Carol Drinkwater THE OLIVE FARM and THE OLIVE SEASON are television actress Carol Drinkwater's lyrical accounts of a new life in France; about her house Appassionata and the trials and...

Robert M Pirsig In this best-selling new book, his first in seventeen years, Robert M. Pirsig, author of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, takes us on a poignant...

Paul TherouxA compendium of travel writing from a master travellerPaul Theroux celebrates fifty years of wandering the globe by collecting the best writing on travel from the books that shaped...

G Clifton WislerIn 1858 Texas, people are violently divided over a law that makes it a crime to help runaway slaves. Caleb isn?t sure how he feels. When an escaped...

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...

Mark TwainA stirring account of America's vanished past...The book that earned Mark Twain his first recognition as a serious writer...Discover the magic of life on the Mississippi.At once a romantic...

Onjali Q Rauf Since I became friends with Ahmet, the Most Famous Refugee Boy in the World, all sorts of amazing things have happened. But the most amazingest of all...

David Elliot Cohen A year off from work. A meandering, serendipitous journey around the globe with the people you love most. No mortgage, no car payments, no pressure. Though it...

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...

Lieve JorisThrough her friendship with a Syrian woman and her family, Lieve Joris leads readers into the fascinating world that lies beyond the gates of Damascus, presenting an intimate portrait...

Jason ElliotPart historical evocation, part travelogue, and part personal quest, An Unexpected Light is the account of Elliot's journey through Afghanistan, a country considered off-limits to travelers for twenty years....

**In delicate condition**   Laurens van der Post   The distinguished explorer and writer recounts his rediscovery of the Bushmen, outcast survivors from Stone Age Africa. Faced with constant attack...