Adventure & Literary Travel 32

An Unexpected Light, Travels in Afghanistan is widely acknowledged as the most influential contemporary work of Afghanistan. Written on the eve of 9/11, at the height of Afghanistan’s isolation from……続きを見る

A home of one’s own has always been a cornerstone of the American dream, fulfilling like nothing else the desire for comfort, financial security, independence, and with a little luck, even a touch o……続きを見る

With photographs by Joel Sackett Donald Richie takes the reader on a revealing tour of the different districts of Japan’s capital city. Starting from the original centre of Tokyo - the Imperial Pala……続きを見る

The strengths of Bidini’s two best-loved books, On a Cold Road and Tropic of Hockey, music and travel to unlikely places, come together in this account of his search for rock ‘n’ roll. When it looks……続きを見る

Part of Croft-Cooke's series of autobiographical works, *The Sensual World.*The Author says, 'I have given this book its title because the words seem to fit each of the two journeys it records, jour……続きを見る

Il libro UN ANNO IN TOSCANA "Un racconto tra attualità e storia, paesaggio e arte." Storia, arte, gastronomia, monumenti, immagini: sono gli elementi che dominano le impressioni del viaggio compiuto……続きを見る

In the 1950s, a series of dams was proposed along the Brazos River in north-central Texas. For John Graves, this project meant that if the stream’s regimen was thus changed, the beautiful and someti……続きを見る

Britain's most readable journalist takes on his biggest challenge - America. Where were you when John F. Kennedy was shot? Today the answer more often than not is going to be 'not born'. You have to……続きを見る

The food-obsessed chronicle of an American’s three years in Italyーnow available in paperback I simply want to live in the place with the best food in the world. This dream led Eric Dregni to Italy,……続きを見る

This is the true story of a trip to the beach that never ends. It's about a husband and wife who escape civilization to build a small restaurant on an island paradise -- and discover that even parad……続きを見る

A distant relative of the great American writer James Fenimore Cooper, Constance Fenimore Woolson emerged as an important female literary figure in the late-nineteenth century. In this fascinating v……続きを見る

Kosher? That means the rabbi blessed it, right? Not exactly. In this captivating account of a Bible-based practice that has grown into a multibillions-dollar industry, journalist Sue Fishkoff travel……続きを見る

Эта книга – необыкновенный рассказ об Италии, сложившийся из дневника, который вел Владимир Познер во время записи одноименной телепрограммы на Первом канале. Чтобы понять людей, культуру, традиции ……続きを見る

From the Back Cover Did you know... The beret-throwing champion of all France is a Breton? The Klingon language is based on Breton? King Arthur and Merlin are buried in seventeen different……続きを見る

HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics. ‘From that hour we had no further occasion for the exercise of reason, or judgment, or skill, or contrivance. We were hence……続きを見る

“Oh Lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz?” ーJanis Joplin A journalist’s intrepid endeavor to sell his used car abroad results in a high-spirited and revealing look at West Africa. “Look, there’s ……続きを見る

No industry in the world employs more people or is the world's largest foreign currency earner than tourism. Long billed as the cleanest industry for developing countries to invest in, tourism seems……続きを見る

ISLAND DREAMS Have you ever wondered what it would be like to create your own special place, from scratch, in a distant country? Perhaps on a remote and idyllic Caribbean island far from the trouble……続きを見る

Following on from the hugely enjoyable A RIDE IN THE NEON SUN, Josie takes us on the second part of her journey through Japan; a country whose keyword is peace, yet spends millions each year on high……続きを見る

World travelers and armchair tourists who want to explore the mythology and archaeology of the ruins, sanctuaries, mountains, lost cities, and temples of ancient civilizations will find this guide i……続きを見る

It is a city of seemingly irreconcilable opposites, simultaneously glorious and ghastly. And it is Ben Taylor’s remarkable ability to meld these contradictions into a whole that makes this the excit……続きを見る

In her twenties, journalist Sarah Macdonald backpacked around India and came away with a lasting impression of heat, pollution and poverty. So when an airport beggar read her palm and told her she w……続きを見る

In 1983, at the age of thirty, dissident artist Ma Jian finds himself divorced by his wife, separated from his daughter, betrayed by his girlfriend, facing arrest for “Spiritual Pollution,” and seve……続きを見る

The Worst Journey in the World is the autobiographical account of a disastrous Antarctic expedition by one of its survivors. Cherry-Garrard's account of the expedition is held in high regard, becaus……続きを見る

In this grand and astonishing tale, Alec Wilkinson brings us the story of S. A. Andrée, the visionary Swedish aeronaut who, in 1897, during the great age of Arctic endeavor, left to discover the Nor……続きを見る

La apasionante narración del histórico recorrido de un hombre a lo largo de todo el Amazonasーy a través del medio ambiente de mayor diversidad biológica del planeta. En abril del 2008, Ed Stafford ……続きを見る

The witty tale of a real life mid-life crisis which took an ordinary Kiwi bloke around Australia on a motorbike, to fulfil his life-long Easy Rider inspired dreams of his long-lost youth. the result……続きを見る

Part history and current affairs, part travelogue, this is the story of a journey made by Alistair Horne and American politician/journalist, Bill Buckley through Colombia, Peru, Chile and Bolivia. T……続きを見る

“You don't need a real license,” Tom said. The stern-faced ex-RAF instructor had already chided me for dressing inappropriately in my short skirt and open-toed sandals. Now I realized he wanted to g……続きを見る

Read about one walker's cross country trek. Many do it, but not like Roger Morgan. 続きを見る