Travel

Jan Wong has returned to Beijing. Her quest: to find someone she encountered briefly in 1973, and whose life she was certain she had ruined forever...

The updated and expanded DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Beijing & Shanghai will lead you straight to the best attractions these great cities have ...

Millions of years ago, the North American continent was dragged over the world's largest continental hotspot, a huge column of hot and molten rock ...

The mysterious disappearance of Michael Rockefeller in New Guinea in 1961 has kept the world and his powerful, influential family guessing for year...

During the course of Annie Hawes' new book, local culinary superstar, Ciccio, gradually takes over as Annie's constant companion. How irresistible ...

My thirty-two years in the Fish and Wildlife Division allowed me to work with a never-ending stream of fascinating people. Couple this with no day ...

By combining their considerable sailing skills with a thirst for adventure, the Copelands have succeeded in doing what most of us dream about: comp...

It isn't always easy being Canadian, according to Will Ferguson, but it can be a lot of fun. Asked to write a follow-up to his runaway bestseller W...

An exciting title designed to guide people to the wealth of design talent and artistic expertise which is currently resurgent around Britain. As pe...

(W)e thought somebody ought to turn out a tome that talked about all of the spots in the San Juans - even the crummy little ones that you wouldn't ...

Here is a man who suffers so his readers can laugh.� ” Daily Telegraph. Bill Bryson travels to Kenya in support of CARE International. All royaltie...

Every year, thousands of people hit the backpacker trails for the adventure of a lifetime. Planning a trip is exciting—but it can be daunting, espe...

Includes bibliographical references (p. [389]-440) and index. Gillian Gill offers a revolutionary portrait of a queen and her prince, revealing at ...

Waterloo was the climax of almost twenty years of war in Europe. It dramatically ended Napoleon's dream of a lasting empire. Through the skillful u...

Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-206) and index. xi, 212 p., [4] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.

A new Unknown City book for adventurous travelers: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, the "Garden City" full of English expatriates whose polite e...

Originally published: London: HarperCollins, 1998. ix, 224 p. : map ; 20 cm.

How would the innocent generation of 1914 respond to the horrors of the trenches? Malcolm Brown's book conveys the spirit of the British soldier, c...

Following on from the hugely enjoyable A RIDE IN THE NEON SUN, Josie takes us on the second part of her journey through Japan; a country whose keyw...