Abacus UK
(dist. by IPG)
Another Long Day on the Piste: A Season in the French Alps (Apr., $15.95) by Will Randall follows one man's season as a ski bum.
Barron's
101 Historic Sites You Must See Before You Die (Apr., $35), edited by Richard Cavendish, transports travelers to palaces, cathedrals, temples, battlefields, homes of great artists, statesmen and more.
Broadway Books
Lost on Planet China: The Strange and True Story of One Man's Attempt to Understand the World's Most Mystifying Nation, or How He Became Comfortable Eating Live Squid (June, $22.95) by J. Maarten Troost follows the author on his adventures.
Kathleen Doore
(dist. by IPG)
Markawasi: Peru's Inexplicable Stone Forest (Apr., $29.95) by Kathy Doore observes an area of the Peruvian Andes virtually unknown to the English-speaking world until a decade ago.
Globe Pequot Press
New York City Icons: 50 Classic Slices of the Big Apple (Aug., $16.95) by Jonathan Scheff celebrates 50 sites.
Haus Publishing
(dist. by IPG)
The Sky Above, the Kingdom Below: In the Footsteps of Thomas Coryate (Mar., $21.95) by Daniel Allen. After four centuries, an English pioneer's exploits inspire a man to visit strange lands.
Marg Publications
Cities of Kerala, Actually Small Towns (Mar., $49), edited by Baiju Natarajan, photographs by Ramu Aravindan, captures present-day life in nine major towns of Kerala through essays, photos and sketches.
Peter Pauper Press
(dist. by Midpoint Trade)
The Little Black Book of Boston: The Essential Guide to the Heart of New England by Maria T. Olia and ... of Walt Disney World: The Essential Guide to All the Magic by Rona Gindin (Mar., $12.95 each) help travelers get the most out of their journey.
Rizzoli
One Hundred & One Beautiful Small Towns in France: Food and Wine (Mar., $50) by Simonetta Greggio assembles a tour of all the delicacies France has to offer.
One Hundred & One Beautiful Small Towns in Mexico (Apr., $50) by Guillermo Garcia-Oropeza provides a detailed exploration for the serious tourist as well as the armchair traveler.
State Univ. of New York Press
Twenty West: The Great Road Across America (May, $25) by Mac Nelson traces the route, history and geography of the nation's longest road.
Sterling
Weird Kentucky: Your Travel Guide to the Bluegrass State's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets (May, $19.95) by Jeffrey Scott Holland locates an aquatic monster, the Albino ape-man and ghostly residents of Eastern Kentucky University.