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Way of the World(2007) BOUVIER, NICHOLASReborn from the ashes of a Pakistan rubbish heap, this volume tells of a friendship between a writer and an artist, forged on an impecunious, life-enhancing journey from Serbia to Afghanistan in the 1950s.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Waiting Land(2011) MURPHY, DERVLADescribes the author's various journeys by air, by bicycle and on foot into the remote and mountainous Lantang region on the border of Tibet.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Quest for Kim(2006) HOPKIRK, PETER'A fascinating, brilliantly written book' Times Literary SupplementVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Place in the Country(2014) SEBALD, W. G.When the author travelled to Manchester in 1966, he packed in his bags certain literary favourites which would remain central to him throughout the rest of his life and during his years in England. In this book, he reflects on six of the figures who shapeVezava: Mehka16,81 € -
Vroom With A View: In Search Of Italy's Dolce Vita On A '61 Vespa(2005) PETER MOOREVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
On The Map(2013) GARFIELD, SIMONFrom the early sketches of philosophers and explorers through to Google Maps and beyond, this title examines how maps both relate and realign our history. It explores the legendary, impassable mountains of Kong, the role of cartography in combatting choleVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Amsterdam(2001) MAK, GEERTA magnet for trade and travellers from all over the world, stylish, cosmopolitan Amsterdam is a city of dreams and nightmares, of grand civic architecture and legendary beauty, but also of civil wars, bloody religious purges, and the tragedy of Anne FrankVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
I Didn’t Do It For You(2005) WRONG, MICHELAOne small East African country embodies the battered history of the continent: patronised by colonialists, riven by civil war, confused by Cold War manoeuvring, proud, colorful, with Africa's best espresso and worst rail service. Michela Wrong brilliantlyVezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Terra Nullius(2012) LINDQVIST, SVENTerra Nullius is a journey across Australia's desert and into its shocking past. This lyrical book describes its landscape, flora and fauna and geology, tells the history of the country and reveals the shocking treatment of its Aboriginal peoples.Vezava: Mehka16,81 € -
Polar World(2007) HERBERT, WALLYA collection of Sir Wally's paintings, together with personal anecdotes of his experiences in the Polar World and his connection with the polar pioneers of the past, as well as his descriptions of the inspiration behind his paintings.Vezava: Trda54,06 € -
The Broken Road: From the Iron Gates to Mount Athos(2014) PATRICK FERMOR LEIGHVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Lost Heart of Asia(2004) THUBRON, COLINThubron travelled throughout Central Asia in the wake of the break-up of the Soviet Union and documented the widespread social upheaval in a region reeling from political change.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Chasing the Devil(2011) BUTCHER, TIMFacing down demons from his time in Africa as a journalist, Tim Butcher heads deep into this combat zone, encountering the devastation wrought by lawless militia, child soldiers, brutal violence, blood diamonds and masked figures who guard the spiritual sVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Hackney, That Rose-Red Empire(2010) SINCLAIR, IAINOffers a personal record of the author's north-east London home in which he has lived for forty years. This documentary fiction seeks to capture the spirit of place, before Hackney succumbs to mendacious green papers, eco boasts, sponsored public art andVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Mountain In Tibet(2013) ALLEN, CHARLESA classic book from the bestselling travel writer and historian, Charles Allen, author of Plain Tales from the Raj, first published by Abacus in 1983.Vezava: Mehka18,21 €
