TMSC International Book Review: National Geographic’s Guide to Scenic Highways & Byways

The introduction to National Geographic’s Guide to Scenic Highways and Byways, Calvin Trillin in Travels with Alice is quoted as:

I might have seen more of America when I was a child if I hadn’t had to spend so much of my time protecting my half of the back seat from incursions by my sister.

National Geographic’s Guide to Scenic Highways & Byways The 275 Best Drives in the US Third Edition has beautiful photography. The United States is broken into 10 sections or chapters:

1. New England
2. Middle Atlantic
3. Southeast
4. Great Lakes
5. Central Plains
6. South Central
7. Southwest
8. Rocky Mountains
9. Northwest
10. Far West

The book gives information for each region, including:

• Seasons
• Things to Do
• Lodging
• Dining

It also outlines National Parks and main attractions. And! the featured scenic drives are highlighted in RED on each map.
America’s Byways also  tells if there are:

• Interstate Highways
• U.S. Federal Highways
• State Roads
• County, Local, or Provincial Roads
• Trails
• Ferrys

National Geographic’s Guide to Scenic Highways & Byways The 275 Best Drives In The U.S. Third Edition features Ameria’s Byways. Good book for vacation and road travel reference, it gets 6 Stars on the 7 Star rating system.
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TMSC International Book Review: National Geographic’s Book of People of the World A Guide to Cultures

National Geographic has a book, Book of Peoples of the World A Guide to Cultures Edited by Wade Davis and D. David Harrison with Catherine Herbert Howell, it looks at the anthropology of the world. It has 18 pages of listings of the “Ethnic Groups of the World”.

This book has 7 Chapters including:

1.Sub-Saharan Africa
2.North Africa & The Middle East
3.Asia
4.Oceania
5.Europe
6.North America
7.Central & South America
It is also full of Multicultural Proverbs like:

•“Play together as brothers but conduct business as strangers.” Syrian Proverb
•“From cleverness of hand you get serfdom. From cleverness of mouth, you become boss.” Amhara Proverb
•“It is better to be a slave in your own homeland than to be a ruler in a foreign country.” Kazakh Proverb
•“Those who lose dreaming are lost.” Australian Proverb
•“Youth is the gift of nature, but age is a work of art.” Polish Proverb
•“If you want to know what your body will look like tomorrow, look at your thoughts today.” Navajo Proverb
•“The one who loves you will make you weep.” Argentinian Proverb
This book has beautiful multicultural pictures and gives a good foundation for understanding other cultures that lead to world affairs and economics.

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