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A witty and eye-opening trip round much misunderstood Germany and the German people in search of wanderlust - contains nudity

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An indispensable literary companion that vividly evokes the life of St Petersburg in the voices of both residents and visitors through the centuries

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Features a state by state celebration of America including: Jonathan Franzen on New York, Louise Erdrich on North Dakota, Dave Eggers on Illinois, Ann Patchett on Tennessee, and Jhumpa Lahiri on Rhode Island.

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Britain's best-loved comic genius Stephen Fry turns his celebrated wit and insight to unearthing the real America as he travels across the continent in his black taxicab. Stephen's account of his adventures is filled with his unique humour, insight and warmth in the fascinating book that orginally accompanied his journey for the BBC1 series.

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This is the story of Neal Ascherson's return to his native Scotland. It is an exploration of Scottish identity as Ascherson weaves together a story of the deep past with the story of modern Scotland and its rebirth.

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An epic exploration of the largest of the desolate, storm-lashed Aran islands, which have haunted generations of Irish writers.

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The anticipated follow-up to My Father Came from Italy (2000, Raincoast). Becoming Italian is Maria Coletta McLean's memoir of her time with her husband, Bob, in Supino -- becoming accustomed to the town her father grew up in and the peculiarities of the people who live there.

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Japan is the pre-eminent food nation on earth. The creativity of the Japanese, their dedication and ingenuity, not to mention courage in the face of dishes such as cod sperm and octopus ice cream, is only now beginning to be fully appreciated in the sushi-saturated West, as are the remarkable health benefits of the traditional Japanese diet.

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At the age of twenty-six Matthew Fort first visited the Italian island of Sicily.

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Tangier is perennially fascinating and experiencing a major renaissance

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'Try this tequila oil, Hugito. Just as the alcohol hits your stomach, the chilli will as well and blow it back into your brain. It will take your head off.' Explorer Hugh Thomson takes on Mexico.

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An investigation into the culture which exists at the South Pole, asking why its population is overwhelmingly male, how women fit into the society, and how the inhabitants of the area relieve stress and conflict within their confined quarters.

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Fascinated by the exotic history of this quintessentially English crime writer, he decided to retrace the trip from London to Baghdad which she made in 1928 - a journey which was to change Agatha Christie completely and led to her other life as the wife of an archaeologist in the deserts of Syria and Iraq.

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Travels and encounters in India.

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Presents the adventures from women who have travelled to the ends of the earth to discover new places, peoples, and facets of themselves. This title enables the readers to: discover the hidden magic of Flamenco in Spain; walk the night and its terrors in Benin; travel the darker side of the Hawaiian fantasy; and, draw a map of Argentinian tango.

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Women have been writing about the world for generations. This title is the seventh in an annual series - "The Best Women's Travel Writing" - that presents adventures from women who have traveled to the ends of the earth to discover new places, peoples, and facets of themselves.

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The final volume of the classic trilogy by Patrick Leigh Fermor - hailed as the greatest travel writer of his generation.

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Tells the story of "one and a half step" Warren Rogers, co-founder of the Pacific Crest Trail. Rogers overcame polio and risked ruin during the Great Depression to chart the trail from beginning to end.

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From one of South Africa's finest writers comes a powerful exploration of politics, race and population in the post-Apartheid era.

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A funny, insightful journey into what is so wonderfully weird about America by award-winning documentary film maker Louis Theroux.