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The World's Heritage: The definitive guide to all World Heritage sites
Bestselling guide to all UNESCO World Heritage sites Fully updated to include the latest sites added to the World Heritage List. The List is managed by the World Heritage Committee...
Paris Revisited
In this ode to the charms of Paris and Parisian style, Belgian photographer Henk van Cauwenbergh captures the essence of the city's most iconic venues and its perennially chic denizens....
Sydney Harbour Bridge: From Eternity to Now
Sydney Harbour Bridge - Celebrations from Eternity to Now is a pictorial and historical collection of the celebratory events which have been enjoyed on the Sydney Harbour Bridge, from the...
American Voyage
Beautiful portrait of America in the 1960s, rediscovered after 50 years. In 1966, Mario Carnicelli won first place in an Italian national photography competition sponsored by Popular Photography magazine and...
India: A Mosaic
In this volume, seven distinguished writers offer penetrating insights into the complexities of the subcontinent. Roderick MacFarquhar reflects on the legacy of Empire ad Partition, Ian Buruma considers secularism and...
Excellent Daughters: The Secret Lives of Young Women Who Are
Deeply informed, heartfelt, and urgent, Excellent Daughters brings us a new understanding of the changing Arab societies-from 9/11 to Tahrir Square to the rise of ISIS-and gives voice to the...
The World Trade Center Remembered
Rising dramatically above all other skyscrapers at the tip of Manhattan, the World Trade Center symbolized New York. From any direction the Towers were lodestars, Manhattan's local mountains. As New...
From Rice to Riches: a Personal Journey Through a Changing China
Jane Hutcheon's connection to China goes back more than one hundred and fifty years, when her great-great-grand-uncle Phineas, a Scottish tea merchant, was drawn to its shores. When Jane became...
Dark Ruby: Travels in a Troubled Land
This work offers a travel study of Burma which lays out the contradictions of its campaigns to attract Western tourists despite its well-known oppressive regime. By the year 2000, Burma...
The Further Adventures of An Idiot Abroad
Our favourite idiot is back. Safely home from his latest travels, Karl has decided it is time to share his hard-earned wisdom of the world. Taking the Bucket List of...
Mirrors of the Unseen: Journeys in Iran
Drawing on three years of travel and research, Mirrors of the Unseen offers a rare and timely portrait of Iran, introducing us to the sublime architecture of Isfahan, the forests...
The Snakebite Survivors' Club
Jeremy Seal travels to the USA, Africa, Australia and India to meet people living amongst the world's deadliest snakes - and attempts to overcome his personal fear in the process....
African Nights
Continuing the book "I Dreamed of Africa", this volume is written in episodes and covers Kuki's life over the last ten to 12 years. She refers glancingly to the deaths...
Grains Of Sand
Driven by a desire to explore the most remote, barren yet romantic places on earth, Martin Buckley set off on a two-year journey through the world's deserts. In the Sahara...
Homage to Florence
From Alinari, the world's oldest photographic firm founded in Florence, comes the Homage series, a selection of titles tracing the cultural history of Naples, Rome, Venice and Florence. Aided by...
World (Special Edition)
Michael Poliza is more than a seasoned globetrotter who has travelled through almost 170 countries. He is also a collector of the world, always on the lookout for breathtaking landscapes,...
China
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Modern megacities, breathtaking natural backdrops and a varied cultural landscape with a long tradition - China captivates with its contrasts and unbelievable diversity. The most populous country in the world...
In Search of Hobart
Peter Timms leads us on a journey through his adopted city of Hobart, Australia's smallest, most southerly, least prosperous, but arguably most beautiful state capital. He reveals a city in...
Faraway Nearby: Photographs From The New York Times
On the occasion of Canada's 150th anniversary in 2017, The Faraway Nearby presents a century of Canadian history through photographs. The book will take readers on a visual journey through...
Ranchland: Wagonhound
Wagonhound is a historic working ranch spanning over 300,000 acres in Wyoming, where the elevation ranges from 5,000 feet to 9,000 feet; where talented, strong, and steady quarter horses supplied...
Unpacked: An Anthology of Lonely Planet Disaster Stories
Lonely Planet founder, Tony Wheeler, joins other authors in a collection of travel disaster stories. Mishaps include a rampaging elephant in Sri Lanka and a drunken shoot-out in Tibet.
Blue Man: Tales of Travel, Love and Coffee
In between missing his opening gala night at Cafe Royale, London, to being mistaken as a pig's trotter exporter in Ghana, Larry Buttrose takes time out to sip coffee and...
Microcosms
Translated from the Italian, Magis delves into the environment of his Triestine homeland and uncovers the whole of human striving in a microcosm. The city's homes, cafes, markets and railway...
The Last Human Cannonball: And Other Small Journeys in Search of Great
But, as one might expect, Rogers' encounters with celebrity have their own unexpected outcomes. Burt Lancaster rants to him about transsexuality. Rita Hayworth is most worried about her neighbour's TV...
The Life Cycle: 8,000 Miles in the Andes by Bamboo Bike
'A gripping read for anyone who cares about what we're doing to the planet and how we can change it' - DAVID SHUKMAN, FORMER BBC NEWS SCIENCE EDITOR 'Searing observations...
In the Footsteps of Du Fu
'Superb... Beautifully written and thoroughly researched' - Guardian A beautifully illustrated travelogue, chronicling the life and work of one of the world greatest poets. Du Fu (712-70) is one of...
Not Another Book About Italy
Following on from the success of author Ann Rickard's two books, Not Another Book About Italy, and Not Another Greek Salad, Ann knew one thing was certain, her readers wanted...
The Gutsy Girl: Escapades for Your Life of Epic Adventure
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the author of You Are Mighty, a real-life derring-do woman, a collection of exhilarating stories, activities, and tips to inspire girls to pursue a life...
Beneath the Southern Cross
When young Thomas Kendall was convicted of theft and transported to Australia for a period of seven years, he could not have known that he would fall in love with...
Cuba (Revised): The Sights, Sounds, Flavors, and Faces
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The people, architecture, cuisine, and natural beauty of Cuba come to life in this gorgeous, one-of-a-kind tribute to this fascinating island country This rich, visually stunning book gives a full...
Kenya: The Magic Land
From the Taru Desert and the Suguta Valley to the palm-fringed Indian Ocean coastline, from ice-capped Mount Kenya, Africa's second highest mountain to the endless, rolling savannah, Kenya is an...
The Tiger Ladies: A Memoir of Kashmir
This remarkable book is the tale of the author's life growing up in a beautiful, remote valley in Kashmir. It is a loving memoir of the exotic food, ancient folklore,...
Departures and Arrivals
Highly observant, with a keen sense of the incongruous, Eric Newby is always entertaining as he transports the reader around the world, from his earliest childhood adventures among the shops,...
The Other Side of Israel: My Journey Across the Jewish/Arab Divide
The pioneering autobiographical story of a British Zionist in her fifties who moves to Israel and chooses to live among 25,000 Muslims in the all-Arab Israeli town of Tamra, a...
Penelope Goes West: On the road from Sydney to Margaret River and back
Tim Bowden loves travelling and camping and has a great interest in Australian history. So, when he decided to take off to Western Australia with his wife Ros and their...