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The Russians
By Hedrick Smith. 1976
Former Moscow bureau chief for the "New York Times" offers a portrait of the country today. Smith conveys the texture…
and fabric of the personal lives of the soviet people and what Russia means to them. c1976.The road to Kosovo: a Balkan diary
By Greg Campbell. 1999
A reporter describes his solo sojourn into Kosovo in 1998 just when the Kosovo Liberation Army was becoming known in…
the West. Campbell had been to Bosnia in 1996 and wanted to ascertain the success or failure of the Dayton Accords. 1999.The olive tree: a personal journey through Mediterranean olive groves
By Carol Drinkwater. 2009
Drinkwater takes listeners on a magical journey through the Mediterranean basin--across France, Morocco, Algeria, and Sicily--to explore the origins and…
splendor of the olive tree and the wonders it has produced throughout history. 2009.The matter of Wales: epic views of a small country
By Jan Morris. 1984
The Marches: a borderland journey between England and Scotland
By Rory Stewart. 2016
Stewart travels with his eighty-nine year old father--a comical, wily, courageous, and infuriating former British intelligence officer--along the border they…
call home, talking about the political turmoil and vivid lives that created the Marches, the borderland between England and Scotland. 2016.The magic makers: magic and sorcery through the ages
By David Carroll. 1974
A journey into the world of magic and the lives of its magicians, from ancient times to the present. Explains…
the difference between white and black magic and where magic begins and where it ends. 1974.The luck of the Irish: our life in County Clare
By Niall Williams, Christine Breen. 1995
Continues the adventures of a New York couple who left their promising careers to live in a stone farmhouse in…
an Irish village. They have renovated their cottage, created a grand garden, and adopted two children. Although struggling, they are still committed to their dream. 1995.The lost continent and, Neither here nor there
By Bill Bryson. 1992
Here in one volume are two comic masterpieces by Bill Bryson, the books that have brought him acclaim as one…
of the funniest writers at work today. "The Lost Continent" is the story of Bryson's return to America, the land of his youth, after ten years in England. He borrowed his mother's car and set out, and his account of his journey has become a classic. In "Neither here nor there" Bryson is in Europe, travelling from Hammerfest in Norway to Istanbul. Fluent in at least one language, a backpack on his shoulders and a tight fist on his wallet, Bryson is a hilarious guide. Strong language. 1992.The last house of Ulster: a family in Belfast
By Charles Foran. 1995
Charles Foran has known the McNally family of North Belfast for 20 years. He met them in the 1970s when…
he visited Ireland for the first time. Since then he has visited them often, and through them has come to appreciate what it is like to live in Northern Ireland - struggling to raise a family in a war-torn country, and living through the political tensions which even run through families. Some strong language. 1995.The kingdom by the sea: a journey around the coast of Great Britain
By Paul Theroux. 1983
An American writer explores Britain via her coastline, mainly by train, at times on foot - a sort of backyard…
odyssey. He finds candour as well as secrecy, moments of pure pleasure and some doubtful experiences but always conveys the intoxication of travelling, even on a mundane route. 1983.La sorcellerie au Québec, du XVIIe au XIXe siècle ((Connaissance).)
By Robert-Lionel Séguin. 1978
Le colosse de Maroussi
By Henry Miller, Georges Belmont. 1986
"J'avais marché les yeux bandés, à pas chancelants, hésitants; j'étais orgueilleux, arrogant, satisfait de mener la vie fausse et restreinte…
du citadin; la lumière de la Grèce m'a ouvert les yeux, a pénétré mes pores, a fait se dilater mon être tout entier." 1986, c1941. Titre uniforme: The Colossus of Maroussi.Les Russes: la vie de tous les jours en Union soviétique
By Hedrick Smith. 1976
En 1971, l'auteur est nommé chef du bureau du New York Times à Moscou. Pendant 3 ans, il sillonnera l'URSS…
de la Sibérie à la Mer Noire. À travers son expérience, c'est le tableau vivant de tout un peuple qu'il nous livre. 1976. Titre uniforme: The Russians.Le Christ s'est arrêté à Eboli
By Carlo Levi. 1948
En Lucanie, province de sud de l'Italie, vivent riches propriétaires bourgeois et paysans pour qui la vie est dure, sans…
consolations. Carlo, médecin, soigne ces derniers, mais les premiers veulent l'en empêcher. 1948.La sorcière
By Jules Michelet. 1966
Michelet, historien et poète, nous raconte la sorcière médiévale. Pour lui, la sorcellerie était tout simplement une protestation de l'esprit…
de liberté contre celui de soumission représenté par l'Église Inquisitrice. 1966, c1862.Floating island
By Emily Kimbrough. 1968
Grecian calendar
By Christopher Rand. 1962
A traveller in Southern Italy
By H. V Morton. 1969
A walk through Britain
By John D Hillaby. 1968
One of the last long-distance walkers describes the ancient land and history he discovered on a trip from the tip…
of Cornwall to the tip of Scotland. English title: "journey through Britain." 1968. Uniform title: Journey through BritainUn été en Provence: récits de voyage
By Danielle Dubé, Yvon Paré. 1999