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Are you a local that loves Nashville? Are you or someone you know planning a visit to Music City? Then you need this fun and entertaining book! Inside are 101 reasons why Nashville, TN, has become one of the fastest-growing cities in America and one of the hottest tourist destinations in the world.

In Mississippi Noir, literary crime fiction master Tom Franklin has assembled a phenomenal short-story collection that highlights a mesmerizing and diverse set of styles and subject matter. Urban, suburban, and rural settings alike unveil new shades of darkness that fall upon Mississippi's past and present.

The epic history of Winyah Bay's wooden boats stretches back to 1526, when Spanish explorers sailed through the inlet and were greeted by Native Americans in dugout canoes. The English settled Georgetown and the bay's shores in 1736 to begin a legacy of rice and indigo plantations, and Revolutionary War hero Marquis de Lafayette first landed on American soil at Winyah Bay in 1777.

Greater Than a Tourist - Florida USA by Michelle Turner offers the native’s inside scoop on the state. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this book will give you travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination. In this audiobook, you will discover advice that will help you throughout your stay.

Discover how to become self-sufficient through foraging—cut back on your expenses while living a healthy lifestyle! Enjoy the freedom of knowing your way in nature and the fun of a foraging journey by yourself or with loved ones.

New England is filled with phenomena science cannot explain. Houses in which the floorboards creak and doors open on their own, waters upon which ghost ships sail, spooky sounds coming from the forest, eerie lights in the sky, and much more.

In this episode of Traveling the United States we take you through the great state of Alaska. Hear about places to visit, how to get there, where to stay, and what to do. We take the guesswork out of traveling for you, so sit back and enjoy all that Alaska has to offer. It may surprise you!

My name is Klaus. I grew up in a small village in the former German Democratic Republic, now East Germany. In 1961, three of my uncles fled to Canada, just early enough to avoid the Berlin Wall. For as long as I can remember, I've wanted to go to America. When I was nine years old, the wall fell. Twelve years later, in 2001, after school and shortly after my military service, I flew from Dresden via Zurich to New York with a so-called "rail pass" valid for 45 days. It was my first big trip, and it would take me across America by train.

Take a wild ride through hidden Windy City history - often dark, sometimes inexplicable, and occasionally glamorous. Meet the gangsters, ghosts, serial killers, and celebrities that only Chicago could produce. This journey into eclectic Chicago lore includes: 19 spine-tingling creepy sites (Resurrection Mary, Lonely Ghost of Lake Forest, St. Rita’s, and so many more); all things Al Capone (seven notable Scarface sites and the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre); other Outfit bigshot hangouts, graves and hit locations; and more.

With more than 50 distilleries in the state, bourbon is as synonymous with Kentucky as horses and basketball. Blending several topics including tax revenue, railroads, the mechanics of brewing, geography, landscapes, and architecture, this primer and geographical guide presents a detailed history of the development of Kentucky's distilling industry. Bourbon's Backroads reveals the places where bourbon's heritage was made from old and new distilleries, storage warehouses, railroad yards, and factories where copper fermenting vessels are made.

With travel tips and culture in our guidebooks written by a local, it is never too late to visit Arkansas. Greater than a Tourist - Arkansas USA by author Julie Dunham offers the inside scoop on the Natural State. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Greater than a Tourist series, this book will give you candid travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

The Bears Ears National Monument in southeastern Utah, created by President Obama in 2016 and eviscerated by the Trump administration in 2017, contains more archaeological sites than any other region in the United States. In The Bears Ears, acclaimed adventure writer David Roberts takes listeners on a tour of his favorite place on Earth, as he unfolds the rich and contradictory human history of the 1.35 million acres of the Bears Ears domain. Weaving personal memoir with archival research, Roberts sings the praises of the outback he's explored for the last 25 years.

This book is all about tips - 250 of them! There's no philosophy of tips and no long stories about how magical a tip made my vacation. If you want tips, then this is your book. It is full of tips. There are tips about each park, tips about dining, tips about where you can take a nap in each park (for real!), tips about getting around Disney World, and tips about which attractions might be too scary for your kids. If you want a seemingly nonstop list of tip after tip, then this is the book you want to listen to!

Greater Than a Tourist- Athens Georgia USA, by Susan Elizabeth Allen, offers the inside scoop on Athens. Most travel guides tell you how to travel like a tourist. This audiobook will give you travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

For nearly a decade, Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Justin Davidson has explained the ever-changing city of New York to his readers at New York magazine, introducing new buildings, interviewing architects, tracking the way the transforming urban landscape shapes who New Yorkers are. Now, his extensive, inspiring knowledge will be available to a wide audience.

Greater Than a Tourist: Honolulu Hawaii USA by Garrett H. Garcia offers the inside scoop on Honolulu. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this audiobook will give you travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

Get 1140 Walt Disney facts you've probably never heard before. Welcome to the magical fact audiobook of all things Disney! In this audiobook, you'll listen to interesting facts about the parks, movies, characters, and if you're lucky, the cartoons as well. Some are interesting, some are funny, and some are maybe even downright frightening! Hope you all enjoy this audiobook! Impress your friends and family with next-level Disney knowledge and history.

This audiobook offers the inside scoop on Stokes County. This audiobook will give you travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

Greater Than a Tourist - Southern California USA by Demeris Morse offers the inside scoop on Southern California. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this book will give you travel tips from someone who has lived at your travel destination.

Greater Than a Tourist - Syracuse New York USA, by Dan Toler, offers the inside scoop on Syracuse, New York. This audiobook will give you travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.