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City of Djinns: A Year in Delhi
by William Dalrymple  Publisher Comments Sparkling with irrepressible wit, City of Djinns peels back the layers of Delhi's centuries-old history, revealing an extraordinary array of characters along the way-from eunuchs to descendants of great Moguls. With refreshingly open-minded curiosity...
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We'll Always Have Paris: Sex and Love in the City of Light (UK Edition)
by John Baxter Publisher Comments "We'll always have Paris," Humphrey Bogart reminds Ingrid Bergman in their bittersweet parting at the end of Casablanca, and undoubtedly those words resonate for lovers everywhere. Indeed for many people, Paris is not just a place; it is an intoxicating...
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The Riddle and the Knight: In Search of Sir John Mandeville, the World's Greatest Traveller
by Giles Milton Publisher Comments Part travelogue/part historical mystery about the most famous traveler--and chronicler-- in medieval Europe. Giles Milton's first book, The Riddle and the Knight, is a fascinating account of the legend of Sir John Mandeville, a long-forgotten knight who...
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An Innocent in Scotland: More Curious Rambles and Singular Encounters
by David Mcfadden Publisher Comments In 1995, David W. McFadden published An Innocent in Ireland: Curious Rambles and Singular Encounters, a quirky and affectionate account of his travels around Ireland. In undertaking the trip, he chose as his guide H. V. Morton, the prolific travel writer...
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Living in a Foreign Language: A Memoir of Food, Wine, and Love in Italy
by Michael Tucker Publisher Comments The actor Michael Tucker and his wife, the actress Jill Eikenberry, having sent their last child off to college, were vacationing in Italy when they happened upon a small cottage nestled in the Umbrian countryside. The three-hundred-fifty-year-old...
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The Journal of Nicholas Cresswell
by Nicholas Cresswell Publisher Comments Nicholas Cresswell was twenty-four years old when he left his birthplace of Edale, England to sail for Virginia, believing that a person with a small fortune may live much better and make greater improvements in America than he can possibly do in England....
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Sails Full and by
by Dom Degnon Synopsis Yacht broker and freelance writer Degnon's breezy account of his extended voyage provides entertaining adventure and a refresher course in geography. One unidentified year, with Celia Lowe as crew mate, he set out from New England in Taku, a 41-foot...
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Duncan's Travels
by John Duncan Synopsis A Scottish traveler describes his journey, making observations on the government, slavery, social mores, manners, and so forth. The journey is limited, only touching briefly into states besides New York. Vol. 2 of...
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Tea for Two: With No Cups
by Polly Benge Publisher Comments A humorous romance seen through the eyes of a besotted author, troubled by having to make the decision of whether to follow her love to the other side of the world....
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The City of Falling Angels
by John Berendt 
Powells.com Staff Pick Once again John Berendt proves he is a powerful magnet for eccentrics. With clever proficiency, Berendt depicts for readers a host of quirky characters, providing an exclusive glimpse into the Venice you won't see as a tourist. Gossipy yet wholly...
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Absurdistan
by R. Lee Wright Publisher Comments Readers can vicariously live for a year in Eastern Europe through the eyes of an American professor working in Absurdistan. With a rare blend of humor and insight, Professor Wright shares a year of teaching at universities in Absurdistan, the name given...
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Things Japanese - Being Notes on Various Subjects Conneced with Japan
by Basil Hall Chamberlain Synopsis Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Hesperides Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the...
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Montule's Voyage to North America
by Edouard De Montule Synopsis The French traveler turns toward America, and travels widely, discussing America and its inhabitants more with broad swoops than geographical precision....
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Venice
by Henry James Synopsis They look like blotches of red and white paint and dishonourable smears of chalk on the cheeks of a noble matron. The face toward the Piazzetta is in especial the newest-looking thing conceivable, --as new as a new pair of boots, or as the mornings paper....
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The Jungle and the Damned
by Hassoldt Davis Publisher Comments Hassoldt Davis (1907–1959) was an adventurer and travel writer whose work Ernest Hemingway once described as “fantastic . . . magnificent.” With his intrepid new wife, filmmaker Ruth Staudinger, Davis sets off on an improbable honeymoon,...
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Iron & Silk (Vintage Departures)
by Mark Salzman Publisher Comments Salzman captures post-cultural revolution China through his adventures as a young American English teacher in China and his shifu-tudi (master-student) relationship with China's foremost martial arts teacher....
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Sultry Climates
by Ian Littlewood Publisher Comments Here, said the reviewer for Salon.com, is a book that is “lively and accessible and erudite. . . the perfect companion for anyone who wouldn’t be cauth dead with an airport paperback—though I wouldn’t want to wager which one...
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Temptations of the West: How to Be Modern in India, Pakistan, Tibet, and Beyond
by Pankaj Mishra Publisher Comments A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice In Temptations of the West, Pankaj Mishra brings literary authority and political insight to bear on journeys through South Asia, and considers the pressures of Western-style modernity and...
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Land Beyond the River: The Untold Story of Central Asia
by Monica Whitlock Publisher Comments Along the banks of the river once called Oxus lie the heartlands of Central Asia: Uzbekistan and Tajikstan. Catapulted into the news by events in Afghanistan, just across the water, these strategically important, intriguing and beautiful countries remain...
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The Best Travel Writing 2007: True Stories from Around the World (Best Travel Writing)
by James O'Reilly Publisher Comments The Best Travel Writing 2007 is the fourth volume in the annual series Travelers' Tales launched in 2004 to celebrate the world's best travel writing — from Nobel Prize winners to emerging writers. These 29 stories cover the globe, from probing the...
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