Author : Eric Newby
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 18,98 MB
Release : 2013-02-21
Category : Travel
ISBN : 0007404190
An illustrated ebook documenting the hugely varied and always entertaining career of one of Britain’s best-loved travel writers.
Author : David Damrosch
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 41,84 MB
Release : 2021-11-04
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0141981504
'Restlessly curious, insightful, and quirky, David Damrosch is the perfect guide to a round-the-world adventure in reading' Stephen Greenblatt A transporting and illuminating voyage around the globe, told through eighty classic and modern books 'It is always a pleasure to talk about books with David Damrosch, who has read all of them, and he is so eloquent and understanding about them all' Orhan Pamuk Inspired by Jules Verne's hero Phileas Fogg, David Damrosch, chair of Harvard's Department of Comparative Literature and founder of Harvard's Institute for World Literature, set out to counter a pandemic's restrictions on travel by exploring eighty exceptional books from around the globe. Following a literary itinerary from London to Venice, Tehran and points beyond, and via authors from Woolf and Dante to Nobel prizewinners Orhan Pamuk, Wole Soyinka, Mo Yan and Olga Tokarczuk, he explores how these works have shaped our idea of the world, and the ways the world bleeds into literature. To chart the expansive landscape of world literature today, Damrosch explores how writers live in two very different worlds: the world of their personal experience, and the world of books that have enabled great writers to give shape and meaning to their lives. In his literary cartography, Damrosch includes compelling contemporary works as well as perennial classics, hard-bitten crime fiction as well as haunting works of fantasy, and the formative tales that introduce us as children to the world we're entering. Taken together, these eighty titles offer us fresh perspective on perennial problems, from the social consequences of epidemics to the rising inequality that Thomas More designed Utopia to combat and the patriarchal structures within and against which many of these books' heroines have to struggle, from the work of Murasaki Shikibu a millennium ago to that of Margaret Atwood today. Around the World in 80 Books is a global invitation to look beyond ourselves and our surroundings, and to see our world and its literature in new ways.
Author : Jules Verne
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 22,25 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1465548505
Author : Jules Verne
Publisher : Castrovilli Giuseppe
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 38,31 MB
Release : 1905
Category : Voyages and travels
ISBN :
Author : Michael Palin
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 41,48 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Voyages around the world
ISBN :
In the autumn of 1988, Michael Palin sets out from the Reform Club to circumnavigate the world, following the route taken by Phileas Fogg 115 years earlier.
Author : Jack Nedell
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 28,43 MB
Release : 2012-08
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1469169347
JACK NEDELL knew early in life that he wanted to break away from home and go out into the world to travel, explore foreign lands and, eventually, pursue a career abroad. In "Around the World in 80 Years" Jack relates his lifelong journey as a global businessman traveling, living and managing overseas operations in countries throughout the world. From his long career as an executive in Procter & Gamble's international business, Jack provides behind-the-scenes stories of how P&G evolved from essentially a U.S. business in the 1950's into the global powerhouse it is today.
Author : JAY J. STEMMER
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 715 pages
File Size : 21,36 MB
Release : 2014-07-25
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1496925378
Your piece on white water rafting is better than the one I just bought. You will have no trouble selling it to another newspaper. Editor, Chicago Tribune I just bought an article similar to the one you just sent. I like your pictures better and intend to use them with the other piece. Editor, St. Petersburg Times. In all my years of publishing travel articles, this is the first one Ive ever seen on Sarah Island. Editor, International Travel News Magazine. It was published. After submitting an article on China, the response was, We have a correspondent in China sending us all we need for that Country. Editor, Chicago Tribune. Two years later they published my article on The Tidal Wave in China. He has looked a lethal Komodo Dragon in the eye from 3 feet, in the wild Rode an elephant through the Golden Triangle opium fields Walked among the dead in the Cambodian killing fields White Water rafted the most dangerous rivers on three Continents Walked the walls of the Hanoi Hilton Strolled the land mined areas of Siem Reap Ignited rockets into a Buddhist Monastery Engaged in Black Market currency in Burma Stared down deadly snakes in the Temple of the Pit Vipers Chewed coco leaves in Bolivia Climbed to Machu Pichu after an avalanche closed the road Lost money at a casino in Paraguay but won at a casino in Macao Been on the worlds deepest lake - Baikal in Siberia Cruised the Amazon on a river boat Lived among the San Blas Indians in Panama Been to the top of the Rock of Gibralter Swam at the lowest point on land, the Dead Sea Took a picture of the Worlds tallest falls (Angel Falls), in the middle of the Amazon
Author : Arne Larsson
Publisher :
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 28,79 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Ship brokers
ISBN : 9780954305406
Author : David Chance
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 17,32 MB
Release : 2012-09-28
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1477143866
There are 2 parts to the book. The first section covers some of the important events that took place around the world, from the early part of the 19th century, up to the years following World War II. It features the 2 men that I have always admired, both of whom planned and fought against tyranny. Neither of these men actually used weapons in the Second World War, but they did what they had to do, to preserve our freedom. The 2 men are Sir Winston Churchill and my father, both of whom had army careers, dad's lasting for 31 years. Churchill's was a much shorter span, before he moved into Politics. The second part of the book gives details of my travels around the world to 42 countries. To do this, I fl ew a total of 964,995 miles, taking 1430 fl ights on 91 different types of aircraft. In addition I have traveled far more than a million miles by car. There were many times that I got very close to having my life cut short, but somehow I managed to survive, as I am still here at age 79. It was all very interesting to me and I hope that I have been able to convey some of this excitement in what I have written.
Author : Elva Nelson
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 17,81 MB
Release : 2012-07-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1477233369
Between 1982 and 2012, I took 95 major trips to foreign and domestic destinations as tour designer and leader. My tours were tailored to include experiences not enjoyed by the average traveler. Bet you didn't see what we did! This book is about: Traveling off the beaten path to see the beauty and unusual details that others miss Cultural and historical facts and trivia that add interest to the traveler's experience Humorous events that occurred on our journeys The importance of seeing everything there was to see where we went, knowing that we may not be back Entertaining episodes, unique people, fresh perspectives, and close calls encountered along the way. With the daring of Indiana Jones and the enthusiasm of Auntie Mame you will be tempted to follow your heart and see the world.
