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Two Years Before the Mast
ISBN: 9781846777493 / Angielski / Miękka / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An unparalleled account of merchant men at sea in the early 19th century
This is a well known book with a familiar title. Its contents are probably less known to many. It is the account of one young man's experiences serving on board a sailing brig-the Penelope-bound for California, between the years1834-36.What makes it exceptional is not that it is the literary effort of a common seamen of the time-though they are rare enough-but that it is quite the opposite. Dana came from a well-established middle class American family whose patriarchs had practised law since early colonial days.... An unparalleled account of merchant men at sea in the early 19th century
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Coggeshall's Voyages: the Recollections of an American Schooner Captain-Volume 2
ISBN: 9781846777011 / Angielski / Miękka / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The further adventures of a famous American seaman
This is the second volume of recollections penned by the renowned schooner captain and author George Coggeshall to be published by Leonaur. This volume comprises many voyages in famous vessels from the great age of sail including The Centurion, The Hamilton, The Eliza, The America and others. Through Coggeshall's narrative we experience all the dangers and adventures of life at sea in both the merchant marine and the ships of the United States Navy. This is one of the most gripping accounts of the early days of American seamen on the... The further adventures of a famous American seaman
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The Best Adventure and Survival Stories
ISBN: 9781560255062 / Angielski / Miękka / 364 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The fourth edition of publishing's only adventure annual offers another exhilarating collection of the year's most gripping and entertaining adventure storiesfrom the world's coldest waters to its scariest wildfire. Drawn from the year's most memorable adventure book titles, magazine pieces, and websites, these stories focus on men and women pushing beyond their limitsfrom the woman who swam to Antarctica to the seven snowboarders who tried to ride out an avalanche in British Columbia's untracked Selkirk Mountains, to the biologist trying to survive his search for a new species of bear....
The fourth edition of publishing's only adventure annual offers another exhilarating collection of the year's most gripping and entertaining adventure...
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Tales from the Expat Harem: Foreign Women in Modern Turkey
ISBN: 9781580051552 / Angielski / Miękka / 300 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As the Western world struggles to comprehend the paradoxes of modern Turkey, Tales from the Expat Harem reveals its most personal nuances. This illuminating anthology provides a window into the country from the perspective of thirty-two expatriates from seven different nationsartists, entrepreneurs, Peace Corps volunteers, archaeologists, missionaries, and otherswho established lives in Turkey for work, love, or adventure. Through narrative essays covering the last four decades, these diverse women unveil the mystique of the Orient, describe religious conflict, embrace cultural...
As the Western world struggles to comprehend the paradoxes of modern Turkey, Tales from the Expat Harem reveals its most personal nuances. This...
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People of the Deer
ISBN: 9780786714780 / Angielski / Miękka / 287 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1886, the Ihalmiut people of northern Canada numbered seven thousand; by 1946, when Farley Mowat began his two-year stay in the Arctic, the population had fallen to just forty. With them, he observed for the first time the phenomenon that would inspire him for the rest of his life: the millennia-old migration of the Arctic's caribou herds. He also endured bleak, interminable winters, suffered agonizing shortages of food, and witnessed the continual, devastating intrusions of outsiders bent on exploitation. Here, in this classic and first book to demonstrate the mammoth literary talent that...
In 1886, the Ihalmiut people of northern Canada numbered seven thousand; by 1946, when Farley Mowat began his two-year stay in the Arctic, the populat...
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Drinking Arak Off an Ayatollah's Beard: A Journey Through the Inside-Out Worlds of Iran and Afghanistan
ISBN: 9780306818844 / Angielski / Miękka / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An engrossing blend of travel writing and history, Drinking Arak off an Ayatollah's Beard traces one man's adventure-filled journey through today's Iran, Afghanistan, and Central Asia, and describes his remarkable attempt to make sense of the present by delving into the past. Setting out to gain insight into the lives of Iranians and Afghans today, Nicholas Jubber is surprised to uncover the legacy of a vibrant pre-Islamic Persian culture that has endured even in times of the most fanatic religious fundamentalism. Everywhere--from underground dance parties to religious shrines to...
An engrossing blend of travel writing and history, Drinking Arak off an Ayatollah's Beard traces one man's adventure-filled journey through tod...
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Go Your Own Way: Women Travel the World Solo
ISBN: 9781580051996 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. There is nothing quite like hitting the road by yourself to awaken your senses, sharpen your mind, and build your confidence. In twenty-three beautifully crafted essays, women recount the thrills of traveling solo.
Despite threat-assessment levels and airport-security hassles, women of all generations are traveling more freely and independently than ever before. In that go-for-it spirit, Go Your Own Way spans the globe: adventure diva Holly Morris finds herself lost in the jungles of Borneo, alone with her thoughts and a cold-blooded companion; Lara Triback's quest to learn the... There is nothing quite like hitting the road by yourself to awaken your senses, sharpen your mind, and build your confidence. In twenty-three beautifu...
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Greece, A Love Story: Women Write about the Greek Experience
ISBN: 9781580051972 / Angielski / Miękka / 225 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Greece, it has been said, is where art became inseparable from life. The country evokes a richly embroidered tapestry of images, from old monuments rife with history to idyllic isles of glass-blue sea and blinding white stucco dwellings. Greece enchants its visitors with its beauty, tradition, and spirit.
In this eloquent collection, women share firsthand experiences of the people, history, and landscape of Greece. Their essays go beyond ordinary travelogue to capture the ways in which Greece has shaped lives or influenced decisions. In expressing their love for the country, these women... Greece, it has been said, is where art became inseparable from life. The country evokes a richly embroidered tapestry of images, from old monuments ri...
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Down the Nile: Alone in a Fisherman's Skiff
ISBN: 9780316019019 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When Rosemary Mahoney, in 1998, took a solo trip down the Nile in a seven-foot rowboat, she discovered modern Egypt for herself. As a rower, she faced crocodiles and testy river currents; as a female, she confronted deeply-held beliefs about foreign women while cautiously remaining open to genuine friendship; and, as a traveler, she experienced events that ranged from the humorous to the hair-raising--including an encounter that began as one of the most frightening of her life and ended as an edifying and chastening lesson in human nature and cultural misunderstanding. Whether she's meeting...
When Rosemary Mahoney, in 1998, took a solo trip down the Nile in a seven-foot rowboat, she discovered modern Egypt for herself. As a rower, she faced...
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From London to Land's End
ISBN: 9783943850338 / Angielski / Miękka / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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A New Voyage to Carolina: Containing the Exact Description and Natural History of That Country; Together with the Present State Thereof; And a Journal of a Thousand Miles, Travel'd Thro' Several Natio
ISBN: 9781275868878 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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A Traveller's Journal: In a world where all paths lead to Rome, will you create your own?
ISBN: 9781038300270 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Freie Fahrt für die Ingrine: Von der Landratte zum Leichtmatrosen
ISBN: 9783739217659 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 230 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Durch die Weiten Asiens: China, Laos und Thailand: zehntausend Kilometer mit dem Fahrrad
ISBN: 9783743178496 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Die Autorin reist mit Fahrrad und Zelt von China uber Laos nach Thailand. Sie erzahlt von Naturparadiesen, abgelegenen Seen und kargen Landschaften, von Klostern, Palasten und archaologischen Parks, von ethnischen Minderheiten, Schlammpisten und Erdrutschen. Einmal verliert sie ihr Fahrrad, ein andermal unterbricht ein Unfall mit Folgen die Fahrt. In China erlebt sie die dunne Luft auf dem Dach der Welt und in Laos und Thailand die tropische Hitze und den Monsun. Viele Fotos veranschaulichen den Reisebericht
Die Autorin reist mit Fahrrad und Zelt von China uber Laos nach Thailand. Sie erzahlt von Naturparadiesen, abgelegenen Seen und kargen Landschaften, v...
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Vietnam: Reportagen aus dem Land der Drachen und Feen
ISBN: 9783744811064 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 138 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Postkort: og 29 andre rejsefortællinger
ISBN: 9788743003717 / Duński / Miękka / 138 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Checkpoint Smara: Eine Motorradtour durch Marokko, Südmarokko (ehem. Westsahara) und Tunesien
ISBN: 9783748131434 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 274 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Im europäischen Hinterhaus
ISBN: 9783750435001 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Sur les pas de Sigéric: 1 - La Francigena de Calais (France) à Aoste (Italie) - 44 jours, 1 134 km
ISBN: 9782322274659 / Francuski / Miękka / 194 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Fabelhafte Reise durch Südafrika, Lesotho & Swasiland
ISBN: 9783756852529 / Niemiecki Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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