Thursday, March 25, 2021

iTunes Store: Top 25 Books in Travel & Adventure 2021-03-25

Annette White - Bucket List Adventures artwork Bucket List Adventures
10 Incredible Journeys to Experience Before You Die
Annette White
Genre: Specialty Travel
Price: $1.99
Publish Date: January 17, 2017
Publisher: Skyhorse
Seller: Simon & Schuster Canada

Writing down the things you’d like to see and do before you die can be a fun experience. But simply writing a Bucket List and never actually doing anything on the list is a lesson in futility and frustration with yourself. Why can’t you ever reach your goals? Don't beat yourself up - get out there and live life! Author Annette White has made a second career out of writing her bucket list… and then crossing things off of it! One day this owner of a Michelin-recommended restaurant in Northern California decided to live her dream. On her popular blog, bucketlistjourney.net , she has chronicled her adventures on virtually every continent — from walking among wildebeests in Africa to climbing an active volcano in Guatemala to swimming in a lake in Palau surrounded by thousands of jellyfish. In Bucket List Adventures , she takes you along for the ride, and shows you how to live your adventures, too. Bucket List Adventures is not only a practical travel book – sharing detailed information on lodging, helpful resources, etc. – but also an inspiration for people to step out of their comfort zones. In short, Annette helps readers to create their own Bucket List, and then she gives them the tools and encouragement they need to live that list. An extensive appendix includes information about 50 additional places to consider for your future adventures. Imagine the sense of accomplishment and excitement when you finally reach your goals, and Bucket List Adventures wants to help you get there.



Wizvox Médias - Les secrets du fleuve Saint-Laurent artwork Les secrets du fleuve Saint-Laurent
De portneuf aux îles de la Madeleine
Wizvox Médias
Genre: Canada
Price: $9.99
Publish Date: December 09, 2016
Publisher: WizVox Médias
Seller: wizgo solutions inc

Ce manuel a été conçu pour fins de sécurité et de formation pour tout usager du fleuve Saint-Laurent. Cette artère fluviale, la plus longue voie navigable intérieure au monde, est fascinante à plus d’un point mais peut réserver plusieurs surprises au navigateur désireux de la découvrir. Vous y trouverez un répertoire de 142 endroits qui peuvent représenter un danger lorsque les vents interfèrent avec la topographie côtière. Cet inventaire a été réalisé grâce aux informations recueillies auprès des usagers du fleuve soit les pêcheurs, les navigateurs et les plaisanciers sans compter l’expertise de scientifiques et de représentants de la Garde côtière canadienne. Ces informations sont présentées sous forme de cartes topographiques simplifiées sur lesquelles sont superposées les données de vent, de vagues, de courant et de topographie. Les effets répertoriés dans ce manuel sont exactement ceux décrits dans le Guide de météo marine de Wizvox médias. Ils concernent, notamment : • les effets du relief , sur la direction et la vitesse des vents • les effets du vent , sur la hauteur et le comportement de la mer • les effets des hauts-fonds et des courants , sur le comportement des vagues. Ce répertoire est complémentaire aux guides essentiels à une navigation sécuritaire: • Instructions nautiques (divers fournisseurs) • Cartes marines (Service hydrographique du Canada) • Tables des courants et marées (Pêches et Océans Canada) Pssst… ! Les appréciations quant aux difficultés de navigation, réfèrent à des embarcations de moins de 14 mètres. Les distances et les profondeurs sont énoncées en milles marins, en mètres et en brasses, parce que ce sont les types de mesure paraissant sur les Cartes Marines du Service hydrographique du Canada.



Anthony Bourdain & Laurie Woolever - World Travel artwork World Travel
An Irreverent Guide
Anthony Bourdain & Laurie Woolever
Genre: Travel & Adventure
Price: $19.99
Expected Publish Date: April 20, 2021
Publisher: Ecco
Seller: Harper Collins Canada Limited

A guide to some of the world’s most fascinating places, as seen and experienced by writer, television host, and relentlessly curious traveler Anthony Bourdain Anthony Bourdain saw more of the world than nearly anyone. His travels took him from the hidden pockets of his hometown of New York to a tribal longhouse in Borneo, from cosmopolitan Buenos Aires, Paris, and Shanghai to Tanzania’s utter beauty and the stunning desert solitude of Oman’s Empty Quarter—and many places beyond. In World Travel, a life of experience is collected into an entertaining, practical, fun and frank travel guide that gives readers an introduction to some of his favorite places—in his own words. Featuring essential advice on how to get there, what to eat, where to stay and, in some cases, what to avoid, World Travel provides essential context that will help readers further appreciate the reasons why Bourdain found a place enchanting and memorable. Supplementing Bourdain’s words are a handful of essays by friends, colleagues, and family that tell even deeper stories about a place, including sardonic accounts of traveling with Bourdain by his brother, Christopher; a guide to Chicago’s best cheap eats by legendary music producer Steve Albini, and more. Additionally, each chapter includes illustrations by Wesley Allsbrook. For veteran travelers, armchair enthusiasts, and those in between, World Travel offers a chance to experience the world like Anthony Bourdain.



Peter Mayle - My Twenty-Five Years in Provence artwork My Twenty-Five Years in Provence
Reflections on Then and Now
Peter Mayle
Genre: Essays & Memoirs
Price: $13.99
Publish Date: June 26, 2018
Publisher: Appetite by Random House
Seller: Penguin Random House Canada

The beloved author Peter Mayle, champion of all things Provence, here in a final volume of all-new writing, offers vivid recollections from his twenty-five years in the South of France: lessons learned, culinary delights enjoyed, and changes observed. Twenty-five years ago, Peter Mayle and his wife, Jennie, were rained out of a planned two weeks on the Côte d'Azur. In search of sunlight, they set off for Aix-en-Provence; enchanted by the world and life they found there, they soon decided to uproot their lives in England and settle in Provence. They have never looked back. As Mayle tells us, a cup of café might now cost three euros--but that price still buys you a front-row seat to the charming and indelible parade of village life. After the coffee, you might drive to see a lavender field that has bloomed every year for centuries, or stroll through the ancient history that coexists alongside Marseille's metropolitan bustle. Modern life may have seeped into sleepy Provence, but its magic remains. With his signature warmth, wit, and humor--and twenty-five years of experience--Peter Mayle is a one-of-a-kind guide to the continuing appeal of Provence. This thoughtful, vivid exploration of life well-lived, à la Provence , will charm longtime fans and a new generation of readers alike.



Delia Owens & Mark Owens - The Eye of the Elephant artwork The Eye of the Elephant
An Epic Adventure in the African Wilderness
Delia Owens & Mark Owens
Genre: Africa
Price: $22.99
Publish Date: October 29, 1993
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Seller: OpenRoad Integrated Media, LLC

An “exciting” true account of battling the elephant poachers of Zambia by the author of Where the Crawdads Sing and her fellow biologist  ( The Boston Globe ).   Intelligent, majestic, and loyal, with lifespans matching our own, elephants are among the greatest of the wonders gracing the African wilds. Yet, in the 1970s and 1980s, about a thousand of these captivating creatures were slaughtered in Zambia each year, killed for their valuable ivory tusks. When biologists Mark and Delia Owens, residing in Africa to study lions, found themselves in the middle of a poaching fray, they took the only side they morally could: that of the elephants.   From the authors of Secrets of the Savanna, The Eye of the Elephant is “part adventure story, part wildlife tale,” recounting the Owens’s struggle to save these innocent animals from decimation, a journey not only to supply the natives with ways of supporting their villages, but also to cultivate support around the globe for the protection of elephants ( The Boston Globe ). Filled with daring exploits among disgruntled hunters, arduous labor on the African plains, and vivid depictions of various wildlife, this remarkable tale is at once an adventure story, a travelogue, a preservationist call to action, and a fascinating examination of both human and animal nature.



Ian Urbina - The Outlaw Ocean artwork The Outlaw Ocean
Journeys Across the Last Untamed Frontier
Ian Urbina
Genre: Specialty Travel
Price: $13.99
Publish Date: August 20, 2019
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Seller: Penguin Random House Canada

" A riveting, terrifying, thrilling story of a netherworld that few people know about, and fewer will ever see . . . The soul of this book is as wild as the ocean itself." --Susan Casey, best-selling author of The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks, and Giants of the Ocean An adrenaline-fueled tour of a vast, lawless and rampantly criminal world that few have ever seen: the high seas. There are few remaining frontiers on our planet. But perhaps the wildest, and least understood, are the world's oceans: too big to police, and under no clear international authority, these immense regions of treacherous water play host to rampant criminality and exploitation. Traffickers and smugglers, pirates and mercenaries, wreck thieves and repo men, vigilante conservationists and elusive poachers, seabound abortion providers, clandestine oil-dumpers, shackled slaves and cast-adrift stowaways -- drawing on five years of perilous and intrepid reporting, often hundreds of miles from shore, Ian Urbina introduces us to the inhabitants of this hidden world. Through their stories of astonishing courage and brutality, survival and tragedy, he uncovers a globe-spanning network of crime and exploitation that emanates from the fishing, oil and shipping industries, and on which the world's economies rely. Both a gripping adventure story and a stunning exposé, this unique work of reportage brings fully into view for the first time the disturbing reality of a floating world that connects us all, a place where anyone can do anything because no one is watching.



Joanne Sasvari - Frommer's EasyGuide to Vancouver and Victoria artwork Frommer's EasyGuide to Vancouver and Victoria
Joanne Sasvari
Genre: Canada
Price: $16.99
Publish Date: September 22, 2014
Publisher: FrommerMedia
Seller: Perseus Books, LLC

The fastest-growing city in Canada, Vancouver is also the most modern, the most diverse in population (a large percentage of its residents are Asian), and arguably the most fascinating in its touristic appeal: from remarkable museums to superb ethnic restaurants in all price ranges, to outstanding parks and natural sights, to locally-managed shops and stores, its lures attract a huge influx of visitors each year. Nearby, Victoria is a British-themed city of older attractions, just as appealing



Andrew Nugara - Family Walks and Hikes in the Canadian Rockies - Volume 1 artwork Family Walks and Hikes in the Canadian Rockies - Volume 1
Bragg Creek - Kananaskis - Bow Valley - Banff National Park
Andrew Nugara
Genre: Canada
Price: $9.99
Publish Date: May 21, 2019
Publisher: RMB Rocky Mountain Books
Seller: eBOUND Canada

Family Walks and Hikes is an exciting new series of books written specifically for outdoor enthusiasts of all ages and abilities. These accurate, attractive guides feature expertly curated routes, informative maps, and colour photographs. The first book for the Canadian Rockies in the series brings together an inspiring collection of comfortable walks and spectacular hikes for visitors and locals looking for unique, guided wanderings in a number of diverse locations in the Rockies, including: Elbow Falls Powderface Ridge Troll Falls Elbow Lake Grotto Canyon Grassi Lakes Tunnel Mountain Johnston Canyon Stanley Glacier Plain Of Six Glaciers Bow Summit Ranging from charmingly easy to moderately challenging, these hikes are all accessible from reliable roads and popular staging areas. In addition, each hike is accompanied by a clear, colourful map, step by step directions, and full-colour photographs. Each route includes: detailed directions to trailheads colour maps and photographs seasonal information round-trip distances trail commentary difficulty ratings



Guide Clin d'Oeil - Majorque (Espagne) - Guide Clin d'Oeil artwork Majorque (Espagne) - Guide Clin d'Oeil
Guide Clin d'Oeil
Genre: Travel & Adventure
Price: $3.99
Publish Date: October 16, 2019
Publisher: Guide Clin d'Oeil
Seller: Benoit Michel

Majorque est la plus grande des îles Baléares en Espagne et un classique parmi les destinations de voyage européennes, avec ses plages, sa vie nocturne et ses montagnes spectaculaires. Néanmoins, Majorque peut montrer un autre visage lorsque vous quittez la côte et jetez un coup d'œil sur l'intérieur du pays. Géographiquement, l'île peut être divisée en trois parties. Les roches de la Serra de Tramuntana s'étendent du sud-ouest au nord-est, tandis que la Serra de Llevant s'étend le long de la côte est. Entre eux se trouve la plaine centrale. Les guides Clin d'Oeil vous présentent les principaux points d'intérêts de nombreuses destinations de voyage de manière claire et concise illustrés par des photos et des cartes.



Lonely Planet - Texas Travel Guide artwork Texas Travel Guide
Lonely Planet
Genre: United States
Price: $16.99
Publish Date: March 13, 2018
Publisher: Lonely Planet
Seller: Lonely Planet Global Ltd

#1 best-selling guide to Texas * Lonely Planet Texas is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Rock out, get the blues or chill to country classics in live-music capital, Austin, appreciate just how big Texas is on a hike at Big Bend National Park, or immerse yourself in the renowned modern-art installations of Marfa; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Texas and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet’s Texas Travel Guide:   Color maps and images throughout Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Cultural insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - history, music, lifestyle, culture, football, landscapes, wildlife, Texas BBQ, cuisine Over 42 color maps Covers Austin, San Antonio, Hill Country, Dallas, Panhandle Plains, Houston, East Texas, Gulf Coast, South Texas, Big Bend National Park, West Texas, and more eBook Features: (Best viewed on tablet devices and smartphones) Downloadable PDF and offline maps prevent roaming and data charges Effortlessly navigate and jump between maps and reviews Add notes to personalize your guidebook experience Seamlessly flip between pages Bookmarks and speedy search capabilities get you to key pages in a flash Embedded links to recommendations’ websites Zoom-in maps and images  Inbuilt dictionary for quick referencing The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet Texas, our most comprehensive guide to Texas, is perfect for both exploring top sights and taking roads less traveled. Looking for more extensive coverage? Check out Lonely Planet’s Southwest USA guide for a comprehensive look at all the region has to offer. Authors: Written and researched by Lonely Planet. About Lonely Planet: Since 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel media company with guidebooks to every destination, an award-winning website, mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveler community. Lonely Planet covers must-see spots but also enables curious travelers to get off beaten paths to understand more of the culture of the places in which they find themselves. *Best-selling guide to Texas. Source: Nielsen BookScan. Australia, UK and USA.



Levison Wood - Walking the Nile artwork Walking the Nile
Levison Wood
Genre: Specialty Travel
Price: $12.99
Publish Date: January 12, 2016
Publisher: Grove Atlantic
Seller: OpenRoad Integrated Media, LLC

The explorer and author of Walking the Americas and Walking the Himalayas delivers “a bold travelogue, illuminating great swathes of modern Africa” ( Kirkus Reviews ). Starting in November 2013 in a forest in Rwanda—where a modest spring spouts a trickle of clear, cold water—writer, photographer, and explorer Levison Wood set forth on foot, aiming to become the first person to walk the entire length of the fabled river. He followed the Nile for nine months, over 4,000 miles, through six nations—Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, South Sudan, the Republic of Sudan, and Egypt—to the Mediterranean coast. Like his predecessors, Wood camped in the wild, foraged for food, and trudged through rainforest, swamp, savannah, and desert, enduring life-threatening conditions at every turn. He traversed sandstorms, flash floods, minefields, and more, becoming a local celebrity in Uganda, where a popular rap song was written about him, and a potential enemy of the state in South Sudan, where he found himself caught in a civil war and detained by the secret police. As well as recounting his triumphs, like escaping a charging hippo and staving off wild crocodiles, Wood’s gripping account recalls the loss of Matthew Power, a journalist who died suddenly from heat exhaustion during their trek. As Wood walks on, often joined by local guides who help him to navigate foreign languages and customs,  Walking the Nile  maps out African history and contemporary life. “Woods emerges as a dutiful and brave guide.”— Los Angeles Times “Many have attempted this holy grail of an expedition—so I admire Lev’s determination and courage to pull this off.”—Bear Grylls “A brilliant book.”— Financial Times



Greg Bernard Phillip - The Truth About Early Birds and Worms. artwork The Truth About Early Birds and Worms.
How Travel Businesses Survive and Thrive After Covid-19.
Greg Bernard Phillip
Genre: Caribbean
Price: $5.99
Publish Date: March 22, 2021
Publisher: Black Sand Digital
Seller: Sharon Creelman

“The Truth About Early Birds and Worms” will do a few things for travel advisors and entrepreneurs with travel businesses: it will provide a different perspective, give needed motivation, and offer clear instructions to help travel businesses survive and thrive after Covid-19. We invite you to add this useful resource to your business toolkit.



Mark Adams - Meet Me in Atlantis artwork Meet Me in Atlantis
My Obsessive Quest to Find the Sunken City
Mark Adams
Genre: Essays & Memoirs
Price: $14.99
Publish Date: March 10, 2015
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Seller: Penguin Random House Canada

The  New York Times Bestselling Travel Memoir!  The author of Turn Right at Machu Picchu travels the globe in search of the world’s most famous lost city.  “Adventurous, inquisitive and mirthful, Mark Adams gamely sifts through the eons of rumor, science, and lore to find a place that, in the end, seems startlingly real indeed.”—Hampton Sides A few years ago, Mark Adams made a strange discovery: Far from alien conspiracy theories and other pop culture myths, everything we know about the legendary lost city of Atlantis comes from the work of one man, the Greek philosopher Plato. Stranger still: Adams learned there is an entire global sub-culture of amateur explorers who are still actively and obsessively searching for this sunken city, based entirely on Plato’s detailed clues.  What Adams didn’t realize was that Atlantis is kind of like a virus—and he’d been exposed.  In  Meet Me in Atlantis , Adams racks up frequent-flier miles tracking down these Atlantis obsessives, trying to determine why they believe it's possible to find the world's most famous lost city—and whether any of their theories could prove or disprove its existence. The result is a classic quest that takes readers to fascinating locations to meet irresistible characters; and a deep, often humorous look at the human longing to rediscover a lost world.



Lonely Planet - British Columbia & the Canadian Rockies Travel Guide artwork British Columbia & the Canadian Rockies Travel Guide
Lonely Planet
Genre: Canada
Price: $14.99
Publish Date: April 01, 2020
Publisher: Lonely Planet
Seller: Lonely Planet Global Ltd

Lonely Planet: The world’s number one travel guide publisher Lonely Planet’s British Columbia & the Canadian Rockies is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Spot wildlife in Jasper, stroll Stanley Park’s Seawall Promenade, and ski the slopes at Whistler – all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of British Columbia & the Canadian Rockies and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet’s British Columbia & the Canadian Rockies :  • Color maps and images throughout • Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests • Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots • Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices • Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sightseeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss • Cultural insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - history, people, music, landscapes, wildlife, cuisine, politics • Covers Alberta, British Columbia, Vancouver, Whistler, Vancouver Island, Southern Gulf Islands, Fraser & Thompson Valleys, Okanagan Valley, the Kootenays & the Rockies, Cariboo, Chilcotin & the Coast, Yukon Territory, and more The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet’s British Columbia & the Canadian Rockies is our most comprehensive guide to British Columbia & the Canadian Rockies, and is perfect for discovering both popular and off-the-beaten-path experiences.  eBook Features: (Best viewed on tablet devices and smartphones) • Downloadable PDF and offline maps prevent roaming and data charges • Effortlessly navigate and jump between maps and reviews • Add notes to personalise your guidebook experience • Seamlessly flip between pages • Bookmarks and speedy search capabilities get you to key pages in a flash • Embedded links to recommendations’ websites • Zoom-in maps and images  • Built-in dictionary for quick referencing About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company and the world’s number one travel guidebook brand, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveler since 1973. Over the past four decades, we’ve printed over 145 million guidebooks and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travelers. You’ll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, video, 14 languages, nine international magazines, armchair and lifestyle books, eBooks, and more.    ‘Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.’ – New York Times ‘Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveller’s hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.’ – Fairfax Media (Australia)



Culture Smart! & Becky Stephen - India - Culture Smart! artwork India - Culture Smart!
The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
Culture Smart! & Becky Stephen
Genre: Asia
Price: $17.99
Publish Date: March 04, 2021
Publisher: Kuperard
Seller: Chicago Review Press, Inc. DBA Independent Publishers Group

Each region, caste, and community in India has its own culture, reflecting unique histories shaped by conquest, creativity, and religion. Steeped in ancient traditions and intensely passionate about their culture, Indians are ingenious, creative world leaders in cutting-edge science and technology. Culture Smart! India will show you how to navigate often profound cultural differences and build relationships.



John Meade Falkner - Moonfleet artwork Moonfleet
John Meade Falkner
Genre: Specialty Travel
Price: $2.99
Publish Date: July 02, 2019
Publisher: Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing
Seller: Bookwire GmbH

Moonfleet is a novel written by English writer J. Meade Falkner. A tale of smuggling, royal treasure and shipwreck, the book was extremely popular among children, mostly for its themes of adventure and gripping storyline. It remains a popular story widely read and is still sometimes studied in schools."Moonfleet" begins as a mystery and an adventure story, a tale of smuggling set among the cliffs, caves, and downs of Dorset. What will be the outcome of the conflict between smugglers and revenue men? How can the hero, John Trenchard, discover the secret of Colonel John Mohune's treasure?



Kevin Patterson - The Water in Between artwork The Water in Between
A Journey At Sea
Kevin Patterson
Genre: Specialty Travel
Price: $13.99
Publish Date: October 05, 1999
Publisher: Random House of Canada
Seller: Penguin Random House Canada

A broken heart leads Kevin Patterson to the dock of a sailboat brokerage on Vancouver Island, where he stands contemplating the romance of the sea and his heartfelt desire to get away. By the end of the day, he finds himself the owner of a thirty-seven-foot ketch called Sea Mouse . Although he's never really been on the ocean before (aside from the odd ferry-ride), he feels compelled to sail to Tahiti and back, to burn away his failings in hard miles at sea.



Fredrik Backman & Henning Koch - My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises artwork My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises
Fredrik Backman & Henning Koch
Genre: Europe
Price: $4.99
Publish Date: June 04, 2015
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Seller: Hachette Digital, Inc.

A must-read for fans of Rachel Joyce''s The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and Maria Semple''s Where''d You Go, Bernadette ''A touching, sometimes funny, often wise portrait of grief.'' Kirkus Heartbreaking and hilarious in equal measure, by the author of the New York Times bestselling phenomenon A Man Called Ove will charm and delight anyone who has ever had a grandmother. Everyone remembers the smell of their grandmother''s house. Everyone remembers the stories their grandmother told them. But does everyone remember their grandmother flirting with policemen? Driving illegally? Breaking into a zoo in the middle of the night? Firing a paintball gun from a balcony in her dressing gown? Seven-year-old Elsa does. Some might call Elsa''s granny ''eccentric'', or even ''crazy''. Elsa calls her a superhero. And granny''s stories, of knights and princesses and dragons and castles, are her superpower. Because, as Elsa is starting to learn, heroes and villains don''t always exist in imaginary kingdoms; they could live just down the hallway. As Christmas draws near, even the best superhero grandmothers may have one or two things they''d like to apologise for. And, in the process, Elsa can have some breath-taking adventures of her own . . .



Anthony Doerr - Four Seasons in Rome artwork Four Seasons in Rome
On Twins, Insomnia, and the Biggest Funeral in the History of the World
Anthony Doerr
Genre: Europe
Price: $12.99
Publish Date: June 12, 2007
Publisher: Scribner
Seller: Simon & Schuster Canada

From the author of the acclaimed Pulitzer Prize-winning #1 New York Times bestseller All the Light We Cannot See , a "dazzling" (Azar Nafisi, author of Reading Lolita in Tehran ) memoir about art and adventures in Rome. Anthony Doerr has received many awards—from the New York Public Library, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the American Library Association. Then came the Rome Prize, one of the most prestigious awards from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and with it a stipend and a writing studio in Rome for a year. Doerr learned of the award the day he and his wife returned from the hospital with newborn twins. Exquisitely observed, Four Seasons in Rome describes Doerr's varied adventures in one of the most enchanting cities in the world. He reads Pliny, Dante, and Keats -- the chroniclers of Rome who came before him—and visits the piazzas, temples, and ancient cisterns they describe. He attends the vigil of a dying Pope John Paul II and takes his twins to the Pantheon in December to wait for snow to fall through the oculus. He and his family are embraced by the butchers, grocers, and bakers of the neighborhood, whose clamor of stories and idiosyncratic child-rearing advice is as compelling as the city itself. This intimate and revelatory book is a celebration of Rome, a wondrous look at new parenthood, and a fascinating story of a writer's craft—the process by which he transforms what he sees and experiences into sentences.



Ewan McGregor & Charley Boorman - Long Way Round artwork Long Way Round
Ewan McGregor & Charley Boorman
Genre: Essays & Memoirs
Price: $10.99
Publish Date: April 11, 2013
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Seller: Hachette Digital, Inc.

'A highly readable and spiritually uplifting book about a dream come true' Wanderlust 'Touching and memorable ... one for armchair travellers and bike freaks' Daily Mail From London to New York , Ewan and Charley chased their shadows through Europe, the Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and Russia, across the Pacific to Alaska, then down through Canada and America. But as the miles slipped beneath the tyres of their big BMWs, their troubles started. Exhaustion, injury and accidents tested their strength. Treacherous roads, unpredictable weather and turbulent politics challenged their stamina. They were chased by paparazzi in Kazakhstan, courted by men with very large guns in the Ukraine, hassled by the police, and given bulls' testicles for supper by Mongolian nomads. And yet despite all these obstacles they managed to ride more than twenty thousand miles in four months, changing their lives forever in the process. As they travelled they documented their trip, taking photographs, and writing diaries by the campfire. Long Way Round is the result of their adventures - a fascinating, frank and highly entertaining travel book about two friends riding round the world together and, against all the odds, realising their dream.



Francesca Romana Onofri - L'italien - Guide de conversation pour les Nuls, 2ème édition artwork L'italien - Guide de conversation pour les Nuls, 2ème édition
Francesca Romana Onofri
Genre: Travel & Adventure
Price: $9.99
Publish Date: April 09, 2015
Publisher: First
Seller: Interforum, S.A.

Nouvelle édition mise à jour du Guide de conversation L'italien pour les Nuls ! Nouvelle édition mise à jour du Guide de conversation L'italien pour les Nuls ! Avec 58 000 lecteurs conquis, le guide de conversation L'italien pour les Nuls revient tout en couleurs pour cette nouvelle édition. Des bases de la prononciation au vocabulaire nécessaire pour sortir en ville, de la grammaire aux indications nécessaires en cas d'urgence en passant par tous les termes essentiels à connaître si vous souhaitez aller au restaurant, apprendre l'italien ne sera plus une corvée !



Elaine Sciolino - The Seine: The River that Made Paris artwork The Seine: The River that Made Paris
Elaine Sciolino
Genre: Europe
Price: $17.99
Publish Date: October 29, 2019
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Seller: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.

An American Library in Paris "Coups de Coeur" Selection A Los Angeles Times Bestseller "Elaine Sciolino is a graceful, companionable writer.… [She] has laid one more beautiful and amusing wreath on the altar of the City of Light.” —Edmund White, New York Times Blending memoir, travelogue, and history, The Seine is a love letter to Paris and the river that determined its destiny. Master storyteller and longtime New York Times foreign correspondent Elaine Sciolino explores the Seine through its lively characters—a bargewoman, a riverbank bookseller, a houseboat dweller, a famous cinematographer—and follows it from the remote plateaus of Burgundy through Paris and to the sea. The Seine is a vivid, enchanting portrait of the world’s most irresistible river.



Bernard Ollivier & Dan Golembeski - Out of Istanbul artwork Out of Istanbul
A Journey of Discovery along the Silk Road
Bernard Ollivier & Dan Golembeski
Genre: Middle East
Price: $16.99
Publish Date: June 18, 2019
Publisher: Skyhorse
Seller: Simon & Schuster Canada

Acclaimed journalist Bernard Ollivier begins his epic journey on foot across the Silk Road. Upon retirement at the age of sixty-two, and grieving his deceased wife, renowned journalist Bernard Ollivier felt a sense of profound emptiness: What do I do now? While some see retirement as a chance to cash in their chips and settle into a comfy armchair, Ollivier still longed for more. Searching for inspiration, he strapped on his gear, donned his hat, and headed out the front door to hike the Way of St. James, a 1400-mile journey from Paris to Compostela, Spain. At the end of that road, with more questions than answers, he decided to spend the next few years hiking another of history’s great routes: the Silk Road. Out of Istanbul is Ollivier’s stunning account of the first part of that 7,200-mile journey. The longest and perhaps most mythical trade route of all time, the Silk Road is in fact a network of routes across Europe and Asia, some going back to prehistoric times. During the Middle Ages, the transcribed travelogue of one Silk Road explorer, Marco Polo, helped spread the fame of the Orient throughout Europe. Heading east out of Istanbul, Ollivier takes readers step by step across Anatolia and Kurdistan, bound for Tehran. Along the way, we meet a colorful array of real-life characters: Selim, the philosophical woodsman; old Behçet, elated to practice English after years of self-study; Krishna, manager of the Lora Pansiyon in Polonez, a village of Polish immigrants; the hospitable Kurdish women of Dogutepe, and many more. We accompany Ollivier as he explores bazaars, mosques, and caravansaries—true vestiges of the Silk Road itself—and through these encounters and experiences, gains insight into the complex political and social issues facing modern-day Turkey. Ollivier’s journey, far from bragging about some tremendous achievement, humbly takes the reader on a colossal adventure of human proportions, one in which walking itself, through a kind of alchemy, fosters friendships and fellowship.



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Collectif Ulysse
Genre: Canada
Price: $1.99
Publish Date: February 16, 2016
Publisher: Guides de voyage Ulysse
Seller: De Marque, Inc.

Partez à la découverte du Saguenay - Lac-Saint-Jean avec ce chapitre extrait du guide Ulysse Fabuleux Québec. La rivière Saguenay prend sa source dans le lac Saint-Jean, une véritable mer intérieure de plus de 35 km de diamètre. Ce formidable plan d’eau et cette imposante rivière constituent en quelque sorte le pivot d’une superbe région touristique. En croisière ou depuis les rives, on peut y admirer un défilé de splendides panoramas à la beauté sauvage. Jusqu’à la ville de Saguenay, la rivière Saguenay est navigable et subit le rythme perpétuel des marées. Sa riche faune marine comprend, en été, des mammifères marins de différentes espèces. Au cœur de cette région, la ville de Saguenay est un endroit très animé et le principal centre urbain. Le lac Saint-Jean impressionne par sa superficie et la couleur de ses eaux. Ce chapitre contient des informations sur les attraits et les meilleurs sites à visiter, cotés selon un système d’étoiles pour vous aider à identifier les lieux les plus importants, le tout illustré de nombreuses photographies en couleurs.



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Hiking Across the Himalayas
Sylvia Verange
Genre: Essays & Memoirs
Price: $19.99
Publish Date: May 15, 2018
Publisher: Rare Bird Books
Seller: Perseus Books, LLC

"I realized I was alone and the trail had completely disappeared. I had no idea where it was, nor did I know where I had ventured off from it. I was lost, and I had backpacked enough to know this was not a good sign, not a good sign at all." In 1984, Sylvia Verange set off on a 500 mile journey across the Himalayas of Nepal. Hiking through the breathtaking scenery, remote mountain villages, and treacherous, freezing conditions, Verange's story lays out both a historical snapshot of the region, as well as an epic travelogue of a once-in-a-lifetime journey. Part Elizabeth Gilbert, part Paul Theroux, Two Breaths, One Step follows one woman's hike through the Himalayas as she endures nature and comes to know herself.