The Lost Heart of Asia, Paperback - Colin Thubron

Reducere. A land of enormous proportions, countless secrets, and incredible history, Central Asia was the heart of the great Mongol empire of Tamerlane and s...

Masterly travel writing covering the emergent countries of central Asia.

Reducere. Nicholas Roerich was fond of saying, "Blessed be the obstacles--through them we grow." He was well qualified to know, for obstacles were a constant...

Reducere. Many know of Shambhala, the Tibetan Buddhist legendary land of spiritual bliss popularized by the film, Shangri-La. But few may know of the role Sh...

Reducere. Fluviul Amur e cvasinecunoscut. Cu toate acestea, e al zecelea fluviu ca lungime din lume, izvorand din muntii Mongoliei, strabatand Siberia si var...

Written in lovely prose, this book displays all the skills for which Thubron is renowned: scholarship, sensitivity, sensibility and a magical mix o...

Reducere. To travel the Silk Road, the greatest land route on earth, is to trace the passage not only of trade and armies but also of ideas, religions, and i...

Thurbon recalls his epic journey through China. "An achievement of great and lasting brilliance", Patrick Leigh Fermor

Revealing portrait of the former Soviet Union taking an intimate look at the human faces behind radical socialism. "... one of the best books on Ru...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Publisher: Random HouseAuthor(s): Colin ThubronPublication date: 2021Dimensions: 152 x 233 x 27Cover type: PaperbackRedescopera farmecul lecturii s...

Reducere. Here is a fresh perspective on the last tumultuous years of the Soviet Union and an exquisitely poetic travelogue.With a keen grasp of Russia's his...

Mirror to Damascus is a unique portrait of a city now obscured by recent upheavals, by one of the most indefatigable and popular of travel writers....

This is the account of Thubron's 15, 000-mile journey through an astonishing country - one twelfth of the land surface of the whole earth.

Publisher: Vintage PublishingAuthor(s): Colin ThubronNumber of pages: 304Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 130 x 198 x 23Cover type: Paperback / so...

Reducere. Fluviul Amur e cvasinecunoscut. Cu toate acestea, e al zecelea fluviu ca lungime din lume, izvorand din muntii Mongoliei, strabatand Siberia si var...

Reducere. The most admired travel writer of our time--author of Shadow of the Silk Road and To a Mountain in Tibet--recounts an eye-opening, often perilous j...

Kipling's The Eyes of Asia takes the reader on a remarkable journey of discovery into the heart and soul of four soldiers of the Indian Army who fo...

A unique survey of seven great Asian empires, powerful forces on the world stage during a thousand years of history and that continue to resonate i...

Fluviul Amur. Intre Rusia si China - Colin Thubron

Publisher: Vintage PublishingAuthor(s): Colin ThubronNumber of pages: 304Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 164 x 241 x 34Cover type: HardbackRedesc...

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Paperback edition of Thubron's chronicle of his trip to Mount Kallas in Tibet, one of the most sacred mountains in the world. He joined Hindu and B...

Reducere. DescriptionNicholas Roerich was fond of saying, "Blessed be the obstacles--through them we grow." He was well qualified to know, for obstacles were...

Publisher: Sam ManicomAuthor(s): Sam ManicomIllustration(s): 16 Colour photographs, 54 line art drawingsNumber of pages: 336Publication date: 2007D...

Reducere. From critically acclaimed author and Pulitzer Prize runner-up Frederick Buechner comes another powerfully honest memoir, The Eyes of the Heart. Ful...

DescriptionHow transnational modernity is taking shape in and in relation to Asia Fashion and Beauty in the Time of Asia considers the role of bodi...

Reducere. A Financial Times and The Economist Best Book of the Year and a New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceA SURPRISING, GRIPPING NARRATIVE DEPICTIN...

A classic book from the bestselling travel writer and historian, Charles Allen, author of Plain Tales from the Raj, first published by Abacus in 1983.

Reducere. The history of Neanderthal influence from Atlantis to the contemporary era - Provides evidence of Neanderthal man's superior intelligence - Explore...

Reducere. Kamir is on the verge of losing everything. Knowing full well he can't meet the ultimatum his parents have issued, he instead finally puts in motio...

An inspired reflection on creativity and achievement by one of the world's most renowned artisans

Reducere. The myth of Shangri-la originates in Tibetan Buddhist beliefs in beyul, or hidden lands, sacred sanctuaries that reveal themselves to devout pilgri...