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4 Travel Books for a Sweet Escape

Reading in hammock vacation
 

Maps? Check.
Luggage? Check.
Long weekend planned? Check.
Reading material for your trip? We've got you covered.

According to a recent poll conducted by Harris Interactive, staying with friends and family, cutting back on dining expenses and getting creative with leisure activities are allowing people to have a much-needed rest this summer, despite the doom-and-gloom of the economy.

If you're still searching for your summer escape, don't give up hope! Whether you're traveling to the other side of the globe or just a few miles down the road, take a journey that won't hurt your wallet with one of these books.

Learning a new language in a new country helps one woman shed her past of mind-numbing jobs.