Adventure & Literary Travel 66

Having reported on some of the world's most violent, least understood regions in his bestsellers Balkan Ghosts and The Ends of the Earth, Robert Kaplan now returns to his native land, the United Sta……続きを見る

The first book in the World Adventurers Series, Kilimanjaro: One Man's Quest to Go Over the Hill chronicles the author's attempt to summit Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa. At forty……続きを見る

Solo or in a small group Judith Rostron has been able to travel behind the tourist waterfall and investigate minority peoples in places where there are rarely tourists. But when you travel alone - ……続きを見る

**SHORTLISTED FOR THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE From the bestselling author of UNDERLAND, THE OLD WAYS and THE LOST WORDS 'Few books give such a sense of enchantment;……続きを見る

Many disenchanted Westerners have gone to the Himalayas in search of renewal, but no one has written about the experience as perceptively and personally as Andrew Stevenson in Annapurna Circuit. A t……続きを見る

Twelve years after his classic travel narrative Annapurna Circuit Andrew Stevenson returns alone once again to the Himalayas on a deeply personal quest, a journey both corporal and spiritual. Narrow……続きを見る

A seasoned traveller, travel writer Andrew Stevenson is unafraid of the unconventional. Whilst most people visiting Australia tread the well worn path from the Sydney Opera House to Cairns up the Ea……続きを見る

Il y avait un vaisseau, dit-il. CETTE courte préface peut commencer comme l’histoire du Vieux Matelot, puisque ce fut à bord d’un navire que l’auteur acquit la très légère dose de connaissances loca……続きを見る

The Escape Manual is your guide for moving to, living in, or traveling through Costa Rica. In this perfect blend of information and entertainment, Nadine Hays Pisani answers all of your questions in……続きを見る

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be given your own remote islands? Thirty years ago it happened to Adam Nicolson. Aged 21, Nicolson inherited the Shiants, three lonely Hebridean islan……続きを見る

If you don’t choose your midlife crisis, your crisis will choose you. Darrel Bristow-Bovey has tried his best to deny to himself that he’s getting older, but you can’t hide from the truth in the cha……続きを見る

In August 2012, Donny and Chris found themselves outside Islington Town Hall preparing to start the next chapter of their lives together. But from meeting on an Isle of Wight cliff top, to getting e……続きを見る

On ne voyait pas la mer, de la maison où je suis né, mais le port n’en était pas loin avec ses quais, ses bassins, sa jetée, et la mer était intimement mêl&e……続きを見る

At the age of 45 Miles Morland resigned from his highly paid job as head of the UK division of a major American bank and went for a walk with his wife in France. Neither of them was used to walking ……続きを見る

Even as a little kid the author harbored visions of becoming a writer or perhaps a gym teacher. Those dreams were deemed insufficiently ambitious to his parents who had experienced the Great Depress……続きを見る

Tony Aspler says he is a wine evangelist, not a critic. Here he celebrates the pleasures of the grape and shares nuggets of wisdom. He offers tips for bluffing the best wine snobs, describes flying ……続きを見る

The author is a retired principal and professor of mechanical engineering having had higher education both in India as well as in the U.S.A. He is a life-fellow of the Institution of Engineers (Indi……続きを見る

American Notes is a classic autobiographical work by Rudyard Kipling regarding the great English author's time living in America. Mr. Kipling purchased from his brother-in-law, Beatty Balestier, a t……続きを見る

Former United Press International reporter Michael S. Barrett spent several years in the Middle East and Europe as a foreign correspondent and editor during the mid-1970s. While reporting daily on a……続きを見る

Extraordinary Stories from the Great Outdoors. Is a bad day spent outside really better than a good day at the office? This collection of twenty-three short stories, written by twenty semi-intrepid ……続きを見る

Paddle Faster! Something is Following Your Canoe... Have you ever felt like the Universe is doubled over laughing at you? Like you’re the butt of some great cosmic joke? Fear not! You are not alone.……続きを見る

I could have Sworn that Bear was Smiling at me... Welcome to the fifth volume of our popular travel and outdoor humor series, a line of books that has produced bestselling titles such as Mugged by ……続きを見る

What the heck is so funny about travel?   Traveling is not for the timid of heart. What can go wrong often does, as twenty-six road warriors relate in this book. Whether it's driving across C……続きを見る

Unbearably Funny Stories from the Road Less Traveled.   What happens when your trip goes awry? When your sandal-clad foot steps in the cow dung? Perhaps you too have watched with disbelief as……続きを見る

Following the Equator (sometimes titled More Tramps Abroad) is a non-fiction travelogue published by American author Mark Twainin 1897. In Following the Equator, an account of that travel published ……続きを見る

L’UNIVERS est une espece de livre, dont on n’a lu que la premiere page quand on n’a vu que son Pays. J’en ai feuilleté un assez grand nombre, que j’ai trouvé presqu’également mauvaises. Cet examen n……続きを見る

Promenade d’un Français dans l’Irlande - Jacques de Latocnaye Ce livre comporte une table des matières dynamique. Il est parfaitement mis en page pour une lecture sur liseuse électronique. Jacques-L……続きを見る

A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers is a book by Henry David Thoreau, first published in 1849. The book is ostensibly the narrative of a boat trip from Concord, Massachusetts to Concord, New ……続きを見る

Девятьсот километров на горном велосипеде по латиноамериканской стране за две недели ー в этой книге. Я не говорю по–английски и не понимаю испанского. Но на Кубу меня тянуло всегда. Будучи рабом св……続きを見る

I have been a cruise lecturer for many years, with my wife and I traveling all over the world at the expense of cruise lines. Confessions of a Cruise Lecturer is based on my experiences. Here’s what……続きを見る