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Holy Cow!
Transworld 2010; US$ 12.00After backpacking her way around India, 21-year-old Sarah Macdonald decided that she hated this land of chaos and contradiction with a passion, and when an airport beggar read her palm and insisted she would come back one day - and for love - she vowed never to return. But twelve years later the prophecy comes true when her partner, ABC's South... more...
Bill Bryson African Diary
Random House Group Ltd 2010; US$ 13.34Bill Bryson goes to Kenya at the invitation of CARE International, the charity dedicated to working with local communities to eradicate poverty around the world. Kenya, generally regarded as the cradle of mankind, is a land of contrasts, with famous game reserves, stunning landscapes, and a vibrant cultural tradition. It also provides plenty to worry... more...
Emergency Sex (And Other Desperate Measures)
Ebury Publishing 2011; US$ 12.00It's the early 1990s and three young people are looking to change their lives, and perhaps also the world. Attracted to the ambitious global peacekeeping work of the UN, Andrew, Ken and Heidi's paths cross in Cambodia, from where their fates are to become inextricably bound. Over the coming years, their stories interweave through countries such as... more...
Snowball Oranges
Summersdale Publishers Ltd. 2011; US$ 1.99When the Kerr family leave Scotland to grow oranges in a secluded valley on the island of Mallorca they are surprised to be greeted by the same freezing weather they have left behind. Then they realise that their new orange farm is a bit of a lemon... more...
Salt
Random House 2011; US$ 14.67Homer called it a divine substance. Plato described it as especially dear to the gods. As Mark Kurlansky so brilliantly relates here, salt has shaped civilisation from the beginning, and its story is a glittering, often surprising part of the history of mankind. Wars have been fought over salt and, while salt taxes secured empires across Europe and... more...
Meeting Mr Kim
Summersdale Publishers Ltd. 2008; US$ 10.99The world knows more about secret North Korea than the free society of the South. As a peace summit heralded a new era for a country divided for 50 years, Jennifer Barclay searched for the spirit of South Korea, discovering a land full of passion, tradition and spirituality, good humour and great food. Jen quit her high-pressure job and followed her... more...
Behind The Wall
Random House 2012; US$ 12.00Having learned Mandarin, and travelling alone by foot, bicycle and train, Colin Thubron set off on a 10,000 mile journey from Beijing to the borders of Burma. He travelled through the wind-swept wastes of the Gobi desert and finished at the far end of the Great Wall. What Thubron reveals is an astonishing diversity, a land whose still unmeasured... more...
Seven Years in Tibet
HarperCollins Publishers 2010; Not AvailableA landmark in travel writing, this is the incredible true story of Heinrich Harrer?s escape across the Himalayas to Tibet, set against the backdrop of the Second World War. more...
Under the Tuscan Sun
Crown Publishing Group 2003; US$ 15.00Frances Mayes?widely published poet, gourmet cook, and travel writer?opens the door to a wondrous new world when she buys and restores an abandoned villa in the spectacular Tuscan countryside. In evocative language, she brings the reader along as she discovers the beauty and simplicity of life in Italy. Mayes also creates dozens of delicious seasonal... more...
CultureShock! Italy
Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Ptd Ltd 2008; US$ 12.75CultureShock! Italy is the must-have guide for anyone living or working in Italy and who wants to decipher this diverse and rich country. This book will guide you through the highs and lows of adapting to Italian culture, offering useful tips and suggestions along the way. Learn about the geographical diversity of the country and how to hire a geometra... more...









