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True stories from around the world
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Sean O'Reilly,Larry Habegger,William Dalrymple,James O'Reilly |
Offers a collection of the best travel writing. This title enables the readers to: explore the mysteries of superstition in Cameroon; discover the meaning of life talking to an Irish carpenter on an … |
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Too narrow to swing a cat
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Steve Haywood |
One man and his cat travel the canals of England Steve Haywood has a new member of crew aboard his narrowboat, Justice—but maybe not the kind he'd have wanted if he'd known the trouble she'd cau… |
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Paris, Paris
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David Downie |
Presents a guide to the districts of Paris, describing the history, buildings, landscape, social customs, and people of the city in each section. |
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French ghosts, Russian nights, and American outlaws
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Susan Spano |
"Susan Spano, America's original Frugal Traveler, explores some of the most romantic, most exotic, and wildest corners of the world in this captivating collection of her best-loved pieces. French Gho… |
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The year of living Danishly
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Helen Russell |
When she was suddenly given the opportunity of a new life in rural Jutland, journalist and archetypal Londoner Helen Russell discovered a startling statistic: the happiest place on earth isn't Disney… |
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Elephant complex
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John Gimlette |
"From one of our most widely praised travel writers--author of Wild Coast and Panther Soup--an eye-opening journey through Sri Lanka that, in the author's inimitable mixture of history, observation, … |
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White sands
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Geoff Dyer |
"From "one of our most original writers" (Kathryn Schulz) comes an expansive and exacting book--firmly grounded, but elegant, witty, and always inquisitive--about travel, unexpected awareness, and th… |
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Cat on a hot tiled roof
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Anna Nicholas |
Having moved with her family to rural Mallorca to escape the stresses of London life, PR consultant Anna Nicholas continues to commute back to her glitzy Mayfair agency to earn a crust. Meanwhile she… |
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Live fast, die young
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Chris Price |
One autumn, radio producers Chris and Joe drive across America, roof down, stereo up, and discover the roots of the sounds they love. |
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Siberian Dreams
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Andy Home |
Every year thousands compete to win the RGS/BBC Journey of a Lifetime award and fulfill their travel dreams. However, Andy Home's dream would be most people's nightmare. Andy went to Siberia, to the … |
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The Marsh Arabs
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Wilfred Thesiger |
During the years he spent among the Marsh Arabs of southern Iraq-long before they were almost completely wiped out by Saddam Hussein-Wilfred Thesiger came to understand, admire, and share a way of li… |
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The Best American Travel Writing 2000
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Bill Bryson,Dave Eggers,Jason Wilson,Jason Wilson |
Short Stories: Author
Boat Camp: William Booth
Lions and Tigers and Bears: Bill Buford
This Teeming Ark: Tim Cahill
The Toughest Trucker In The World: Tom Clynes
Hitchhiker's Cuba: Dave Eggers
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Bonne Chance!
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Richard Wiles |
Deep in the Limousin countryside, Richard Wiles bought his dream home. But little did he expect to be living full time in the dilapidated farmhouse while struggling to finish the conversion during th… |
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