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New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of NY 10014 www.penguin.com Kristoffer A. Garin's Devils On The Deep Blue Sea: The Dreams, Schemes And Showdowns That Built America's Cruise-ship Empires (0670034185, $24.95) provides a lively survey of cruise shipping, from its inception to its near-demise in the 1950s, and its rebirth re·birth n. 1. A second or new birth; reincarnation. 2. A renaissance; a revival: a rebirth of classicism in architecture. as a floating luxury hotel in modern times. The story of an ill-conceived venture which became a rich industry makes for an intriguing story of business change, controversies, and adaptation. The result is a varied history of business, marketing strategies, consumer travel trends, and much more, making Devils On The Deep Blue Sea a fine, intriguing read not easily pegged. Rebecca Solnit's A Field Guide To Getting Lost (0670034215, $21.95) discusses experience and getting lost in the everyday, examining how people move from cities to wilderness, how they search for sense of self in an uncertain life, and how her own explorations in the world have changed her life. At once an autobiography and introspective in·tro·spect intr.v. in·tro·spect·ed, in·tro·spect·ing, in·tro·spects To engage in introspection. [Latin intr examination, A Field Guide To Getting Lost surveys connections, ancestry an·ces·try n. pl. an·ces·tries 1. Ancestral descent or lineage. 2. Ancestors considered as a group. [Middle English auncestrie, alteration (influenced by , history, and modern culture in a personal odyssey of exploration. |
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