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"With its promise of escape from the strains of everyday life, the beach has a hold on the popular imagination as the ultimate paradise. In The Last Resort, Sarah Stodola dives into the psyche of the beachgoer and gets to the heart of what drives humans to seek out the sand. At the same time, she grapples with the darker realities of resort culture: strangleholds on local economies, reckless construction, erosion of beaches, weighty carbon footprints,...
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Tuttle
Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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Richly illustrated and exhaustively researched, Japanese Inns & Hot Springs is the definitive guide to Japanese spas and hot springs known as Ryokans. It presents the finest Ryokans in Japan, from historic properties like Hiiragiya in Kyoto and Kikkaso in Hakone to luxury retreats like Zaborin in Hokkaido and Tenku-no-Mori in Kyushu. In this Japan travel guide you will find: the 40 best Japanese ryokan and onsens for English-speaking visitors (including...
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Hallmark Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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"A wealthy doctor invites many of his associates to spend a week at a giant, luxurious ski villa. Darby Piper, a seasoned private eye, and Tate Porter, her new partner at the detective agency, are among the guests, going undercover as a romantic couple. They were hired by the doctor's much-younger wife to investigate anonymous threats against her husband's life. But before long, Darby and Tate are investigating a murder instead. As they dig up buried...
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A Davis Way crime caper volume 8
Publisher
Henery Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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"This just in-- On the weather front, Category Four Hurricane Kevin took a last-minute left and is headed straight for the Bellissimo Resort and Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi. In breaking news, Undercover Casino Operative Davis Way has one foot out the evacuation door when fifty million dollars disappear, and in its place a dead body. In other news, if forced to ride out the storm on the hotel's thirteenth-floor fortress, Davis won't be alone. Her...
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Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
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When a couple moves into Stepford for a new start, they find that things are not as normal as they seem. All the wives in town are models who cater to their husband's every desire. Can the new neighbors figure out the problem before it's too late?
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