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Our
Favorite Books
These are
some of our favorite books. We found them interesting and informative.
(Some are a bit hard to find, but are working on a reliable source to
recommend.) If you have read a book that we should add on our reading
list, please let us know!
E-Mail us at
donna@destinationcoupons.com
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Birds Without Wings
by Louis De Bernieres
Fiction & Non-Fiction. Our favorite book. This is a compelling, readable, and historically
accurate novel and credible tale of love and tragedy at the time of the
Ottoman collapse in Turkey. Told from multiple points of view, with
chapters narrated by the diverse cast of characters themselves and
biographical segments on the career of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, this novel
tells the story of how modern secular Turkey was forged out of the
crucible of the Balkan Wars, World War I and the Greek War of
Independence. The narrators are ordinary men and women -- Christian and
Muslim, Greek and Turk -- of a small village near Telmessos (Fethiye) in
southwestern Turkey (I think it is Kayakoy).
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Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini
Fiction. One of the best books we have read. The Kite Runner follows the
story of Amir, the privileged son of a wealthy businessman in Kabul, and
Hassan, the son of Amir's father's servant. As children in the relatively
stable Afghanistan of the early 1970s, the boys are inseparable. They
spend idyllic days running kites and telling stories of mystical places
and powerful warriors until an unspeakable event changes the nature of
their relationship forever, and eventually cements their bond in ways
neither boy could have ever predicted. Even after Amir and his father flee
to America, Amir remains haunted by his cowardly actions and disloyalty.
In part, it is these demons and the sometimes impossible quest for
forgiveness that bring him back to his war-torn native land after it comes
under Taliban rule.
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1,000 Places to See Before You Die
by
Patricia
Schultz
Non-Fiction. This hefty volume reminds vacationers that hot tourist
spots are small percentage of what's worth seeing out there. Packed with
recommendations of the world's best places to visit, on and off the beaten
path, this book is a joyous, passionate gift for travelers, an
around-the-world, continent-by-continent listing of beaches, museums,
monuments, islands, inns, restaurants, mountains, and more. There's
Botswana's Okavango Delta, the covered souks of Aleppo, the Tuscan hills
surrounding San Gimignano, Canyon de Chelly, the Hassler hotel in Rome,
Ipanema Beach, the backwaters of Kerala, Oaxaca's Saturday market, the
Buddhas of Borobudur, Ballybunion golf club-all the places guaranteed to
give you the shivers. This is an excellent resource for the intrepid
traveler.
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The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World, 2006
by Bob Sehlinger, Len Testa
Non-Fiction. "A Tourist's Best
Friend!" Chicago Sun-Times "Indispensable" The New York Times. Five Great
Features and Benefits offered ONLY by The Unofficial Guide. Exclusively
patented, field-tested touring plans that save as much as four hours of
standing in line in a single day. Tips, advice, and opinions from hundreds
of Walt Disney World guests in their own words. Hotels and Restaurants
ranked for quality and value with ratings and reviews. Every attraction
rated and ranked for each age group; extensive, objective, head-to-head
comparisons of the Disney and Universal theme parks. This guide is a
completely independent evaluation of Walt Disney World and has not been
reviewed or approved by Walt Disney World or the Walt Disney Company, Inc.
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Maui Revealed: The Ultimate Guidebook
by Andrew Doughty
Non-Fiction. USA Today calls it, "An authoritative and in-depth look at
all that the island offers." This all new third edition is most
comprehensive yet easy to use guidebook ever written for Maui. Hawai’i
resident and best selling author, Andrew Doughty, actually hikes all the
trails, rides the boats, scuba dives the reefs, dines in the restaurants,
reviews all the resorts, snorkels the coastline, explores the hidden
waterfalls and shares all the secrets that he finds. Everything is
reviewed anonymously. This book and a rental car are all you need to
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