"Stunning, fresh, and very visual." -- "Bride's Magazine From the stately charm of "palazzos standing guard on the Grand Canale to intimate details of private homes lining the twisting sidewalks and waterways, Venice is a dream of timeless beauty. From its hand-blown beads and Puccini-singing gondoliers to the wild beat and dazzling costumes of Carnival, discover Venice, happily married to traditions that have put painters, travelers and poets under its spell for centuries. Find the Venice everyone dreams of, but few actually witness. Enjoy the city's fabulous architectural wonders -- ranging in age from 100 to 1,000 years old -- that are by turns intimate and majestic, and explore the twelve neigborhoods from central San Marco to the less-visited but charming Santa Croce. Learn not only where to hire a gondola and how much to pay, but also how these magical boats are built and navigated. Take a guided tour of the Accademia, with its grand collection of Titians, and find the small craft shops where the glass Venice is famous for is blown. Find the best beach on the Lido, choose a "pensione that is just right, and sample "fegato alla veneziana at a neighborhood "trattoria.

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A full-color, step-by-step guide to end pain, regain range of motion, and prevent injury using the foam roller With this helpful full-color guide, you can learn how to use your foam roller to remediate muscle strain caused by everything from sitting long hours at your desk to overdoing it at the gym. In addition, special programs will enhance your sporting life, whether you hit the track, the court or the slopes. Designed to improve your posture, balance and muscle tone, each exercise is carefully explained and includes step-by-step color photos to guarantee you do it right and gain the maximum benefits, including: • Increase Flexibility • Release Tension • Alleviate Chronic Pain • Rehabilitate Injury • Improve Core Strength • Break Up Knots

Over seventy safe, simple exercises you can do virtually anywhere for better strength, balance, and functional fitness—no heavy weights required! Resistance bands were first used in physical therapy settings to introduce low-intensity strength training for rehabilitating patients. Today they’re an increasingly popular fitness tool that comes in all levels of resistance and is perfect for targeting and working every major muscle group. Using this simple, lightweight, easily portable device, you can: • Increase Muscle and Bone Strength • Improve Balance • Reduce Lower Back Pain • Rehabilitate Injuries Resistance Band Workbook offers more than seventy safe, effective exercises paired with clear captions and step-by-step photos that can be done practically anywhere, anytime. In addition, special programs will enhance your daily life, whether you’re looking to revamp your physique, elevate your sports performance, or just improve your functional fitness.

Join illustrator Djamila Knopf on a magical journey through her life and art, including her Japanese inspiration and storytelling techniques.

Provides basic information about the biology, life cycles, and behavior of birds, along with brief profiles of each of the eighty bird families in North America.

"The city in section-by-section maps"--Cover.

Easy to open and to carry (only one fold), large scale, easy to read, all in full color. In the city guides: street maps cover every street in the most popular neighborhoods. They are up-to-date and will be kept updated. It looks like a city MapGuide but covers an entire region. Instead of street maps, it provides detailed road maps -- each accompanied by information on the area's sights, museums, architecture, nature, hotels, restaurants, shops.

This opening fold-out contains a general map of New York to help you visualize the 8 large districts discussed in this guide, and 4 pages of valuable information, handy tips and useful addresses. Discover New York through 8 districts and 8 maps Downtown Lower East Side/ East Village SoHo/ Greenwich Village/ Chelsea/ TriBeCa Midtown East Times Square/ Theater District Upper East Side Upper West Side Central Park/ Harlem For each district there is a double-page of addresses (restaurants -- listed in ascending order of price -- cafe s, bars, tearooms, music venues and stores) followed by a fold-out map for the relevant area with the essential places to see (indicated on the map by a star *). These places are by no means all that New York has to offer but to us they are unmissable. The grid-referencing system (A B2) makes it easy for you to pinpoint addresses quickly on the map. Transportation and hotels in New York The last fold-out consists of a transportation map and 4 pages of practical information that include a selection of hotels. A thematic index lists all the sites and addresses featured in this guide.