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"Ovanligt välskrivna och kloka reportage om livet och samhället i Amerika... Att sedan bli påmind om en stark begåvad kvinna är alltid en stor inspiration." Cecilia Persson, BTJ "En lika modig som rolig bok!" Bella Stenberg, Gö...

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It is the driest, flattest, hottest, most desiccated, infertile and climatically aggressive of all the inhabited continents and still Australia teems with life a large portion of it quite deadly. In fact, Australia has more things that can kill yo...

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One small East African country embodies the battered history of the continent: patronised by colonialists, riven by civil war, confused by Cold War manoeuvring, proud, colorful, with Africa's best espresso and worst rail service. Michela Wron...

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En dåtidens Attenborough! I år skulle Sven Gillsäter ha fyllt 100 år. Med kamera om halsen är en fascine¿rande fotobok som bygger på Svens dagböcker, reseskildringar, fotoböcker och reportage. Tonen är lättsam, eftertänksam, stundtals humoristisk ...

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'4 stars. Attlee, who knows and loves Italy and the Italians, takes the reader through the country's scented gardens with her sharp descriptions, pertinent stories and quotes and intriguing recipes. I was there with her' Anna del Co...

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Denna bok skildrar hur det var att flytta till gamla stan i Nice hösten 2022; upplevelser, erfarenheter och spaningar. I det sistnämnda inkluderas saker som skiljer fransmännen från svenskarna, vilket jag insåg var en hel del....

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"Leder dig in i något större än ett fantastiskt äventyr" Västerbottens-Kuriren "Det här är en på flera sätt fantastisk memoar, spännande och gripande om vartannat, och lärorik...

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Presenting the Travel Diaries of Karl Pilkington: Adventurer. Philosopher. Idiot. Karl Pilkington isn't keen on travelling. Given the choice, he'll go on holiday to Devon or Wales or, at a push, eat English food on a package holiday in M...

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Historiens äldsta liftare hette Pytheas. Handelsman, geograf, amatörastronom, upptäcktsresande. Han kom från Marseilles, men då hette staden Massalia och tillhörde Grekland. Han liftade med flodbåtar från Medelhavet upp till Bretagne och for vidar...

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"A fine example of everyone's favourite genre: the genre-defying book, inspired by history, filtered through imagination and finished with a jeweller's eye for detail" JOHN SELF, Guardian "As we deal with the consequences,...

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A beautiful gift for the intrepid explorer in your life by one of the most acclaimed and beloved nature writers working today, the internationally bestselling, prize-winning author of Landmarks, The Lost Words and The Old Ways A SUNDAY TIMES BESTS...

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"Älven i mig" följer den resa författaren gör längs Lule älv, i ett försök att hitta hem. Undervägs ger sig älvens historia och samtida spänningar till känna. Det handlar om den svenska vattenkraften. Om utveckling och exploatering, minne, makt oc...

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The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition was perhaps the most ambitious, elaborate and confident of all the British attempts to master the South Pole. Like the others it ended in disaster, with the Endeavour first trapped and then crushed to pieces...

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Efter att på våren 2020 ha blivit strandad på en ö i södra Karibien, i coronans fotspår, bestämmer jag mig för att inte längre sitta och vänta på att flygbolagen ska skjuta fram min hemresa till Sverige ytterligare en månad. Efter flera olika samm...

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*A SCOTSMAN TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR* Stranded at Schiphol airport, Ben Coates called up a friendly Dutch girl he'd met some months earlier. He stayed for dinner. Actually, he stayed for good. In the first book to consider the hidden heart and...

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A stunning companion to Elly Griffiths' beloved crime series, the Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries, and a photographic journey through magical Norfolk. Norfolk, a land of peaceful broads, marshy fens, sprawling coastline and shady brecks, is the ho...

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***Shortlisted for the 2023 STANFORD TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR*** ***A Financial Times Travel Book of the Year 2022*** "Enchanting" Independent "Fatland distinguishes herself from the stereotypes" Guardian "Fatland is a sens...

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'A Latin American James Dean or Jack Kerouac' Washington Post 'It's true; Marxists just wanna have fun... a revolutionary bestseller' Guardian At the age of twenty-three, Ernesto 'Che' Guevara and his friend Albe...

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WEST WITH THE NIGHT appeared on 13 bestseller lists on first publication in 1942. It tells the spellbinding story of Beryl Markham -- aviator, racehorse trainer, fascinating beauty -and her life in the Kenya of the 1920s and 30s. Markham was taken...

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Discover the incredible story of one woman's solo journey, from Land's End to the shores of Greece, exploring the unexpected joy of solitude, self-discovery and resilience 'Its hard to read The Half Bird without wondering whether yo...

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A magisterial diary for bird lovers. Observer WINNER BOOK OF THE YEAR - East Anglian Book Awards 2023 The Telegraph As seen on BBC Winterwatch 2023 Honest, human and heart-grabbing. I loved this book so much. Sophie Pavelle, author of Forget Me No...

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One of the most influential and provocative books of its generation, "Zen & the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" continues to attract and inspire readers of all ages with its intriguing blend of ancient and Eastern philosophy, cultural...

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Everything about Venice, observed Lord Byron, is, or was, extraordinary her aspect is like a dream, and her history is like a romance. Dream and romance have conditioned myriad encounters with Venice across the centuries, but the citys story embod...

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A SUNDAY TIMES BEST PAPERBACK OF 2021 * Shortlisted for the 2021 Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year prize * A critically-acclaimed Sunday Times, Spectator and Independent Book of 2020 * Now with colour photography by Michael Turek 'Richl...

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Redan vid unga år bestämmer sig Kurt Björklund för att lämna statarlivet i Skåne och gå till sjöss. När andra världskriget bryter ut lever allt sjöfolk farligt och Kurt får se sina kamrater dö när det fartyg han kallar sitt hem sänks av tyska bomb...

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Paul Theroux invites us to join him on one of his most exotic and tantalizing adventures exploring the coasts and blue lagoons of the Pacific Islands, and taking up residence to discover the secrets of these isles. Theroux is a mesmerizing narrato...

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_______________ THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER: the remarkable true story of the exploration ship featured in The Terror In the early years of Queen Victoria's reign, HMS Erebus undertook two of the most ambitious naval expeditions of all time. ...

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A hilarious collection of essays from 'the premier observer of our world and its weirdnesses,' New York Times bestselling author David Sedaris (Adam Kay, author of This is Going to Hurt) Anyone who has heard David Sedaris speaking live o...

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WINNER OF THE 2023 JAMES CROPPER WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR NATURE WRITING 'Unparalleled.' THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE 'A true masterpiece.' TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT 'A tour de force.' GUY SHRUBSOLE 'Quietly courageous.&apos...

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One of the world's greatest works of travel and adventure writing, reissued on its 100th birthday. This is a gripping account of an expedition gone disastrously wrong. Apsley Cherry-Garrard, one of the youngest members of Scott's team, r...

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