Yossi Maimon "Discover the Land of Israel - Volume Two" with Yossi Maimon. As you read the pages of this book, think of yourself on tour with Maimon, who is...

William Dalrymple A rich blend of history and spirituality, adventure and politics, laced with the thread of black comedy familiar to readers of William Dalrymple’s previous work.In AD 587, two...

Marco Polo Marco Polo (1254-1329) has achieved an almost archetypal status as a traveller, and his Travels is one of the first great travel books of Western literature, outside the...

Robert Byron At only 22 years of age, the author of the acclaimed Road to Oxiana traveled with his friends for the first time to Mount Athos in Greece. The...

Chris Stewart When English sheep shearer Chris Stewart (once a drummer for Genesis) bought an isolated farmhouse in the mountains outside of Granada, Spain, he was fully aware that it...

Dara OBriain Nostalgia, identity, eccentricity, gin drinking and occasional violence... these are just some of the themes that stand-up comedian Dara O Briain explores in "Tickling the English."O Briain moved...

Alain De Botton Any Baedeker will tell us where we ought to travel, but only Alain de Botton will tell us how and why. With the same intelligence and insouciant charm he brought to How Proust Can...

Jens Muhling  A history of the countries bordering the Black Sea told through the stories of the people who live there. Fringing the Black Sea is a diverse array of countries,...

Nigel Cameron Since Marco Polo first returned from the Far East in 1295 with exotic treasures and wondrous stories, China has fascinated the West. For this unique publishing co-venture, the...

Myszard Kapuscinski Polish writer and foreign correspondent Ryszard Kapuscinski spent more than forty years reporting from around the world, and The Shadow of the Sun may well be the peak...

Eyewitness Books Your journey starts here. Featuring DK's much-loved maps and illustrations, walks and information, plus all new, full-colour photography, this 100% updated guide to Spain brings you the best...

John L Stephens This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc....