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For many outsiders, Thailand still conjures up images of the East at its most mysterious and enchanting-a view largely formed by Hollywood films like The King and I. Never conquered by foreigners, this proud and ancient land has been shaped by Buddhism, the monarchy, and the military. Today, it is a representative democracy with a populist female prime minister and is ranked among the tiger economies of Southeast Asia. It is a manufacturing powerhouse, the world's largest rice exporter, and...
| Автор | Ксюша Ангел |
On the cusp of turning 65, a man and his beloved rescue dog of similar vintage take a poignant, often bemusing, and keenly observed journey across America and discover a big-hearted, welcoming country filled with memorable characters, a newfound appreciation for the life they temporarily left behind, and a determination to live more fully in the moment as old age looms. Inspired by John Steinbeck's Travels with Charley, Zheutlin hits the road for a 9,000-mile odyssey with Albie to...
| Автор | Peter Zheutlin |
Sein Leben diente als Vorlage für François Truffauts Kino-Klassiker «Jules und Jim», doch seinen Hauptverdienst erwarb sich Franz Hessel, indem er das Flanieren als Kunstform wiederentdeckte. Er sparziert 1929 durch Berlin und erspürt die Stadt in ihrer Vielschichtigkeit: Die hauptstädtischen Prunkbauten, den Potsdamer Platz, aber auch die Wohn- und Arbeitsviertel, etwa das Scheunenviertel am Alexanderplatz. Man muss sich «gehen lassen, um Berlin zu entdecken», so lautet sein Motto. Seine so...
| Автор | Franz Hessel |
Zog einer hinaus in die Welt … In diesem Hörbuch sind es gleich eine ganze Reihe namhafter Abenteurer, Entdecker und begeisterter Reiseschriftsteller, die den Hörer mit auf eine Tour rund um den Globus nehmen. Adelbert von Chamisso fährt zu Wasser bis in die nördliche Beringsee. In wärmere Gefilde zieht es Ida Pfeiffer: nach Kapstadt und Borneo. Annemarie Schwarzenbach dagegen begibt sich ins raue wie bezaubernde Afghanistan. Alexander von Humboldt beginnt eine lange Reise in Südamerika. Joseph...
| Автор | Антуан де Сент-Экзюпери |
Mark Twains erster großer Publikumserfolg war kein Roman, sondern sein Reisebericht über «Die Arglosen im Ausland». 1867 bereiste er mit einer Gruppe amerikanischer «Pauschaltouristen» Europa. Twain ist über die kulturelle Zurückgebliebenheit des alten Kontinents entsetzt. Voll Bosheit, Ironie und Spöttelei berichtet er aus Paris über fehlende Seife, lebensbedrohliche Rasuren und skandalöse Tanzdarbietungen. Ihr privater Stadtführer, Monsieur Billfinger, hat stets großen Hunger und scheint in...
| Автор | Mark Twain |
Sie waren jung, verwöhnt und genossen schon einigen Erfolg. Als Erika und Klaus Mann, Kinder des Literatur-Nobelpreisträgers Thomas Mann, 1931 einen Reiseführer über die Riviera verfassten, war ihnen das öffentliche Interesse sicher. Mit morbidem Vergnügen berichten sie aus dem abenteuerlichen Marseille mit seinen Etablissments für alle Lebenslagen, vom mondänen Cannes und natürlich aus dem Spieler-Paradies Monte Carlo. Das Ziel der Mann-Kinder: Mit möglichst wenig Geld möglichst aufwendig...
| Автор | Ксюша Ангел |
Seine berühmte «Harzreise» führt Heine 1824 von der muffigen Universitätsstadt Göttingen über Osterode nach Clausthal. Dort begibt er sich wider Willen unter Tage, eine «schmierige Angelegenheit». Es folgen Goslar und schließlich die Besteigung des Brocken. Wunderbar ironisch schildert Heine anhand von Begegnungen mit anderen Wanderern typische Merkmale des deutschen Nationalcharakters. Auch der Brocken selbst ist für ihn in seinem Charakter «ganz deutsch»: Gründlich, zackig, pompös – so richtig...
| Автор | Heinrich Heine |
Squeezed between Colombia in the north and Peru in the south, Ecuador is named for its location on the Equator and has a landscape so varied that it has been described as a microcosm of every microclimate found in South America. This diversity makes it a magnet for tourists, mountain trekkers, volunteers, and increasing numbers of US retirees looking for a warm, culturally interesting, economical, and safe place to spend much of their time. Ecuador's multiethnic population reflects a unique...
| Автор | Ксюша Ангел |
WINNER OF THE 15 BYTES BOOK AWARD"David Kranes uses language like a knife and the worlds in his stories come off the page."—RON CARLSON, author of The Signal The stories in The Legend's Daughter inhabit present–day Idaho where fires, streams, and landscapes ask—even demand—that individuals reconsider and reorient their lives. An award–winning playwright, David Kranes infuses this collection with swift dialogue and complicated characters,...
| Автор | David Kranes |
NEW YORK TIMES 100 NOTABLE BOOKS OF 2017 In the middle of the sprawling Zaatari refugee camp, Dominic Dromgoole watches from the makeshift wings as Hamlet delivers one of his celebrated soliloquies. Four years earlier, Dromgoole, the Artistic Director of the Globe, had come up with a wildly ambitious idea . . . to mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death by taking his most famous play to every country on the planet. Over two full years, Dromgoole and the Globe players toured...
| Автор | Dominic Dromgoole |
After going on a journey of discovery in The Moaning of Life, the enlightened one – otherwise known as Karl Pilkington – finds himself back on the road. In his search for the answers to life's big questions, Karl has therapy in Tokyo to try and reduce the size of his head, he spends time in California with a man and his five wives, in New York he tries his hand at painting with his own vomit and travels to Berlin to have his future predicted by a blind man, via his bum cheeks. Will...
| Автор | Karl Pilkington |
In An Island Odyssey Hamish Haswell-Smith casts off in his forty-one-foot sloop Jandara, armed with his sketch pad and a route map of a journey first taken by Martin Martin in 1703. Haswell-Smith sets sail on a voyage that will take him to fifty-two different islands around the Scottish Coast, from Ailsa Craig in the Firth of Clyde to St. Kilda, Fair Isle and Bass Rock. Filled with natural history, local legend and landscapes and accompanied by the author's own distinctive sketches and...
| Автор | Hamish Haswell-Smith |
For the last thirty years John Lister-Kaye has taken the same circular walk from his home deep in a Scottish glen up to a small hill loch. Each day brings a new observation or an unexpected encounter – a fragile spider's web, an osprey struggling to lift a trout from the water or a woodcock exquisitely camouflaged on her nest – and every day, on his return home, he records his thoughts in a journal. Drawing on this lifetime of close observation, At The Water's Edge encourages us to...
| Автор | John Lister-Kaye |
Sturla Jón Jónsson, the fifty-something building superintendent and sometimes poet, has been invited to a poetry festival in Vilnius, Lithuania, appointed, as he sees it, as the official representative of the people of Iceland to the field of poetry. His latest poetry collection, published on the eve of his trip to Vilnius, is about to cause some controversy in his home country, Sturla is publicly accused of having stolen the poems from his long-dead cousin, Jónas.Then there's Sturla's...
| Автор | Bragi Ólafsson |
CO-WINNER OF THE 2012 CONTEMPORARY BULGARIAN WRITERS CONTEST Distraught over the sudden disappearance of his wife Stella, Zack tries to drown his grief in Tijuana, where he encounters a violent scene, and trying to save a stranger's life, nearly loses his own. Escaping with the van of his attackers, he makes it back to the U.S., but only to find a bag of marijuana in it. Using this as an impetus to change his life, Zack sets off for New York with the weed and a vintage Nikon. Through the...
| Автор | Zachary Karabashliev |
Ever wondered what it is like to be captain on a cruise ship? This book gives you more information than you will ever need..<br><br>The Captain's Journal is a sequel to the successful Captain's Log.<br><br>Author Hans Mateboer, long time captain for some of the worlds most prestigious cruise lines takes you on a wonderful journey of personal experiences. <br><br>Many of the stories you will read are hilarious, some are compassionate but in the...
| Автор | Hans M.C. Mateboer |
Travel around the world in an 18 day journey! This book includes: several of the ancient man-made wonders I visited and and how to travel to each. Experiences include riding a camel along with interesting people I met. <br><br>Read about the drama that occurred along the way, including having to repair a broken backpack on the very first day, missing a flight and other incidents. Learn of an effective travel communication aid that helps with getting around in areas where English is...
| Автор | Chris Psy.D. McKell |
Especially of interest to those involved with healing and healthcare: The first book to describe contemporary spiritual healing centers in Brazil including a psychiatric hospital where spiritual healers collaborate with conventionally trained healthcare professionals. There are more than 12,000 of these centers in Brazil; 20-40 million Brazilians use this resource for spiritual growth, healing, and to maintain wellness. These Centers welcome people of all religions and cultures, offering...
| Автор | Emma Inc. Bragdon |
This is a book of days and moments spent sailing on the east coast of Newfoundland and over the Atlantic to the Azores. Newfoundland is a beautiful cruising ground, one of the best in the world for a short period of the year in July and August, perhaps from late June. Optimistically and romantically, the Bay of Exploits has been called the Caribbean of the north. Many cruising days in summer start from calm in the morning, develop into a strong wind in the afternoon, sometimes as much as 25-30...
| Автор | Neil Hammond Bose |
Tim is a successful business executive in the twilight of his career. During a flight to Sydney, Australia he becomes embroiled in self introspection and questions what gave him pleasure in his career. What made all the hard work and weeks away from home worth it besides the status, power and wealth he had achieved? <br><br>It was the people Tim had met in his career who made the difference. The good and bad, the arrogant and meek, the friends and back stabbers who added color and...
| Автор | Thomas Walsh |
This book was written by a person deeply in love with pets. A long-time pet-owner and dedicated pet-lover, Barbara has compiled a comprehensive overview of pet-related information that includes choosing a pet, caring for that pet, and developing plans for the pet's future. The pages are filled with enlightening data such as a cost overview of owning a pet, an invaluable section on pet first aid, and an equally important chapter on toxins. With editorial help from an impressive group of...
| Автор | Barbara Novero Levy |
You have been invited to visit the famous French region of Provence, to experience its rural beauty and sunny splendour. Your guide is Gordon Bitney who, with his wife, has just bought a villa there.<br><br>Join the Bitneys on summer adventures as they renovate their villa and travel lavender-scented backroads, visiting ancient châteaux and Roman ruins. Discover, along with them, the region's bounty through its wines, cheeses, olives and escargots. Follow...
| Автор | Gordon Bitney |
When American sociologist and wellness expert Tanya Pergola first visited Tanzania and Maasailand, she became startlingly aware that she was in a place and with people who could teach her something profound. She sensed that lodged within the colorful and beautiful rituals and ceremonies of the indigenous Maasai people were gems of wisdom that could be harvested and shared as antidotes for our increasingly complex, stressful, and often enigmatic modern lives. <br><br>Dr. Pergola...
| Автор | Tanya Pergola Ph.D. |
In Paris, the so-called radiant city, Matthew Bowles, freelance journalist, suffers a dark time. Holed up in a bare apartment in the 8th arrondissement, he's recuperating physically, though not emotionally, from injuries sustained in a shooting in Hebron. His memory of the event is murky, and although the media has deemed him a hero – he may or may not have tried to save a man and his child – Matthew is repulsed by the attention. Unable to work, Matthew reluctantly...
| Автор | Lauren B. Davis |