The Age of Kali
 Amazon.com Review: William Dalrymple has proved himself to be one of the most perceptive and enjoyable travel writers of the 1990s. His first book, In Xanadu, became an instant backpacker's classic, winning a stream of literary prizes. City of Djinns and [... more]
$16.99
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From the Holy Mountain
Great travelogue, sometimes weak on facts: This book is depressing, consicence-alerting, yet great fun at the same time. Travelling from Mount Athos, via Istanbul to Turkish Kurdistan, then to Syria, Lebanon, Israel/Palestine and finally Egypt, Dalrymple [... more]
$14.62
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Under The Dragon: Travels in Burma
Quest makes frightening and alien culture accessible: This evocative book has haunted me since I first read it last year. Rory MacLean weaves the story of his search for traditional Burmese culture (in the form of an antique basket)together with the [... more]
$13.99
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Travels in Mauritania (Flamingo)
Author: Peter Hudson Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 916.61045 EAN: 9780006543589 ISBN: 0006543588 Number Of Pages: 256 Publication Date: 1991-12-05 [... more]
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My Life and Travels: An Anthology
A great book: Wilfred Thesiger was one of the great explorers of the age of the British Empire, perhaps the last great explorer. This book is a great collection of the most interesting articles describing his travels in Imperial Ethiopia, Darfur, the [... more]
$14.50
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Resurrection Club
a near-miss: This is a wildly inventive novel that achieves a sub-Pynchonian lunacy with its tale of grave-robbing, a machine that steal men's souls, and art, among other things. Though the many interweaving threads of its plotline make it a difficult [... more]
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Birthday
Catching up with an old friend: As an undergraduate at UCLA, I read and re-read Alan Sillitoe's Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, reveling in the antics of the boozing, brawling, working-class character Arthur Seaton. However, as years passed (and I got [... more]
$13.00
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In Pursuit of the English: A Documentary
warm working-class reception...or something: This little book is a gem in every way. Lessing's loving account of how she got along when she first came to London/England is warm, witty, funny and written with an admirable insight into the minds of people [... more]
$15.00
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By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept
O I don't know...: My friend who leant me this book was really knocked out by it, and I could see why - there is something great in its extremeness. The novel is devoted to the author's very single-minded and solipsistic obsession/love (for the poet [... more]
$14.45
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The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (Flamingo ...
Author: Alan Sillitoe Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 813 EAN: 9780586092415 ISBN: 0586092412 Number Of Pages: 176 Publication Date: 1993-10-11 [... more]
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The Sirian Experiments
Experiment successful: The Empire of Sirius, formerly the enemy of Canopus, has now for some time been its uneasy and mistrustful ally. Though highly advanced technologically, and despite being sophisticated social engineers, the Sirians are suffering [... more]
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In Xanadu
a total mess: I bought this after reading Dalrymple's Age of Kali. Sadly, as excellent as that book is, this one is a total mess. First of all, there is way way too much extra info on things unconnected to Polo's trek along the Silk Road. You basically [... more]
$18.60
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