Introduces the geography, history, agriculture, industries, wildlife, and cultural and tourist attractions of the state of Nevada.

Takes the reader on a tour of the "Keystone State", emphasizing its geography, history, government, and culture.

Every time Bill Bryson walks out the door, memorable travel literature threatens to break out. This time in Australia.
His previous excursion along the Appalachian Trail resulted in the sublime national bestseller A Walk in the Woods. In A Sunburned Country is his report on what he found in an entirely different place: Australia, the country that doubles as a continent, and a place with the friendliest inhabitants, the hottest,...

Introduces the geography, history, agriculture, industries, wildlife, and cultural and tourist attractions of the state of New Mexico.

Describes the history, geography, ecology, people, economy, cities, and sights of the state of Hawaii.

Presents the geography, history, government, and people of Hawaii.

Robert Pinsky is Professor of English at Boston University and an editor of the weekly online magazine Slate. He is the author of many books of poetry and literary criticism. He served two terms as United States Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress, 1997-2000. This new paperback edition of Henry D. Thoreau's compelling account of Cape Cod contains the complete, definitive text of the original. Introduced by American poet...

Presents the geography, history, government, and people of Maine.