River Town, Paperback - Peter Hessler

Travel writing describing two years spent by Peter Hessler in China. Well-reviewed in the broadsheets, it was also the winner of the 2001 Kiriyama ...

From the acclaimed author of River Town comes a rare and authentic portrait - both intimate and epic - of twenty-first century China as it opens it...

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Life in one of the world's oldest civilisations is considered in relation to the contemporary nature of an Egypt in flux since the revolution of 20...

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An A - Z illustrated Town and Village guide to what you can see in the Cotswolds, with word and pen the Author brings to life this wonderful part o...

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A gripping tale of man vs nature, and the destructive power of revenge from the author of New York Times bestseller The Dog Stars.

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A new range of guides to the art, culture, personalities and landscape of Sussex. This one looks at the diverting follies, whims and inconsistencie...

The first English translation of a major European literary figure and Nobel Prize nominee's most significant work of prose to date, this tense, cer...

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A guide covering Land's End to Milford have and the Bristol Channel.Publisher: Imray, Laurie, Norie & Wilson LtdAuthor(s): Peter CumberlidgeIllustr...

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"The Cotswold Town and Village Guide": The latest fully updated edition of the "Definitive Guide to Places of Interest in the Cotswolds" as the aut...

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The Archbishop of New York fell down dead. Michael Manning was the sixth cardinal among the international Catholic clergy to die under violent and ...

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The first biography of this great WWII British admiral.

Selected in 2005 by the Army to be the first airborne reconnaissance squadron, 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, better known as 5-73 CAV, was f...

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In this highly acclaimed memoir the writer Jeff Young takes us on a journey through the Liverpool of his youth, down the back alleys and through ar...

David Wilson uncovers the truth behind Peter Farquhar's murder, and the psychopath who almost got away with it.Publisher: Little, Brown Book GroupA...

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