| Endurance : Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
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| In a Sunburned Country
| Every time Bill Bryson walks out the door, memorable travel literature threatens to break out. His previous excursion along the Appalachian Trail resulted in the sublime national bestseller A Walk in the Woods. In A Sunburned Country is his report on what he found in an entirely different place: Australia, the country that doubles as a continent, and a place with the friendliest inhabitants, the hottest, driest weather, and the most peculiar and lethal wildlife to be found on th...More
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| Idiom of Oz - Funny, authentic Australian language & TOP SECRET travel "survival" guide
| 'G'day' All...The Idiom of Oz helps you unlock the mysteries of 'Aussie' slang......slang that has tested and spanned time, life and geography across the land of 'Oz.' This is an absolutely necessary tool to understand and use 'Aussie' English. Don't be 'daft' or fool yourself; if you're a 'foreigner' or tourist traveling to, working at, or just generally curious about Oz...you need this guide. After reading this, you will be able to creatively avoid the pains, frustrations, and embarrassments t...More
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| The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific
| At the age of twenty-six, Maarten Troost—who had been pushing the snooze button on the alarm clock of life by racking up useless graduate degrees and muddling through a series of temp jobs—decided to pack up his flip-flops and move to Tarawa, a remote South Pacific island in the Republic of Kiribati. He was restless and lacked direction, and the idea of dropping everything and moving to the ends of the earth was irresistibly romantic. He should have known better.The Sex Lives of Cannibals...More
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| Lonely Planet New Zealand (Country Travel Guide)
| Lonely Planet’s team of authors has island hopped the Bay of Islands, immersed themselves in Rotorua’s proud Maori culture, kayaked Abel Tasman’s pristine bays and cruised the magnificent Milford Sound – as well as exploring everything in between. With all that research and more, Lonely Planet New Zealand is your key to the best possible Kiwi experience.Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. This fully updated edition is packed w...More
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| Frommer's Australia 2011 (Frommer's Complete Guides)
| Frommer's Australia is packed with all the facts, tips, and descriptions you need to have perfect vacation:Completely updated every year, Frommer?s Australia features gorgeous full-color photos of the Outback vistas, curious wildlife, and white-sand beaches that await you.Our authors have lived in and written about Australia for years, so they?re able to provide valuable insights and advice. They?ll steer you away from the touristy and the inauthentic and show you the real heart of the land Down...More
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| Lonely Planet Discover New Zealand (Full Color Country Travel Guide)
| Experience The Best of New ZealandMake the most of your trip abroad – Lonely Planet’s full color Discover guides highlight the best a country has to offer while still providing an authentic and memorable experience.Full Color ThroughoutFull of color images and maps – makes planning as inspiring as the journey itselfColor-coded navigationEasy-To-Use StructureEasy-to-use tools include: color-coded chapters, color thumb tabs, dynamic color spreads on major highligh...More
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| Bali & Lombok (Lonely Planet Travel Guide)
| Discover Bali & LombokScramble down rocky cliffs to find a private surf beach, then climb back up to your motorbike, tanned and supercharged.Flip yourself over the edge of a boat while diving the blue depths off the Gili Islands in Lombok.Dance the day's sand off your feet at Kuta's rowdy clubs or spruce up for Seminyak's sleek bars and restaurants.Sip honey-ginger tea in a rose-petal bath, drifting back to earth after a mandi lulur massage.In This Guide:Two great authors, 68 days ...More
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| Behind the Hood (Behind the Lives)
| Life on the rough side of New Zealand.In this South Auckland neighbourhood where gang culture, drink, drugs, sex and violence is already a way of life; a vicious attack on a teenage girl sparks a ripple effect of revenge and fury. Live the carnage through multiple viewpoints as the tale unfolds to a bloody climax.Warning: NOT for the fainthearted.
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| Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific by Raft
| “One of the great adventures of our time.”—Life “Am going to cross Pacific on a wooden raft to support a theory that the South Sea islands were peopled from Peru. Will you come? …Reply at once.” That is how six brave and inquisitive men came to seek a dangerous path to test a scientific theory. On a primitive raft made of forty-foot balsa logs and named “Kon-Tiki” in honor of a legendary sun king, Heyerdahl and five companions deliberately risked their lives to s...More
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| Lonely Planet Australia (Country Travel Guide)
| “Island, country, continent…Australia sure is a big one! Its essence is diversity: deserts, tropical reefs, towering forests, mountains and multicultural cities.” – Charles Rawlings-Way & Meg Worby, Lonely Planet WritersOur PromiseYou can trust our travel information because Lonely Planet authors visit the places we write about, each and every edition. We never accept freebies for positive coverage, and you can rely on us to tell it like we see it.Inside This Book…13 auth...More
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| Life is a Trip: The Transformative Magic of Travel
| A guide to show how cultural travel will change how you see the world.
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| Fearless: One Woman, One Kayak, One Continent
| Freya Hoffmeister takes on sharks, crocs, and huge surf in the most audacious paddle adventure of the century.
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| The Cruise of the Snark
| Inspired by the examples of his heroes Herman Melville, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Joshua Slocum, Jack London determined to sail around the world. In April 1907 he sailed from San Francisco in the forty-five-foot ketch Snark, with his wife, Charmian, a skeleton crew, and his writing to keep him company. Beset by seasickness and tropical disease, London wrote incessantly—not only his major autobiographical novel Martin Eden and numerous short stories, but also a series of sketche...More
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| Improbable Cause
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| Sydney Opera House & Botanic Gardens - A Self-Guided Walk (Illustrated)
| Take a walk from Sydney's Circular Quay -- the spot where European Australia had its beginnings. The walk takes in the Sydney Harbour Bridge, the Sydney Opera House and winds its way along Sydney Harbour into the Royal Botanic Gardens. It finishes at Mrs Macquarie's Chair, with views of Fort Denison, Garden Island and down harbour.As you enjoy spectacular views and iconic landmarks, you'll enjoy a breezy commentary on 200 years of Australian history. This is, after all, where it all began for Eu...More
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| A Sentimental Journey: Through France and Italy
| The crimson window-curtains... were drawn close; the sun was setting, and reflected through them so warm a tint into the fair fille de chambre's face, I thought she blush'd-the idea of it made me blush myself. We were quite alone; and that super-induced a second blush before the first could get off. -from "The Temptation" Laurence Sterne's revolutionary novel The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (1760-1767) plays with time, space, narrative conceits, and the very concept of the no...More
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| Frommer's New Zealand (Frommer's Complete Guides)
| Frommer's Complete GuidesAmerica's #1 bestselling travel seriesMore full-color guides than ever beforeFoldout maps in annual guidesOutspoken opinions, exact prices, and insider tips
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| Austria. (Eyewitness Travel Guide)
| "The DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Austria" will lead you straight to the best attractions the country has to offer. Whether you're exploring the museums in Vienna or skiing in Styria, this guide provides all the insider tips every visitor needs, with comprehensive listings of the best hotels, restaurants, shops and nightlife for all budgets. It's fully illustrated and covers all the major areas from Tyrol and Salzburger Land to Carinthia and Burgenland. You'll find 3D cutaways and floorplans of al...More
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| NZ Frenzy: New Zealand South Island
| NZ Frenzy is a travel guidebook to free outdoor locations on New Zealand's South Island. This guidebook is not meant to replace a Lonely Planet/Frommers/Rough Guide, but rather to compliment them. In NZ Frenzy you'll find info about all the South's must-see spots, plus detailed info about the lesser-known and unheralded off-the-beaten-path wonder spots.
This guidebook goes WAY beyond the vague outdoor info in the mainstream travel guidebooks. NZ Frenzy is about giving you the details you'll need...More
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