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Must Reads.(1,000 Places to See Before You Die)(Book Review)

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At last, a book that tells you what's beautiful, what's inspiring, what's fun and what's just unforgettable everywhere on earth. Patricia Schultz's "1,000 Places to See Before You Die" (974 pages. Workman) is straightforward, user-friendly and more. It's a guide to the Grand Tour for the global age, sure to set the modern standard for anyone who'd like to be called "worldly." Have you been to Machu Picchu? The Great Wall? The Pyramids? How about Superdawg in Chicago? Have you taken la passeggiata, the ...

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