Category Archives: Travel Guides
Mother`s World – Journey`s of the Heart
Mother`s World illuminates what it means to be a mother on the road, and aims to dispels the notion that motherhood and travel are incompatible. `
Danger! True Stories of Trouble & Survival
From the safety of a deep leather chair, several stories of danger and survival by such notable authors, such as Sebastian Junger and Claire Tristram, tell of struggling with life, death, and their sanity.
The Ultimate Journey
“Death, vast and mysterious, surrounds us whether we give it little thought or a great deal of thought.” This book is a conversation with great writers about living and dying. What does death have to do with travel? “When we travel, we cut ties, leave family and home behind [ยฟ]. Much like death, travel changes
The Gift of Rivers
Rivers are the theme of this new collection by US publishers Travelers` Tales. Among some of the acclaimed writers that appear in it is Isabel Allende with a piece on the Amazon River, Jan Morris on the Nile, Simon Winchester on the Yangtze. Human life probably developed along the banks of rivers, great civilizations certainly
Willdey`s British Isles 1715
Reproduced from George Willdey`s “The British Isles”, London, circa 1715, this clear and detailed map reproduction is flanked by panels of ornate motifs. Coloured lines mark county boundaries and latitude and longitude lines are drawn at 1 degree intervals. Scotland, England, Wales and Ireland are included, and the entire work is embellished with strapwork cartouches.
Japanese the Manga Way: An Illustrated Guide to Grammar and Structure
Japanese difficult? Study boring? No way! Not with this “real manga, real Japanese” approach to learning. Presenting all spoken Japanese as a variation of three basic sentence types, `Japanese the Manga Way` shows how to build complex constructions step by step. Every grammar point is illustrated by an actual manga published in Japan to show
Costa Rica: A Traveler`s Literary Companion
Costa Rica: A Traveler`s Literary Companion is a collection of short stories from the Central American country, translated into English, providing an insight into the Costa Rican imagination, and an evocation of the people, landscape and climate of the country which will greatly enhance any journey there.Stories have been arranged geographically to help you find
Australia – A Traveller`s Literary Companion
A companion to the literature of Australia, this book takes the reader on a journey through the continent in 25 stories, ranging from the colonial period to contemporary Australia. The stories evoke the mysterious outback, the gum trees, kangaroos and dingoes, and the busy streets of Melbourne, Sydney and Perth, as well as some colourful
Spain – A Traveller`s Literary Companion
Explore Spain`s rich literary landscape with some of the country`s best contemporary writers. Arranged geographically, these thirty stories — many of which appear in English for the first time — transport the reader through Spain`s many enchanting regions: experience a bull-run with Juan Goytisolo in Albacete, join Bernardo Atxaga in a Basque village, travel to
Mexico – A Traveller`s Literary Companion
Mexico has long been a top travel destination. But until now, there has not been such a panoramic vision of Mexico offered by some of Mexico`s finest contemporary writers of fiction and literary prose. Here are writings – many translated for the first time – that bring you to the people of the beaches, the
House
Have you ever seen a house without walls? Is it possible to pack a house into a suitcase? Can a house behave like a turtle? What kind of house can homeless people have? Would you prefer to live in a moon, in a nut … or inside a sewage pipe? Architecture is amazing! HOUSE demonstrates
