An account of Darwin's five-year expedition, as a naturalist on board HMS Beagle, illustrated from contemporary sources

“Should be handed out . . . in the immigration line at Heathrow.” ―Malcolm Gladwell Sarah Lyall moved to London in the mid-1990s and soon became known for amusing and sharp dispatches on her adopted country. Confronted by the eccentricities of these...

For fans of The Wager and Mutiny on the Bounty comes a thrilling true tale of power, obsession, and betrayal at the edge of the world.In 1808, an American merchant ship happened upon an uncharted island in the South Pacific and unwittingly solved the...

The history of mapping from prehistoric times to the present.This book explores how maps were developed and why they reveal as much about the people who created them as they reveal about the world. Throughout the ages, maps have reflected religious...

Whether you want to visit the Colosseum in Rome, go designer shopping in Milan, or hike the Cinque Terre, the local Fodor’s travel experts in Italy are here to help! Fodor’s Essential Italy 2024 guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated...

In 1993 Jonathan Raban entered the Badlands, a place the size of England and the least visited region in all of the United States. Here he came across the ruins of a community and isolated homesteads. These homes, he realized, gave clues as to the...

Part memoir, part literary criticism, part culinary and aesthetic travelogue, this loving reflection is a poignant, funny narrative about an American professor spending a year in Rome. A scarred veteran of academic culture wars retreating to a cradle of...

Woven from the words of the inhabitants of a small Suffolk village in the 1960s, Akenfield is a masterpiece of twentieth-century English literature, a scrupulously observed and deeply affecting portrait of a place and people and a now vanished way of...

Describes how oysters are cultivated off the northwest coast of Britany, and describes the history, myths, and legends of the region

Lonely Planet's Egypt is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the country has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Discover the pyramids of Giza, cruise the Nile, and dive in the Red Sea; all...

Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime to Mexico.Discover popular and off the beaten track experiences from beach-hopping the many azure bays that extend from La Paz, to walking the jungle trail to...

Durable and waterproof, with a handy slipcase and an easy-fold format, Lonely Planet's Venice City Map is your conveniently sized passport to travelling with ease. Get more from your map and your trip with images and information about top city...

Durable and waterproof, with a handy slipcase and an easy-fold format, Lonely Planet's Berlin City Map is your conveniently sized passport to travelling with ease. Get more from your map and your trip with images and information about top city...

Durable and waterproof, with a handy slipcase and an easy-fold format, Lonely Planet's Barcelona City Map is your conveniently sized passport to travelling with ease. Get more from your map and your trip with images and information about top city...

Lonely Planet's Brazilian PortuguesePhrasebook and Dictionary is your handy passport to culturally enriching travels with the most relevant and useful Brazilian Portuguese phrases and vocabulary for all your travel needs. Order feijoada, ask for...

By Charles Masson ; With An Introd. By Gavin Hambly. Vol. 4 Has Title: Narrative Of Various Journeys In Balochistan, Afghanistan, The Panjab, And Kalât; Introd. By H. T. Lambrick. Vols. 1-3 Are Reprints Of The 1842 Ed. Published By R. Bentley, London, V...