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Library Services Newsletter
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News from the Perseus Books Group
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August 2007
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The Perseus Book Group is proud to
welcome Avalon Travel, publisher of Rick Steves and
Moon, two leading guidebook
brands.Dear
Librarians, Summer may be waning,
but travelers are already planning their fall and winter
getaways. Rick Steves,
America's number one guidebook writer, has just
returned from spending four months in Europe. Rick
speaks from experience when he says, "Too many
people are penny-wise and pound-foolish when it
comes to information. I see them every year, stranded
on street corners in Paris, hemorrhaging money.
Tourists with no information run out of money, fly
home early, and hate the French. With a good
guidebook, you can come into Paris for your first time,
go anywhere in town for under $2 on the subway,
enjoy a memorable bistro lunch for $15, and pay $115
for a double room in a friendly hotel on a pedestrian-
only street a few blocks from the Eiffel Tower - so
French that when you step outside in the morning, you
feel you must have been a poodle in a previous
life!" Moon, just named "2007 Best Travel
Series" by Booklist, includes four distinct
guidebook series. With a Moon Handbook, Moon
Metro map-guide, Moon Outdoors activity guide, or a
Moon Living Abroad book, travelers and adventure
seekers can explore a new place, get lost in a great
city, head out on a scenic trail, or even run away from
home - there's always a Moon guide that's right for
them.
Go Somewhere,
Donna Galassi
Associate Publisher
Avalon Travel
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Category Spotlight
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You can't go wrong with one of these great travel guides to put you on the
right path
and to help decide where to go or what to do while
you're there during your next vacation or upcoming
adventure!
Moon Living Abroad in Costa
Rica
Second Edition
by Erin Van
Rheenen
PB - $19.95 -
9781598800074 - Avalon Travel
In the new
edition of this best-selling guide, veteran expat Erin
Van Rheenen once again makes the dream of
slowing down and moving to Costa Rica readily
available.
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Rick Steves' Europe Through the
Back
Door 2008
The Travel Skills Handbook
by Rick Steves
PB -
$21.95 - 9781566918534 - Avalon
Travel
Who but Rick teaches the skills that
travelers really need when traveling through Europe?
No one. This book helps travelers plan an itinerary
that is exactly right for them, offers advice on traveling,
tells readers how to sleep and eat well on any size
budget, and provides tips on packing smart and light.
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Seasonal Spotlight
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Discoveries abound within the pages of our
featured travelogues .
Whether you're planning to travel or not, these unique
stories bring adventure, culture, and insight from
around the world.
The Call of the
Weird
Travels in American
Subcultures
by Louis Theroux
HC -
$24.00 - 9780306815034 - Da Capo
Press
Louis Theroux revisits the people who
have most intrigued him and tries to discover what
motivates them, and why they believe the things they
believe. From his Las Vegas base (where else?),
Theroux calls on these assorted dreamers,
schemers, and outlaws-and in the process finds out
a little about the workings of his own mind.
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Featured Author
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Karen Stabiner , author of Reclaiming Our
Daughters
Karen Stabiner is the
author of
seven books, including All Girls: Single-Sex
Education and Why It Matters and To Dance
with the Devil: The New War on Breast Cancer.
Stabiner is a sought-after speaker at schools,
corporations, and women's organizations.
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Authors
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Featured Reviews
The Secret Cardinal by Tom
Grace
"[Tom] Grace's spinning web of
international intrigue makes for a gripping read, and
the character of Yin provides a look at the power of
one man of faith against incredible obstacles.
Recommended for all popular fiction collections." --
Library Journal
Boys Adrift by Dr. Leonard
Sax
"The book's most valuable
contribution is the chapter on the over-diagnosis of
ADHD. No doubt, the author's celebrity, the quality of
his writing, and the great societal interest on these
topics will make this book a success." -Library
Journal
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