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Julian Smith is an award-winning writer specializing in travel, science, conservation and history. His articles and photographs have appeared in Esquire, Smithsonian, Wired, Outside, National Geographic Traveler, New Scientist, the Los Angeles Times and the Washington Post. He lives in Portland, Oregon.

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	Crossing the Heart of Africa: Banff Award-Winning Action Adventure Following Two Epic Journeys for Love and Exploration 3.67 avg rating — 685 ratings — published 2010 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Moon Handbooks Ecuador: Including the Galápagos Islands 4.05 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1998 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Frommer's Portland Day by Day 4.05 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2012 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Four Corners: Including Navajo and Hopi Country, Moab, and Lake Powell (Moon Handbooks) 3.64 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2003 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Moon Virginia: Including Washington, D.C. (Moon Handbooks) 3.67 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1999 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Moon Spotlight Galápagos Islands by Julian Smith (Goodreads Author), Jean Brown 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Rants, Raves and Thoughts of Fidel Castro: The Dictator in His Own Words and Those of Others 3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2002	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Moon Spotlight Virginia Coast: Including Colonial Williamsburg 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Structuring Not-for-Profit Operations in the UK 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Personal Finances & Investing 101: A Beginner's Guide to Modern Personal Finance for Young Adults, Adults, and Seniors 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Mark Twain Treasury Collection: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer; The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn; A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court; Pudd'nhead Wilson

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“Others went further: on one of Stanley’s expeditions, James Jameson, heir to an Irish whiskey fortune, bought an eleven-year-old girl so he could sketch her being dismembered and eaten.”
― Julian Smith, Crossing the Heart of Africa: An Odyssey of Love and Adventure

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