tourism

Explores technologies and strategies for sustainable living in the early twenty-first century, with a focus on tourism, discussing the history of tourism and ways for tourists to conserve resources for the benefit of the local people and environment.

In 1995, wildlife photographer Stephen Kirkpatrick joined a five-man expedition headed into the jungles of the Peruvian Amazon. Within hours of their departure, a series of bad decisions left the group hopelessly lost in the depths of the jungle. What began as a photo expedition became a struggle for survival.

Collects fourteen essays that provide varying viewpoints on issues concerning the impact of tourism, discussing if the industry is responsive to negative results, if tourism contributes to economic growth, threatens indigenous cultures, or contributes to exploitation of women and children, and other related topics.

Here's a complete guide to Prince Edward Island. Written by 20 expert contributors who share their knowledge of PEI, you'll find this guidebook a reliable source on the island's best. Detailed chapters cover each region, from North Point lighthouse all the way to East Point. Our local authors tell you about the highlights, and share with you favorite spots you won't find in government travel brochures. Whether its golf, beaches, biking, hiking, birding, or shopping for crafts or antiques, our authors give you good independent information and advice. A detailed listing section offers information and recommendations on dining, shopping, festivals and many other topics. You'll also find detailed maps of each region of the province, plus downtown Charlottetown.

During a particularly long winter, residents of a small northwoods community build a village of snowpeople that brings joy to visitors from far and near, and when the sculptures begin to melt an elder explains that their spirit will live on throughout the seasons.

Eleven-year-old Melanie records in her diary how she rediscovers her hometown of Manhattan, copes with competing for her best friend's attention, enjoys a litter of baby mice, and anxiously awaits email from her Spanish friend, Miguel.

Although their long-term friendship is strained by new relationships and connections, rising high school seniors Jade, Meg, and Miles pull together when a real estate developer plans to destroy their coastal Maryland resort town's historic boardwalk.

Eddie Dense barely graduated from high school; then he hit the road in his van to write his first novel. He had to get away from his dysfunctional parents in order to search for and write about the elusive Blue River. His best friends had found it... and now they're gone.

Ever since Stanley was flattened by a bulletin board, there are places he can get to that no one else can.