Author: Washington Irving
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 636
Book Description
Tales of a Traveller
Author: Washington Irving
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 636
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 636
Book Description
A Book of Travellers' Tales
Author: Eric Newby
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 9780330293907
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 582
Book Description
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 9780330293907
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 582
Book Description
America
Author: Fred Setterberg
Publisher: Travelers' Tales
ISBN: 9781885211286
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
A portrait of the nation through tales of travelers who have traversed the breadth and depth of America the beautiful.
Publisher: Travelers' Tales
ISBN: 9781885211286
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
A portrait of the nation through tales of travelers who have traversed the breadth and depth of America the beautiful.
Travelers' Tales Thailand
Author: James O'Reilly
Publisher: Travelers' Tales
ISBN: 1932361804
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 470
Book Description
Winner of the Lowell Thomas Award for Best Travel Book, this newly designed collection paints a unique portrait of a complex and captivating land. One contributor lives as a monk for a month, gaining an inside look at monastic life. Another discovers Bangkok’s riverine pleasures, a world away from its car-choked streets. Yet another finds refuge as the houseguest of an isolated tribesman. Through these engaging personal stories, readers witness how Thailand satisfies just about any traveler’s hunger for the exotic, the beautiful, the thrillingly different. Writers include Pico Iyer, Norman Lewis, Diane Summers, Simon Winchester, Ian Buruma, Thalia Zepatos, and Tim Ward. “The breadth and color of the collective portrait [the contributors] provide of Thailand is remarkable.” — Los Angeles Times
Publisher: Travelers' Tales
ISBN: 1932361804
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 470
Book Description
Winner of the Lowell Thomas Award for Best Travel Book, this newly designed collection paints a unique portrait of a complex and captivating land. One contributor lives as a monk for a month, gaining an inside look at monastic life. Another discovers Bangkok’s riverine pleasures, a world away from its car-choked streets. Yet another finds refuge as the houseguest of an isolated tribesman. Through these engaging personal stories, readers witness how Thailand satisfies just about any traveler’s hunger for the exotic, the beautiful, the thrillingly different. Writers include Pico Iyer, Norman Lewis, Diane Summers, Simon Winchester, Ian Buruma, Thalia Zepatos, and Tim Ward. “The breadth and color of the collective portrait [the contributors] provide of Thailand is remarkable.” — Los Angeles Times
Travelers' Tales Alaska
Author: Bill Sherwonit
Publisher: Travelers' Tales
ISBN: 1885211961
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Travel anthology on Alaska.
Publisher: Travelers' Tales
ISBN: 1885211961
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Travel anthology on Alaska.
Travelers' Tales Nepal
Author: Rajendra S. Khadka
Publisher: Travelers' Tales
ISBN: 9781885211149
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Gathers stories by Peter Matthiessen, Jimmy Carter, Diane Summers, Broghtonoburn, Meg Lukens Noonan, and Jan Morris describing their adventures inepal.
Publisher: Travelers' Tales
ISBN: 9781885211149
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Gathers stories by Peter Matthiessen, Jimmy Carter, Diane Summers, Broghtonoburn, Meg Lukens Noonan, and Jan Morris describing their adventures inepal.
Travelers' Tales Tibet
Author: James O'Reilly
Publisher: Travelers' Tales
ISBN: 9781885211767
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
Enjoy riveting tales by world-renowned writers about one of the most fascinating regions on Earth. One author witnesses an ancient sky burial; another works as an extra on a Chinese movie set; another visits Potala Palace, the home of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Illustrations.
Publisher: Travelers' Tales
ISBN: 9781885211767
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
Enjoy riveting tales by world-renowned writers about one of the most fascinating regions on Earth. One author witnesses an ancient sky burial; another works as an extra on a Chinese movie set; another visits Potala Palace, the home of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Illustrations.
Travelers' Tales Central America
Author: Larry Habegger
Publisher: Travelers' Tales
ISBN: 9781885211743
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
These stories of travel in Central America -- Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama -- are adventurous and quirky, sobering and enlightening. Readers visit a Panamanian island known for its wildlife; glimpse the wealthy Generation X repatriates of Nicaragua; and meet a charming Guatemalan revolutionary. Authors include Paul Theroux, Jennifer Harbury, Ronald Wright, Joan Didion, Randy Wayne White, and Rigoberta Menchu. Travelers' Tales Central America provides a new window into this astonishingly beautiful and complex part of the world. "For the thoughtful traveler, these books are an invaluable resource." -- Pico Iyer
Publisher: Travelers' Tales
ISBN: 9781885211743
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
These stories of travel in Central America -- Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama -- are adventurous and quirky, sobering and enlightening. Readers visit a Panamanian island known for its wildlife; glimpse the wealthy Generation X repatriates of Nicaragua; and meet a charming Guatemalan revolutionary. Authors include Paul Theroux, Jennifer Harbury, Ronald Wright, Joan Didion, Randy Wayne White, and Rigoberta Menchu. Travelers' Tales Central America provides a new window into this astonishingly beautiful and complex part of the world. "For the thoughtful traveler, these books are an invaluable resource." -- Pico Iyer
Travelers' Tales Brazil
Author: Annette Haddad
Publisher: Travelers' Tales
ISBN: 9781932361056
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
With stories ranging from delightful to funny to cautionary and inspiring, these tales about Brazil explore the many facets of the country--from the biggest freshwater fish and the rivers they live in to the world's largest jungle. Illustrations & maps.
Publisher: Travelers' Tales
ISBN: 9781932361056
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
With stories ranging from delightful to funny to cautionary and inspiring, these tales about Brazil explore the many facets of the country--from the biggest freshwater fish and the rivers they live in to the world's largest jungle. Illustrations & maps.
Italy
Author: Anne Calcagno
Publisher: Travelers' Tales Guides
ISBN: 9781885211729
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This collection of the best literature on life and travel in Italy is completely revised and updated, and features articles from authors that include Tim Parks, Patricia Hampl, Mary Taylor Simeti, and others. Illustrations. Maps.
Publisher: Travelers' Tales Guides
ISBN: 9781885211729
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This collection of the best literature on life and travel in Italy is completely revised and updated, and features articles from authors that include Tim Parks, Patricia Hampl, Mary Taylor Simeti, and others. Illustrations. Maps.