Spring Hardcovers: Travel
Edited by Dick Donahue and Juan Martinez Compiled by Alia Akkam, Robert Dahlin, Charles Hix, Natalie Danford, Lauren Joyce, Hilary Kayle, Suzanne Mantell, Diane Patrick, Karole Riippa, Judith Rosen, Oona Short, Skip Skwarek and Julie Stevenson -- Publishers Weekly, 1/21/2008
Abacus UK
(dist. by IPG)
Another Long Day on the Piste: A Season in the French Alps (Apr., $15.95) by Will Randall follows one man's season as a ski bum.
Barron's
101 Historic Sites You Must See Before You Die (Apr., $35), edited by Richard Cavendish, transports travelers to palaces, cathedrals, temples, battlefields, homes of great artists, statesmen and more.
Broadway Books
Lost on Planet China: The Strange and True Story of One Man's Attempt to Understand the World's Most Mystifying Nation, or How He Became Comfortable Eating Live Squid (June, $22.95) by J. Maarten Troost follows the author on his adventures.
Kathleen Doore
(dist. by IPG)
Markawasi: Peru's Inexplicable Stone Forest (Apr., $29.95) by Kathy Doore observes an area of the Peruvian Andes virtually unknown to the English-speaking world until a decade ago.
Globe Pequot Press
New York City Icons: 50 Classic Slices of the Big Apple (Aug., $16.95) by Jonathan Scheff celebrates 50 sites.
Haus Publishing
(dist. by IPG)
The Sky Above, the Kingdom Below: In the Footsteps of Thomas Coryate (Mar., $21.95) by Daniel Allen. After four centuries, an English pioneer's exploits inspire a man to visit strange lands.
Marg Publications
Cities of Kerala, Actually Small Towns (Mar., $49), edited by Baiju Natarajan, photographs by Ramu Aravindan, captures present-day life in nine major towns of Kerala through essays, photos and sketches.
Peter Pauper Press
(dist. by Midpoint Trade)
The Little Black Book of Boston: The Essential Guide to the Heart of New England by Maria T. Olia and ... of Walt Disney World: The Essential Guide to All the Magic by Rona Gindin (Mar., $12.95 each) help travelers get the most out of their journey.
Rizzoli
One Hundred & One Beautiful Small Towns in France: Food and Wine (Mar., $50) by Simonetta Greggio assembles a tour of all the delicacies France has to offer.
One Hundred & One Beautiful Small Towns in Mexico (Apr., $50) by Guillermo Garcia-Oropeza provides a detailed exploration for the serious tourist as well as the armchair traveler.
State Univ. of New York Press
Twenty West: The Great Road Across America (May, $25) by Mac Nelson traces the route, history and geography of the nation's longest road.
Sterling
Weird Kentucky: Your Travel Guide to the Bluegrass State's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets (May, $19.95) by Jeffrey Scott Holland locates an aquatic monster, the Albino ape-man and ghostly residents of Eastern Kentucky University.
