`The Purple Land is a very sinister book if read too late in life. It recounts splendid imaginary amorous adventures of a perfect English gentleman in an intensely romantic land. Ernest Hemingway
An immediate bestseller when first published in 1877, Burnaby s delight in a life of risk and adventure still burns through the pages, as does his spontaneous affection for the Cossack troopers and Tartar, Khirgiz and Turkoman tribesmen that he encounters on his way.
Living for thirty years in the Gilbert and Ellis Islands, Grimble was ultimately initiated but not before he was severely tested, as when he was used as human bait for a giant octopus.
The true, devastating story of a Jewish child's survival in wartime Poland, while the rest of her family were killed by the Nazis. Made into a massively successful film in Germany.
A portrait of the marsh Arabs of southern Iraq, and their disappearing way of life.
Two sisters, one beautiful, one plain, return unmarried from their adventures to their parents' hotel on the mountain, where they are caught up in a scandalous relations with an... Læs mere
The land of the Iranians, known to European travelers for centuries as Persia, is a land of mountains, deserts, plains, and forests. The author adds to our understanding with his selection of... Læs mere
The Turkish Coast from Izmir to Antalya is an area of natural drama, rich in the ruins of antiquity. This book offers accounts ranging from the archaeological discovery, or the route march of Alexander's army, to the pleasures of the hammam and Turkish cooking.
Reveals a woman of courage, humour and passion. - Kathleen Frank
Ronald Wright's skills as an ethnologist, political historian, and travel writer have found an ideal outlet an excellent book.' The Independent
Following A Month by the Sea, her acclaimed exploration of life in Gaza, Dervla Murphy describes with passionate honesty the experience of living with and among Jewish Israelis and Palestinians in both Israel and Palestine