Best Towns In America - April 2024

The 100 Best Art Towns in America: A Guide to Galleries, Museums, Festivals, Lodging and Dining, Fourth Edition

Discover creative communities, fresh air, and ideal getaways. Whether you're looking for a great place to buy a painting on a weekend road trip or an inspiring and beautiful community in which to start a new life, The 100 Best Art Towns in America puts you on the right track. New Mexico author John Villani details all you need to know―from a town's lifestyle to interesting places to dine and must-do art festivals―written from the perspective of the nation's top arts travel writer. The communities profiled in this fourth edition of The 100 Best Art Towns in America range in size from under ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0881506419
• ASIN: 0881506419
• ISBN: 0881506419
• Manufacturer: Countryman Press

Pawnee: The Greatest Town in America

Welcome to Pawnee: More Exciting than New York, More Glamorous than Hollywood, Roughly the Same Size as Bismarck, North Dakota In Pawnee, Leslie Knope (as played by Amy Poehler on NBC's hit show Parks and Recreation) takes readers on a hilarious tour through her hometown, the Midwestern haven known as Pawnee, Indiana. The book chronicles the city's colorful citizens and hopping nightlife, and also explores some of the most hilarious events from its crazy history--like the time the whole town was on fire, its ongoing raccoon infestation, and the cult that took over in the 1970s. Packed with lau... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1401310648
• ASIN: 1401310648
• ISBN: 1401310648
• Brand: Hyperion Books
• Manufacturer: Hyperion

The 100 Best Small Towns in America

An updated guide to America's best small towns analyzes and rates each on scenic location, economic base, population diversity, health care, crime rate, and education and includes information on job possiblities, history, and recreational and cultural opportunities. Original.

• ASIN: 0028605772
• ASIN: 0028605772
• ISBN: 0028605772
• Manufacturer: Arco Pub

One Hundred & One Beautiful Small Towns in Italy (Rizzoli Classics)

The perfect guide for those who can't resist succumbing to Italy's charms again and again, now in a popular pocket-sized format. Who hasn't dreamt of being whisked away to a sweet little Italian town buried deep in the countryside? The small towns sprinkled throughout this expansive book are not only rich with beauty but also saturated with as much historical and cultural importance as their sister cities. The fact that they are "off the beaten path"-though sometimes extraordinarily famous for their art, food, and wine, or simply their setting-makes them rare gems even more desirable to see. T... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0847842940
• ASIN: 0847842940
• ISBN: 9780847842940
• Brand: Rizzoli International Publications
• Manufacturer: Rizzoli

Company Towns in the Americas: Landscape, Power, and Working-Class Communities (Geographies of Justice and Social Transformation Ser.)

Company towns were the spatial manifestation of a social ideology and an economic rationale. The contributors to this volume show how national politics, social protest, and local culture transformed those founding ideologies by examining the histories of company towns in six countries: Argentina (Firmat), Brazil (Volta Redonda, Santos, Fordlândia), Canada (Sudbury), Chile (El Salvador), Mexico (Santa Rosa, Río Blanco), and the United States (Anaconda, Kellogg, and Sunflower City).Company towns across the Americas played similar economic and social roles. They advanced the frontiers of indust... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0820336823
• ASIN: 0820336823
• ISBN: 0820336823
• Brand: Brand: University of Georgia Press
• Manufacturer: University of Georgia Press

To Kill a Mockingbird

Voted America's Best-Loved Novel in PBS's The Great American ReadHarper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning masterwork of honor and injustice in the deep South—and the heroism of one man in the face of blind and violent hatredOne of the most cherished stories of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird has been translated into more than forty languages, sold more than forty million copies worldwide, served as the basis for an enormously popular motion picture, and was voted one of the best novels of the twentieth century by librarians across the country. A gripping, heart-wrenching, and wholly remarkable ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0060935464
• ASIN: 0060935464
• ISBN: 0060935464
• Brand: Harper Perennial
• Manufacturer: Harper Perennial

The Intelligent Investor: The Definitive Book on Value Investing. A Book of Practical Counsel (Revised Edition)

• ASIN: 0060555661
• ASIN: 0060555661
• ISBN: 9780060555665
• Brand: HarperBusiness
• Manufacturer: Collins Business

In Cold Blood

• ASIN: 0679745580
• ASIN: 0679745580
• ISBN: 9780679745587
• Brand: Truman Capote
• Manufacturer: Vintage

Queen Bee: A Novel

“If I could only read one writer from now until the end of my life, it would be Dorothea Benton Frank." —Elin Hilderbrand, the New York Times bestselling authorImmerse yourself in the enchanting world of New York Times bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank’s Carolina Lowcountry in this evocative tale that returns at long last to her beloved Sullivans Island. Beekeeper Holly McNee Jensen quietly lives in a world of her own on Sullivans Island, tending her hives and working at the local island library. Holly calls her mother The Queen Bee because she’s a demanding hulk of a woman. Her... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07DNCK4RZ
• ASIN: B07DNCK4RZ
• Manufacturer: William Morrow

The Best Lawyer in a One-Lawyer Town: A Memoir

If Frank McCourt had grown up in Depression-era Arkansas, he might write like Dale Bumpers, one of the most colorful and entertaining politicians in recent American history: Atticus Finch with a sense of humor. In The Best Lawyer in a One-Lawyer Town, Bumpers tells the story of his remarkable journey from poverty to political legend, and the result is a great American memoir that is already attracting wide acclaim for its clever Southern charm:“How agreeable to read a serious politician’s memoir and find it as full of wit, bite, scorn, compassion, and insight as Dale Bumpers himself.” -N... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0375505210
• ASIN: 0375505210
• ISBN: 0375505210
• Manufacturer: Random House

The Boys From Hicks Drive Vienna, Virginia: True Adventures of Growing Up During The 1960s and 70s in The Best Small Town In America

This is an inspiring, often soul searching collection of true stories, featuring the adventures and mishaps of six lifetime friends; The Boys From Hicks Drive. Follow along as they find clever ways to entertain themselves, frequently with disastrous results, in those nostalgic times before video games, cable television, mobile phones, and the internet.And what better place for childhood adventure than Vienna, the town on nearly every Top Ten list of Best Places to Live, and located near the power center of the universe: Washington DC?The Boys began their odyssey on the day they met, and it has... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1732752311
• ASIN: 1732752311
• ISBN: 1732752311
• Manufacturer: Game 7 Publishing, LLC

Of Mice and Men

A controversial tale of friendship and tragedy during the Great Depression   They are an unlikely pair: George is "small and quick and dark of face"; Lennie, a man of tremendous size, has the mind of a young child. Yet they have formed a "family," clinging together in the face of loneliness and alienation. Laborers in California's dusty vegetable fields, they hustle work when they can, living a hand-to-mouth existence. For George and Lennie have a plan: to own an acre of land and a shack they can call their own. When they land jobs on a ranch in the Salinas Valley, the fulfillment of their dr... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0140177396
• ASIN: 0140177396
• ISBN: 0140177396
• Brand: Penguin Books
• Manufacturer: Penguin Books

Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • One of the most acclaimed books of our time, this modern classic “has set a new standard for reporting on poverty” (Barbara Ehrenreich, The New York Times Book Review).In Evicted, Princeton sociologist and MacArthur “Genius” Matthew Desmond follows eight families in Milwaukee as they each struggle to keep a roof over their heads. Hailed as “wrenching and revelatory” (The Nation), “vivid and unsettling” (New York Review of Books), Evicted transforms our understanding of poverty and economic exploitation while pr... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0553447459
• ASIN: 0553447459
• ISBN: 0553447459
• Brand: BROADWAY
• Manufacturer: Broadway Books

Destinations of a Lifetime: 225 of the World's Most Amazing Places

NatGeo takes you on a photographic tour of the world’s most spectacular destinations, inspiring tangible ideas for your next trip. Travel to hundreds of the most breathtaking locales—both natural and man-made—illustrated with vivid images taken by the organization's world-class photographers. These images, coupled with evocative text, feature a plethora of visual wonders: ancient monoliths, scenic islands, stunning artwork, electric cityscapes, white-sand seashores, rain forests, ancient cobbled streets, and both classic and innovative architecture. Loaded with hard service information f... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1426215649
• ASIN: 1426215649
• ISBN: 9781426215643
• Brand: National Geographic
• Manufacturer: National Geographic

Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America

• ASIN: 0316551244
• ASIN: 0316551244
• ISBN: 0316551244
• Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company

Pawnee : The Greatest Town in America

Fictitiously attributed to Leslie Knope, a character on the NBC television show, Parks and recreation, that is set in the fictional Indiana town,

• UPC: 15882937
• Rating: 4.6

Our towns : a 100,000-mile journey into the heart of america - hardcover: 9781101871843

"A unique, revelatory portrait of small-town America: the activities, changes, and events that shape this mostly unseen part of our national landscape, and the issues and concerns that matter to the ordinary Americans who make

• UPC: 724605494

Dodge City : Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, and the Wickedest Town in the American West

"Dodge City, Kansas, is a place of legend. The town that started as a small military site exploded with the coming of the railroad, cattle drives, eager miners, settlers, and various entrepreneurs passing through ...

• UPC: 53685583
• Rating: 3.571

Boston: America's Best Sports Town

Boston is a city known for its storied sports heritage. This book recounts the stories behind the triumphs--and occasional setbacks--of the athletes, coaches and teams that have combined to make Boston: America's Best Sports

• UPC: 747598919

New in Town (DVD)

A Miami businesswoman is transferred to rural Minnesota, and while she is there she re-evaluates her big-city

• UPC: 11004084
• Color: YOther
• Rating: 4.25

Dodge City : Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, and the Wickedest Town in the American West

"Dodge City, Kansas, is a place of legend. The town that started as a small military site exploded with the coming of the railroad, cattle drives, eager miners, settlers, and various entrepreneurs passing through ...

• UPC: 56132161
• Rating: 3.571

The Best of American Pickers: Mike & Frank's Picks (DVD)

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• UPC: 24549011
• Color: YOther
• Rating: 4.5

Firestorm at Peshtigo : A Town, Its People, and the Deadliest Fire in American History

A novelist and historian team up to tell the story of the October 1871 fire in the lumber town of Peshtigo, Wisconsin, vividly re-creating the personal and political battles leading to this monumental natural disaster,

• UPC: 25344338
• Rating: 3.333

New in Town (Blu-ray)

A Miami businesswoman is transferred to rural Minnesota, and while she is there she re-evaluates her big-city

• UPC: 11004083
• Color: YOther
• Rating: 4.333

Mary Jane's Ghost : The Legacy of a Murder in Small Town America

"Summer 1948. In the scenic, remote river town of Oregon, Illinois, a young couple visiting the local lovers' lane is murdered. The shocking crime garners headlines from Portland, Maine, to Long Beach, California. But after

• UPC: 55799712
• Rating: 3.0

Best Holiday Baking in America Local Towns Across USA Better Homes & Gardens

• UPC: 183858956028
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 2 USD

The 100 Best Small Art Towns in America : Where to Discover... (NoDust)

• UPC: 143020276895
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 3 USD

The 100 Best Small Art Towns in America: Where to

• UPC: 302337339358
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 3 USD

One Hundred Best Small Towns in America : A Nationwide Guide to the Best in Smal

• UPC: 223401087461
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 2 USD

The One Hundred Best Small Towns in America : A Nationwide Guide to the Best...

• UPC: 202736312637
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 1 USD

The 100 Best Art Towns in America: A Guide to Galleries, Festivals, Lodging, a,

• UPC: 382978527744
• Category: Non Fiction
• Price: 4 GBP

The 100 Best Small Art Towns in America,John Villani

• UPC: 372522479411
• Category: Non Fiction
• Price: 2 GBP

Best Town in America by Annemarie Algeo (English) Paperback Book Free Shipping!

• UPC: 191197179249
• Category: Fiction & Literature
• Price: 21 USD

Dust in the Wind A Guide to Some of the Best Ghost Towns in America Gary Speck

• UPC: 281462829648
• Category: Other Books
• Price: 23 USD

100 Best Small Art Towns in America : Where to Discover Creative Commu-ExLibrary

• UPC: 303058559594
• Category: Other Books, Comics, Magazines
• Price: 3 GBP