Travel writing

A striking narrative of a man's inadvertent discovery of the life force that persists in the most secluded of places--and isolated of beingsAfter the death of his father, Alfred Van Cleef--the last of a family of Dutch Jews--learns that he is unable to have children.

A literary saga, spanning two generations and two cultures, Canadian and Japanese, reminiscent of the work of Isabel Allende.

He comes, he sees, he plays with the gadgets.

Further adventures on life in a small French town from Susan Loomis, cookery book writer and author of 'On Rue Tatin'.

An absorbing travel book, a meditation on geology, photography, Romanesque art and the romance of physical decline, The Slow Breath of Stone throws a mirror on Europe of the Middle Ages and its hold on us today.

Getting Into Guinness is the hilarious true story of record breaking attempts, how record obsession has become a global phenomenon, the weird and wonderful characters that set records and the history of the Guinness Book of World Records.

One of the most exciting debut novels for years - and a book that does for birdwatching what Trainspotting did for smack addiction.

A chronicle of travels, some homely some exotic, from the man who can make a schoolboy holiday in Swanage as colourful as a walk in the Hindu Kush.

A passionate, bittersweet memoir of a love cruelly cut short, set in the splendour of East Africa.

'You've had some pretty crazy ideas in your life, Newby, but this is the craziest.

Warned by a fortune-teller not to risk flying, the author - a seasoned correspondent - took to travelling by rail, road and sea.

As a child, award-winning travel writer Stanley Stewart dreamed of crossing Mongolia on horseback.

More episodes from the life and travels of one of our most celebrated travel writers.

Sanjeev Bhaskar, comedian and writer behind 'The Kumars at No.

A rip-roaring narrative celebration of the 21st century's great transport success story: the bicycle.

Mike Parker, bestselling author of Map Addict, offers a very full, intelligent and witty exploration into a glorious and passionate British subject - footpaths and the history of land ownership.

The story of the only person to attempt to reach the North Pole by balloon, and the golden age of Polar Exploration.

A history of walking over the British countryside.

Takes readers to some of the last unspoiled places on Earth, detailing the author's experiences searching for monkeys and turtles in the jungles of Costa Rica, hunting wild boar in Iran, exploring the Sahara, and more.

A stunning and compelling novel of love and ambition.

From one of the most important chroniclers of our time, come two extended excerpts from her never-before-seen notebooks-writings that offer an illuminating glimpse into the mind and process of a legendary writer.

How did a big-game fishing trip rudely interrupted by sharks inspire one of the key scenes in Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea?

Scott, Shackleton and Mawson were the three great explorers of the Edwardian age.

High on the Big Stone Heart is a collection of vibrant and entertaining essays on the people and places of Canada's Boreal North as seen through the eyes of one of the country's most celebrated writers of non-fiction.

Canoe across large lakes, up and down rivers and rapids; labour over portages and through a miasma of blackflies; bask in the golden evenings of the Subarctic.

Situated on the left bank of the Ganges, in the state of Uttar Pradash, Varanasi is one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world.

One of America's best novelists Jay McInerney is also well-known for being a wine connoisseur.

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When old drunken sailor Billy Bones dies at the Admiral Benbow Inn, the innkeeper's son Jim Hawkins finds a map amongst his possessions.

The village of Campodimele in the Aurunci Mountains has been called
'the village of eternity' by World Health Organisation scientists,
after a study revealed the astonishing longevity of its inhabitants.

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Delicious' Nigella Lawson'Clever and beguiling' Guardian'Sublime and immersive' Jojo MoyesErica is eighteen and ready for freedom.

When old drunken sailor Billy Bones dies at the Admiral Benbow Inn, the innkeeper's son Jim Hawkins finds a map amongst his possessions.

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Delicious' Nigella Lawson'Clever and beguiling' Guardian'Sublime and immersive' Jojo MoyesErica is eighteen and ready for freedom.

Pilgrim in the Palace of Words is about language, about the words that splash and chatter across our tongues.

How did a big-game fishing trip rudely interrupted by sharks inspire one of the key scenes in Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea?

In this magnificently illustrated book, Christopher Wills takes us on a series of adventures.

In this magnificently illustrated book, Christopher Wills takes us on a series of adventures.

From the acclaimed, prize-winning author of Honey and Dust: a captivating memoir of a year spent in the holy city of Varanasi

'Moore Ede is highly attuned to the sensory experiences which make travel writing come alive' Giles Foden

'Brims with warmth, humility and curiosity … The rhythms of life and death by the river are vividly rendered in Moore Ede's fluid prose' Times Literary Supplement

Piers Moore Ede first fell in love with Varanasi when he passed through it on his way to Nepal.

A enthralling novel about the journey of life.

Als Gast und Betrachter, als Freund und Reporter verbringt Martin Zinggl acht Monate in Nepal.

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"… a shore unknown which all admire, but many dread to view …"Lord Byron in "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage" über Albanien Ein sehr persönlicher Blick auf Land und Leute, der Lust auf eine Reise in eine nahe und doch vielen fremd erscheinende Republik macht.

Ohne Guiness ist Irland für viele kaum vorstellbar.

Der «Zeit»-Reporter Henning Sußebach zeichnet ein großes, glänzend geschriebenes Porträt unseres Landes.

Un emocionante relato de viaje por uno de los países más fascinantes de África: Sudán en el que el autor se sumerge en sus abismos personales, tanto como los de este sufrido país.

Abseits von touristischen Highlights, die Mauritius zur Genüge bietet, wirft Stefan Slupetzky einen Blick ins Innere - ins Innere einer unerhört facettenreichen Insel und ihrer Bevölkerung, die den Besucher nur allzu oft vor spannende (Alltags-)Rätsel und Überraschungen stellt.