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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Each tale in this collection of true stories about dogs teaches the reader about life in foreign places and the soul through the age old tradition of gaining life e xperience by storytelling. '. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Good. With a bottomless taste for the absurd, Doug Lansky takes the reader on a global odyssey. In Naples, reputedly the world's worst place to drive, Lansky rents a car. In Berlin, he dons a latex jumpsuit and spiked collar for a visit to the notoriously erotic Kit Kat Club. And in Tokyo, determined to deepen his appreciation for sumo wrestling, Lansky takes lessons from a master and rediscovers how it feels to be lifted into the air by a wedgie. Other adventures include climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in ill-fitting hiking boots, competing with the mobs to get picked for The Price Is Right, and tandem hang gliding with a daredevil pilot in New Zealand. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Nepal is renowned for its temples, shrines, palaces, amazing mountains and jungles, and colorful festivals. Ever since it began admitting tourists in the early 1950s, its remarkable blend of cultures, traditions, and languages has stirred the longings and fantasies of travelers of every stripe. The foreign spiritual seeker soon discovers that there are more temples, gompas, gurus, sadhus, and rinpoches in Nepal than cereal brands in the U.S. This collection celebrates the country with pieces by Peter Matthiessen, Jeff Greenwald, Meg Lukens Noonan, Broughton Coburn, Diane Summers, Jimmy Carter, Susan Vreeland, and Jan Morris. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The tales in this collection present a uniqu e portrait of the United States through the eyes of a host o f renowned travellers that includes Bill Bryson, Jim Harriso n, E. Annie Proulx and Jan Morris. '. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. In these essays, Marcia simultaneously navigatesthe globe while carving out a second career as a travel writer for majormagazines, while navigating her own past and the bumpy and sometimes complicatedroad of midlife. Marcias voice has quiet power, restraint and unadulteratedhonesty. She is unafraid to reveal her vulnerabilities, hurts and failures. Hernarrative style has won her many accolades, including five Lowell Thomas Awardsfor excellence in travel journalism, and the 2021 Solas Award for Travel Storyof the year. Above all, her stories are about restlessless,the human desire to keep moving. As such, her stories have joyful exuberanceand a sense of wonder, and pack a strong emotional punch. The essays appeal to anyone who craves a strongstorytelling voice, especially from a writer with an astonishing lifetime ofstories working for Barbara Walters at ABC News, and traveling the world asan international journalist. These rich essays dig deep into human vulnerability,and concern the intersection of time and place, home and the road, the past andthe present, and will ignite the readers imagination. Marcia is an experienced working journalist, andis deeply cognizant of cultural sensitivities. With a master's degree in foreignpolicy from Tufts Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, she also comes to herwork with high intellectual awareness. Though her writing is full of wonder, her work as a traveler is not about what she discovers,especially in developing countries, but rather, what the place helps herdiscover about herself.Many of these essays have been published inleading outlets: Vogue, Travel + Leisure, BBC, Town & Country, LitHub, TheMillions, Creative Nonfiction, The New York Times, Air Mail, to name but a few,and Marcia retains excellent relationships with her editors in thesepublications. Marcias prior book, 100 PLACES IN FRANCE EVERYWOMAN SHOULD GO, debuted as a New York Times Travel Bestseller. All of these essays, some in a memoir formatabout people she met long ago in her travels as a foreign correspondent, werewritten between the ages of 50 and 60. Women, especially women of a certain age,are hungry for inspiring, literary stories told by someone relatable, whom theytrust. Women are 13 percent more likely than men to have read a book in the last year.Books of essays are ideally suited for ourattention-challenged population, and each of Marcias essays are fully formednarratives that are both subtle and powerful. Writing is Marcias second career, and this bookwill be emboldening to its readers and may inspire them to pick up their pensand write, mine their past for a story about a memory that has stayed with them.Marcia teaches at the annual Book Passage Travel Writing Conference, and haswitnessed first-hand the passion of female or middle-aged reader-writers, orboth, seeking literary role models. Broad target audience to readers of bold travelwriting and fans of Anthony Bourdain, Mary Morris, Andrew McCarthy, ElizabethGilbert, Cheryl Strayed, Paul Theroux, Peter Mayle, Alain de Botton, AimeeNezhukumatathil, Martha Gellhorn, Natalia Ginzburg, SaraWheeler, Don George, Jan Morris. Broad parallel target audience to readers ofmeditative essays about life, parenting, aging, womanhood including fans of DaniShapiro, Jo Ann Beard, Leslie Jamieson, Rebecca Solnit, Mary Laura Philpott,Sloane Crossley. Marcia has a devoted following of readers,students and other travel writers worldwide, and has lectured at womens clubsthroughout the world. Marcia has contacts at all the major networks,podcasts geared to travel, book podcasts, podcasts about women, and podcastsabout women over 50. She also has strong relationships with Maria Shriv Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Winner of the Lowell Thomas Best Travel Book Award, this updated, newly designed collection of Thailand travel stories makes you fall in love with this fabulous country. Thailand can satisfy just about any traveller's hunger for the exotic, the beautiful, the thrillingly different. It's a country with a deep respect for family and monarchy and a pervasive Buddhism practised by the vast majority. The traveller - new or veteran - never leaves Thailand unchanged. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. In Cruise Confidential, Brian David Bruns spills the dirt or in this case, the dirty water on those romantic, fun-filled vacations at sea. His hilarious chronicle of the year he spent working for Carnival Cruise Lines takes readers down into the areas where the crew works and lives, leaving readers gasping with laughter as theyre assaulted nonstop with events that range from the absurd to the utterly bizarre. Stewards fighting over food. Cutlery allowances and other nonsensical rules. What the crew calls those onboard (no, its not passengers). And of course, the sex. An abundance of ready, willing, and able bodies eager for action on a vessel replete with nooks and crannies leads to love in some mighty strange, and seemingly impossible, places. Breezy, entertaining, and informative, Cruise Confidential is essential reading for those planning a cruise or for anyone who just needs a good laugh. Lets you discover the truth behind the glamour of cruise holidays. This book tells you where the crew lives, eats, wars, and parties. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Write guidebooks, make travel TV, lead bus tours? Cameron Hewitt has been Rick Steves right hand for more than 20 years, doing just that.The Temporary European is a collection of vivid, entertaining travel tales from across Europe. Cameron zips you into his backpack for engaging and inspiring experiences: sampling spleen sandwiches at a Palermo street market; hiking alone with the cows high in the Swiss Alps; simmering in Budapests thermal baths; trekking across an English moor to a stone circle; hand-rolling pasta at a Tuscan agriturismo; shivering through Highland games in a soggy Scottish village; and much more.Along the way, Cameron introduces us to his favorite Europeans. In Mostar, Alma demonstrates how Bosnian coffee isnt just a drink, but a social ritual. In France, Mathilde explains that the true mastery of a fromager isnt making cheese, but aging it. In Spain, Fran proudly eats acorns, but never corn on the cob.While personal, the stories also tap into the universal joy of travel. Camerons travel motto (inspired by a globetrotting auntie) is "Jams Are Fun"the fondest memories arrive when your best-laid plans go sideways. And he encourages travelers to stow their phones and guidebooks, slow down, and savor those magic moments that arrive between stops on a busy itinerary.The stories are packed with inspiration and insights for your next trip, including how to find the best gelato in Italy, how to select the best produce at a Provencal market, how to navigate Spains confusing tapas scene, and how to survive the experience of driving in Sicily (hint: just go numb).And youll get a reality check for every travelers "dream job": researching and writing guidebooks; guiding busloads of Americans on tours around Europe; scouting and producing a travel TV show; and working with Rick Steves and his merry band of travelers. Its a candid account of how the sausage gets made in the travel businesstold with warts-and-all honesty and a sense of humor.For Rick Steves fans, or anyone who loves Europe, The Temporary European is inspiring, insightful, and fun. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The Best Travel Writing Volume 9 is the latest in the annual Travelers' Tales series launched in 2004 to celebrate the world's best travel writing-from Nobel Prize winners to emerging new writers. The points of view and perspectives are global, and themes encompass high adventure, spiritual growth, romance, hilarity and misadventure, service to humanity, and encounters with exotic cuisines and cultures. Includes winners from the annual Solas Awards for Best Travel Writing. Part of the annual "Travelers' Tales" series that was launched in 2004 to celebrate the world's best travel writing, this title offers perspectives that are global, and themes that encompass high adventure, spiritual growth, romance, hilarity and misadventure, service to humanity, and encounters with exotic cuisines and cultures. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. As Andrew McCarthy wrote in The New York Times Book Review, 'For more than 20 years, Travelers' Tales has been publishing books that might best be described as the literary equivalent of a group of travellers sitting around a dim cafe, sipping pints or prosecco and trading their best stories.' Now, new from Travelers' Tales comes The Best Women's Travel Writing, Volume 12: True Stories from Around the World - the latest collection in the best-selling, award-winning series that invites you to ride shotgun alongside intrepid female nomads as they wander the globe discovering new places, faces, and facets of themselves. 'In story after story,' McCarthy wrote about the previous volume of The Best Women's Travel Writing, 'the refreshing absence of bluster and bravado, coupled with the optimism necessary for bold travel, create a unifying narrative that testifies to the personal value and cultural import of leaving the perceived safety of home and setting out into the wider world.' The essays in this volume are as diverse as the destinations, exploring themes of kindness, transformation, nature, friendship, family, strength, and resilience. In The Best Women's Travel Writing, Volume 12, you will. Settle a thirteen-year debt in Cuba Bathe beneath the moon in South SudanLearn to survive in the polar regions of Canada Witness an amateur autopsy in Ireland Get chloroformed, robbed, read to, and propositioned in Italy Summit Kilimanjaro in Tanzania Get lost and found on a dark and rainy morning in northern France Find joy in Azerbaijan while walking across two continents Explain American reality TV to a bewildered bunch in Bolivia Fear for your life on a stormy Adriatic Sea Dine and dance with sex workers on a strange night in Thailand Bear witness at the site of a volcano disaster in Indonesia Contemplate the perils of too much safety in Nepal Get conned and taken for a ride in Colombia Track one of the world's most elusive animals in India Travel the world on stolen plane tickets Outgrow nihilism and embrace friendship at a convent in Spain .and much more! This 12th volume in the popular series presents the best travel writing by women for women that's been done in the past few years. Adventures range from a trip into a new neighborhood to expeditions to the far corners of the globe, always with the inner journey close at hand to give perspective and meaning. The voices are diverse, intimate, and engaging, as are the stories. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. In these essays, Marcia simultaneously navigatesthe globe while carving out a second career as a travel writer for majormagazines, while navigating her own past and the bumpy and sometimes complicatedroad of midlife. Marcias voice has quiet power, restraint and unadulteratedhonesty. She is unafraid to reveal her vulnerabilities, hurts and failures. Hernarrative style has won her many accolades, including five Lowell Thomas Awardsfor excellence in travel journalism, and the 2021 Solas Award for Travel Storyof the year. Above all, her stories are about restlessless,the human desire to keep moving. As such, her stories have joyful exuberanceand a sense of wonder, and pack a strong emotional punch. The essays appeal to anyone who craves a strongstorytelling voice, especially from a writer with an astonishing lifetime ofstories working for Barbara Walters at ABC News, and traveling the world asan international journalist. These rich essays dig deep into human vulnerability,and concern the intersection of time and place, home and the road, the past andthe present, and will ignite the readers imagination. Marcia is an experienced working journalist, andis deeply cognizant of cultural sensitivities. With a master's degree in foreignpolicy from Tufts Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, she also comes to herwork with high intellectual awareness. Though her writing is full of wonder, her work as a traveler is not about what she discovers,especially in developing countries, but rather, what the place helps herdiscover about herself.Many of these essays have been published inleading outlets: Vogue, Travel + Leisure, BBC, Town & Country, LitHub, TheMillions, Creative Nonfiction, The New York Times, Air Mail, to name but a few,and Marcia retains excellent relationships with her editors in thesepublications. Marcias prior book, 100 PLACES IN FRANCE EVERYWOMAN SHOULD GO, debuted as a New York Times Travel Bestseller. All of these essays, some in a memoir formatabout people she met long ago in her travels as a foreign correspondent, werewritten between the ages of 50 and 60. Women, especially women of a certain age,are hungry for inspiring, literary stories told by someone relatable, whom theytrust. Women are 13 percent more likely than men to have read a book in the last year.Books of essays are ideally suited for ourattention-challenged population, and each of Marcias essays are fully formednarratives that are both subtle and powerful. Writing is Marcias second career, and this bookwill be emboldening to its readers and may inspire them to pick up their pensand write, mine their past for a story about a memory that has stayed with them.Marcia teaches at the annual Book Passage Travel Writing Conference, and haswitnessed first-hand the passion of female or middle-aged reader-writers, orboth, seeking literary role models. Broad target audience to readers of bold travelwriting and fans of Anthony Bourdain, Mary Morris, Andrew McCarthy, ElizabethGilbert, Cheryl Strayed, Paul Theroux, Peter Mayle, Alain de Botton, AimeeNezhukumatathil, Martha Gellhorn, Natalia Ginzburg, SaraWheeler, Don George, Jan Morris. Broad parallel target audience to readers ofmeditative essays about life, parenting, aging, womanhood including fans of DaniShapiro, Jo Ann Beard, Leslie Jamieson, Rebecca Solnit, Mary Laura Philpott,Sloane Crossley. Marcia has a devoted following of readers,students and other travel writers worldwide, and has lectured at womens clubsthroughout the world. Marcia has contacts at all the major networks,podcasts geared to travel, book podcasts, podcasts about women, and podcastsabout women over 50. She also has strong relationships with Maria Shriv Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Long out of print, this is a riveting firsthand account of Leonard Clarks search for the legendary lost Seven Cities of Cibola reputedly home to enormous reserves of gold in the rain forest east of the Peruvian Andes. A former U.S. Army intelligence officer, Clark is joined on his expedition by Inez Pokorny, a gutsy, multilingual female explorer. Their treacherous journey includes encounters with head-hunting Jivaro Indians, man-eating jaguars, 40-foot-long anacondas, poisonous plants, and shamanistic healers. Against the odds, Clark and Pokorny reach their destination, but nearly starve to death trying to transport sacks of gold out of the dense tropical foliage. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. In this lively collection from an array of accomplished writers, readers meet an old woman who imparts an invaluable midnight message on a Greek island; brothers who heal old family wounds in Ireland; and travelers who awaken to the mystery of their souls in such disparate places as St. Peters in Rome and a dusty road in India. Contributors include Phil Cousineau, Kim Chernin, David Yeadon, Don George, and Jan Morris. The Spiritual Gifts of Travel reveals the myriad ways that travel renews the spirit. The tales ring clear and loud with the universal need to travel the road toward self. Francesca de Grandis, author of Be a Goddess! The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Richard Sterling is known variously as Conan of the Kitchen, the Indiana Jones of Gastronomy, the Man Who Will Eat AnythingOnce, and the Fearless Diner. In How to Eat Around the World, Richard takes the reader on a gastronomical romp from the high style of European cuisine (Service a la Russe) to eating congealed blood from a wood bowl in the Philippines. Richard truly has tried everything, at least once, and in this book he demystifies exotic cuisine so it becomes more accessible and helps readers understand the varying mores and dining customs of the worlds peoples. He explains how differing cuisines have influenced each other, how food, like language, has migrated across continents, and how sharing meals can be the most meaningful and articulate way to engage a culture and share your own experience. Richard helps readers become comfortable with the worlds cuisines so they can seek out the exotic or simply feel at ease eating foods that appear strange, unappealing, or simply different. The author offers a culinary tour of the world's most exotic foods, taking readers on a journey that will cover the wide territory stretching between the most expensive restaurants in Europe to villages in the Phillipines where poeple eat congealed blood from wooden bowls. Original. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Fifth in a series of award-winning humor books from Travelers' Tales, Hyenas Laughed at Me and Now I Know Why gathers wide-ranging tales from hardy, hilarious, outrageous and even reluctant voyagers. For armchair travelers and globetrotters alike, these stories of laugh-out-loud adventures and misadventures from around the world show how ghastly faux pas, missed connections, god-awful meals, and dumb (bad) luck can provide plenty of fodder for the amusement of others. Contributors include Dave Barry, Calvin Trillin, Doug Lansky, Anne Lamott, and Elliott Hester. Fifth in their series on travelling, this collection of hilarious tales from the road, or the side of the road, chronicles missed planes, dreadful faux pas, and misadventures of every kind experienced by people who are bold enough to travel and brave enough to share their stories of failure. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Too many travel guides are dry lists of attractions or portentous histories of a place. This isn't the case with The Thong Also Rises. Hot on the (high) heels of Sand in My Bra and Whose Panties Are These? comes this collection of the best in womens travel and humor writing. These Ms-adventures take readers around the world and back again and theyll be happy to be reading rather than experiencing some of these adventures. Subjects include learning how to go to the bathroom with a pig in Thailand, trying to explain that sex toy to customs while Mother is watching, attending naked wedding ceremonies on Valentines Day in Jamaica, conquering that consuming fear of wooden puppets with a visit to Prague, boarding a crusty old Soviet Bomber in Laos, and more. Contributors include such notable writers and comedians as Jill Connor Browne, Wanda Sykes, Laurie Notaro, Wendy Dale, and Ayun Halliday. This collection of the best in women's travel and humor writing takes readers around the world and back again--and they'll be happy to be reading rather than experiencing some of these adventures. Contributors include Wanda Sykes, Laurie Notaro, Wendy Dale, and Ayun Halliday. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A good story improves with the telling, and nothing improves a travel story more than something going wrong. Once the anguish fades, the frustration, embarrassment, danger, and inconvenience provide great material for a tale that can be told again and again. The adventurers in What Color is Your Jockstrap? encounter just about every absurd, surreal, and wacky moment imaginable, from a monster dildo that wont go away to becoming the prey of religious zealots at the worlds largest human gathering. The proverbial hair in my soup at a French restaurant is spiced up by the proprietors remarkable solution to the problem. Nothing is too ridiculous on the road, and as these men and women generously share without shame or undue embarrassment, they prove again and again that a sense of humor is the one tool no traveler should be without. Nothing is too ridiculous on the road, and as these men and women generously share without shame or undue embarrassment, they prove again and again that a sense of humor is the one tool no traveler should be without. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Women's relationships with food are passionate and obsessive, embracing and comforting, complex and frustrating. This savory sampling of stories by some of the best writers in and out of the food and travel fields journeys to the heart of these age-old relationships, taking readers from the familiar kitchens of contemporary America to the far reaches of the globe. In France, an over-enthusiastic waitress serves M. F. K. Fisher the lunch of a lifetime to sustain her on a walk to Avallon. In Tunisia, Ruth Reichl dines at the home of a local, where the meal is eaten with the hands and a dash of sensuality. And in Fiji, where the women are big and beautiful and walk like royalty, Laurie Gough encounters food as a grand and constant celebration. The lively, literate tone of Her Fork in the Road makes it both an enduring read and an ideal companion for the kitchen or the road. Women's relationships with food are passionate and obsessive, embracing and comforting, complex and frustrating. This sampling of stories - by some of the writers in and out of the food and travel fields - journeys to the heart of these age-old relationships, taking readers from the kitchens of contemporary America to the far reaches of the globe. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. International travel is rewarding and fun, but sometimes it exacts a price. Activities we take for grantedeating, bathing, and going to the toiletcan range from challenging to risky in unfamiliar territory. In How to Shit Around the World, Dr. Jane Wilson-Howarth takes a sympathetic and funny approach to the most basic human activity, interweaving hilarious anecdotes from fellow travelers with sensible tips and techniques. More than just a how-to, this book inspires the traveler to be adventurous in dealing with foreign toilets, and to heed the fascinating cultural lessons to be learned from the simple act of using the bathroom. Laugh along and learn how to deal with traveler's diarrhea, unhealthy water, weird foods, strange toilets, dehydration, gastroenteritis, immunization, lack of adequate hygiene, worms, snakes, spiders and leeches, "going" outside, bathing, the special problems of children, issues with seniors, and so much more. Dr. Jane Wilson-Howarth is the expert on the subject! Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. In You Unstuck, Libby Gill uses cases studies, client stories from her coaching work, and brain research to help readers understand the biological basis of fears that hold them back. She shows how to reframe what she calls Riskophobia, turn off the fear voices, and circumvent ancient defense systems. Readers can then create an Escalating Risk Hierarchy by "chunking down" their vision into small, actionable steps, ordered from least to most anxiety inducing. By combining stress-busting relaxation techniques with small action steps, the readers odds for realizing their vision greatly increase in this Relax, Risk, Repeat cycle. Gill also shows readers how to "Avoid Limiters & Embrace Liberators," keeping naysayers at bay while seeking influential supporters who can help free their creativity and productivity. Capitalizing on her business background, coaching expertise, and a personal history of risk-taking and resilience, Gill makes complex concepts relevant and accessible through immediately applicable tools, exercises, self-tests, and questionnaires that challenge readers to change. Using cases studies, client stories from the author's coaching work, and brain research, this title helps readers understand the biological basis of fears that hold them back. It shows how to reframe what she calls Riskophobia, turn off the fear voices, and circumvent ancient defense systems. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. La Dolce Vita University 2nd Edition should be a book of broad and perennial interest both domestically and overseas (particularly in the U.K., Canada, Japan and China). It could sell as either an impulse or planned purchase to any of these prospects: all travelers to Italy: inveterate, first time (including foreign study students), and even armchair voyagersItalophiles, to deepen their love and broaden their understanding of Italian culturelifestyle audiences with a keen interest in fashion, cuisine, personalities and travelculturally curious toe dippers open to a friendly and easy entree to Italian cultureethnic Italians looking to explore and more fully appreciate their cultural rootsgift givers for any of the aboveTargeting-wise, LDVU has numerous advantages since there are myriad Italian travel, heritage and language teacher affiliation groups, organizations and businesses that can be marketed to and with whom alliances can be forged. Below is a sampling of initial possibilities. Marketing Alliances / Speaking Engagements / Special Distribution Opportunities the Italian-American community and heritage groupsNational Italian American Foundation (NIAF) the largest and most influential; one of the Board Members is close to the author's familyNational Organization of Italian American Women (NOIAW). The author is an active member and friendly with the Founder and Chairwoman Emeritus Dr. Aileen Sirrey; NOIAW is headquartered in NY but there are local chapters in all major cities on the east coastWestchester Italian Cultural Center (founded by Genovese Pope) the author is well connected there and has done culinary programs for them in the past and they will surely be willing to sponsor an event to promote LDVU2 Other prominent Italian-American heritage organizations with large local chapters in the NE corridor, Chicago and West Coast; these include:The Order of the Sons of Italy (OSIA)The Italian American Studies Association (IASA)Museo Italo-Americano, San FranciscoThe author has two degrees of separation from Lidia Bastianich, Mario Batali, Stanley Tucci (his mother has written advance praise for the book already) and Chaz Palmiteri. Channels of distribution beyond traditional and independent bookstores College bookstores Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A vividly intense and personal saga. It stirred such powerful emotions."Marina Romanov, grandniece of Tsar Nicholas II of RussiaOne Hundred Years of Exile: A Romanov's Search for Her Fathers Russia is the story of one womans journey through 100 years of history to find peace with her father. Tania Romanov Amochaev and her father were both exiled from their homelands as infants; both knew life in refugee camps. Their shared fate does not lead to mutual understanding.The familys immigration to San Francisco heralded a promising new futurebut while Tania just wanted to be an American, her father could not trust that this was his final asylum. His fears and his resistance to assimilation leave Tania with deep resentment toward him and her Russian heritage. Decades later, his unexpected death exposes Tanias open wounds and a host of unanswered questions about her father and his story.A serendipitous meeting with a last surviving member of the Russian royal family, followed by a baffling error that miraculously connects her with unknown relatives, catapults Tania on a quest for answers in her fathers homeland.Tanias story proves inseparable from Russias, featuring Cossacks who fled revolution, a family who survived Stalin, and a family of royal exiles, culminating in a meeting between princess and peasant.One Hundred Years of Exile is a moving story of how revisiting the past can bring not only forgiveness and redemption, but something far more powerful as well."Romanov has situated her absorbing story exactly at the intersection of history and memoir. It's a wonderful read."Tamim Ansary, author of Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes Exiled from Yugoslavia, Tania Romanovs family immigrated to a promising future in San Francisco. But her Russian fathers resistance to assimilation leaves her with deep resentmentand unanswered questions after his death. Serendipity and a descendant of the Tsar catapult Tania on a life-changing quest for forgiveness and redemption. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Jeff Greenwald's classic travelogue follows his quest for the "perfect" Buddha statue. At turns hilarious and moving, his quest features a cast of amazing characters -- from a passionate palmist to a flying lama --who provide unforgettable glimpses into the daily life and culture of the former kingdom (including a wild ride on Kathmandu's very first escalator). Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Author and explorer James Michael Dorsey has spent two decades visiting the world's most remote tribal cultures. In Baboons for Lunch and Other Sordid Adventures, he tells his remarkable travel stories in rollicking accounts that keep readers off balance and eager for more.Many stories are funny, others are poignant, and quite a few are heart stopping, while others are unique insights into remote ways of life most of the world does not know exists.In this book the reader will climb a remote volcano in Ethiopia, cross the Sahara Desert with nomads, undergo a tribal exorcism, and visit shamans, healers, witch doctors, and holy men.This is not your average travel book, but an entree to some of the world's remote corners and people. BABOONS FOR LUNCH And Other Sordid Adventures is a rollicking collection of travel stories by an explorer who has spent two decades visiting the most remote tribal societies on earth. It is adventure travel, storytelling, literature, and humor, from the worlds most remote corners as an intrepid city dweller encounters ancient peoples for the first time. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Since publishing the original edition of "A Woman's World" in 1995, "Travelers' Tales" has been the recognized national leader in women's travel literature, and with the launch of the annual series "The Best Travel Writing in 2004," the obvious next step was an annual collection of the best women's travel writing of the year. This title is the nint 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. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Not another collection of checklists or tips on coupons or promotions, this practical guide teaches travelers novice or seasoned how to take advantage of travel opportunities by avoiding the typical tourist mentality. Author Tim Leffel shows readers how to bypass the traps that drive up expenses and find the best value, whether as a young backpacker or a wealthy retiree. Drawing on his own extensive experience (including three yearlong trips around the globe as well as his experience as an industry insider), the author also covers what steps to take and what resources to use to save money on travel and how to travel better or more often on a smaller budget. A dozen other notable travel writers and subject matter experts contribute sidebars on specific ways to save. Not another collection of checklists or tips on coupons or promotions, this practical guide teaches travelers — novice or seasoned — how to take advantage of travel opportunities by avoiding the typical tourist mentality. Author Tim Leffel shows readers how to bypass the traps that drive up expenses and find the best value, whether as a young backpacker or a wealthy retiree. Drawing on his own extensive experience (including three yearlong trips around the globe as well as his experience as an industry insider), the author also covers what steps to take and what resources to use to save money on travel and how to travel better — or more often — on a smaller budget. A dozen other notable travel writers and subject matter experts contribute sidebars on specific ways to save. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. As a professional travel writer and editor for the past 40 years, Don George has been paid to explore the world. Through the decades, his articles have been published in magazines, newspapers, and websites around the globe and have won more awards than almost any other travel writer alive, yet his pieces have never been collected into one volume. The Way of Wanderlust: The Best Travel Writing of Don George fills this void with a moving and inspiring collection of tales and reflections from one of America's most acclaimed and beloved travel writers.From his high-spirited account of climbing Mount Kilimanjaro on a whim when he was 22 years old to his heart-plucking description of a home-stay in a muddy compound in Cambodia as a 61-year-old, this collection ranges widely. As renowned for his insightful observations as for his poetic prose, George always absorbs the essence of the places he's visiting.Other stories here include a moving encounter with Australia's sacred red rock monolith, Uluru; an immersion in country kindness on the Japanese island of Shikoku; the trials and triumphs of ascending Yosemite's Half Dome with his wife and children; and a magical morning at Machu Picchu. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.