trailhead, and embark on your adventure.

• Publisert: Sept. 2023
• Utgave: 2. utgave
• Antall sider: 472
• Innbinding: Heftet
• ISBN: 9781640497368

The ultimate book of running adventures across North America featuring 200 epic routes from city circuits to off-road trails plus amazing running stories from celebrated athletes. Discover tales of 50 incredible runs plus a further 150 awesome running trip ideas from easy-going jogs to one-of-a-kind challenges. Epic Runs of North America takes travelers across the US, Canada, and the Caribbean to experience heart-pounding trails that are a tonic for the mind, soul - and legs! 

• Publisert: September 2024
• Utgave: 1. utgave
• Antall sider: 320
  
• Innbinding: Innbundet
• Språk: Engelsk
• ISBN: 9781837581948

Charge up an electric vehicle for your next road trip and discover the United States and Canada in sustainable style. Whether you take your trusty electric vehicle for a spin or you hire a high-end model, this comprehensive travel guide is packed with irresistible road trips itineraries, all of which will guide you to a convenient station at the end of each day. Inside Electric Vehicle Road Trips USA & Canada:Explore 60 magnificent road trip routes around the USA and Canada featuring a drive overview, total distance, duration, plan & prepare guide, and accurate map that shows the route and key overnight charging stationsEssential trip planning information on where to stay (with chargers on site or nearby), when to go, tips for EV drivers, further details such as road signage and Highway Code rulesFun travel experiences and must-see landmarks to enjoy on route including visits to historical monuments, picturesque hikes, fascinating museums, unforgettable landscapes and views, off-the-beaten track food and drink hotspots, and moreExtensive coverage on 'Getting to know EVs' with practical information on using an EV for touring: connecting up; finding a charger; charging etiquette; renting an EV; apps for route planningContents feature road trips across Western, Central, and Eastern USA as well as Canada including: USA - The Cascade Loop, Washington; San Francisco to Lake Tahoe, California; Route 66, Illinois to California; Marfa loop via Big Bend National Park, Texas; New England coast, Providence to Portland; Burlington to Montpelier, Vermont.

Canada - The Kootenay Rockies, British Columbia; Irish Loop from St John's, Newfoundland; Halifax to the Cabot Trail & back, Nova Scotia Charge your electric car for a road trip around the USA and Canada like no other. From a long weekend to a multi-week adventure, this guide is the perfect inspiration for globetrotters who love to explore the planet sustainably or for anyone looking to take the leap into the world of EV travel.