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Garmin continues to build up its nüvi 7xx series portableGPS navigators with its nüvi 755T, which adds a number of communication features to an already impressive list of specs, including a 4.3-inch widescreen display, text-to-speech capabilities, media player, and FM transmitter for transmitting audio–including directions and MP3 music and audiobooks–from the device to your car radio.

New to the nüvi 7×5 lineup is Garmin’s HotFix satellite prediction (which locates your position quickly and precisely), Lane Assist (which provides lane guidance and junction views when possible), automatic time zone transitioning, and 3D Building views as well as Garmin Connect Photos to help you visually ascertain your position. Additionally, the nüvi 755T includes free real-time traffic updates from Navteq (for the life of the device) via the included GTM 20 traffic receiver.

As with all nüvis, you get Garmin reliability, the fast satellite lock of an integrated high-sensitivity receiver, a slim, pocket-sized design with a gorgeous display, an easy, intuitive interface, and detailed NAVTEQ maps for North America (United States, Canada and Puerto Rico) with more than 6 million name-searchable points of interest.

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Michelin 2010 North America Road Atlas by Michelin Publications

Spiral-bound: 288 pages

The inside front cover has a map with numbers in the various areas which refers to the page number, then on some pages there is a similar number for a blow up of a particular area

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Full colour, easy-to-read, physical relief mapping of the USA, with 30% larger scale maps than those featured in the Standard atlas. It contains over 300 inset maps of major cities and towns, with indexes on relevant pages. It also features a historic parks, battlefields and National Parks locator, useful state facts and figures, and a mileage and driving times map. There are also 6 pages of illustrated sightseeing and holiday tips from Insight Guides.

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The only world atlas updated annually, the fifteenth edition of Oxford’s Atlas of the World offers exceptional value at a reasonable price. Full of crisp, clear cartography, it contains maps of 69 cities and nearly 100 different regions around the globe as well as striking satellite views of the Earth’s surface.Take a Look at the Stunning Illustrations in The Atlas of the World (Click on images to enlarge) Topography of Europe Topo (more…)

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“This edition features more current content than its nearest competitor…and offers all libraries outstanding value for the same low price. Recommended for all libraries.” –Library Journal

The New Concise World Atlas, Second Edition offers a sweeping look at the world in a fresh, clear manner, opening with six pages of compiled statistics on world population, climate and geography, all important points of reference for the global citizen. The highly illustrated “Earth (more…)