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23 Sweet FAs: Round the World with a Football Table Andy Sloan Another of those ex-lawyer-doing-something-different types that infest the planet these days. This one travels overland from England to the 2002 World Cup in Japan with a table-football table. He and his travelling companion come across Pele, Sven, Sepp Blatter and persuade dignitarie… |
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A Year in Marrakesh Peter Mayne Africa #1 - One of the beautiful classic travel writing titles republished by independent press, Eland Publishing. Do NOT confuse A Year in Marrakesh by Peter Mayne, with A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle. The former, this book, was written in 1953 after the author moved to Marrakesh after… |
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Alistair Cooke's American Journey: Life on the Home Front in the 2nd World War Alistair Cooke Alistair Cooke's American Journey: Life on the Home Front in the Second World War Alistair Cooke, well-known journalist and broadcaster, journeyed across the U.S. as World War II broke out, talking to all the ordinary folk he came across, from miners to lumberjacks, recording a fascinatin… |
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Almost Heaven Martin Fletcher North America #1 - Martin Fletcher's ramble through the scarier nooks and crannies of America is a real stand-out in a genre that became rather overcrowded in the post-Bryson era. He visits moonshine brewers, death-row inmates, conspiracy theorists, multi-wived Mormons and dozens of ot… |
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Amsterdam: The Brief Life of a City Geert Mak In On Europe, Mak traverses the continent in an attempt to define Europe as it enters the 21st century. In Amsterdam, he stays closer to home as he gets under the skin of the city in a way which might even offer new insight to its own residents. Mak explores its social and cultural history in … |
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At the Tomb of the Inflatable Pig:Travels through Paraguay John Gimlette South America #1 - South America is relatively poorly served by travel writers - both classic and modern - so this great book on Paraguay is a welcome addition. An entertaining jaunt through an amazingly anglo-friendly country. Apparently the Paraguayans were queuing up to join the En… |
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Beauty Tips from Moose Jaw Will Ferguson That no-one knows anything about Canada is not because there is nothing to know. History meets travel writing meets modern anthropology in this entertaining account of Canada and its culture as told from West to East in helicopters, seaplanes, canoes, the Underground Railroad etc. P… |
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Bitter Lemons of Cyprus Lawrence Durrell Durrell's bitter-sweet description of his time settling into his idyllic new home - an idyll that was splintered by the beginnings of conflict between the islands Turkish and Greek communities. The only book in the shop to have had a soft drink named after it. Paperback - Faber & Faber - 2… |
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Bollocks to Alton Towers:Uncommonly British Days Out Jason Hazeley et al. A meander through the wonderful and ludicrous world of the British tourist attraction - from the traditional to the bizarre. As a taster, the first chapter describes Blackgang Chine, the Isle of Wight's rather pathetic answer to Disneyland where the biggest thrill is wondering whe… |
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Cats of the Greek Islands Hans Silvester Playful, silhouetted, unaware, fighting, lazing - the characterful cats of Greece are captured with a backdrop of sunbaked whites and intense blues.This collection took Hans Silvester years of crouching in alleyways and crawling on rooftops, watching and waiting. His patien… |
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Dive in Style Tim Simond This is indeed a stylish book about diving - whether you're looking to go diving somewhere really fab, want to get some inspiration or ogle some amazing pictures of under-water life. This combines the best of both worlds with top-notch photography and well… |
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Eyewitness Travel Guide to Canada For those familiar with the Eyewitness travel guides, there's not a lot to say other than this is one about Canada - published in 2006 it's bang up to date. For those unfamiliar with Eyewitness guides, they are much less dry than your average travel guide with lots of pictures to accompany… |
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