This book ventures into the world beyond Lampedusa: the crisis belt that stretches from Kashmir across Pakistan and Afghanistan to the Arab world and beyond, to the borders and coasts of Europe.
In today's world, where cultures and people get the opportunity to interact through the globalization of expatriate work, the author captures not only the unique senses and feeling of each destination that he experienced but also provides an in-depth insight into the nuances that enable an expatriate to manage effectively in a foreign country.
Reisererzählungen einer Rucksacktour von Leipzig durch Osteuropa bis in die MongoleiIn diesem Buch zur erfolgreichen MDR TV-Serie "Ostwärts" erzählt die gewitzte Journalistin Julia Finkernagel launig und geistreich von ihrer ganz persönlichen Premiere als "Go East"-Travellerin, den sehr speziellen Reise-Highlights und kleineren und größeren Katastrophen auf der Tour von Leipzig bis tief in die Mongolei.
Witty and "e;enchanting"e; reflections on the experience of travel, with a focus on art, music, and literature, by the author of Brave New World (The Spectator).
The author of Treasure Island shares true stories of his travels in the Pacific in these portraits of nineteenth-century Tahiti, New Zealand, and beyond.
This eyewitness account of religious and political persecution in 1930s Mexico inspired the British novelist's "e;masterpiece,"e; The Power and the Glory (John Updike).
A stirring tribute to the unique beauty of theAmerican Southwest In the region stretching from the High Sierras south of Yosemite to the Mojave Desert, water is scarce and empty riverbeds hint at a lush landscape that has long since vanished.
The riveting firsthand account of the historic voyage that led to the theory of evolution When the HMS Beagle set sail in 1831, the science of biology was not far removed from the Dark Ages.
A journey into nineteenth-century travel guides to the UK, Europe, and Soviet Union as researched and written by one of England’s most distinguished authors.
An enduring portrait of America's virtues and vices as seen by one of England's greatest thinkersAfter losing his brother in the Great War, a troubled and depressed G.
The NPR reporter offers an "e;engaging and enlightening"e; window into late-90s Cuba, "e;from the cafes in Havana to the mysterious lairs of Santiago de Cuba"e; (Kirkus Reviews).
A travelogue detailing Charles Dickens's tour of North AmericaIn January of 1842, Charles Dickens and his wife, Kate, traveled from Liverpool to Boston.
William Humphrey's delightful chronicle of an angling holiday in Wales celebrates two equally astonishing creatures: the Atlantic salmon and the British fly fisherman In order to mate in the same freshwater stream where it was spawned, the salmon swims one thousand miles or more and overcomes countless obstacles, from trawling nets to twelve-foot-high waterfalls.
Eva’s hospital room looks out onto the skyscrapers of a huge city, but since waking up from her coma she only dreams of trees Thirteen-year-old Eva opens her eyes to find herself in a hospital, her body paralyzed while it heals from a devastating accident.
Bestselling travel writer Richard Grant ';sensitively probes the complex and troubled history of the oldest city on the Mississippi River through the eyes of a cast of eccentric and unexpected characters' (Newsweek).
The essential Laurie Lee, a collection of occasional writings full of his unique vision and irresistible charm All of the wit and wisdom and poetry that made Laurie Lee one of the most celebrated English writers of the twentieth century can be found in this compilation of "e;first loves and obsessions.
A brand new edition of the finalist for the 2008 Casey Award, presented annually to the best baseball book, 101 Baseball Places to See Before You Strike Out profiles America's greatest baseball museums, shrines, sports bars, pop culture landmarks and ballpark sites.
Disillusioned by the general drudgery of his job, Stephen Leacock resigned from his teaching position at Upper Canada College in 1899 to pursue graduate studies.
Jacques Cartier's voyages of 1534, 1535, and 1541constitute the first record of European impressions of the St Lawrence region of northeastern North American and its peoples.
In August of 2012 two adventurous ladies decided to become more fl uent inSpanish by immersing themselves in four weeks of language study in Antigua,Guatemala.