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As Ingrid Horrocks takes swims in rivers, oceans and pools around the world, she considers her relationship with water and with the world around her
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Magdalena: River of Dreams
From the bestselling author and winner of the Samuel Johnson Prize: the epic story of Colombia's Rio Magdalena and of the country's past, present and future
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A revised, reissued edition of this prize-winning, bestselling account of one woman's solo journey across 1,700 miles of Australian Outback
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Lost Japan
Originally written in Japanese, this book offers an insight into Japanese landscape, culture, history and future.
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Wild: A Journey from Lost to Found
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Notes From A Small Island: Journey Through Britain
In 1995, before leaving his much-loved home in North Yorkshire to move back to the States for a few years with his family, the author insisted on taking one last trip around Britain. This book tells about his experiences.
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A Year in Provence
Peter Mayle's account of his escape from the grey skies of London to the infinitely more appealing prospect of Menerbes in Provence. It has now been made into a BBC TV series starting early 1993 with John Thaw and Lyndsay Duncan.
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The Songlines
The songlines are the invisible pathways that criss-cross Australia, ancient tracks connecting communities and following ancient boundaries. In this magical account Chatwin recalls his travels across the length and breadth of...
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Walking the Camino
In May 2006, armed only with a small rucksack and a staff, Tony Kevin, an overweight, sedentary, 63-year-old former diplomat, set off on an eight-week trek across Spain. But this was not just a very long walk - it was a...
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Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything
Elizabeth Gilbert is in her thirties, she has a husband, a house, and they're trying for a baby - she doesn't want any of it. A bitter divorce and a turbulent love affair later, she emerges battered and bewildered and realises it...
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Red Dust
In 1983, Ma Jian turned 30 and was overwhelmed by the desire to escape the confines of his life in Beijing. Here, he writes about his disillusion with the Communist system and an extraordinary journey that he made around China in...
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Yoga for People Who Can’t Be Bothered to Do It
From Amsterdam to Cambodia, from Rome to Indonesia, from New Orleans to Libya, and from Detroit to Ko Pha-Ngan, Geoff Dyer finds himself both floundering about in a sea of grievances and finding moments of transcendental calm.
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Neon Pilgrim
During a culture-shocked exchange year in Japan, fifteen-year-old Lisa Dempster's imagination is ignited by the story of the henro michi, an arduous 1200 kilometre Buddhist pilgrimage through the mountains of Japan. Perfectly...
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