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A gyengék birodalmai
A felfedezések korát, Vasco da Gama és Kolumbusz Kristóf útjait Afrika, Amerika és Ázsia európai gyarmatosítása követte. A 15-18. század európai terjeszkedése átalakította a világot azzal, hogy megteremtette az első, valóban globális politikai és gazdasági rendszereket. A hagyományos magyarázat szerint az európaiak a katonai erőfölényüknek köszönhették a dominanciájukat. J. C. Sharman, a cambridge-i egyetem professzora ebben a könyvben megkérdőjelezi ezt az elméletet, alternatív magyarázattal szolgál, továbbá az eurocentrizmussal szakítva teljesen új nézőpontot kínál a nemzetközi politika, sőt a világtörténelem elmúlt fél évezredének vizsgálatához.
Sharman szerint egyrészt az európaiak a kora újkorban nem élveztek jelentős katonai fölényt, terjeszkedésük legalább annyira az alkalmazkodás és alárendelődés története, mint a dominanciáé. A spanyolok, portugálok, hollandok a tengereket uralták, a kereskedelmi útvonalakat akarták ellenőrizni, de Afrikában és Ázsiában általában tiszteletben tartották a helyi államok, közösségek szárazföldhöz fűződő érdekeit - utóbbiakat viszont a tenger nem érdekelte. Az újkor kezdetén - mondja továbbá Sharman - a legnagyobb hódítók és birodalomépítők valójában ázsiai hatalmak voltak, például az oszmánok a Közel-Keleten, vagy a Ming- és a Csing-dinasztia Kínában. Amerika meghódítását viszont a demográfiai katasztrófát okozó járvány tette lehetővé.
Ebből a nézőpontból a Nyugat dominanciája inkább a kivételt, Ázsia 21. századi felemelkedése pedig a normához való visszatérést jelenti.
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Minecraft - Az elveszett naplók
Ha valakik, hát Max és Alison az élő bizonyíték arra, hogy az ellentétek nem állhatnak a barátság útjába. Max folyton új kalandokba keveredne - még akkor is, ha az izgalmak veszéllyel társulnak -, míg Alison a szabálykövetés híve. De van valami, ami közös nevezőre hozza őket: egy titokzatos idegen, a Bűvölő által hátrahagyott ütött-kopott napló, amelyet Max talált az erdőben. A Bűvölő jegyzetei egy rejtélyes építményhez vezetik őket: egy, az Alvilágba vezető kapuhoz.
Miután kiegészítik a portál szerkezetét, a két barát azon kezd el vitatkozni, hogy átlépjenek-e a veszélyekkel teli Alvilágba vagy maradjanak inkább az otthonukat jelentő dimenzióban - azonban egy váratlan esemény eldönti helyettük a kérdést.
Az ijesztő, pokoli létsíkon Max és Alison összetalálkozik Freyával, egy bátor harcossal, aki az Alvilágban él Nyuszivadász, a barátságos farkasa társaságában. Freya és a napló lapjain rejlő nyomok segítségével Ali és Max útra kelnek, hogy a Bűvölő nyomára bukkanjanak, még ha az Alvilág próbára is teszi képességeiket - és barátságukat.
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The Land of Stories - Beyond the Kingdoms
Fairy tales are just the beginning. The Masked Man is on the loose in the Land of Stories, and it's up to Alex and Conner Bailey to stop him ...except Alex has been thrown off the Fairy Council, and no one will believe they're in danger. With only the help of the ragtag group of Goldilocks, Jack, Red Riding Hood, and Mother Goose and her gander, Lester, the Bailey twins discover the Masked Man's secret scheme: he possesses a powerful magic potion that turns every book it touches into a portal, and he is recruiting an army of literature's greatest villains! So begins a race through the magical Land of Oz, the fantastical world of Neverland, the madness of Wonderland, and beyond. Can Alex and Conner catch up to the Masked Man, or will they be one step behind until it's too late? Fairy tales and classic stories collide in the fourth adventure in the bestselling Land of Stories series as the twins travel beyond the kingdoms!
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Yellow Brick War
In this third book in the New York Times bestselling Dorothy Must Die series, new girl from Kansas Amy Gumm is caught between her home and Oz.My name is Amy Gumm. Tornadoes must have a thing about girls from Kansas, because just like Dorothy I got swept away on one too. I landed in Oz, where Good is Wicked, Wicked is Good, and the Wicked Witches clued me in to my true calling: Assassin.The way to stop Dorothy from destroying Oz and Kansas is to kill her. And I m the only one who can do it.But I failed. Others died for my mistakes. Because of me, the portal between the worlds has been opened. And if I don t find a way to close it?Dorothy will make sure I never get to go home again.Now it s up to me to: join the Witches, fight for Oz, save Kansas, and stop Dorothy once and for all."
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Land of Stories 04: Beyond the Kingdoms
Fairy tales are just the beginning. The Masked Man is on the loose in the Land of Stories, and it's up to Alex and Conner Bailey to stop him ...except Alex has been thrown off the Fairy Council, and no one will believe they're in danger. With only the help of the ragtag group of Goldilocks, Jack, Red Riding Hood, and Mother Goose and her gander, Lester, the Bailey twins discover the Masked Man's secret scheme: he possesses a powerful magic potion that turns every book it touches into a portal, and he is recruiting an army of literature's greatest villains! So begins a race through the magical Land of Oz, the fantastical world of Neverland, the madness of Wonderland, and beyond. Can Alex and Conner catch up to the Masked Man, or will they be one step behind until it's too late? Fairy tales and classic stories collide in the fourth adventure in the bestselling Land of Stories series as the twins travel beyond the kingdoms!
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World Apart&Witching Hour
A World Apart Kadra is a warrior - a demon slayer from another world. With her highly tuned senses and Amazonian physique she was born to fight, and lives only to protect her people. That is her duty - something she accepts without question, just as she accepts she will always be alone. But when the king of Demons escapes through a mysterious portal, Kadra must follow - and finds herself in modern day New York. This strange and dangerous city is a baffling place, even for a warrior like Kadra. And when she meets Harper Doyle, the handsome and sceptical private investigator destined to help her, things become very complicated. And exciting ...The Witching Hour A kingdom is plagued by tragedy until a wizard-god's spell brings forth a courageous and beautiful young woman who must follow her heart in love and follow her destiny in battle ...
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A másik Miss Bridgerton - Rokesby-család 3.
A lány rossz helyen volt...
A rendkívül független és kalandvágyó Poppy Bridgerton csak annak hajlandó nyújtani a kezét, aki felettébb intelligens, és érdeklődési köre legalább oly széles, mint az övé. Sajnálatos módon a londoni szezon egyetlen ifja sem felel meg ezeknek a követelményeknek. Mialatt Poppy egy dorseti barátnőjénél vendégeskedik, a parton sétálva kellemes meglepetésként éri, hogy csempésztanyát fedez fel az egyik barlangban. De örömét hamarosan riadalom váltja fel, amikor két kalóz elrabolja, egy hajó fedélzetére hurcolja, és megkötözve, száját betömve a kapitány ágyán hagyják...
A férfi rosszkor talál rá...
Andrew James Rokesby kapitány, a vakmerő kalóz valójában létfontosságú cikkeket és dokumentumokat szállít a brit kormánynak. Most is vitorlát készül bontani, hogy a dagálykor Portugália partjai felé induljon, amikor döbbenten látja, hogy a kabinjában egy nő várja. Biztosan csak a képzelete játszik vele! De nem, a nő nagyon is valóságos -, s mivel a küldetése nem tűr halasztást, ez azt jelenti, hogy a nőt is magával kell vinnie...
Kijöhet-e a két rosszból valami tökéletesen jó?
Amikor Andrew megtudja, hogy a nő Bridgerton, az is világossá válik számára, hogy valószínűleg el kell vennie feleségül, hogy elkerüljék a botrányt... bár Poppynak fogalma sincs róla, hogy ő grófi sarj, és a lány kenti unokatestvéreinek szomszédja. A nyílt tengeren hajózva szócsatáik hamarosan részegítő szenvedélynek adják át helyüket. De amikor kiderül Andrew titka, elég lesz-e a férfi szerelmi vallomása, hogy meghódítsa a lány szívét?
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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
A beautiful and powerful graphic-novel adaptation of Ransom Riggs' No. 1 New York Times bestselling novel, MISS PEREGRINE'S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN. 'Cassandra Jean's beautiful images are so close to what I imagined while I was writing Miss Peregrine, I'm afraid she may have discovered a portal to the inside of my brain' Ransom Riggs A journey that will change him for ever. Desperate to uncover the truth about his grandfather's death, sixteen-year-old Jacob sets out on a life-altering quest. Arriving on a remote island off the coast of Wales, he hopes to revisit the past his grandfather left far behind, at Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. As he meets its inhabitants, and the truth about them is gradually revealed, everything Jacob thought he knew is challenged. And though what he finds at first seems impossible, it is only in seeing it that it can be believed. So step inside, and see for yourself...
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The Diary of Frida Kahlo
Published in its entirety, Frida Kahlo's amazing illustrated journal documents the last ten years of her turbulent life. These passionate, often surprising, intimate records, kept under lock and key for some 40 years in Mexico, reveal many new dimensions in the complex personal life of this remarkable Mexican artist. The 170-page journal contains the artist's thoughts, poems, and dreams, many reflecting her stormy relationship with her husband, artist Diego Rivera?along with 70 mesmerizing watercolor illustrations. The text entries, written in Frida's round, full script in brightly colored inks, make the journal as captivating to look at as it is to read. Her writing reveals the artist's political sensibilities, recollections of her childhood, and her enormous courage in the face of more than 35 operations to correct injuries she had sustained in an accident at the age of 18. This intimate portal into her life is sure to fascinate fans of the artist, art historians, and womens culturalists alike.
BorTúra A világ legkedveltebb borvidékei, borászat
"A világ borútjainak népszerűsítése, a turizmus összekapcsolása a borkóstolással küldetés számomra. Ezúttal a "BorTúra" könyvben néhány kiemelkedő külföldi borvidéket és az ott található, nemzetközi szinten is klasszisnak számító borászatot mutatok b
e. Nyolc ország, az Egyesült Államok, Kanada, Olaszország, Ciprus, Franciaország, Ausztria, Portugália és Magyarország legkiválóbb borászatai és borai kapnak helyet a sorban." (a Szerző)
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Skippy Dies
Ruprecht Van Doren is an overweight genius whose hobbies include very difficult maths and the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence. Daniel 'Skippy' Juster is his roommate. In the grand old Dublin institution that is Seabrook College for Boys, no
body pays either of them much attention. But when Skippy falls for Lori, the Frisbee-playing Siren from the girls' school next door, suddenly all kinds of people take an interest - including Carl, part-time drug-dealer and official school psychopath.
While his teachers battle over modernisation, and Ruprecht attempts to open a portal into a parallel universe, Skippy, in the name of love, is heading for a showdown - in the form of a fatal doughnut-eating race that only one person will survive. Th
is unlikely tragedy will explode Seabrook's century-old complacency and bring all kinds of secrets into the light, until teachers and pupils alike discover that the fragile lines dividing past from present, love from betrayal - and even life from dea
th - have become almost impossible to read...
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Florida Keys Lp Ang.
A 107-mile ribbon of highway spans the lime-green waters and more than 200 islands that comprise the Florida Keys. Just offshore, a necklace of dive sites parallels the archipelago. Divers have easy access to shallow reefs and spectacular wrecks, such as the Adolphus Busch Sr. or the U.S. Coast Guard cutters Duane and Bibb. Visitors to the Keys can swim with dolphins, celebrate the sunset or stay in an underwater lodge. This book describes 61 of the best sites in the region, from Biscayne Bay to the Dry Tortugas, with full-color photos throughout. You'll get specific information on: dive site topography and access common and hazardous marine life diving services for the entire Keys travel logistics and topside attractions 10 easy-to-read maps
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World of Berly Cook
Plump ladies at lunch; girls on a night out; shopping in the mall: for over fourty years Beryl Cook brought our everyday world to colorful life, capturing moments of social history to create a perceptive record of life in the second half of the twentieth century.
This highly popular book, the last to be published with Beryl’s cooperation, is now available in a revised version featuring her last four paintings, alongside many other rarely seen works not included in the previous edition. It also offers an appreciation of her life and work. News of Cook’s death in May 2008 prompted an outpouring of admiration from the art world and the general public alike. The London Times wrote: “Cook was the mistress of evanescent facial expressions and body language—the furtive glance, the hint of competitiveness, the deep concentration, the studied indifference and the momentary indecision…” Today Beryl Cook’s pictures hang in the Glasgow Museum of Modern Art and in the Plymouth and Bristol City Art Galleries. In London the Portal Gallery has represented Cook’s work exclusively for her entire painting career, staging 18 solo exhibitions. Collected by celebrities such as Yoko Ono, Jackie Collins and Whoopi Goldberg, Cook’s work continues to attract loyal fans, making her one.
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My Name Is Lucy Barton
A new book by Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Strout is cause for celebration. Her bestselling novels, includingOlive Kitteridge and The Burgess Boys, have illuminated our most tender relationships. Now, inMy Name Is Lucy Barton, this extraordinary writer shows how a simple hospital visit becomes a portal to the most tender relationship of all?the one between mother and daughter. Lucy Barton is recovering slowly from what should have been a simple operation. Her mother, to whom she hasn?t spoken for many years, comes to see her. Gentle gossip about people from Lucy?s childhood in Amgash, Illinois, seems to reconnect them, but just below the surface lie the tension and longing that have informed every aspect of Lucy?s life: her escape from her troubled family, her desire to become a writer, her marriage, her love for her two daughters. Knitting this powerful narrative together is the brilliant storytelling voice of Lucy herself: keenly observant, deeply human, and truly unforgettable. Praise for Elizabeth Strout ?Strout has a magnificent gift for humanizing characters.??San Francisco Chronicle ?What truly makes Strout exceptional . . . is the perfect balance she achieves between the tides of story and depths of feeling.??Chicago Tribune ?[Strout] constructs her stories with rich irony and moments of genuine surprise and intense emotion.??USA Today ?Strout animates the ordinary with an astonishing force.??The New Yorker ?[Strout?s] themes are how incompletely we know one another, how ?desperately hard every person in the world [is] working to get what they need,? and the redemptive power in little things?a shared memory, a shock of tulips.??Peopleshow
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Ria, Ria! - Hajrá magyarok, avagy egy évszázad válogatott történetei
Amit már mindenki kívülről fúj: két elbukott vb-döntő, a londoni 6:3, Mészölyék brazilverése, hat gól a szovjetektől, 44 év után Eb-diadal. És ami kimaradt a hírekből: Szalai Ádám, Cristiano Ronaldo és a ketchupos köcsög; Dzsudzsák titkos receptje a portugálok ellen; a válogatott védő beszólt a riporternek; Egervári megjósolta az 1-8-at; Puskás fagylaltosnak nézte a minisztert; hippik miatt mondta le a vb-selejtezőt Albert; kényszerleszállás Afrikában; Lothar Matthäus meghökkentő gesztusa játékosának; whiskyzés után nőcsempészés.
Több száz sztori, érdekesség és kulisszatitok a magyar válogatott öltözőjéből.
Miután a nemzeti tizenegy lejátszotta első mérkőzését a nyári Európa bajnokságon, óriási fieszta vette kezdetét az országban. Ismét bebizonyosodott, hogy a futball mennyire népszerű hazánkban.
A kötet az idei történéseken túl bepillantást enged az elmúlt évtizedek azon eseményei mögé, melyek a szurkolók előtt legtöbbször rejtve maradtak.
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Land of Stories 6 book Boxset
The Wishing Spell
Alex and Conner Bailey's world is about to change. When the twins' grandmother gives them a treasured fairy-tale book, they have no idea they're about to enter a land beyond all imagining: the Land of Stories, where fairy tales are real. But as Alex and Conner soon discover, the stories they know so well haven't ended in this magical land - Goldilocks is now a wanted fugitive, Red Riding Hood has her own kingdom, and Queen Cinderella is about to become a mother! The twins know they must get back home somehow. But with the legendary Evil Queen hot on their trail, will they ever find the way? The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell brings readers on a thrilling quest filled with magic spells, laugh-out-loud humour and page-turning adventure.
The Enchantress Returns
Alex and Conner Bailey have not been back to the magical Land of Stories since their adventures in The Wishing Spell ended. But one night, they learn the famed Enchantress has kidnapped their mother. Against the will of their grandmother (the one and only Fairy Godmother), the twins must find their own way into the Land of Stories to rescue their mother and save the fairy tale world from the greatest threat it's ever faced
A Grimm Warning
Conner Bailey thinks his fairy-tale adventures are behind him - until he discovers a mysterious clue left by the famous Brothers Grimm. With help from his classmate Bree and the outlandish Mother Goose, Conner sets off on a mission across Europe to crack a two-hundred-year-old code. Meanwhile, Alex Bailey is training to become the next Fairy Godmother . . . but her attempts at granting wishes never go as planned. Will she ever be truly ready to lead the Fairy Council? When all signs point to disaster for the Land of Stories, Conner and Alex must join forces with their friends and enemies to save the day. But nothing can prepare them for the coming battle . . . or for the secret that will change the twins' lives forever. The third book in the bestselling Land of Stories series puts the twins to the test as they must bring two worlds together!
Beyond the Kingdom
Fairy tales are just the beginning. The Masked Man is on the loose in the Land of Stories, and it's up to Alex and Conner Bailey to stop him . . . except Alex has been thrown off the Fairy Council, and no one will believe they're in danger. With only the help of the ragtag group of Goldilocks, Jack, Red Riding Hood, and Mother Goose and her gander, Lester, the Bailey twins discover the Masked Man's secret scheme: he possesses a powerful magic potion that turns every book it touches into a portal, and he is recruiting an army of literature's greatest villains! So begins a race through the magical Land of Oz, the fantastical w
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Thai konyha lépésről lépésre
Thaiföld, azaz az ízek paradicsoma - milyen találó név! Egzotikus és kifinomult konyhája válogatott örömöket tartogat rajongóinak szerte a világon. Az ízek és illatok varázsa, a kifinomult tálalás a legkényesebb ízlést is kielégíti. Ez a sokszínű szakácsművészet részben a változatos éghajlatot, részben a gazdag történelmet tükrözi, amelynek során sok idegen hatást magába olvasztott. A portugálok a XVI. században érkeztek az ősi Sziámba, innen folytattak élénk kereskedelmet az indiaiakkal, az arabokkal, a hollandokkal, a franciákkal és a japánokkal. Minden nép hozta a saját ízeit, és e keveredésnek is köszönhető, hogy a thai gasztronómia ennyire különleges, egyedi és népszerű.
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The Artists' & Writers' Cookbook
The Artists? and Writers? Cookbook is a collection of personal, food-related stories with recipes from 76 contemporary artists and writers. Inspired by a book from 1961, The (original) Artists' & Writers' Cookbook included recipes from the likes of Marcel Duchamp, Man Ray, Marianne Moore, and Harper Lee. This new, vibrantly illustrated version includes stories and recipes from Anthony Doerr, Leanne Shapton, Joyce Carol Oates, John Currin and Rachel Feinstein, Ed Ruscha, Neil Gaiman, Edwidge Danticat, Aimee Bender, Gregory Crewdson, James Franco, Francesca Lia Block, Swoon, Nelson DeMille, Rick Moody and Laurel Nakadate, Nikki Giovanni, T.C. Boyle, Lev Grossman, Roz Chast, Heidi Julavits, Marina Abramovic, Curtis Sittenfeld, Julia Alvarez, and many others. In The Artists? and Writers? Cookbook, Anthony Doerr lures us out into the wild to find huckleberries and happiness, while Paul Muldoon and Aimee Bender conjure food-related apocalyptic visions. Neil Gaiman makes a perfectly eerie cheese omelette while Ed Ruscha makes his cactus omelette in times of doom. Marina Abramovic shares ?fire food.? Nelson DeMille reminisces about a meal he ate 40 years ago when serving in Vietnam. Sanford Biggers updates a soul food classic??something tasty to lessen the bitter taste of consistent, systematic oppression, unequal distribution of wealth and resources, and long-term disenfranchisement throughout U.S. history.? Amber Dermont cracks open, disassembles, and then perfectly reassembles a lobster with her bare hands, and Padgett Powell discovers a food that he will ?read about, track down, travel for, presume to criticize others for liking poor executions of?and that he will learn to make.? Daniel Wallace woos with an eggplant sandwich. Francesca Lia Block tells us how to fall in love. The essays are at turns comedic and heart-wrenching, personal and apocalyptic, with recipes that are enchanting to read and recreate. One part cookbook and one part intimate self-portrait, The Artists? and Writers? Cookbook is a portal into the kitchens and personal lives of an unmatched collection of contemporary artists and writers.
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National Parks of America 1
To celebrate America's amazing national parks, Lonely Planet, the world's leading travel publisher, takes you on an informative and gorgeous tour of all 59 parks with our lavishly finished hardcover gift guide packed with detailed itineraries and practical tips on what to do and see in each park to get you started planning your next adventure. America's national parks are full of timeless marvels that still rejuvenate the soul: the world's largest trees in Sequoia; its most spectacular geothermal site in Yellowstone; the grandest canyon. Perhaps the movement's most eloquent description that is still resonates came from national parks advocate John Muir: 'Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity...' Fortunately for the nerve-shaken, over-civilized people of then and now, President Woodrow Wilson created the National Parks Service (NPS) on August 25, 1916, though the drive to protect some of America's most remarkable wild spaces, to be 'used and preserved for the benefit of mankind', began in the 1860s. From Acadia to Zion, this beautiful introduction to America's preserved natural treasures is packed with landscape photography, original wildlife illustrations, and practical information. You will surely be inspired to rediscover these incredible spaces and find out why they're worth celebrating and you'll have all the tools to plan the first of many exciting trips. This book is intended to be a practical introduction to each of America's 59 national parks, distilled by Lonely Planet's expert authors. We highlight the best activities and trails, explain how to get there and where to stay, show you the wildlife to watch out for, and suggest ideal itineraries. Whether you're lucky enough to have a park on your doorstep or need to travel further, we hope that the following pages inspire you both the iconic and lesser-known gems that make up the USA's diversely breathtaking expanses. Covers all 59 US National Parks: * Acadia * American Samoa * Arches * Badlands * Big Bend * Biscayne * Black Canyon of the Gunnison * Bryce Canyon Canyonlands * Capitol Reef * Carlsbad Caverns * Channel Islands * Congaree * Crater Lake * Cuyahoga Valley * Death Valley * Denali * Dry Tortugas * Everglades * Gates of the Arctic * Glacier * Glacier Bay * Grand Canyon * Grand Teton * Great Basin * Great Sand Dunes * Great Smoky Mountains * Guadalupe * Mountains * Haleakal? * Hawaii Volcanoes * Hot Springs * Isle Royale * Joshua Tree * Katmai * Kenai Fjords * Kings Canyon * Kobuk Valley * Lake Clark * Lassen Volcanic * Mammoth Cave * Mesa Verde * Mt Rainier * North Cascades * Olympic * Petrified Forest * Pinnacles * Redwood * Rocky Mountain * Saguaro * Sequoia * Shenandoah * Theodore Roosevelt * Virgin Islands * Voyageurs * Wind Cave * Wrangell-St Elias * Yellowstone * Yosemite * Zion About Lonely Planet: Started in 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel guide publisher with guidebooks to every destination on the planet, as well as an award-winning website, a suite of mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet's mission is to enable curious travellers to experience the world and to truly get to the heart of the places they find themselves in.
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