First published in 1922, ‘What I Saw in America’ by G.K. Chesterton, an English writer, philosopher, lay theologian, and literary and art critic. The book tells us as much about the author and his p……続きを見る
Per secoli l’uomo si è rifiutato di affrontare il mare grigio, rombante e tempestoso che si estendeva al di là delle Colonne d’Ercole, abitato da mostri terrificanti come le Gorgoni e i Giganti Cent……続きを見る
Tennessee is home to more than four hundred species of woody plants, but until now there has been no comprehensive guide to them. This work fills that gap, as B. Eugene Wofford and Edward W. Chester……続きを見る
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El retrato de Dorian Gray por Oscar Wilde
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"What I Saw in America" is a group of essays by using the famend ENG author G. K. Chesterton, providing his eager observations and reflections at the United States in the course of his go to inside ……続きを見る
Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher
Humorous tales of travel and misadventure.
Lonely Planet knows that some of life's funniest experiences happen on the road. Whether they tak……続きを見る
"Scouting Expeditions of McCulloch's Texas Rangers, by Samuel C. Reid...is the most entertaining work of the kind that has come under our view...gives an accurate account of the scouting expeditions……続きを見る
A stunning tour of China, its people, and its history. Chosen as one of the best travel books of 1996 by the New York Times Book Review.
Rising in the mountains of the Tibetan border, the Yangtze Ri……続きを見る
著者:Sharon Chester
出版社: Princeton University Press
発売日: 2016年09月06日
The definitive full-color field guide to Arctic wildlife
The Arctic Guide presents the traveler and naturalist with a portable, authoritative guide to the flora and fauna of earth's northernmost reg……続きを見る
An enduring portrait of America's virtues and vices as seen by one of England's greatest thinkers
After losing his brother in the Great War, a troubled and depressed G. K. Chesterton accepts an invi……続きを見る
Simon Winchester undertakes a journey from the mouth of the Yangste River to its source. This is the story of the river, it's cities and their people, built around the author's own journey to discov……続きを見る
First published in 1922, ‘What I Saw in America’ by G.K. Chesterton, an English writer, philosopher, lay theologian, and literary and art critic.The book tells us as much about the author and his pa……続きを見る
From the author of the bestselling The Professor and the Madman comes the fascinating biography of science detailing the story of William Smith, the orphaned son of an English country blacksmith, wh……続きを見る
The New York Times bestselling author of Krakatoa and The Professor and the Madman takes readers on a quirky and charming tour of the last outpost of the British empire
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In the late 1980s, New York Times bestselling author Simon Winchester set out on foot to discover the Republic of Korea - from its southern tip to the North Korean border - in order to set the recor……続きを見る
The bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman and The Map That Changed the World examines the enduring and world-changing effects of the catastrophic volcanic eruption off the coast of Java……続きを見る
This early work by G. K. Chesterton was originally published in 1920. Gilbert Keith Chesterton was born in London in 1874. He studied at the Slade School of Art, and upon graduating began to work as……続きを見る
“Simon Winchester never disappoints, and The Men Who United the States is a lively and surprising account of how this sprawling piece of geography became a nation. This is America from the ground up……続きを見る
This early work by G. K. Chesterton was originally published in 1922. Gilbert Keith Chesterton was born in London in 1874. He studied at the Slade School of Art, and upon graduating began to work as……続きを見る
Korea: A Walk through the Land of Miracles is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand a nation that is shaping the modern world.
In the 1980s South Korea was still an enigma. Simon Winchester……続きを見る
The Walker's Guide provides short descriptions of more than 30 walks in towns, beaches, and wild places of Virginia's Eastern Shore--both Bayside and Seaside. Driving directions to each trailhead ar……続きを見る
'What I Saw in America' ranks among the finest of Chesterton's works, containing all of the author's virtues and vices: his wry humour, sympathy and intelligence playing devilishly against an irrepr……続きを見る
Estaría bien poder citar a Chesterton reproduciendo lo que este hubiese dicho de... Chesterton. Aseguraría una frase brillante. Ante ese imposible, solo cabe señalar su agudeza, su ingenio, su indep……続きを見る
"If you're considering taking your first cruise, and even if you've cruised a dozen times, this is a must-read. The humor and candid commentary bring [you] along on a journey that will keep [you] la……続きを見る
Like many writers and thinkers of his era, British author G.K. Chesterton toured the United States to get a clearer sense of the country's culture and zeitgeist. The collection What I Saw in America……続きを見る
The reissue of a Simon Winchester classic
In 1985 Simon Winchester, struck by a sudden need to discover exactly what was left of the British Empire travelled 100,000 miles back and forth from Antarc……続きを見る
The epic life story of the Atlantic Ocean from the bestselling author, Simon Winchester
In a narrative tour de force, Simon Winchester dramatises the life story of the Atlantic Ocean, from its birth……続きを見る