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Sur les chemins noirs
By Sylvain Tesson. 2016
Après une mauvaise chute qui a failli lui coûter la vie et causé de multiples fractures, le narrateur se retrouve…
à l'hôpital pendant plusieurs mois. Sur son lit, il se promet que s'il est rétabli, il traversera la France à pied. Une fois sorti, il entreprend un voyage de quatre mois à travers les chemins de campagne, à la reconquête de lui-même, depuis Tende (Alpes-Maritimes) jusqu'au Cotentin. 2016.Tales of the loch
By Bruce Sandison. 1990
The author, a keen angler and acute observer of the Scottish scene, reminisces about places he has visited and people…
he has met, instilling his love of Scotland's history and wildlife. 1990.Switzerland: The Essential Guide To Customs & Culture (Culture smart!)
By Kendall Maycock. 2016
Talking to heaven: a medium's message of life after death
By James Van Praagh. 1998
Tarot: the complete handbook for the apprentice
By Eileen Connolly. 1995
This book contains three linked sections to enable students to work with and understand the Tarot cards and their relationship…
with astrology, numerology, and the Cabala. The sections include basic lessons and meditations; positive and negative interpretation; and divination. 1995.Tales of power
By Carlos Castaneda. 1990
In this work the author completes his long apprenticeship in the mysteries of sorcery - a journey which began with…
his meeting with Don Juan. Don Juan's task of educating Castaneda, of making him 'a man of knowledge' and 'a man of power', is brought to an unexpected conclusion in a series of dazzling tricks, visions and lessons, and ends with a remarkable and deeply moving farewell. 1990.Spotted Dick, s'il vous plait: an English restaurant in France
By Tom Higgins. 1995
Does moving to Lyon, France to open a restaurant sound romantic to you? This is about an English couple who…
did just that. Along the way they encountered disbelief from the French at their menu choices, and a difficult licensing bureaucracy. In the end they succeeded in creating a well-run eating establishment. 1995.Spain: the essential guide to customs & culture (Culture smart!)
By Marian Meaney, Belén Aguado Viguer. 2016
Provides essential information on attitudes, beliefs and behavior in Spain, ensuring that you arrive aware of basic manners, common courtesies,…
and sensitive issues. This concise guide tells you what to expect, how to behave, and how to establish a rapport with your Spanish hosts. This inside knowledge will enable you to steer clear of embarrassing gaffes and mistakes, feel confident in unfamiliar situations, and develop trust, friendships, and successful business relationships. 2016.Stonehenge: Neolithic man and the cosmos
By John David North. 1996
There have been many attempts to explain the purpose of Stonehenge. Using archaeological detail and a knowledge of the heavens…
as they were many millennia ago, the author establishes the function of the stones themselves and what can be known of the religion that caused them to be erected. 1996.Stealing from a deep place: travels in southeastern Europe
By Brian Hall. 1988
Slow boat through Pennine waters
By Frederick Doerflinger. 1971
Slow boat through England
By Frederick Doerflinger. 1970
Spring jaunts: some walks, excursions & personal explorations of town, country & seashore
By Anthony Bailey. 1986
The author's jaunts take him round the Isle of Wight, along the Massachusetts to Maine coastline, into the bizarre and…
hilarious history of Nice's Promenade des Anglais, and down the Severn River. A world of friendly conversation, tranquil landscapes, antique churches and country pubs. 1986.Silver linings: travels around Northern Ireland
By Martin Fletcher. 2001
Martin Fletcher was initially sent to Northern Ireland as a reporter for The Times, but while reporting on the tortuous…
peace negotiations his wife was meeting the ordinary people. Although essentially a tour of the country, the real story is told in endless digressions, with the author hunting rats on an island in the middle of the Strangford Lough and participating in the ancient game of road-bowling, in which players compete to hurl iron balls along two or three miles of country lane. 2001.Seraffyn's Mediterranean adventure
By Lin Pardey, Larry Pardey. 1981
Account of the authors' journey along the south coast of Spain and Malta, crossing over to Tunisia, then moving on…
to Italy and Yugoslavia. Intersperses tales of unwitting smuggling, military arrests, a collision and a hurricane. 1981.Search for the soul
By Milbourne Christopher. 1979
Science and the paranormal: probing the existence of the supernatural
By Barry Singer, George O Abell. 1981
A collection of twenty articles in which eminent scientists and authorities, such as Carl Sagan and Isaac Asimov, take a…
critical look at popularized paranormal phenomena, including UFO's, psychics, and ancient astronauts. c1981.Sea to shining sea: people, travels, places
By Berton Roueché. 1985
The author presents 18 essays about his travels in the United States and Europe. The reader visits wheat-country Kansas, a…
isolated small-town New Mexican doctor, the last surviving Shakers of Mt. Lebanon, New York, as well as Switzerland, Italy, Belgium and France. Some strong language. 1985.Sasquatch: ape or man
By John Green. 1978
Sacrés français!: un Américain nous regarde
By Theodore Stanger. 2003
Les Américains, leur hyper-puissance, leur arrogance, leur McDo... Les Français ne se privent pas de dire tout haut et fort…
ce qu'ils pensent d'eux. Mais les Américains, eux, qu'en pensent-ils? C'est à cette question que se propose de répondre Ted Stanger, un journaliste américain qui vit à Paris depuis dix ans et ne cesse d'être étonné par leurs moeurs, qu'il trouve toujours aussi exotiques. En une quinzaine de chapitres, il se penche sur leurs habitudes, modes de vie et de pensée : des 35 heures à la cuisine, du french lover à la contestation comme esthétique de vie, de la bureaucratie aux dîners en ville... 2003.