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The Hotel Book: Great Escapes North America
0580.00 DHFrom the redwood forest to the Gulf Stream waters? Following up on our Great Escapes Asia, Europe, Africa, and South America titles is this volume concentrating on the most extraordinary and tempting Canadian and American hotels. Ranging from funky and inexpensive to luxuriously elegant and wildly pricy, these hotels, inns, guesthouses, bungalows, ranches, lodges, resorts and even?yes?wigwams and treehouses will surely seduce you. Highlights include: ? blast from the past: mid-century shiny metal trailers with period interiors in Arizona ? shrine to 60s-70s kitch: a California inn where Liberace would have felt right at home ? shabby-chic bungalows on Highway 1 in Big Sur, California ? supercool hot springs resort near Los Angeles ? elegant auberge in Napa Valley where you can stay during your wine tasting tour ? cedar cabins and classic raised safari tents in California’s El Capitan Canyon ? historic ranch nestled in a Death Valley oasis ? rustic ski resort in Sundance ? your own luxurious bungalow on a tiny island in the Florida Keys ? a gorgeous lodge in Hawaii ? sleek, minimalist ?boutique hotel? in New Orleans’s French Quarter ? regal Italianate villa in rural Massachusetts ? deluxe wigwams in Arizona’s Navajo County ? lakefront sanctuary in New York’s Adirondack Mountains ? historic 1930s hotel in Texas where James Dean once stayed ? cabin treehouse 50 feet above the ground in Washington’s Mount Rainer ? exquisitely-restored country house inn in Connecticut ? Frank Lloyd Wright house on a wooded bluff overlooking Mirror Lake, Wisconsin
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The Little Book of Hygge : The Danish Way to Live Well
0159.00 DH**THE INTERNATIONAL PHENOMENON, WITH OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD AROUND THE WORLD**
Hygge has been described as everything from “cosines of the soul” to “the pursuit of everyday pleasures”. The Little Book of Hygge is the book we all need right now, and is guaranteed to bring warmth and comfort to you and your loved ones this winter.
Hooga? Hhyooguh? Heurgh? It is not really important how you choose to pronounce ‘hygge’. What is important is that you feel it. Whether you’re cuddled up on a sofa with a loved one, or sharing comfort food with your closest friends, hygge is about creating an atmosphere where you can let your guard down.
The Little Book of Hygge is the definitive, must-read introduction to hygge, written by Meik Wiking, CEO of the Happiness Research Institute in Copenhagen. The book is packed full of original research on hygge, along with beautiful photographs, recipes and ideas to help you add a sprinkle of Danish magic to your life.
From fans of The Little Book of Hygge:
‘It’s the cosiest book in the world!’
‘This book is made for lovers of creature comforts’
‘Perfect for reading on a stormy January night’
‘A lovely book to read during winter months, it helps you detach from the chaos of life’
‘If you want a book that takes you to a happy place every time, buy this one’ -
Wild : A Journey from Lost to Found
0119.00 DHA number one New York Times bestseller
Oprah’s Book Club 2.0 selection
Radio Four’s ‘Book of the Week’At twenty-six, Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost everything. In the wake of her mother’s rapid death from cancer, her family disbanded and her marriage crumbled. With nothing to lose, she made the most impulsive decision of her life: to walk eleven-hundred miles of the west coast of America – from the Mojave Desert, through California and Oregon, and into Washington state – and to do it alone. She had no experience of long-distance hiking and the journey was nothing more than a line on a map. But it held a promise – a promise of piecing together a life that lay in ruins at her feet.
Strayed’s account captures the agonies – both mental and physical – of her incredible journey; how it maddened and terrified her, and how, ultimately, it healed her. Wild is a brutal memoir of survival, grief and redemption: a searing portrayal of life at its lowest ebb and at its highest tide.
