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Collectors Press

PO Box 230986, Portland, OR 97281

1-800-423-1848 www.collectorspress.com

Two fun state-by-state coverages of offbeat off·beat  
n. Music
An unaccented beat in a measure.

adj. Slang
Not conforming to an ordinary type or pattern; unconventional: offbeat humor.
 and unusual destination choices by travel guide expert Andrew F. Wood will appeal to vacationers seeking something truly different. Road Trip America (188-8054743, $14.95) celebrates unusual roadside attractions across the country, from the bizarre Unusual Collections and Miniature Towns of Louisiana CODE, OF LOUISIANA. In 1822, Peter Derbigny, Edward Livingston, and Moreau Lislet, were selected by the legislature to revise and amend the civil code, and to add to it such laws still in force as were not included therein.  which houses a 22-foot 'bassigator' to a bed and breakfast located in a tree house in Oregon. Motel America: A State-By-State Tour Guide To Nostalgic Stopvers (1888054913, $14.95) features old-time classic hotels from America's nearly-forgotten years. Colorful ads and contemporary color photos blend with whimsical whim·si·cal  
adj.
1. Determined by, arising from, or marked by whim or caprice. See Synonyms at arbitrary.

2. Erratic in behavior or degree of unpredictability: a whimsical personality.
 descriptions of motel attributes and owner personalities. Both are fun collections of pieces of yesterday which have been caught in a time warp time warp
n.
A hypothetical discontinuity or distortion occurring in the flow of time that would move events from one time period to another or suspend the passage of time.
, to be presented to modern travelers.
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Title Annotation:Road Trip America; Motel America: A State-By-State Tour Guide to Nostalgic Stopvers
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Date:Oct 1, 2005
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