WANTOAT : ART AND RELIGION OF THE NORTHEAST NEW GUINEAN PAPUANS by CARL A SCHMITZ

$20.00 AUD

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ALL ABOUT DERBYSHIRE by EDWARD BRADBURY

$85.00 AUD

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Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson

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Bill Bryson's hilarious tour of his adopted country- the book that was voted the nation's favourite book on modern Britain in a World Book Day BBC poll. In 1995, before leaving his much-loved home in North Yorkshire to move back to the States for a few years with his family, Bill Bryson insisted on tak ing one last trip around Britain, a sort of valedictory tour of the green and kindly island that had so long been his home. His aim was to take stock of the nation's public face and private parts (as it were), and to analyse what precisely it was he loved so much about a country that had produced Marmite; a military hero whose dying wish was to be kissed by a fellow named Hardy; place names like Farleigh Wallop, Titsey and Shellow Bowells; people who said 'Mustn't grumble', and 'Ooh lovely' at the sight of a cup of tea and a plate of biscuits; and Gardeners' Question Time. Notes from a Small Island was a huge number-one bestseller when it was first published, and has become the nation's most loved book about Britain, going on to sell over two million copies. ...Show more

LITTLE CHINA : THE ANNAMESE LANDS by ALAN HOUGHTON BRODRICK

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First on the Summits by Showell Styles

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In the Throne Room of the Mountain Gods by Galen A. Rowell

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The Search for Shangri-La : A Journey into Tibetan History by CHARLES ALLEN

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Himalayan Passage - Seven Months in the High Country of Tibet, Nepal, China, India, and Pakistan by Jeremy C. Schmidt

$35.00 AUD

Category: SECONDHAND BOOKS | Series: Barbara Savage Award Bks.

* Winner of the first Barbara Savage Memorial Award * Stunning color photos of the journey * Look into the heart of the top of the world This is the story of two young couples who embarked on a free-form journey through Tibet, Nepal, China, India and Pakistan. Their goal: to circumnavigate the Himalaya s by bike, foot, truck by any means necessary, the slope of the world's greatest mountain range their only guide. Along the way they experienced a region steeped in ancient tradition but permanently altered by its confrontation with the 20th century; they discovered all that is exotic and mundane, funny and tragic, and beautiful and brutal about this vast territory. Jeremy Schmidt's humorous, evocative narrative recounts bureaucrats, knife-wielding Khampas, lamas-in-training, and mystics of every stripe. With stunning photographs by Patrick Morrow,Himalayan Passage reveals a place imbued with meaning and reality far beyond anything in the world below: the mysterious, turbulent Himalayas, the gates to God. Also available in hardcover. ...Show more

BAMBOO CONNECTION : RECOLLECTIONS OF THE CHINA COAST by MARJORIE BIRD ANGUS

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EVEREST : THE WEST RIDGE by THOMAS F HORNBEIN

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Round the Tea Totum - When Sri Lanka was Ceylon by David L. Ebbels

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This is the personal story of six years spent as an assistant manager on tea plantations in the beautiful and historic island of Ceylon, now Sri Lanka.  The European tea planter is now a figure of history and his way of life has long vanished.  This book describes a planter's daily life, the events expe rienced and the post-colonial social scene with humour as well as candour.  Historical and literary aspects are included where these are relevant to the story and the wonderful natural history of the Island is brought to attention by a keen naturalist. ...Show more

TREASURES OF BRITAIN AND TREASURES OF IRELAND

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