Author: William Sutcliffe The gap year classic, available as a Penguin Essential for the first time in the year of its 20th anniversary.A devastatingly funny satire on the whole idea...

Peter Biddlecombe Peter Biddlecombe takes us on another irreverent global tour, snubbing his nose at the "gimmick tourists" and carrying on doing what he does best—business, all over the world,...

Albert Podell The New York Times Best Seller“Amazing . . . the most original travel narrative ever written.” ―CounterPunchAround the World in 50 Years is the inspiring story of an...

Richard HammondThe wry, honest and often hilarious chronicles of a very brave and clever TV presenter, Arctic explorer, and general drawer of the Short Straw. Moving quickly on from the...

Graeme LoftsGet to know Australia's fiercest, most dangerous and most amazing wildlife.Australia's Dangerous Creatures For Dummies provides a fascinating portrait of unique and deadly animals down-under -- including crocodiles, snakes,...

Corinne HofmannIn The White Masai, Corinne Hofmann told the incredible adventure of how she fell in love with and married Lketinga, a Masai warrior, and lived a riveting life with...

Emily BarrIt's New Year's Day and the year isn't kicking off well for Tansy: her mother's dead, she's a cocaine addict and her boyfriend has just left her. A trip...

William Finnegan“Reading this guy on the subject of waves and water is like reading Hemingway on bullfighting; William Burroughs on controlled substances; Updike on adultery. . . . a coming-of-age...

These two fascinating cities reflect different aspects of China -- Beijing is the traditional capital, the seat of political power and home to the ancient monuments of Imperial China; Shanghai...

Pavan K VarmaMisconceptions about India and Indians abound, fed by the stereotypes created by foreigners, and the myths about themselves projected by Indians. In Being Indian, Pavan K.Varma demolishes these...

Frances MayesBella Tuscany: The Sweet Life in ItalyThe description added on here by amazon_kcw which was just too funny to delete:Paperback. Bubble wrapped and shipped within 24-48 hours.Nice book.From the...

Bettina Selby Bettina Selby's latest journey by bicycle takes her to the cradle of civilization, where the Tigris and the Euphrates rise. It is the corridor of ancient invasion fought...