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International Travel: Adult Books Read a book from the list, or one of your own choosing
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The Wind Knows My Name
by Isabel Allende
Traces the ripple effects of war and immigration on two children—5-year-old Samuel, whose mother puts him on a Kindertransport train out of Nazi-occupied Austria to England in 1938, and 7-year-old Anita, who boards another train eight decades later to the U.S., where she's separated from her mother.
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The Atlas Maneuver
by Steve Berry
When he unwittingly becomes caught in a war between the world's oldest bank and the CIA, one that directly involves the Black Eagle Trust and a legendary treasure worth billions, retired Justice Department operative Cotton Malone, must stop cryptocurrency from being weaponized to attack the world's financial systems.
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Daybreak
by Matt Gallagher
Haunted by a combat mistake, an American veteran joins an army friend to travel to Ukraine to help fight against the Russian invasion but also hopes to look up a former love in Lviv to help right a past wrong.
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Loot
by Tania James
Set in 18th-century India, England and France, this sweeping novel follows gifted woodcarver Abbas who embarks on a perilous journey to retrieve the giant wooden tiger he created for Tipu Sultan from an estate in the English countryside, where it is displayed in a collection of plundered art.
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Kilt Trip
by Alexandra Kiley
In Scotland, one woman discovers more than the just the magic of the heartland's lochs and landscapes—but not before clashing with the proud Scotsman she's forced to work with.
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The Wildest Sun
by Asha Lemmie
Forced from her home in postwar Paris, aspiring young writer Delphine Auber embarks on a journey to New York's Harlem, and then to Havana and Key West, in search of her father, whom she believes is famed luminary Ernest Hemingway.
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The Curse of Pietro Houdini
by Derek B. Miller
In 1943, 14-year-old Massimo, rescued by a mysterious man called Pietro Houdini who preserves the treasures within the Benedictine abbey's wall, accompanies him on a World War II art-heist adventure where they lie, cheat, steal, fight, kill and sin to survive, while smuggling Renaissance masterpieces they've rescued from the“safe keeping” of the Germans.
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A History of Burning
by Janika Oza
Taken from his village in India to work on the East African Railway for the British, Pirbhai spends his life reconciling an act he committed to survive that will haunt his family's future for years to come.
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Maude Horton's Glorious Revenge
by Lizzie Pook
In Victorian London, when she discovers her sister's death aboard the Makepeace was no accident and that the ship's scientist Edison Stowe was responsible, Maude Horton, to find the truth, begins shadowing Edison, enacting the ultimate revenge to get justice for her sister.
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The Refugee Ocean
by Pauls Toutonghi
A former piano prodigy who lost his hand in the war, Naim Rahil, a teenage Syrian refugee, struggles to thrive in America where he finds his life inextricably linked—over time and distance—to another refugee by the perils of history and a single haunting piece of music.
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Completely Mad
by James R. Hansen
The New York Times best-selling author of The First Man chronicles the epic contest between two extraordinarily different adventurers each pursuing the goal of crossing the Atlantic alone in a rowboat.
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An Age of License
by Lucy Knisley
Written during a European book tour promoting her work, an acclaimed cartoonist depicts in drawings and words her new experiences, romantic encounters and the cute cats she met as she visited historic cities across the continent.
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Love Across Borders
by Anna Lekas Miller
In this thought-provoking look at the global immigration crisis, a journalist tells the love stories of couples around the world separated by borders, including her own, exploring the history of passports, the legacy of colonialism and the discriminatory laws shaping how people move through the world every day.
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Gordon Ramsay's Uncharted
by Gordon Ramsay
Chef Gordon Ramsay travels the world to share 75 mouthwatering recipes and insights into a variety of cultures.
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Woman, Captain, Rebel
by Margaret Willson
A daring and magnificent account of Iceland's most famous female sea captain who constantly fought for women's rights and equality-and who also solved one of the country's most notorious robberies.
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Fodor's Essential France
by Robin Gauldie
From climbing the Eiffel Tower in Paris, sipping wine in Burgundy or indulging in French cuisine in Lyon, this travel guide provides maps, itineraries and an illustrated guide to the ultimate experiences to be found while visiting France.
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Rick Steves Europe Through the Back Door
by Rick Steves
Newly revised and updated, this 40th edition of the travel skills handbook introduces readers to the top destinations in Europe, helping them plan the trip of a lifetime—one where they can experience the culture like a local, spend less money and have more fun.
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