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The Tao of Travel (Book)

Paul Theroux (Author)

A compendium of travel writing from a master traveller. Part philosophical guide, part miscellany, part reminiscence, it celebrates fifty years of wandering the globe by collecting the best writing on travel from the books that shaped the author, as a reader and a traveller.

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The Last Train to Zona Verde (Book)

Paul Theroux (Author)

The world's most acclaimed travel writer takes us on one last African journey, from Cape Town to Angola

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Fresh-Air Fiend (Book)

Paul Theroux (Author)

Full of encounters and memorable scenes, fascinating and sometimes bizarre locations, and enlightening musings on themes as various as sexual attraction and the point of travel writing itself, this is a collection of shorter pieces.

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Ghost Train to the Eastern Star (Book)

Paul Theroux (Author)

Thirty years ago the author left London and travelled across Asia and back again by train. Now he makes the trip all over again. Through Eastern Europe, India and Asia to discover the changes that have swept the continents, and also to learn what an old man will make of a [...]

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100 Reiseziele für die Seele (Book)

Joseph III Marshall (Author), Michael Ondaatje (Author), Paul Theroux (Author)

Auf allen Kontinenten unserer Erde gibt es diese ganz besonderen Orte, die uns faszinieren und von denen wir denken "da möchte ich unbedingt mal hin". In diesem Buch finden Sie 100 ausgewählte Reiseziele, die jeweils eine einzigartige Ausstrahlung oder Anziehungskraft [...]

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An den Gestaden des Mittelmeeres (Book)

Paul Theroux (Author)

"Das ganze Ufer wollte ich sehen, von den Fish-and-Chips-Läden in Torremolinos über die Geschützstellungen in Tel Aviv, den Krieg in Kroatien und die Nacktbadestrände von Kreta." Mit Zug, Bus und Schiff folgte der bekannte Reiseschriftsteller Paul Theroux den "Küsten des [...]

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The Old Patagonian Express (Book)

Paul Theroux (Author)

Tells of the author's journey down the length of North and South America. Beginning on Boston's subway, this work depicts a voyage from ice-bound Massachusetts to the arid plateau of Argentina's most southerly tip, via pretty Central American towns and the ancient Incan [...]

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Great Railway Bazaar (Book)

Paul Theroux (Author)

Presents the author's rail journey from London across Europe through India and Asia.

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The Great Railway Bazaar (Book)

Paul Theroux (Author)

Gives an account of the author's journey by rail through Asia. This work describes the many places, cultures, sights and sounds he experienced and the fascinating people he met. It also shows how he is drawn into conversation with fellow passengers, from Molesworth, while [...]

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The Great Railway Bazaar (Book)

Paul Theroux (Author)

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Kingdom by the Sea (Book)

Paul Theroux (Author)

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Happy Isles of Oceania (Book)

Paul Theroux (Author)

The author of Riding the Iron Rooster recounts in vivid, exhilarating detail his journey--by kayak--through the diverse landscapes and wonders of New Zealand, Tahiti, Hawaii, Easter Island, and other islands of the Pacific. Reprint.

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Dark Star Safari Overland from Cairo to Cape Town (Book)

Paul Theroux (Author)

Offers an account of a journey from Cairo to Cape Town. Travelling across bush and desert, down rivers and across lakes, and through country after country, the author visits some of the most beautiful landscapes on earth, and some of the most dangerous.

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Happy Isles of Oceania (Book)

Paul Theroux (Author)

This travel book follows Paul Theroux's explorations of the Pacific islands by collapsible kayak. Paddling through the islands, he also finds an unusual melting pot of cultures and contrasts.

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Riding the Iron Rooster (Book)

Paul Theroux (Author)

This is an account of a journey through all parts of China by train, with an epilogue in Tibet, by the author of "The Great Railway Bazaar", "The Road to Patagonia", "Mosquito Coast", "Picture Post" and many other books.

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