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The Almost Nearly Perfect People: Behind the Myth of the Scandinavian Utopia by Michael Booth
19.99 AUD
Category: Travel Literature
The Danes are the happiest people in the world, and pay the highest taxes. 'Neutral' Sweden is one of the biggest arms manufacturers in the world. Finns have the largest per capita gun ownership after the US and Yemen. 54 per cent of Icelanders believe in elves. Norway is the richest country on earth. 5 ...Show more
The Almost Nearly Perfect People: Behind the Myth of the Scandinavian Utopia by Michael Booth
33.99 AUD
Category: Culture Ideas Politics
The Christian Science Monitor's #1 Best Book of the YearA witty, informative, and popular travelogue about the Scandinavian countries and how they may not be as happy or as perfect as we assume, "The Almost Nearly Perfect People offers up the ideal mixture of intriguing and revealing facts" (Laura Mille ...Show more
The Almost Nearly Perfect People - The Truth about the Nordic Miracle by Michael Booth
34.99 AUD
Category: Travel | Reading Level: very good
The whole world wants to learn the secrets of Nordic exceptionalism: Why are the Danes the happiest people in the world, despite having the highest taxes? If the Finns really have the best education system, how come they still think all Swedish men are gay? Are the Icelanders really feral? How are the N ...Show more
The Meaning of Rice - And Other Tales from the Belly of Japan by Michael Booth
22.99 AUD
Category: Travel Literature
**Shortlisted for the 2017 AndrU Simon Food and Drink Book Awards** 'The next Bill Bryson.' New York Times In this often hilarious yet deeply researched book, food and travel writer Michael Booth and his family embark on an epic journey the length of Japan to explore its dazzling food culture. They find ...Show more
The Meaning of Rice: And Other Tales from the Belly of Japan by Michael Booth
35.00 AUD
Category: Travel | Reading Level: very good
"The next Bill Bryson." (New York Times). In this often hilarious yet deeply researched book, food and travel writer Michael Booth and his family embark on an epic journey the length of Japan to explore its dazzling food culture. They find a country much altered since their previous visit ten years earl ...Show more
Three Tigers, One Mountain - A journey through the bitter history and current conflicts of China, Korea and Japan by Michael Booth
35.00 AUD
Category: Travel Literature | Reading Level: near fine
'The next Bill Bryson' (New York Times) explores international relations past and present between three East Asian countries - Japan, South Korea and China - in this lively, absorbing travelogue China, Korea and Japan are the neighbours who love to hate each other. But why? More than neighbours, these ...Show more
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