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Tourism is the fourth biggest industry in the world. What are the key concepts in Tourist Studies? This essential resource for students of tourism contains concise and authoritative entries on: • PlanningTourism • SustainableTourism • Festivals and Events •...
Editeur :
SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2010-03-22
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Kinky Friedman, the original Texas Jewboy, takes us on a rollicking, rock-and-rolling tour of his favourite city: Austin.Maybe you want to know where to find President Bush's favourite Austin burger joint. Or maybe you want a glimpse of Willie Nelson's home. Or maybe...
Editeur :
Vintage Digital
Parution :
2010-03-11
ePub
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Two centuries ago, the Russians pushed out of the cold north towards the Caucasus Mountains, the range that blocked their access to Georgia, Turkey, Persia and India. They were forging their colonial destiny, and the mountains were in their way. The Caucasus had to be...
Editeur :
Penguin
Parution :
2010-03-04
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Bill Bryson’s first travel book, The Lost Continent, was unanimously acclaimed as one of the funniest books in years. In Neither Here nor There he brings his unique brand of humour to bear on Europe as he shoulders his backpack, keeps a tight hold on his wallet, and...
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Transworld Digital
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2010-03-02
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In 1995, before leaving his much-loved home in North Yorkshire to move back to the States for a few years with his family, Bill Bryson insisted on taking one last trip around Britain, a sort of valedictory tour of the green and kindly island that had so long been his...
Editeur :
Transworld Digital
Parution :
2010-03-02
ePub
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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 you in a very nasty way...
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Transworld Digital
Parution :
2010-03-02
ePub
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Bill Bryson has the rare knack of being out of his depth wherever he goes - even (perhaps especially) in the land of his birth. This became all too apparent when, after nearly two decades in England, the world's best-loved travel writer upped sticks with Mrs Bryson,...
Editeur :
Transworld Digital
Parution :
2010-03-02
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Bill Bryson goes to Kenya at the invitation of CARE International, the charity dedicated to working with local communities to eradicate poverty around the world. Kenya, generally regarded as the cradle of humankind, is a land of stunning landscapes, famous game...
Editeur :
Transworld Digital
Parution :
2010-03-02
ePub
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'Short of doing it yourself, the best way of escaping into nature is to read a book like A Walk in the Woods.' New York TimesIn the company of his friend Stephen Katz (last seen in the bestselling Neither Here nor There), Bill Bryson set off to hike the Appalachian...
Editeur :
Transworld Digital
Parution :
2010-03-02
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‘I come from Des Moines. Somebody had to’And, as soon as Bill Bryson was old enough, he left. Des Moines couldn’t hold him, but it did lure him back. After ten years in England, he returned to the land of his youth, and drove almost 14,000 miles in search of a mythical...
Editeur :
Transworld Digital
Parution :
2010-03-02
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The Rough Guide to Bangkok is the ultimate travel guide to this frenetic city with clear maps and detailed coverage of all the best Bangkok attractions. From the royal temples and palaces of Ratanakos to the vibrant weekend market at Chatuchakwith, the hushed golden...
Editeur :
Rough Guides
Parution :
2010-03-01
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Hella Nation charts Wright's deeply personal journey, from his stark but sympathetic portrayals of sex workers in Porn Valley to his raw portrait of a Hollywood über-agent turned war documentarian and hero of America's far right. Along the way he meets runaway teens in...
Editeur :
Transworld Digital
Parution :
2010-02-23
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With Cape Town's spectacular setting, cosmopolitan vibe and African roots, this city has a certain special something for even the most blasé traveller. While Cape Town manages to combine First World flair with a palpable Third World energy, its striking natural beauty...
Editeur :
Time Out Digital
Parution :
2010-02-11
ePub
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Some presidents have been larger than life but none of them have been larger than death. Brian Lamb has visited the gravesites of every American president, living and dead, in order to put together this book, with assistance from the staff of C-SPAN. Heavily illustrated...
Editeur :
PublicAffairs
Parution :
2010-02-09
ePub
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For more than half a century Betjeman's writings have awakened readers to the intimacy of English places - from the smell of gaslight in suburban churches, to the hissing of backwash on a shingle beach. Betjeman is England's greatest topologist: whether he's talking...
Editeur :
John Murray
Parution :
2010-02-04
ePub
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The Longest Climb is the utterly compelling account of Dominic and his team's expedition from the Dead Sea to the peak of Everest. His team EverestMax were the first ever to make this extraordinary journey. Following an old Victorian route, Dominic cycled through...
Editeur :
Virgin Digital
Parution :
2010-01-26
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At the age of thirty-four, Polly Evans finally fulfilled a childhood dream - to learn how to ride a horse. But rather than do so conveniently close to home, she decided to travel to Argentina and saddle up among the gauchos.Overcoming battered limbs, a steed hell-bent...
Editeur :
Transworld Digital
Parution :
2010-01-26
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Have you ever struggled to dislodge a nostril-bound Cheerio while navigating the interstate at 70 miles an hour? Discovered exactly how many renditions of “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” it takes for you to pull the car to the side of the road and weep? Or...
Editeur :
Seal Press
Parution :
2010-01-08
ePub
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The Rough Guide to Amsterdam is the essential travel guide with clear maps and coverage of the unforgettable attractions of this compact and instantly likeable city. From the Anne Frankhuis to the Reijksmuseum, the Rough Guide will steer you via outstanding art...
Editeur :
Rough Guides
Parution :
2010-01-01
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Nick Thorpe was innocently travelling around South America with his wife, Ali, when he came across an American adventurer planning to sail from Chile to Easter Island on a Bolivian boat made of reeds. Inspired by the great Thor Heyerdahl, Phil Buck had recruited seven...
Editeur :
Abacus
Parution :
2009-12-03
ePub
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