Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime in this latest edition of our guide to the American South.Discover the American South's most popular experiences and best kept secrets from hiking past the thundering Rainbow Falls in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, to dancing the night away to country music in a Nashville honky-tonk like Tootsie's Orchid Lounge, and escaping to the remote and pristine beaches on Oc...

Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime to Florida.Discover popular and off the beaten track experiences from losing yourself in the ride experience at Universal Orlando Resort, to spotting gators and Florida panthers at the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, and plunging into the crystal-clear shallow waters at Blue Heron Bridge.Build a trip to remember

Lonely Planet's New England is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the region has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Marvel at the beauty of the 5000-mile coastline, explore the region's rich history in Boston and sample the best local cuisine; all with your trusted travel companion.Inside Lonely Planet's New England Travel Guide:...

Lonely Planet's Florida is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the state has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Sip a pina colada poolside, catch an unforgettable concert in a Miami club and experience the thrills of Universal Orlando Resort; all with your trusted travel companion.Inside Lonely Planet's Florida Travel Guide:

The Lion SlayerA Tale of Ancient PhoeniciaIn the heart of the Bronze Age, a young Phoenician boy longs to prove himself to his father. He sets out to slay a man-eating lion on the White Mountain of ancient Phoenicia-and returns victorious to Gebal (Byblos), bearing the lion's hide. He earns not only his father's respect but a new name: Aleon-Tabah, the Lion Slayer. But his trials are far from over. Forced into an arranged marriage with a wo...

Government Policy and Industrial Change (1989) seeks to take stock of the recent changes in policy issues in the UK and USA – de-industrialisation, internationalisation, technological change – and investigates in particular four areas at the cutting edge of policy change. It looks at the impact of new technology, the role of small firms, the service sector, and the increase in private-sector-led initiatives at the local level.

Inequality in the United States has reached staggering proportions, with a massive share of wealth held by the very richest. How was such a dramatic shift in favor of a narrow elite possible in a democratic society? David N. Gibbs explores the forces that shaped the turn toward free market economics and wealth concentration and finds their roots in the 1970s. He argues that the political transformations of this period resulted from a “revolt of the rich,” whose defense of their class inter...

John Zobrzynska arrives in Poland as a celebrity subject in the TV series A Life Revisited, hoping to trace his Jewish roots. With the help of his researcher, to whom he becomes increasingly emotionally attached, he follows the trail that leads to the horrors of Majdanek, a WW2 concentration camp, and to a family member who uncovers the secrets of his past. But his longed-for sense of security is threatened by the appearance of a former camp guard, forcing John to face a chilling ultimatum...

A hilarious, rhyming adventure that all starts with washing the dog . . . perfect for getting even the most reluctant bathers excited about bathtime!It's time to bathe the dog, but be careful with the bubble bath . . . Uh oh! Before you know it, the dog's escaped and there are bubbles everywhere – in the hallway, down the street and even in the zoo! But who's going to clean up all this mess, and what will Mum say?Find out in this riotous, rhyming story, whi...

This book focuses upon the potential to integrate economic and environmental policies at the local and regional scale. Local initiatives are investigated within their wider economic and environmental policy contexts in order to illustrate both the constraints and opportunities for local policy makers. Attention is given to global economic trends, as well as to the specific policy contexts of the European Union and the national contexts of the UK, USA, Australia, Japan and Sweden. The key p...

"I'll see the world," Jim McLoughlin told his parents as he set off to join the Royal Navy in 1939. "It'll be fun." Months later, this Liverpool lad was sailing to war aboard the massive battleship HMS "Valiant". He saw some of the world, but it wasn't fun. In "One Common Enemy", he recounts how the chaos and carnage of war at sea in the Norwegian and Mediterranean campaigns led him to a fateful rendezvous with a much-loved ship from his boyhood, the passenger liner "Laconia". Nostalgia turne...

The story of the untimely death of Terri Schiavo, why it should not have happened, and its meaning for life in the legal and political arenas.