Catálogo de libros: Literatura de viajes

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  • Design in Airline Travel Posters 1920-1970
    David Scott
    Design in Airline Travel Posters 1920-1970 offers an original insight into the structure of travel advertisements and the way recurrent motifs adapt to changing times and functions. It is both a semiology and a sociocultural history that explores the way advertising posters combine information and fantasy to create seductive image/texts. The book is lavishly illustrated in colo...
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    181,68 €

  • Tales of The Alhambra
    Washington Irving
    Compiled during a three-month stay in Granada, Spain, Tales of the Alhambra assembles descriptions, myths, and narratives of historical events. After completing a literary project in Madrid, author Washington Irving traveled to Granada, Spain. Immediately taken by its beauty and extravagance, Irving requested a travel guide and began filling notebooks and journals with his obs...
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    13,52 €

  • Tales of The Alhambra
    Washington Irving
    Compiled during a three-month stay in Granada, Spain, Tales of the Alhambra assembles descriptions, myths, and narratives of historical events. After completing a literary project in Madrid, author Washington Irving traveled to Granada, Spain. Immediately taken by its beauty and extravagance, Irving requested a travel guide and began filling notebooks and journals with his obs...
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    21,47 €

  • From Groningen to Montpellier
    Hielke Hylkema / Corien Bennink
    In the summer of 1995 Hielke Hylkema walked from Groningen in the north of the Netherlands to Montpellier in the south of France. A 1150 mile walk over ancient Roman roads with minimal luggage. He tried to avoid as many barking dogs as possible, practiced Tai Ji in quiet spots along the way, and explored local, Roman, and European history.Meuse and Marne brought him to Paris. T...
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    71,16 €

  • A Window Seat to My Life
    April Bourne
    I have combined my travels with stories that happened during my life as so often, when you see or hear something, you instantly recall a situation from previous times.I have been as honest as I can be (from my perspective) and have pulled no punches in these reflections. If you read this and can relate in a positive way, then I am happy. ...
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    11,50 €

  • Big Cities and Mountain Villages Omnibus - E-book Box Set
    Noor De Olinad
    This special omnibus edition includes all three of Noor’s light-hearted and amusing travel memoirs. When you’re young, inexperienced and naïve, every trip turns into an adventure full of mishaps and funny moments. Book 1 – Big Cities and Mountain Villages After a typical tour of Italy, Noor heads north to spend a nice, quiet winter with her Grandma. It’s going to be great. She’...
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    49,12 €

  • Christmas Lights and Carnevale
    Noor De Olinad
    Lost luggage and a missed train, but who cares? We’re in Spain! Six years ago Noor promised her grandma she would return to Italy, but this time she’s not coming alone. With her fiancé Andy, they’ll celebrate Christmas in Spain, shiver through Switzerland, Austria, Prague and put on costumes for the Carnevale in Venice. And of course, spend time with family and friends in Italy...
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    22,02 €

  • Welcome Back to Abuja Once Again
    Carol J. Yee / Carol JYee
    It’s through people-to-people encounters that we expand our sense of mutual understanding and respect. Welcome Back to Abuja Once Again: How I Became a Citizen of the World highlights how rewarding it is to engage people from around the world. Learning from others who are different from us reveals our common humanity and enhances our ability to solve problems and deal with glob...
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    14,89 €

  • Côte d’Azur
    Simon Firth
    Côte d’Azur: Exploring the James Bond connections in the South of France The allure of the French Riviera, or the Côte d’Azur as it is variously known, needs little or no introduction. The landscape, the wealth, the film stars, the artists, the Belle Epoque architecture and the azure sea have all ensured the longevity of its rightful place in stunning coast lines and picturesqu...
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    34,62 €

  • Côte d’Azur
    Simon Firth
    Côte d’Azur: Exploring the James Bond connections in the South of France The allure of the French Riviera, or the Côte d’Azur as it is variously known, needs little or no introduction. The landscape, the wealth, the film stars, the artists, the Belle Epoque architecture and the azure sea have all ensured the longevity of its rightful place in stunning coast lines and picturesqu...
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    27,05 €

  • Collywobbles
    Faye Brenner
    An irresistible compulsion to travel and a nervous affliction: put these together and you get the collywobbles, that jittery feeling one gets from anxiety. Faye Brenner pursued a wanderlust ever since her high school trip to Europe, anxiety be damned...sort of. In Collywobbles, she takes us on amusing journeys from climbing up to the gargoyles atop Notre Dame to crawling throug...
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    14,11 €

  • The Innocents Abroad
    Mark Twain
    Set in 1867, The Innocents Abroad is a travel book that follows a group of Americans from New York City to the renowned Holy Land. Throughout the journey, author Mark Twain uses humor and wit to make astute observations about the diverse people and legendary locales. Described as the 'Great Pleasure Excursion,' Twain and his traveling companions visit some of the most illustrio...
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    18,78 €

  • The Innocents Abroad
    Mark Twain
    Set in 1867, The Innocents Abroad is a travel book that follows a group of Americans from New York City to the renowned Holy Land. Throughout the journey, author Mark Twain uses humor and wit to make astute observations about the diverse people and legendary locales. Described as the 'Great Pleasure Excursion,' Twain and his traveling companions visit some of the most illustrio...
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    25,85 €

  • The Detour
    Ben J. Harris / Ben JHarris
    Leaving behind Thailand after the 2004 Tsunami, Ben, aged 19, made a life challenging journey without GPS or mobile phone to cross 11 countries in 8 months covering at least 16,000 miles, not including the occasional detour or missed direction. This is his log of the journey home...'What comes through most clearly is the sheer excitement of travelling in SE Asia when you’re you...
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    19,48 €

  • Dispatches from the Doghouse
    Dina Kalns
    How much would you be willing to spend on a doghouse? Is $350,000.00 too much? Not for this adventurous couple. Why? Because when you plan to spend 3 years travelling full-time throughout North America with a dog, everyone has to be comfortable. Especially the dog. An RV was the only practical solution. Equal parts diary, memoir, travel guide and social commentary, Dispatches f...
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    65,50 €

  • Dispatches from the Doghouse
    Dina Kalns
    How much would you be willing to spend on a doghouse? Is $350,000.00 too much? Not for this adventurous couple. Why? Because when you plan to spend 3 years travelling full-time throughout North America with a dog, everyone has to be comfortable. Especially the dog. An RV was the only practical solution. Equal parts diary, memoir, travel guide and social commentary, Dispatches f...
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    53,10 €

  • There’s Something Going On!
    Simon Donlevy
    Simon Donlevy was nearly 50 and had worked for a high street bank for 30 years when he embarked on an incredible personal journey. There’s something going on! takes us through his candid thoughts and emotions in the periods leading to the decision to take a sabbatical and live the life of a pilgrim as he walks nearly 500 miles along the Camino de Santiago.The magic of the Camin...
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    19,09 €

  • I Am Doing This! A Travel Adventure Inspires A New Life
    Nancy Rosenfeld
    An empowering life adventure takes off with exciting solo travel and dominant intuition with compelling instructions: It’s time to GO!Over 50 and solo, this free-spirited, focused woman, went for it. She wasn’t angry, newly divorced, broken-hearted, laid-off from work or suffering from empty-nest syndrome. Her heart-felt inner voice instructed her to GO. 'Travel,' the voice sai...
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    24,87 €

  • Come Along With Me
    Ruth Simkin
    'It’s a strange thing-when I travel, I seem to leave fatigue behind. There always seems to be a surge of energy for adventures. When at home, all my energy seems to go into existing, but traveling brings me a kind of freedom I can’t find doing anything else.'Ruth Simkin proves you don’t have to be a young, strong, back-packer nor a wealthy luxury-seeker to have exciting and int...
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    14,14 €

  • AGATHA!
    Susan Snow Lukesh
    If you like unusual travel books, then you’ll enjoy Susan Snow Lukesh’s study of her great aunt Agatha Snow’s sketch book developed during her 3-month tour of Europe with three companions in 1912. In Agatha! Agatha Snow Abroad: A Sketch Book from her 1912 European Tour, Lukesh presents and explores the original images and brief comments, pulling threads to explore what the ofte...
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    23,40 €

  • Best American Travel Writing 2020
    Jason Wilson
    The year’s best travel writing, as chosen by series editor Jason Wilson and guest editor Robert Macfarlane. An eclectic compendium of the best travel writing essays published in 2019, collected by esteemed guest editor Robert Macfarlane, author of Mountains of the Mind and Underland. The Best American Travel Writing gathers together a satisfyingly varied medley of perspectives,...
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    17,11 €

  • Burning Through the West Coast
    Paul DiSclafani
    Take a trip back in time (before political correctness ruined everything) with three guys from New York on a West Coast adventure in the summer of 1978.Join author Paul (Disco) DiSclafani, his cousin Sal (The Catman) and their friend Bruce (Mr. B) as he transports you back to those carefree days in the late ’70’s, recalling a zany but true trip as they burned their way through ...
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    14,06 €

  • A Runner Reminisces
    Andrew Sherwood
    "A Runner Reminisces" by Andrew Sherwood is a collection of essays on his years of running around the world, from a first disastrous attempt at cross-country in his Scottish boarding school to winning US national championships in late middle age. Along the way he is followed by inquisitive monkeys in Malaysia, attacked by vicious magpies in Australia, runs with an armed escort ...
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    11,00 €

  • Everyday Storytellers
    Laura Stroud
    Your life is extra-ordinary. The things you see, the places you go, the people you meet are full of so many stories, adventures, tiny miracles and big moments. But are you capturing them? Are you savouring those images and experiences or are you letting them disappear? You have an opportunity to remember all the details of your life. This book will show you how by turning your ...
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    17,02 €

  • Nobody Hitchhikes Anymore
    Ed Griffin-Nolan
    In the summer of 1978, Griffin-Nolan and a friend took to the road, hitchhiking from New York to California, on to New Orleans and back home to New York. As 2018 approached, the itch to hitch returned-but most people seemed to believe that this was now impossible. Griffin-Nolan decided to find out why nobody hitchhiked anymore. With a backpack, a hashtag, and a sign, he stuck o...
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    13,57 €

  • Behind the Red Veil
    Frank Thoms
    Frank Thoms went to Russia seeking to understand himself-and to empathize with Russians living in a deteriorating Communist society. In Behind the Red Veil, he takes readers inside the culture of 'the enemy,' inviting them to discover both Russia and its people for themselves. ...
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    13,43 €

  • Everyday Storytellers
    Laura Stroud
    Your life is extra-ordinary. The things you see, the places you go, the people you meet are full of so many stories, adventures, tiny miracles and big moments. But are you capturing them? Are you savouring those images and experiences or are you letting them disappear? You have an opportunity to remember all the details of your life. This book will show you how by turning your ...
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    12,20 €

  • Crossing Boundaries
    Aziz Abu Sarah
    An essential strategy book for how to have transformative, sustainable, responsible travel experiences--starting at your own front door. Recognized Peacemaker and National Geographic Explorer Aziz Abu Sarah shows how, by crossing boundaries, we can heal our world from stereotypes, prejudice, and ignorance.Whether you’re planning future travels or exploring the diverse culture...
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    30,51 €

  • A Woman’s Journey Round the World
    Ida Pfeiffer
    “A Woman’s Journey Round the World” is an 1850 travel diary by Ida Pfeiffer of the first of her two trips around the world, chronicling her successful journeys to Brazil, Chile, China, India and more. Ida Laura Pfeiffer (1797–1858) was an Austrian travel writer, ethnographer, and explorer famous for being one of the first female travellers. She travelled over 270,000 kilometers...
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    33,60 €

  • I Travel the Open Road
    Various
    “I Travel the Open Road” contains a fantastic collection of classic travel writings by a variety of notable authors, including Robert Louis Stevenson, G. K. Chesterton, and others. With pieces covering Europe, Africa, Asia, Russia, and the Americas, this collection offers the reader an insight not only into many different countries around the world, but also into history and th...
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    34,70 €


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