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  • This Way Up

    When Maps Go Wrong (And Why It Matters)

    by Map Men ...
    ***AN INSTANT INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER!**AUDIO BOOK NARRATED BY MARK COOPER-JONES AND JAY FOREMAN**An Audible Most Anticipated Listen!*The debut book from the YouTube sensation and all-round cartographical nerds, The Map Men!**Hello, we’re the Map Men and in the following pages, we’ve selected what we believe to be some of the very best wrong maps. Some of them are decades old, some are centuries ... Read more

    $12.79 USD

  • 老黑看世界：換個地方過生活，換個方式過人生

    by 田臨斌, 老黑 ...
    用二十年的旅行，走過世界五大洲九十多國，乍看是遊記，骨子裡是人生！「人們常說十年磨一劍，我這把劍磨了二十年！我從一個不知疲累為何物的年輕人，逐漸轉變成更在意體力和過程的中年人。這本書乍看是遊記，骨子裡談的是生活與人生，旅行在其中不是可有可無的花絮，而是不可或缺的載體，如果沒有長期『換個地方過生活』，我不可能理出對人生下半場的想像與期待。」——老黑你可以從這本書帶走什麼？我的旅行始於「走進世界」；第二步是「理解世界」；第三步是「改變自己」。我希望你闔上書時，會停下來想一想，現在的你，為何是現在的樣子？未來的你，希望變成什麼樣子？這本書沒有答案，它只想提醒你，人生不是只有一條既定道路，當你經由理解世界，更加理解自己，會發現改變未必困難，困難的是從未想過要改變。如果讀完之後你決定開始規劃未來，重新安排生活，那很好。如果你第一個念頭是訂一張機票，展開下一段旅程，那也很好。即使你選擇什麼都不做 ... Read more

    $7.97 USD

  • Lonely Planet China

    by Stuart Butler ...
    Series series Travel Guide
    Lonely Planet’s China is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Explore Beijing’s Forbidden City, climb the Great Wall, and discover sacred Lhasa; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of China and begin your journey now!Inside Lonely Planet’s China Travel Guide:Up-to-date information ... ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

  • Cockpit Confidential

    Everything You Need to Know About Air Travel: Questions, Answers, and Reflections

    by Patrick Smith ...
    A New York Times bestsellerFor millions of people, travel by air is a confounding, uncomfortable, and even fearful experience. Patrick Smith, airline pilot and author of the web's popular Ask the Pilot feature, separates the fact from fallacy and tells you everything you need to know...How planes fly, and a revealing look at the men and women who fly themStraight talk on turbulence, pilot training ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • Lonely Planet Fiji

    by Anirban Mahapatra, Chantae Reden ...
    Series series Travel Guide
    Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime to Fiji.Discover popular and off the beaten track experiences from snorkelling with blacktip and whitetip reef sharks in Kuata, to hiking the wilderness trail of Lavena Coastal Walk to find beautiful hidden beaches, and visiting the towering waterfall of Nabalasere on Viti Levu.Build a trip to remember ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Cockpit Confidential

    Everything You Need to Know About Air Travel: Questions, Answers, and Reflections

    by Patrick Smith ...
    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA fascinating fear of flying book from a commercial airline pilot and author of the popular website askthepilot.com.For millions of people, travel by air is a confounding, uncomfortable, and even frightening experience. When you go behind the scenes, however, you can see that the grand theater of air travel is actually fascinating. From the intricate design of airport ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Living a Jewish Life, Revised and Updated

    Jewish Traditions, Customs, and Values for Today's Families

    by Anita Diamant, Howard Cooper ...
    The classic and beloved guide to the cultural and spiritual treasures of Judaism; Living a Jewish Life is a primer on Jewish vocabulary, holidays, life cycle events, as well as a handbook for how to make Jewish choices for yourself and your family in our ever-changing modern world.Living a Jewish Life describes Judaism as not just a contemplative or abstract system of thought but as a blueprint ... Read more

    $14.19 USD

  • Bosnia & Herzegovina

    by Tim Clancy ...
    This new, thoroughly updated sixth edition of Bradt's Bosnia and Herzegovina remains the only full-length English-language guide to this cultural and outdoor adventure Balkan crossroads. Written by an expert who came to volunteer during the war and ended up staying almost thirty years, it offers a unique first-hand account combined with practical information that goes beyond any other guide ... Read more

    $16.39 USD

  • Lonely Planet Montreal & Quebec City

    by John Garry, Joel Balsam, Robert Isenberg, Pamela MacNaughtan ...
    Series series Travel Guide
    Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime in this latest edition of our guide to Montréal & Québec City**.**Discover Montréal & Québec City's most popular experiences and best kept secrets from drinking in the panoramic views from the Belvédère Kondiaronk lookout in Parc du Mont-Royal; to getting your sugar fix at cabanes à sucre where steaming ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Lonely Planet Beijing

    by David Eimer, Trent Holden ...
    Series series Travel Guide
    #1 best-selling guide to Beijing*Lonely Planet ***Beijing*is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Scale the Great Wall, sip a cocktail in an historic alleyway, or go ice skating with the locals in Houhai; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Beijing and begin your journey now!Inside Lonely ... Read more

    $16.59 USD

  • Lonely Planet Maui

    by Lonely Planet ...
    Series series Travel Guide
    Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime to Maui.Discover popular and off the beaten track experiences from digging into Maui specialty dishes at the revered Sam Sato's in Wailuku to snorkelling the abundant coral that line the edges of Honolua Bay, and hiking past stone temples and a burial ground in the Halawa Valley.Build a trip to remember ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • The Slow Road to Deadhorse

    An Englishman's Discoveries and Reflections on the Backroads of North America

    by James Anthony ...
    The community of Deadhorse, Alaska (population 25) lies 250 miles north of the Arctic Circle, at the northern terminus of the Pan-American Highway, the longest road in the world. Key West, Florida, sits at the southern tip of the Florida Keys, an archipelago of coral islands jutting into the Caribbean warmth of the Mexican Gulf.Between Key West and Deadhorse lies most of North America.Londoner ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • The GR5 Trail - Through the French Alps

    From Lake Geneva to Nice, including GR52 to Menton

    by Paddy Dillon ...
    Discover one of Europe’s best alpine treks on the French Alps section of the GR5, a classic long-distance route from Lake Geneva (Lac Léman) to the Mediterranean coast at Nice or Menton. Spanning around 600 km (373 miles), this section of the GR5 weaves its way through some of the Alps’ most spectacular landscapes, crossing high mountain passes, glacial valleys and traditional alpine villages, ... Read more

    $21.89 USD

  • Slowly Down the Ganges

    by Eric Newby ...
    ‘Slowly Down the Ganges’ is seen as a vintage Newby masterpiece, alongside ‘A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush’ and ‘Love and War in the Apennines’. Told with Newby's self-deprecating humour and wry attention to detail, this is a classic of the genre and a window into an enchanting piece of history.On his forty-forth birthday, Eric Newby sets out on an incredible journey: to travel the 1,200-mile ... Read more

    $4.23 USD

  • Walking on Guernsey

    25 routes including the Guernsey Coastal Walk, Alderney, Sark and Herm

    by Paddy Dillon ...
    Discover the beauty and variety of the Channel Islands on foot with 25 inspiring walks across Guernsey, Alderney, Sark, and Herm, offering walkers the chance to explore a unique blend of British charm and Norman-French heritage. Enjoy magnificent scenery, discover ancient castles and prehistoric sites, and encounter a rich diversity of wildlife, with the sea never more than a short distance away ... Read more

    $17.29 USD

  • Tokyo New City Guide

    by Mayumi Yoshida Barakan, Judith Connor Greer ...
    The Tokyo New City Guide goes far beyond the well-worn tourist itineraries and deep into the complex, highly contrasted heart of one of the world's largest and most exciting cities.This lively, up-to-the-minute Japan travel guide covers modern Tokyo like no other. Here's where you will find the ideal balance between the still-extant traditional Japan with its temples, way of life, arts and crafts, ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

  • Angola

    by Mike Stead, Oscar Scafidi, Sean Rorison ...
    This new third edition of Bradt's Angola remains the only dedicated English-language guide to this increasingly popular southern African nation. Thoroughly updated, it includes full practical and background information, everything you need to know about the capital city, Luanda, plus coverage of the rest of the country in 16 chapters. Also featured are 38 maps, including detailed city maps for all ... Read more

    $16.39 USD

  • Lonely Planet Japan

    by Simon Richmond, Ray Bartlett, Andrew Bender, Rob Goss, Trent Holden, Hannah Kirshner, Jessica Korteman, Craig McLachlan, Kate Morgan, Thomas O'Malley, Winnie Tan, Phillip Tang ...
    Series series Travel Guide
    Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime to Japan.Discover popular and off the beaten track experiences from visiting Yoshino for Japan's most famous cherry-blossom-viewing festival to sipping sake at a 300-year-old brewery in Niigata, and exploring the Unesco-listed streetscapes of Hagi.Build a trip to remember with Lonely Planet's</st... ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • Lonely Planet Morocco

    by Helen Ranger, Jade Bremner, Narina Exelby, Christine Gilbert, Tara Stevens ...
    Series series Travel Guide
    Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime to Morocco**.**Discover popular and off the beaten track experiences from hopping between the food stalls at Djemaa El Fna for snails, grills, fried fish and meat stew, to taking a two-day excursion into the Sahara with camels, and trekking around Jebel Lkest with its lush valleys, villages, peaks, and ... Read more

    $20.89 USD

  • Lonely Planet West Coast Australia

    by Lonely Planet ...
    Series series Travel Guide
    Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime to West Coast Australia.Discover popular and off the beaten track experiences from wreck diving in Geographe Bay to exploring Perth, one of the world's most isolated cities, and discovering remote Indigenous communities during an outback adventure through the Kimberley.Build a trip to remember with ... Read more

    $18.79 USD

  • Lonely Planet China

    by Simon Richmond, Joe Bindloss, Jade Bremner, Piera Chen, Marco Ferrarese, Christine Gilbert, Robert Isenberg, Bradley Mayhew, Thomas O'Malley, Christopher Pitts, Leonid Ragozin ...
    Series series Travel Guide
    Lonely Planet's China is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the country has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Climb the Great Wall, wander the Forbidden City and visit historic Tiananmen Square; all with your trusted travel companion.Inside Lonely Planet's China Travel Guide:Lonely Planet's Top Picks - a vis... ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Vagabonding

    An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel

    by Rolf Potts ...
    INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • With a new foreword by Tim Ferriss • “Vagabonding easily remains in my top-10 list of life-changing books. Why? Because one incredible trip, especially a long-term trip, can change your life forever. And Vagabonding teaches you how to travel (and think), not just for one trip, but for the rest of your life.”—Tim Ferriss, from the forewordThere’s nothing like vagabonding: ... Read more

    $9.19 USD

  • Walking the Via Francigena Pilgrim Route - Part 2

    Lausanne and the Great St Bernard Pass to Lucca

    by The Reverend Sandy Brown ...
    Discover the enchanting stone cloisters, medieval towers, and cobbled villages along the Via Francigena on this central section of the renowned pilgrimage route, a 726 km journey from Lausanne on Lake Geneva to the historic city of Lucca in Tuscany. Walk shaded lakeside paths by Lac Léman, cross the historic Great Saint Bernard Pass, traverse the Po Valley’s cultural heart, and finish among the ... Read more

    $21.89 USD

  • Lonely Planet Paris

    by Mary Winston Nicklin, Alexis Averbuck, Jean-Bernard Carillet, Fabienne Fong Yan, Rooksana Hossenally, Nicola Leigh Stewart, Rowan Twine, Peter Yeung ...
    Series series Travel Guide
    Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime in this latest edition of our guide to Paris.Discover Paris's most popular experiences and best kept secrets from sipping coffee and people watching under the buttresses of Notre Dame at La Brasserie de L'Isle Saint-Louis, to ambling shaded towpaths and iron footbridges along the charming Canal St ... Read more

    $17.99 USD