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Edited and introduced by Bill Bryson, with contributions from Richard Dawkins, Margaret Atwood, Richard Holmes, Martin Rees, Richard Fortey, Steve Jones, James Gleick and Neal Stephenson amongst oth……続きを見る

Fasten your seat belt and join Captain Bret, the Jet and Friends on an exciting journey to Egypt. Discover ancient Egypt and learn about the pyramids, pharaohs, the Great Sphinx, temples, and even c……続きを見る

Imagine A River Runs Through It seen through the eyes of Dave Barry and you'll get an idea of Rich Tosches' sharp-eyed reflections on the art, hobby, and obsession of fly fishing. Armed with a rod, ……続きを見る

Published in 1869, The Innocents Abroad, or The New Pilgrims' Progress is a travel book which humorously chronicles what Twain called his "Great Pleasure Excursion" on board the chartered vessel Qua……続きを見る

"A masterpiece."ーRichard Eder, The New York Times. Published to enormous critical acclaim in the US, The Emigrants has been acclaimed as "one of the best novels to appear since World War II" (Revie……続きを見る

No one knows a city like the people who live there – so who better to relate the history of Paris than its inhabitants through the ages? Taking us from 1750 to the new millennium, Graham Robb's Pari……続きを見る

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A powerful, blazingly honest memoir: the story of an eleven-hundred-mile solo hike that broke down a young woman reeling from catastropheーand built her back up again.……続きを見る

Cipriano Méré, engenheiro francês, encontra-se em missão científica na região diamantífera do Transval. Por não ser rico viu recusadas as suas ……続きを見る

A Tourists Guide To La Jolla, California This book covers several topics including: Chapter 1: Introduction to la jolla Chapter 2: Getting to la jolla Chapter 3: Best hotels in la jolla Chapter……続きを見る

'A magnificent tale of obsession and adventure' The Independent After a heavy night of tequila, flatmates Dave and Danny set off on what turns out to be a 24,000-mile journey to meet all the other D……続きを見る

In this extraordinarily wide-ranging, insightful, and revelatory book, Tony Hissーthe much-praised author of The Experience of Placeーdelves into a unique and instantly recognizable (though previous……続きを見る

Harley-Davidson bikers • Grand Canyon river rats • Mormon archaeologists • Spelling bee prodigies • For more than fifteen years, the bestselling, award-winning author of Blood and Thunder and Ghost ……続きを見る

This new collection of stories from Greig combines the best of his own hunting adventures with tales from other hunters, young and old, men and women - all on the search for the ultimate hunting exp……続きを見る

As a young child in Naples, Italy, Sergio Esposito sat at his kitchen table observing the daily ritual of his large, loud family bonding over fresh local dishes and simple country wines. While devou……続きを見る

Jonathan was a naïve eighteen-year-old who had just finished his A-levels. His cousin Andy suggested they fly to Israel in order to experience life on a kibbutz as a ‘volunteer’. Jonathan had never……続きを見る

In 2010 Susie Wheeldon and Jamie Vining rolled back into London complete with stings, bites, leathery skin and thighs of steel. With their co-rider, Iain Henderson, they had set out nine months earl……続きを見る

It is a classic travelogue based on the journey taken by Isabella Bird in 1878 to the interior of Japan. She has vividly described Japan and its people with their multifarious culture and lives. The……続きを見る

Wordsmiths and Warriors explores the heritage of English through the places in Britain that shaped it. It unites the warriors, whose invasions transformed the language, with the poets, scholars, ref……続きを見る

Starting in the Gobi desert in winter, adventurer Rob Lilwall sets out on an extraordinary six-month journey, walking almost 5000 kilometres across China. Along the way he and his cameraman Leon bra……続きを見る

A journey through one of the world's most divided cities – Hebron, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank of Palestine, exploring the influence of the history, religion and myth on the country's tumultuo……続きを見る

FEATURES: • Includes beautiful artworks and illustrations • A link of a FREE audio book to download at the end of the book • Active Table of Contents for an easy navigation within the book • Manuall……続きを見る

The perfect companion for the safari enthusiast, this complete traveller’s guide to the wildlife of Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Malawi is a must-have for all those considering a tr……続きを見る

‘Could you show me a djinn?’ I asked. ‘Certainly,’ replied the Sufi. ‘But you would run away.’ From the author of the Samuel Johnson Prize-shortlisted ‘The Return of a King’, this is William Dalrymp……続きを見る

A tribute to World War II heroism from the national bestselling author of Biggest Brother. Look for the Band of Brothers miniseries, now available to stream on Netflix! The paratroopers of Easy Comp……続きを見る

Winner of the Elizabeth Agee Prize for best manuscript in American Literature With the publication of The Innocents Abroad (1869), Mark Twain embarked on a long and successful career as the 19th cen……続きを見る

HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics. 'It happen'd one Day about Noon going towards my Boat, I was exceedingly surpriz'd with the Print of a Man's naked Foot on ……続きを見る

Elibron Classics. Replica of 1898 edition by Harper & Brothers, New York and London. A narrative of the expedition taken by Captain Harry Willes Darell de Windt from Alaska to Siberia throughout the……続きを見る

Mike and his son Bret were abandoned by Barbーtheir wife and mother. After a battle with depression she had moved back East to her parents. Now, during evenings at home, Bret plays online computer ……続きを見る

On buses, donkey carts, trains, jeeps and camels, Colin Thubron traces the drifts of the first great trade route out of the heart of China into the mountains of Central Asia, across northern Afghani……続きを見る

THE TIMES BIOGRAPHY OF THE DECADE WINNER OF THE 2013 SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION WINNER OF THE 2013 COSTA BOOK AWARDS BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR The story of Gabriele D’Annunzio, poet, daredevil……続きを見る