Best State Parks Near Nyc - April 2024

Lake Placid, High Peaks: Adirondack Park (National Geographic Trails Illustrated Map)

• Waterproof • Tear-Resistant • Topographic MapThe largest park in the contiguous United States, Adirondack Park is a diverse mountain landscape of protected boreal forests and pristine waterways interspersed with over one hundred towns and villages. National Geographic's Trails Illustrated map of Adirondack Park combines unmatched detail with helpful information to offer an invaluable tool for making the most of your visit to this extraordinary region. Created in partnership with local land management agencies, this expertly researched map features key areas of interest including High P... [Read More]

• ASIN: 156695357X
• UPC: 749717017429
• ASIN: 156695357X
• ISBN: 156695357X
• Brand: NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
• Size: Lake Placid/High Peaks
• Manufacturer: National Geographic Maps

Ghostbusters (Ghostbusters) (Little Golden Book)

For over 30 years the original Ghostbusters movie has been giving fans of all ages laugh-out-loud thrills and chills. Now, for the first time ever, boys and girls ages 3 to 7 can enjoy the classic Ghostbusters in a lighthearted Little Golden Book retelling that will introduce them to Slimer, Ecto-1, and, of course, the Ghostbusters!

• ASIN: 1524714895
• ASIN: 1524714895
• ISBN: 1524714895
• Brand: Penguin Random House
• Manufacturer: Golden Books

61 Hours (Jack Reacher)

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • INCLUDES BONUS MATERIAL • “Reacher gets better and better. . . . [This is the] craftiest and most highly evolved of Lee Child’s electrifying Reacher books.”—Janet Maslin, The New York Times   “Child is a superb craftsman of suspense, juggling several plots and keeping his herrings well-rouged. . . . Chances are you’ll want to seek out other Reacher adventures the moment you finish.”—Entertainment Weekly   A bus crashes in a savage snowstorm and lands Jack Reacher in the middle of a deadly confrontation. In nearby Bolton, South Dakota, one b... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0440243696
• ASIN: 0440243696
• ISBN: 9780440243694
• Brand: Dell
• Manufacturer: Dell

Loving Frank: A Novel

I have been standing on the side of life, watching it float by. I want to swim in the river. I want to feel the current. So writes Mamah Borthwick Cheney in her diary as she struggles to justify her clandestine love affair with Frank Lloyd Wright. Four years earlier, in 1903, Mamah and her husband, Edwin, had commissioned the renowned architect to design a new home for them. During the construction of the house, a powerful attraction developed between Mamah and Frank, and in time the lovers, each married with children, embarked on a course that would shock Chicago society and forever change t... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0345495004
• ASIN: 0345495004
• ISBN: 0345495004
• Brand: Ballantine Books
• Manufacturer: Ballantine Books

Breaking Silence: A Kate Burkholder Novel

• ASIN: B004TLH3C4
• ASIN: B004TLH3C4
• Manufacturer: Minotaur Books

The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring

Hidden away in foggy, uncharted rain forest valleys in Northern California are the largest and tallest organisms the world has ever sustained–the coast redwood trees, Sequoia sempervirens. Ninety-six percent of the ancient redwood forests have been destroyed by logging, but the untouched fragments that remain are among the great wonders of nature. The biggest redwoods have trunks up to thirty feet wide and can rise more than thirty-five stories above the ground, forming cathedral-like structures in the air. Until recently, redwoods were thought to be virtually impossible to ascend, and the c... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0812975596
• ASIN: 0812975596
• ISBN: 0812975596
• Brand: Brand: Random House Trade Paperbacks
• Manufacturer: Random House Trade Paperbacks

Lonely Planet Montreal & Quebec City (Travel Guide)

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Montreal & Quebec City is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Stroll down the cobblestone streets of Old Montreal, cycle through the Parc des Champs de Bataille, or enjoy the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Montreal and Quebec City and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet Montreal & Quebec City Travel Guide: Full-color maps and images throughout Highlights and it... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1743215509
• ASIN: 1743215509
• ISBN: 9781743215500
• Brand: Lonely Planet
• Manufacturer: Lonely Planet

Home with God: In a Life That Never Ends

An instant New York Times bestseller, Neale Donald Walsch offers the classic exploration of the process by which we end our lives here on earth and begin our so-called after life experience in God's kingdom.An uplifting masterwork of comfort and compassion exploring the ultimate questions of existence and transcendence. Nothing has riveted humanity's interest more, nor has anything been more frightening or awe-inspiring, than the finality of death. In Home with God, the last installment of his bestselling Conversations with God series, Neale Donald Walsch asks the questions that everyone has ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0743267168
• ASIN: 0743267168
• ISBN: 0743267168
• Manufacturer: Atria Books

Mean Streets: NYC 1970-1985

The black and white photos in Mean Streets, collected here in print for the first time, offer a look at the infamously hardscrabble NYC in the 70s and 80s captured with the deliberate and elegant eye that propelled Grazda to further success.In the late 1970s and early 80s, the institutions of power in New York had failed. A bankrupt city government had sold its power over to the banks, and the financiers' severe austerity programs gutted the city's support systems.Most of the city's traditional industries had already left, and those power brokers in charge of the new system retreated to their ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1576878430
• ASIN: 1576878430
• ISBN: 1576878430
• Brand: POWERHOUSE
• Manufacturer: powerHouse Books

Red and White Quilts: Infinite Variety: Presented by The American Folk Art Museum

This significant catalog is a highly detailed look at the world’s most celebrated collection of red and white quilts. Like the Log Cabin or Baltimore-style, the red and white quilt is a hugely popular genre of quilting. Colorfast Turkey red dye became readily available in the mid-nineteenth century, so red and white quilts became extremely popular, due not only to the newness of the color but also because of the extremely vibrant and punchy contrasting color scheme. Featuring over 650 quilts from the past three centuries, this book is filled with the gorgeous and imaginative designs of ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0847846520
• ASIN: 0847846520
• ISBN: 0847846520
• Brand: RIZZOLI
• Manufacturer: Skira Rizzoli

Social Creature: A Novel

One of the Best Books of the Year: Janet Maslin, The New York TimesVultureNPR"Social Creature is a wicked original with echoes of the greats (Patricia Highsmith, Gillian Flynn)." —Janet Maslin, The New York TimesFor readers of Gillian Flynn and Donna Tartt, a dark, propulsive and addictive debut thriller, splashed with all the glitz and glitter of New York City.They go through both bottles of champagne right there on the High Line, with nothing but the stars over them... They drink and Lavinia tells Louise about all the places they will go together, when they finish their stories, when they... [Read More]

• ASIN: B0755VMX4G
• ASIN: B0755VMX4G
• Manufacturer: Doubleday

The Sweeter Side of Amy's Bread: Cakes, Cookies, Bars, Pastries and More from New York City's Favorite Bakery

If you’re a fan of famed Manhattan bakery Amy’s Bread, you will love The Sweeter Side of Amy's Bread, a beautiful cookbook that will show you how to re-create 71 of the bakery’s favorite sweet treats. Bake Amy’s signature scones, muffins, cookies, bars, biscotti, layer cakes, and other treats in the comfort of your own home! With recipes for tasty breakfast fare like Cherry Cream Scones and Pecan Sticky Buns to delectable sweets like Double Chocolate Chip Cookies and Amy's famous "Pink Cake," this book has illustrated color photos to help you along.

• ASIN: 0470170743
• ASIN: 0470170743
• ISBN: 0470170743
• Brand: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Life at the Dakota: New York's Most Unusual Address

A history of the Manhattan building and its famous tenants, from Lauren Bacall to John Lennon, by the New York Times–bestselling author of “Our Crowd”. When Singer sewing machine tycoon Edward Clark built a luxury apartment building on Manhattan’s Upper West Side in the late 1800s, it was derisively dubbed “the Dakota” for being as far from the center of the downtown action as its namesake territory on the nation’s western frontier. Despite its remote location, the quirky German Renaissance–style castle, with its intricate façade, peculiar interior design, and gargoyle guardia... [Read More]

• ASIN: B017APD53Q
• ASIN: B017APD53Q
• Manufacturer: Open Road Media

Speaking in Bones: A Novel (Temperance Brennan Book 18)

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • This ebook edition contains a special preview of Kathy Reichs’s upcoming novel Two Nights and the bonus novella Bones on Ice.No one speaks the language of suspense more brilliantly than Kathy Reichs, author of the acclaimed Temperance Brennan series. In Speaking in Bones, the forensic anthropologist finds herself drawn into a world of dark secrets and dangerous beliefs, where good and evil blur.   Professionally, Temperance Brennan knows exactly what to do—test, analyze, identify. Her personal life is another story. She’s at a loss, wondering how to answe... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00RKVWOLA
• ASIN: B00RKVWOLA
• Manufacturer: Bantam

10,000 Steps a Day in L.A.: 52 Walking Adventures

10,000 Steps a Day in L.A. is for urban adventurers with a passion for healthy living who are also eager to explore Los Angeles—from its most legendary locations to its more hidden, unsung, and quirky sites.In this first-ever book to explore the 10,000-steps lifestyle in Los Angeles, author Paul Haddad takes readers on a journey through the city’s streets, beaches, mountains, rivers, reservoirs, and parks. He includes 10,000-step walks from throughout the Southland, from Simi Valley to the South Bay, and Pasadena to Pacific Palisades.Tread the grounds of a defunct Disney attraction called D... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1595800840
• ASIN: 1595800840
• ISBN: 9781595800848
• Manufacturer: Santa Monica Press

Best Pocket Parks of Nyc: 9780615921037

BEST Pocket Parks of NYC is for the adventurous traveler as well as the local intrigued by the 'little green spaces in the middle of the city.' There are over 520 privately owned public space

• UPC: 53345069