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Are you excited about planning your next trip? Do you want to try something new? Would you like some guidance from a local? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this Greater Than a Tourist audiobook is for you. Greater Than a Tourist - Black Sea Coast Bulgaria by Gabriela Valcheva offers the inside scoop on the Bulgarian seaside.

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In a nation teetering on the edge, one man must unravel the truth before it's too late. A British diplomat is kidnapped in Tunisia, and a web of intrigue unravels, revealing a sinister plot that threatens to plunge the nation into chaos. Peter Craig, a British police advisor, is in Tunis at the behest of the Tunisian government to lend his expertise on security matters. However, within a day of his arrival, he's caught in a whirlwind of clandestine encounters, including an unsettling kidnapping. As Craig delves deeper, he uncovers a network of revolutionary groups, each with their own ...

In The Browns of California, journalist and scholar Miriam Pawel weaves a narrative history that spans four generations, from August Schuckman, the Prussian immigrant who crossed the Plains in 1852 and settled on a northern California ranch, to his great-grandson Jerry Brown, who reclaimed the family homestead 140 years later. Through the prism of their lives, we gain an essential understanding of California and an appreciation of its importance.

Justin Pitre was born and raised on his grandfather's Louisiana bayou, and he has made a promise to keep his family's prized 500-acre property safe. But across town, Big-Tex oil bigwig Tom Huff and his company have major plans to cash in on the resources that lie below the bayou.

Thing most terrifying thing about serial killers is that sometimes, they’re just like us, as the interesting facts in this true crime collection reveal. The compilation of trivia in this serial killer true crime anthology goes beyond the familiar stories to give you a glimpse of some of the more horrifying aspects of people who become famous for acts of barbarianism that are unfathomable for most of us.

Listen to this audiobook today to learn about the History of Arizona and New Mexico!

Travel Like a Local is a series of travel guidebooks written by local experts to help travelers explore new places like an insider. From learning about the culture and customs to finding the best restaurants and attractions, these guidebooks provide comprehensive information to ensure a hassle-free unforgettable journey.

Greater Than a Tourist - Bali Indonesia, by Hunum Gitarina, offers the inside scoop on Bali. This audiobook will give you travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

The pet industry is growing and are you ready for a recession proof career? Discover a book full of concrete, actionable, and clear guidance to choose your next profession. Are you unhappy with your current job? Would you like to work in the pet industry but don’t know where to begin? Do you want a form of passive income doing something you love? Twelve time best-selling author and pet career expert Wendy Van de Poll is the founder of the business—Center for Pet Loss Grief and has over twenty years of working in the pet industry. Now she’s here to help you choose the career you always...

For nearly a decade, Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Justin Davidson has explained the ever-changing city of New York to his readers at New York magazine, introducing new buildings, interviewing architects, tracking the way the transforming urban landscape shapes who New Yorkers are. Now, his extensive, inspiring knowledge will be available to a wide audience.

There were, Peter Thompson notes, some 150 synonyms for inebriation in common use in colonial Philadelphia and, on the eve of the Revolution, just as many licensed drinking establishments. Clearly, 18th-century Philadelphians were drawn to the tavern. In addition to the obvious lure of the liquor, taverns offered overnight accommodations, meals, and stabling for visitors. They also served as places to gossip, gamble, find work, make trades, and gather news.

When gold was first discovered on the American River above Sutter's Fort in January 1848, California was sparsely populated frontier territory not yet ceded to the United States from Mexixo. The discovery triggered a massive influx as hundreds of thousands of people scrambled to California in search of riches, braving dangerous journeys across the Pacific, around Cape Horn, and through the Isthmus of Panama, as well as across America's vast, unsettled wilderness. Cities sprang up overnight, in response to the demand for supplies and services of all kinds.

Inheriting her aunt's historic beachfront hotel should have been Vanessa Lewis's chance at a fresh start. But returning to Isabel Island means facing two ghosts from her past—her aunt's legacy, and Wesley Anders, her childhood best friend who broke her heart fifteen years ago. Now a decorated Marine Captain, Wesley is temporarily stationed at the local base, and he's just as infuriatingly handsome as he was the summer everything she thought she knew about their friendship changed. Between his offer to help renovate the hotel and their undeniable chemistry, Vanessa finds herself falling ...

Jack Ludlow, aka Jackson A. Lothario, is back in his beloved Belize City, looking to resume the lascivious lifestyle he left behind when Captain Jeff Merry and Conrad Bishop whisked him away to Costa Rica. With money in his pocket, Jack is hoping to upgrade his accommodations and parlay his new-found millions into much, much more. That's when and where the trouble begins. Jack finds himself embroiled in the middle of a drug cartel war that will perceptibly change the lives of numerous characters forever. That's also where we find Garret Cooper. Pulled into a second Joint DEA/FBI Taskforce. ...

Greater Than a Tourist - Munich Bavaria Germany, by Velimir Ilicic, offers the inside scoop on Munich. This audiobook will give you travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

A rural working-class New England town elects as its mayor a New York hedge fund millionaire in this inspired novel for our times - fiction in the tradition of Jonathan Franzen and Jennifer Egan. Here are the dramas of 21st-century America - rising inequality, working class decline, a new authoritarianism - played out in the classic setting of some of our greatest novels: the small town. The Locals is that rare work of fiction capable of capturing a fraught American moment in real time.

Step into the riveting world of politics and leadership with the new eBook, 'The Power of Community.' This comprehensive guide provides a unique and engaging exploration of local government, politics, campaign strategies, and much more, ideal for anyone with aspirations to enter the political arena or contribute to their local community. This eBook walks you through the journey of politics, right from understanding the foundation to wielding your influence effectively. The journey starts with a detailed introduction to local government and gradually dives into the nitty-gritty of political ...

Segregation by Design draws on more than 100 years of quantitative and qualitative data from thousands of American cities to explore how local governments generate race and class segregation. Starting in the early 20th century, cities have used their power of land use control to determine the location and availability of housing, amenities (such as parks), and negative land uses (such as garbage dumps). The result has been segregation - first within cities and more recently between them.

Greater Than a Tourist - Salzkammergut Salzburg Austria, by Chloe Temperton, offers the inside scoop on Salzkammergut. This audiobook will give you travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.