This book describes a group tour of "Europe and the Holy Land" Samuel Clemens experienced and reported about 100 years ago. He describes, in a way that only Mark Twain can, the people he meets and the places they go from the point of view from the American West. One memorable example of his American perspective is a comparison of Italian mountains, lakes and rivers with his beloved Rockies, Tahoe, and Mississippi. He also paints humorous portraits of the tour guides and his fellow travelers

During his wide travels John Dos Passos witnessed and wrote about many of the tumultuous events of the early 20th century. This volume collects the vibrant and insightful travel books and essays. Rosinante to the Road Again collects essays on Spanish life, literature, and art. Orient Express describes a journey in 1921 through Turkey, the Soviet Caucasus, Persia, and Iraq

Here is the first collection ever published of this great American naturalist: the classic Travels, descriptions of southeastern Indian cultures, and much more - including Bartram's beautiful drawings, many rare and reproduced in full color, which like his writings convey the wonder of seeing a new world for the first time

In these three influential works, Washington Irving helped shape American conceptions of the western frontier. A Tour on the Prairies is Irving"s account of his month-long journey through what is now eastern Oklahoma. His descriptions of wild landscapes, rugged inhabitants, and dramatic chases and hunts display an eye for romantic sublimity and keen appreciation of the frontiersman"s "secret of personal freedom"

The Speed of Trust begins within each of us personally, continues into our relationships, expands into our organizations, extends into our marketplace relationships, and ultimately encompasses our global society at large. Covey presents a road map to establish trust on every level, build character and competence, enhance credibility, and create leadership that inspires confidence

The General Managers provides stimulating new insights into the nature of modern management and the tactics of its most accomplished practitioners

An Owner's Manual provides fast, practical and direct advice and that's what you get with this book! The Small Business Owner's Manual is useful for newly minted entrepreneurs as well as seasoned business owners and can be read from cover-to-cover or to quickly lookup information in the midst of a crisis

This book is designed as a guide to help business people sent overseas on assignment work understand business etiquette in another part of the world. The book is divided into nine chapters, cpvering all aspects of the topic, from travel tips to language and business cards, socializing, nonverbal communicators, dress and appearance, cultural attitudes

The Phantom Tollbooth is a remarkable story whose humor, irony, sense, and nonsense make it one of the most unusual and appealing books of the twentieth century

Time Management offers proven advice and hands-on tools to help managers consciously manage their time in ways that will dramatically increase their personal productivity and effectivity and effectiveness