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The oddest couple takes an unforgettable journey through the American Southwest finding happiness in the unlikeliest of places and seeing in each other what no one else has seen before. A road trip filled with unexpected surprises and hard realities that redefine the notion of family.

"Taste the World! It's truly a feast of wonder: Created by the ever-curious minds behind Atlas Obscura, this breathtaking guide transforms our sense of what people around the world eat and drink. Covering all seven continents, Gastro Obscura serves up a loaded plate of incredible ingredients, food adventures, and edible wonders. Ready for a beer made from fog in Chile? Sardinia's "Threads of God" pasta? Egypt's 2000-year-old egg ovens? But far more...

If you've ever dreamed of casting off your worldly possessions and traveling to your heart's content, this story about two intrepid seniors will inspire you no matter your age. Michael and Debbie Campbell felt they had one more adventure in them before considering retirement in the traditional sense, so they filled two rolling duffel bags with life's essentials (including their own pillows) and hit the road. Three years later, having sold their home...

Jackrabbit travels the United States to see the wonders of the country.

On a peaceful October day a college team and their coaches depart on a three day journey to a national championship. From the start, strange things happen on their creaky, rented bus. Just after midnight on the third day, they hit something on the road. For the next six hours, in the dead of night, thirteen people face their ultimate terror.

The First Epic Movie comes with a hilariously fun beach adventure for the whole family! When timid Jersey crab Armen meets bold tourist sea crab, Ramona, it causes shell-shocking tension in the community. But when the duo is swept away by a storm, they embark on an epic journey to find a home. Their courage unites their families paving the way for great summers to come, Under the Boardwalk.

If hindsight is indeed 20/20, then it's a good thing none of the women in this hilarious collection had the foresight to make good decisions at the time. If they had, we wouldn't hear about Marrit Ingman's disastrous honeymoon in Maui-and the repercussions of societal pressure for the perfect love escape in paradise. Nor of Sunset editor Allison Aves's eco-escapades in Costa Rica, where she meddles in the love unions of nesting turtles, catching eggs...

A wilful teenager seeks her real father, on a learner's permit with a homeless 'responsible adult' in the passenger seat.

"Wonder meets wanderlust in an extraordinary new travel book. Created by the founders of AtlasObscura.com, the vibrant online destination and community with over 3 million visitors a month, Atlas Obscura is the bucket-list guide to over 700 of the most unusual, curious, bizarre, and mysterious places on earth" -- Get off the beaten path, and brush off your bucket list! Inspiring equal parts wonder and wanderlust, this volume celebrates the strangest...