From the burning of Washington by the British in 1814 to the September 11, 2001 attack on the Pentagon, firefighters in Washington, D.C., have always known they are the defenders of one of the most important cities in the world. Explore the complex, heroic, and sometimes tragic history of firefighting in Washington, D.C., as written by a worthy group of authors from The Capitol Fire Museum of Washington. Using images and oral histories gathered over the past century, this book covers the creation of the paid fire department during the Civil War, construction of new firehouses for the fledgling city in varying international designs, the heyday of firefighting before World War II, the turbulent times of the 1960s, and the modern department today.
Packed with travel information, including listings, deals, and insider tips: CANDID LISTINGS of hundreds of places to eat, sleep, drink, and dance. RELIABLE MAPS of cities, regions, parks, and transportation. All-new THEMED ITINERARIES take you from coast to coast. The INSIDE SCOOP on the best bars, clubs, festivals, and live entertainment. Brand-new AMERICANA COVERAGE highlighting the unique American experience. Thrilling OPPORTUNITIES to study, work, or volunteer. Tips on getting the most out of THE GREAT OUTDOORS.
Provides travel and tourist information, including maps, ratings, and prices, for all states, major cities, and historic and vacation sites throughout the United States
Entertaining and informative, the newly updated Britannica Student Encyclopedia helps children gain a better understanding of their world. Updated for 2015, more than 2,250 captivating articles cover everything from Barack Obama to video games. Children are sure to immerse themselves in 2,700 photos, charts, and tables that help explain concepts and subjects, as well as 1,200 maps and flags from across the globe. Britannica Student is curriculum correlated and a recent winner of the 2008 Teachers Choice Award and 2010 AEP Distinguished achievement award.
The Let's Go Map Guides: A Guide Wrapped in a Map The Maps Feature: · Eleven sturdy four-color panels of easy-to-read maps detailing downtown area, vicinity, and transportation routes · Complete street index · Symbols locating points of interest The Guides Feature: · Twenty-four to 40 pages of essential information on affordable restaurants, hotels, entertainment, sights, and museums, including descriptions, addresses, phone numbers, and prices · Practical information on everything from renting bicycles to tipping to emergency phone numbers Conveniently sized for a pocket, briefcase, or backpack, the Let's Go Map Guides are an essential tool for tourists and residents alike.
Detailed and timely information on accommodations, restaurants, and local attractions highlight these updated travel guides, which feature all-new covers, a two-color interior design, symbols to indicate budget options, must-see ratings, multi-day itineraries, Smart Travel Tips, helpful bulleted maps, tips on transportation, guidelines for shopping excursions, and other valuable features. Original.
Fodor's Great American Drives of the West is the outstanding drivers manual for the most spectacular states of the USA. Fodor's correspondants have created an easy to read and well lain out touring guide to each of the western states. Whether touring through the Redwoods of Humbolt County or slamming on the breaks at Arizona's Grand Canyon, Fodor's won't let you down. Great American Drives of the West is the most comprehensive and well researched motoring guide that covers not only the roads but the pit-stops and the pitfalls of motoring through America's western states. Fodor's offers everything a driver could need for a unforgettable driving holiday, all in a handy glove-box format.
MOBIL MAJOR CITIES It's the Travel Planner You Can Trust The Mobil One- to Five-Star Quality Ratings at your fingertips. Completely revised and updated every year. It's Comprehensive The travel guides with more than 22,000 lodgings and restaurants in all price ranges. Thousands of cities and towns. More than 11,000 local attractions, activities, and events. It's Easy-to-Use A-to-Z organization. Comprehensive index of lodgings and restaurants. It's Loaded with Maps Full-color state and city highway maps keyed to listings. Neighborhood maps for major cities.
Conveniently sized for a pocket, briefcase, or backpack, the redesigned Let's Go Washington , D.C. Pocket City Guide is an easy-to-use guide contained within a foldout map - a vital resource for residents and tourists alike. The eleven sturdy panels of full-color maps show the U.S. capital's downtown and metro areas, as well as the city's public transportation system. Forty pages of text provide essential information on neighborhoods, sights, museums, dining, nightlife, and shopping in every price range. Quick-reference sight and street indices help you orient yourself and get where you need to go.
Thoroughly revised and updated, this comprehensive guide to America's National Parks encompasses detailed descriptions of nearly four hundred National Park areas, along with information on regulations, fees, access tips, locator maps, regional itineraries, weather charts, lodging and dining options, campgrounds, and more. Original.
She may be super-rich and drop-dead gorgeous, but Los Angeles socialite Callaway Wilde can be as insecure as any girl about her man's love. Saying yes to a marriage proposal from sexy detective Evan Paley was a leap of faith for Cally, who has been pursued by many - and almost killed on occasion - for her money. When her fiance disappears, Cally fears he's left her high and dry. Turns out she's right, but for the wrong reasons: he's been kidnapped." "It started with a mysterious phone call that pulls Evan away from a little one-on-one time with Cally. Evan refuses to identify the caller - a woman in distress - which brings Cally down to earth fast. What secrets could he be keeping? Big ones, apparently: a dead body soon turns up in Evan's house, and Evan has vanished. On a heart-pounding race to find him, Cally follows a trail of clues to cold-blooded murder and deadly corruption - and may uncover more than she bargained for about the man she thought she knew."--BOOK JACKET.
A comprehensive guide to American cross-country travel furnishes detailed descriptions of a variety of odysseys, including such routes as an Eastern Seaboard trip, Route 66, Highway 40, and the Al-Can Highway to Anchorage, along with listings of lodgings and eateries.
Detailed and timely information on accommodations, restaurants, and local attractions highlight these updated travel guides, which feature all-new covers, a dramatic visual design, symbols to indicate budget options, must-see ratings, multi-day itineraries, Smart Travel Tips, helpful bulleted maps, tips on transportation, guidelines for shopping excursions, and other valuable features. Original.
Fodor’s. For Choice Travel Experiences. Fodor’s helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. Although you’re at the helm, Fodor’s offers the assurance of our expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly define a destination. It’s like having a friend in Washington, D.C.! •Fodor’s Flashmaps Washington, D.C. is the ultimate street and information finder for locals and visitors, with thematic maps and listings packed into a compact book that fits in your purse or pocket. •From Capitol Hill to Adams Morgan, navigating and exploring the streets of Washington, D.C. is easy with Flashmaps. The guide gathers 58 full-color maps covering transportation, shopping, parks, restaurants, movie theatres, and more! Key phone numbers and addresses are also at your fingertips. •If it’s not worth your time, it’s not in Flashmaps Washington, D.C. The carefully selected maps will ensure that you’ll know about the most interesting and enjoyable places in Washington, D.C. Visit Fodors.com for more ideas and information, travel deals, vacation planning tips, reviews and to exchange travel advice with other travelers.
Four hundred years after Kepler discovered his third law of planetary motion, disproving the Pythagorean notion of 'the music of the spheres', music was discovered in the Sun. With this discovery the science of helioseismology was born." "In Music of the Sun, renowned helioseismologist William Chaplin tells the story of this discipline's origins and gives us invaluable insight into its implications - not only for better understanding the distant sun and stars - but for climate change, particle physics, and the very relationship between the Sun and the Earth."--BOOK JACKET.
Seventeen years ago, three young women were killed, their bodies dumped in the wasteland of the L.A. River. The killer was never found, and the case was mysteriously closed. Now, all these years later, as memories from her past threaten her present, Detective Alex Delillo reopens the River Killer case." "After a chaotic year, homicide detective Alex Delillo's life if finally back to normal - her daughter is in college and she is experiencing the first pangs of an empty nest - until she receives a phone call about a death outside her Pasadena jurisdiction. The body of an unidentified man is found next to the river near Griffith Park with a single gunshot wound to the head - apparent suicide - and Alex was the last person he tried to contact before he died. When she goes to identify him, Alex comes face to face with the spitting image of her father." "Now, a half brother she never knew she had is dead under more than mysterious circumstances. LAPD thinks it's an open-and-shut case; Alex isn't so sure. When she reconstructs her brother's final hours, she discovers he had investigated on an old LAPD serial killer case from the '70s - the River Killings. He may have come across something buried deep within the case files, something that could have gotten him killed." "As Alex gets closer to the truth of her brother's murder, her father's past comes into alarming focus, and disturbing flashbacks from her childhood start to plague her. A journeyman actor who disappeared when she was child, her father had a history of violence against women, but was he capable of murder? And is he the one in the shadows, stalking Alex's every move and leaving a body count? In a chilling turn, Alex finds that the truth is as murky and as empty as the L.A. River itself."--BOOK JACKET.
The best guide to the USA, updated every year Major cities and historic towns and neighborhoods Family activities, entertainment, sports, and nightlife National and state parks and forests Special-interest travel, from spas to biking and skiing Where to stay and eat, no matter what your budget Top-value hotels, motels, resorts, inns, B&Bs, and dude ranches from coast to coast and in Alaska and Hawaii Smart cafes and posh restaurants, steak houses and clam shacks, bistros and burger joints, pizzerias and more Fresh, thorough, practical--from writers you can trust Costs, hours, descriptions, and tips by the thousands All reviews based on visits by our savvy writers 113 pages of maps--and dozens of unique features Important Contacts A to Z; Smart Travel Tips; Fodor's Choice; festivals; toll-free numbers; mileages between major cities; and more!
Detailed and timely information on accommodations, restaurants, and local attractions highlight these updated travel guides, which feature all-new covers, a two-color interior design, symbols to indicate budget options, must-see ratings, multi-day itineraries, Smart Travel Tips, helpful bulleted maps, tips on transportation, guidelines for shopping excursions, and other valuable features. Original.
Explores the monuments and museums and offers information on Washington's history, attractions, parks, and gardens as well as practical tips on accommodations, restaurants, nightlife, and shopping
Denver's #1 street atlas with over 2,500 updates from last years edition make this atlas the product of choice for anyone who needs to get around the area. With 61 municipalities mapped in detail and over 8,500 updates since the year 2000, this is the most up to date and accurate product available for the Denver market.
Describes points of interest in each state, recommends restaurants and hotels, and includes information on shopping, transportation, entertainment, and historical sites.
Including: Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas The Mobil Travel Guides have been America's favorite domestic series for over forty years. Exhaustive listings and trusted reviews make them an indispensable resource for anyone who travels domestically. It's the travel planner you can trust The Mobil One- to Five-Star Quality Ratings at your fingertips. Completely revised and updated every year. It's comprehensive The travel guides with more than 22,000 lodgings and restaurants in all price ranges. Thousands of cities and towns. More than 11,000 local attractions, activities, and events. It's easy-to-use A-to-Z organization. Comprehensive index of lodgings and restaurants. It's loaded with maps Full-color state and city highway maps keyed to listings. Neighborhood maps for major cities.
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