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by William Dalrymple  Publisher Comments In 587 a.d., two monks set off on an extraordinary journey that would take them in an arc across the entire Byzantine world, from the shores of the Bosphorus to the sand dunes of Egypt. On the way John Moschos and his pupil Sophronius the Sophist stayed... (read more)  List Price $19.00 Your price $10.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies 
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by Simon Baker Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 221) and index.... (read more) List Price $27.50 Your price $7.50 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Christina Dodwell Synopsis This is the amazing tale of Christina Dodwell's first adventure: a three-year journey through Africa. Recounted with modesty and good humour, it is a story of great tenacity and incredible courage. Christina travelled by horse, camel, on foot, hitching... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price $11.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by David Leavitt Publisher Comments A continuation of the excellent and widely acclaimed series of travel monographs begun by Edmund White in "The Flaneur" and continued by Peter Carey in "30 Days In Sydney". A lively and affectionate account of expatriate life in the city of Florence... (read more) Your price $9.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Paul Theroux Publisher Comments Fresh Air Fiend is Theroux's first collection devoted exclusively to travel writing, for which the author of such classics as The Great Railway Bazaar and Riding The Iron Rooster (as well as more than twenty works of fiction, including The Mosquito... (read more) List Price $27.50 Your price $12.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Howard Blum Publisher Comments Mount Sinai. For many, it is the most sacred place on Earth—the site where God descended to give Moses the Ten Commandments. Yet for centuries, mankind has not known its exact location. In this heart-pounding true story, award-winning journalist and... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price $8.50 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Thomas Bass Publisher Comments Originally published in 1990, this book tells of Thomas Bass's two-year journey across Africa, from Timbuktu to the Zambezi River, during which he spent most of his time in the company of scientists. In the course of his travels, he met a Cambridge... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price $8.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Larry Habegger Publisher Comments Platypuses, billabongs, ancient song lines, deserted islands, camel treks, surfing, scuba diving, rock climbing — all come to life when readers travel from outback to rainforest, from the red center to the great barrier reef, as they learn about... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price $12.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by John Barrow Publisher Comments Told from Cook's own journals, this account of his three world voyages is as much a work of literature as one of pure history, and is a testament to eighteenth century exploration as well.... (read more) Your price $7.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Jan Morris Publisher Comments What's it like to be there? "Travelers' Tales" gives the best possible answer through the true stories of other travelers. Following the recent publication of Jan Morris's final book, here is her very first. Fresh from her success reporting on the first... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price $7.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by John Lloyd Stephens Publisher Comments Great 19th-century travel classic by discoverer of Mayan ruins. Recounts author's year-long journey through the Middle East, with detailed observations of the Pyramids, temple of Karnak, red-rock city of Petra, along with charming accounts of a Turkish... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price $5.25 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Thomas Hale Publisher Comments Dr. Hale writes about being a missionary surgeon in the same delightful way James Herriot writes about being a Yorkshire veterinarian.... (read more) List Price $12.99 Your price $6.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Michele Slung Synopsis From the Victorian-era world travels of Isabella Bird Bishop to the space flight endurance record set by astronaut Shannon Lucid, the awe-inspiring accounts in Living with Cannibals and Other Women's Adventures illuminate the rich history, and history in... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price $9.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Edwin N Wilmsen Publisher Comments From 1973 to 1994, anthropologist Edwin Wilmsen lived and worked among the Zhu, Mbanduru, and Tswana people of the Kalahari desert in southern Africa. Thousands of miles from his home, immersed in what first seemed a radically different place, and... (read more) List Price $22.00 Your price $6.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Victoria Abbott Riccardi Publisher Comments Two years out of college and with a degree from Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, Victoria Riccardi left a boyfriend, a rent-controlled New York City apartment, and a plum job in advertising to move to Kyoto to study kaiseki, the exquisitely refined form of... (read more) List Price $23.95 Your price $9.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Ann Barry Publisher Comments Ann Barry was a single woman, working and living in New York, when she fell in love with a charming house in Carennac in southwestern France. Although she knew it was the stuff of fantasy, even though she knew she would rarely be able to spend more than... (read more) List Price $19.00 Your price $7.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Paul Theroux Book News Annotation The acclaimed travel writer explores the cradle of civilization bordering the Mediterranean Sea, traveling by foot, bus, train, ferry, and luxury cruiser to the French Riviera, the islands of Greece, war- torn Croatia, and Egypt, where he meets Nobel... (read more) List Price $27.50 Your price $7.50 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by David W Mcfadden Publisher Comments Writer David W. McFadden arrives in Ireland to begin a tour of exploration. The result is a funny, affectionate, and sometimes eccentric look at 'this enchanted, complex, and poorly understood island.... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price $5.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Barbara Hodgson Synopsis Hodgson profiles adventurous women who sacrificed personal comfort and respectability to pursue experiences traditionally open only to men. Filled with fascinating portraits, historical maps, and intricate drawings, this is at once a beautifully... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price $16.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Bruce Feiler Publisher Comments An irresistible, entertaining peek into the privileged realm of Wordsworth and Wodehouse, Chelsea Clinton and Hugh Grant, Looking for Class offers a hilarious account of one mans year at Oxford and Cambridge -- the garden parties and formal balls, the... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price $8.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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