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Napoleon & St Helena
On the Island of Exile
by Johannes Willms
The island of St Helena, in the South Atlantic, is at one and the same the most remote and most famous island in the world, due to it being the final place of exile of Napoleon Bonaparte, a role it was chosen for because of its very remoteness from Europe.
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2008-07-01
978-1-905791-54-5
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The Sky above, the Kingdom Below
by Daniel Allen
Coryate was the first European traveller in the modern sense of the word, travelling not for commerce, warfare or pilgrimage – why else would a man leave home? – but for the thrill of it, drawn ever further by the lure of the unknown. Daniel Allen follows his footsteps on a motorcycle from Turkey to northern India.
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2008-07-01
978-1-905791-30-9
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Seeking Provence
Old Myths, New Paths
by Nicholas Woodsworth
This is the Provence that lies beyond the notion that it is really just the stockbroker belt moved south for the Summer, one more invitation to the Good Life. And that is the difference to be a Mediterranean, an older more fundamental way of life that is still worth learning and living today.
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2008-07-01
978-1-905791-55-2
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Pacific Passages
Travelling the South Seas
by Hans - Christof Wächter
The first Europeans to catch sight of the islands of the South Seas thought that they had chanced upon paradise, and the tales they told on returning to their homes encouraged all other Europeans to idealise the islands as a tropical Arcadia.
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2008-07-01
978-1-905791-56-9
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Homer's Mediterranean
A Travel Companion
by Wolfgang Geisthövel
In this new literary travel book, the German author Wolfgang Geisthövel takes the reader on a journey based on Homer's famous epic poem.
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2008-07-01
978-1-905791-39-2
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