A JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY THROUGH JAPAN'S MULTI-FACETED CUSTOMS AND CULTURE'An excellent book for anyone with an interest in Japanese culture' Sunday Telegraph'Takes in everything from the mythical roots of sumo to the ubiquity of Shinto shrines' The TimesAlan Macfarlane first encountered Japan full of certainty, confidence and unexamined assumptions.
The literary world was shocked when in 1889, at the height of his career, Robert Louis Stevenson announced his intention to settle permanently on the Pacific island of Samoa.
Celebrate the Great Outdoors Whether your idea of camping is in a tiny tent, a luxury RV, or somewhere in between, nothing beats having fun with family and friends in the fresh air.
Les deux fleuves de l'antique Mésopotamie que sont le Tigre et l'Euphrate ont servi de trame à l'expédition hors du commun de Gertude Lowthian Bell, une expédition de cinq mois entre février et juillet 1909.
LONGLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR CONSERVATION WRITINGA thrilling exploration of nature's symbiotic relationships by the award-winning author of Forget Me Not.
In this leadership journey unlike any other, Victor Prince shares the lessons he learned while on his pilgrimage and guides readers on their own Camino de Santiago.
'Every year, hundreds of books on the city are published, but none resembles this one' - Independent'This gem of a book offers practical advice but in a distinctly lyrical tone.
Writer, teacher, and adventurer Kurt Caswell has spent his adult life canoeing, hiking, and pedaling his way toward a deeper understanding of our vast and varied world.
From the acclaimed poet and National Book Award finalist, "e;a sparkling book of travel and childhood: born on the bridge between two cultures"e; (Paulette Jiles, New York Times-bestselling author).
A pictorial display of South Carolina's extravagant beautyTruly a book that will captivate newcomers and renew the appreciation of longtime residents, this breathtaking photographic exploration showcases the fullness of the state's regional diversity, natural beauty, and human creativity.
The international adventures of a southern widow turned patron of historical discoveryElizabeth Sinkler Coxe's Tales from the Grand Tour, 1890-1910 is a travelogue of captivating episodes in exotic lands as experienced by an intrepid American aristocrat and her son at the dawn of the twentieth century.
Tales of meandering walks through Scotland’s capital by an essayist known for “often hilarious, sometimes poignant, takes on life” (The New York Times).
Whisky, Kilts, and the Loch Ness Monster is a memoir of a twenty-first-century literary pilgrimage to retrace the famous eighteenth-century Scottish journey of James Boswell and Samuel Johnson, two of the most celebrated writers of their day.
These personal stories collected from a lifetime of travel will transport the reader from country to country across the world in an immersive reading experience.
Parcourant la cité, s’établissant de manière prolongée sur les places publiques, les skaters animent, jouent, mettent en scène ou perturbent l’animation des centres urbains.
A Financial Times and Observer "e;best summer read"e; 'With its union of practicality and magic, a kitchen is a portal offering extended range and providing unlikely paths out of the ordinary.
Zwischen Melancholie und Moderne:Martin Zinggl, der seit über zwanzig Jahren immer wieder nach Lissabon zurückkehrt, nimmt uns mit über den Tejo, zu den miradouros mit dem besten Ausblick und auf eine Fahrt mit der legendären Elektrotram 28E.
