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Reader's Digest Reader's Digest

U.S.-based monthly magazine. Founded by DeWitt and Lila Wallace, it was first published in 1922 as a digest of articles of topical interest and entertainment value condensed from other periodicals.
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Want to stay in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area.  but remain off the beaten path in the outdoors areas of the country? There's no better place to begin the journey than with Reader's Digest's Off The Beaten Path (0762-104244, $30.00), which extols the virtues of some ancient and historical wonders in virtually every state. Over a thousand overlooked or under-visited travel destinations are featured in a blend of both text and color photos, from Michigan's museums and waterfalls to Oregon's sea lion caves Sea Lion Caves is a tourist attraction on the Oregon Coast 11 miles north of Florence, Oregon, United States. It is home to the only year-round colony of Steller's Sea Lions in North America.  and canyons. An outstanding travel collection of easily-seen hints, Off The Beaten Path insides small maps, detailed destination-oriented information and tips, and all the description you could want for planning a trip. The Money Saver's Travel Atlas (0762104309, $19.95) is a good take-along car planner: it presents a complete road atlas A road atlas is a map or set of maps that primarily display roads and transport links rather than geographical information. Types
Road Atlases come in many shapes, sizes and scales.
 of large-size maps of the U.S., Canada, Mexico and the US Virgin islands, accompanies these maps with regional travel guides, and recommends over thirty scenic lesser-known highways to get to them. The oversized o·ver·size  
n.
1. A size that is larger than usual.

2. An oversize article or object.

adj. o·ver·size also o·ver·sized
Larger in size than usual or necessary.
 format will still fit in a suitcase if a plane trip is involved, too.
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