Adventure & Literary Travel 97

Tom Anderson, Chair of the Welsh Academy, the National Society of Writers in Wales and best-selling author of 'Chasing Dean and The Actaeon Tide: 'John Chick's 10,000k Challenge has all the elements……続きを見る

Hans-Werner Wienand ist auf der Suche nach Abgründigem, Skurrilem und Komischem in der Welt der Segler. Der Publizist, Satiriker und Weltumsegler findet Situationen, die sich zugetragen haben könnte……続きを見る

Through a striking set of coincidences and circumstances, Scottish-born naturalist John Muir emerged as a powerful voice advocating for a renewed connection with nature and the preservation of Ameri……続きを見る

The Beagle has become synonymous with Charles Darwin and his groundbreaking title On the Origin of Species. But how did Darwin come to be on board? For the first time in a single volume all the vari……続きを見る

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The beloved New York Times-bestselling guide to inspiring girls to pursue a life of adventure and excitement-updated and at last in paperback. Why should girls miss out on ……続きを見る

Patrick, Meg and their family had built a happy, sustainable life in regional Victoria. But in late 2013, they found themselves craving an adventure: a road trip. But theirs was a road trip with a d……続きを見る

Follow bestselling author and TV chef Rachel Allen as she journeys along the beautiful Atlantic coast of Ireland, delivering over 100 recipes collected from her culinary odyssey. The west coast of I……続きを見る

Twenty-Seven Years in Alaska is the story of one woman’s adventures in the remote wilderness of the north. From canoe camping next to unnamed lakes, to kayaking in Alaska’s pristine waters, she desc……続きを見る

"Before, my only travels were to and from the toilet at home. With these insights, I now also use toilets in other continents." -- Dominique LaSalle, Travel Blogesque Magnifique Written by a groovy ……続きを見る

Winner of the John S. Tuckey 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award for Mark Twain Scholarship from The Center for Mark Twain Studies American novelist E.L. Doctorow once observed that literature “endows p……続きを見る

Extrait : "Nous revenons d'une exposition qui se fait au Louvre, exposition magnifique, à la vérité, mais qui dédommage bien faiblement des trésors cachés de la galerie. Plusieurs vastes salles sont……続きを見る

Extrait : "En Uthopie, les chemins de fer ont déjà fait leur temps. Ils sont mis au rencart, au même titre qu'ici les diligences. Les hommes et les choses se transportent par tubes pneumatiques, com……続きを見る

Extrait : "Le plus beau sermon que j'aie entendu depuis que je suis à Paris, et le plus beau peut-être que j'aie jamais entendu prêcher, est celui que l'abbé Duguerry prononça hier à Saint-Roch. Il ……続きを見る

Extrait : "J'ai quitté Paris et même la France, parce que la tour Eiffel finissait par m'ennuyer trop. Non seulement on la voyait de partout, mais on la trouvait partout, faite de toutes les matière……続きを見る

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. ‘It was unnecessary for all to perish, when, by the death of one, it was possible, and even probable, that t……続きを見る

After backpacking around Asia, Anne Fitzpatrick spent three months volunteering in rural India. Inspired by the program, she returned to Australia determined to raise funds for the education of youn……続きを見る

Where did passports come from? Why did 1930s stewardesses carry wrenches? And how did teetotalers shape the modern vacation? Wanderlust answers these questions and more, as author Laura Byrne Paquet……続きを見る

Inspired by travel writer Ted Simon, Tony Robinson-Smith quit his job in Japan, returned home to England, and then set out once more with only a a knapsack, a map, and a dream to travel the world wi……続きを見る

Twenty-Seven Years in Alaska is the story of one woman's adventures in the remote wilderness of the north. From canoe camping next to unnamed lakes, to kayaking in Alaska's pristine waters, she desc……続きを見る

Footprint’s Diving the World is essential reading for anyone interested in diving. With over 200 prime sites and color images throughout, this book offers the ultimate inspiration as well as all the……続きを見る

In 1952, at the age of twenty-seven, Mohan Rakesh undertook a journey to south India, travelling by bus, train and steamer along the western coast from Bombay to Kanyakumari. Young and ardent, he dr……続きを見る

Amy and Jimmie were not sailors. Their experience included reading a few books, watching a couple of instructional videos, and sailing once a week for a year. They were land-lubberly, middle-class t……続きを見る

'We were the usual: nine-to-fivers, investment-makers, mall-goers, office-trippers and city-slickers. We were life-going-to-seeders.' Living in a sunny barsati in south Delhi, Saurav Jha and Devapri……続きを見る

As I Was Saying... is the seventh book in Jeremy Clarkson's best-selling The World According to Clarkson series. *** Crikey, the world according to Clarkson's been a funny old place of late . . . Fo……続きを見る

A rich and imaginative discovery of how ink has shaped culture and why it is here to stay Ink is so much a part of daily life that we take it for granted, yet its invention was as significant as the……続きを見る

Perception and Deception is an engaging and insightful introduction to cross-cultural communication in a globalized world. Joe's infectious curiosity in uncovering and understanding cultural differe……続きを見る

The idea of a hidden refuge, a paradise far from the stresses of modern life, has universal appeal. In 1932 the writer James Hilton coined the word 'Shangri-La' to describe such a place, when he gav……続きを見る

The Observer newspaper once wrote of Dudley Pope that he was ‘an author who really knows Nelson's navy’, whilst the Guardian maintained he had an 'expert knowledge of naval history'. Imagine, theref……続きを見る

Ein halbes Jahr Venedig. Eine Feier der Sinne. Matthias Zschokke berichtet davon so mitreißend, dass man meint, man wäre dabeigewesen. Oder man müsse sofort hin. Solch ein Buch über Venedig ist noch……続きを見る

When as a child she first saw a canoe gliding on Lake Alexander in central Minnesota, Sue Leaf was mesmerized. The enchantment stayed with her and shimmers throughout this book as we join Leaf and h……続きを見る