The Colossus of Maroussi by Henry Miller
19.95 AUD
Category: Travel Literature
A memoir of the Greek holiday the great American novelist Henry Miller took immediately before World War II.
Armchair Explorer by Lonely Planet
34.99 AUD
Category: Travel Literature | Series: Lonely Planet Ser.
Calling culture lovers: sample music, films and books from 120 countries without leaving your armchair. Perfect preparation for travellers or simply a satisfying journey into the unknown, this book lists the five most interesting books and movies from each country, plus its top ten tunes. Be introduced ...Show more
Paris: The Passenger by Various
29.99 AUD
Category: Travel Literature | Series: The\Passenger Ser.
'Essential in these times of narrowing national horizons.' - The Bookseller
Seven Years In Tibet by Heinrich Harrer
24.95 AUD
Category: Travel Literature | Series: Paladin Bks.
Heinrich Harrer, already a famous mountaineer and Olympic ski champion, was caught by the outbreak of the Second World War while climbing in the Himalayas. An Austrian national, he was imprisoned by the British in India. By an almost super-human effort, on his third attempt he succeeded in escaping from ...Show more
A Story of Seven Summers: Life at the Nuns' House by Hilary Burden
29.99 AUD
Category: Biography & Memoir
'Looking back over seven summers, I know that who I am is where I am. It might not be the secret to life, but it is the secret to this life...I'll tell you how that came to be and that will be the story of The Nuns' House.' On the outside, Hilary Burden was living a glamorous life - she was a busy, high ...Show more
A Year in Provence: Popular Penguins by Peter Mayle
12.99 AUD
Category: Travel Literature | Series: Popular Penguins
Peter Mayle's A Year in Provence is the much-loved account of an English couple living their dream abroad. When they buy a 200-year-old farmhouse in the South of France, Peter Mayle and his wife little expect the delights that await them - from six-course lunches and epic games of boule, to encounters w ...Show more
The Tree Where Man Was Born by Peter Matthiessen
26.95 AUD
Category: Travel Literature | Series: Penguin Classics
A timeless and majestic portrait of Africa by the National Book Award-winning author of "The Snow Leopard," now with a new introduction by Jane Goodall. A finalist for the National Book Award when it was released in 1972, this vivid portrait of East Africa remains as fresh and revelatory now as on the d ...Show more
Clanlands - Whisky, Warfare, and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other by Sam Heughan, Graham McTavish
22.99 AUD
Category: Travel Literature | Reading Level: near fine
Now a #1 New York Times Bestseller A road trip book with a difference. Stars of Outlander- Sam Heughan & Graham McTavish - explore Scotland, a land of raw beauty, poetry, feuding, music, history, and warfare.From their faithful camper van to boats, kayaks, bicycles, and motorbikes, join stars of O ...Show more
Mexico: The Passenger by Various
32.99 AUD
Category: Travel Literature | Series: The\Passenger Ser.
Fully-illustrated, The Passenger collects the best new writing, photography, art and reportage from around the world. IN THIS VOLUME: Underground Tenochtitlan by Guadalupe Nettel * Crime and (No) Punishment by Juan Villoro * The Birth of Fridolatry by Valeria Luiselli * plus: the cocaine that washes in ...Show more
The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot by Robert Macfarlane
24.99 AUD
Category: Travel Literature
The acclaimed author of The Wild Places examines the subtle ways we are shaped by the landscapes through which we moveIn this exquisitely written book, which folds together natural history, cartography, geology, and literature, Robert Macfarlane sets off to follow the ancient routes that crisscross both ...Show more
In Patagonia by Bruce Chatwin
14.99 AUD
Category: Travel Literature | Series: Vintage Classics | Reading Level: very good
IN PATAGONIA is a Quest or a Wonder Voyage. It is about wandering and exile. Bruce Chatwin travels to a remote country in search of a strange beast and, as he goes along, describes his encounters with other people whose stories delay him on the road.
Spinoza's Overcoat: Poets by Subhash Jaireth
29.99 AUD
Category: Travel Literature
'It starts to rain as I step out of my hotel ....' So begins Subhash Jaireth's striking collection of essays on the writers, and their writing, that have enriched his own life. The works of Franz Kafka, Marina Tsvetaeva, Mikhail Bulgakov, Paul Celan, Hiromi Ito, Dutch philosopher Baruch Spinoza and othe ...Show more