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pen4hire on February 12th, 2010

Destination: Europe and the Holy Land Book: The Lute Player: A Novel of Richard the Lionhearted by Norah Lofts. (Original 1951, Reprint 2009)

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pen4hire on July 8th, 2009

Destination: Italy Book: An Irreverent Curiosity by David Farley I love launch days for new books. Particularly when they are written by friends. An Irreverent Curiosity by David Farley, launches officially tomorrow, July 9. I’ve known David as an on-line friend for some time through the Travel Writer’s hangout known as travelwriters.com, so I was [...]

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pen4hire on July 2nd, 2009

David McCullough’s 1776 serves as a guidebook for travelers to visit Revolutionary War sites.

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pen4hire on May 15th, 2009

Destination: Rome Books: The Masters of Rome Series by Collen McCullough It seems to me that is essential to have some understanding of ancient Rome if you are going to travel to today’s Rome. All those piles of rock and bits of arches in the forum, with the magnificent hulk of the Coliseum watching over [...]

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pen4hire on May 13th, 2009

Destination: Naples, Italy Book: Naples ’44: An Intelligence Officer in the Italian Labyrinth by Norman Lewis Have you discovered the British travel writer Norman Lewis? Between 1938 and 2003, he published 23 travel books and 15 novels that can serve as travel books. I owe my discovery of Lewis to the manager of an inn [...]

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