Paris, Paris - Journey into the city of light by David Downie
$10.00 NZD
Category: Travel | Reading Level: very good
"Beautifully written and refreshingly original... makes us see [Paris] in a different light." -- "San Francisco Chronicle""Book Review" Swapping his native San Francisco for the City of Light, travel writer David Downie arrived in Paris in 1986 on a one-way ticket, his head full of romantic notions. Cur ...Show more
Walking Home - A pilgrimage from humbled to healed along the Camino de Santiago by Sonia Choquette
$14.00 NZD
Category: Travel | Reading Level: very good
Life was falling apart. Within the space of three years, Sonia Choquette had suffered the unexpected death of two close family members, seen her marriage implode, and been let down by trusted colleagues. And sympathy was not forthcoming. "You're a world-renowned spiritual teacher and intuitive guide," p ...Show more
Shadow of the Silk Road by Colin Thubron
$12.00 NZD
Category: Travel | Reading Level: very good
There was never one Silk Road - but several. The route chosen by Colin Thubron passes through China, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Iran and Turkey, taking in the most sterile desert on earth (the Taklamakan) and the strife-torn mountain valleys of today's conflicts, as he travels from the tomb of ...Show more
500 Hidden Secrets of New York by Ellen Swandiak; Katelijne Backer
$15.00 NZD
Category: Travel | Reading Level: very good
Culture Trails 52 perfect weekends for culture lovers by LONELY PLANET
$12.00 NZD
Category: Travel | Series: Lonely Planet Ser. | Reading Level: very good
Hemingway's Paris, Finnish saunas, Renaissance Florence: from art and music to literature and cinema, there's something for everyone in this follow-up to Wine Trailsand Food Trails. We present ideas and itineraries for 52 weekends of culture heaven, packed with expert recommendations, maps and advice on ...Show more
Travels of a Victorian Photographer - The photographs of Francis Firth by Francis Firth; Roger Hudson (ed.)
$20.00 NZD
Category: Photography | Reading Level: very good
Captain James Cook in Atlantic Canada - The Adventurer and Map Maker's Formative Years by Jerry Lockett
$25.00 NZD
Category: Naval | Reading Level: very good
The skills, knowledge and experience that took Captain James Cook to the South Seas and around the world seemed to come out of nowhere. In fact, as author Jerry Lockett has discovered, their foundation was laid during the time he spent in Atlantic Canada. His experiences on Canada's east coast and the n ...Show more
Beyond the Edge of the Sea - Sailing with Jason and the Argonauts, Ulysses, the Vikings, and Other Explorers of the Ancient World by Mauricio Obregon
$10.00 NZD
Category: Nautical | Reading Level: very good
The story of Jason and the Argonauts and Homer's tales of Ulysses are among the greatest ancient epics, but are they merely nautical legends or true stories? Mauricio Obreg n has combed through classical texts, focusing on the smallest details, and with his intimate knowledge of historical navigation, b ...Show more
Return to the Olive Farm - Life, love, bees and olive groves in Provence by Carol Drinkwater
$12.00 NZD
Category: Travel | Reading Level: very good
After sixteen months of travelling round the Mediterranean in search of the ancient secrets of the olive tree, Carol returns to her beloved olive farm in the south of France, to her husband Michel and his burgeoning family. However, the homecoming celebrations are overshadowed by disturbing discoveries. ...Show more
The Last Voyage of Captain Cook - The collected writings of John Ledyard by John Ledyard; James Zug (ed.)
$16.00 NZD
Category: Naval | Reading Level: very good
John Ledyard, the man who dreamed of crossing the United States on foot 20 years before Lewis and Clark, who salled with Captain Cook, formed a fur-trading company with John Paul Jones, and explored Russian Siberia at a time when it was a vast blank marked "unknown" on the map is perhaps the greatest an ...Show more
La Bella Figura - A field guide to the Italian mind by Beppe Severgnini
$10.00 NZD
Category: Travel | Reading Level: very good
True Pleasures: a Memoir of Women in Paris by Lucinda Holdforth
$8.00 NZD
Category: Travel | Reading Level: good-very good
What better respite is there from down-under diplomacy and politics than to wander the Parisian haunts of some of the most influential women in recent western history? Australian Lucinda Holdforth abandoned her speech-writing job to do just that, exploring the intriguing Paris lives and locales of Nancy ...Show more