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The lost continent: travels in small-town America
Par Bill Bryson. 2002
Bryson describes his cross-country journey to revisit what he deems the "magic places" of his youth, beginning with his hometown…
of Des Moines, Iowa, and including the Rocky Mountains. Reminisces about his childhood and his father as he recounts adventures across thirty-eight states and 13,978 miles. Some strong language. c1989, 2002.Yemen: travels in dictionary land
Par Tim Mackintosh-Smith. 2000
An Englishman's recollections of being enticed by the desire to learn Arabic in an exotic land and leaving Oxford in…
1982 for the southern Arabian peninsula--where he remained. Combines travel impressions with the culture, history, and heritage of the inhabitants. Thomas Cook Travel Book Award. c2000.Worlds apart: an explorer's life
Par Robin Hanbury-Tenison. 1984
The author traces his evolution from a mere adventurer to a person dedicated to helping others preserve their unique social…
systems. Describes various treks through deserts and jungles, and some of the endangered tribes and their cultures. 1984.Wild coast: travels on South America's untamed edge
Par John Gimlette. 2011
Intrigued by the tale of a distant ancestor who perished on the Wild Coast in 1630, John Gimlette returns to…
South America to find out what has become of this primeval land. It is a journey that takes him through the old colonies of British, Dutch and French Guiana, through some of the most fantastic forests in the world and through four hundred years of shameless -and often horrifying - colonial history. Includes strong language. 2011.Waterlog: a swimmer's journey through Britain
Par Roger Deakin. 2000
Roger Deakin set out in 1996 to swim through the British Isles. The result was a uniquely personal view of…
an island race and a people with a deep affinity for water. Encompassing cultural history, autobiography, travel writing and natural history, "Waterlog" is a personal journey, a bold assertion of the native swimmer's right to roam, and an unforgettable celebration of the magic of water. Includes strong language. 2000.Wanderer on my native shore
Par George Reiger. 1983
Voyage of the Stella
Par R. D Lawrence. 1982
Vegetables and bush fruits (Cullen garden guides)
Par Mark Cullen. 1985
Provides information on preparing and planting a garden, the tools and materials required, as well as detailed information on 21…
vegetables and 8 bush fruits. Includes a chapter on gardening with children. (Cullen Canadian garden guide)Une histoire des fleurs: entre nature et culture
Par Valérie Chansigaud. 2014
" Les fleurs nous accompagnent dans toutes les étapes de notre vie aussi bien dans les moments heureux que malheureux,…
dans notre intimité comme dans notre vie sociale. Elles sont tellement omniprésentes que l'on a oublié qu'elles avaient aussi une histoire. Ce livre, en se basant sur une riche iconographie, retrace les multiples liens culturels qui nous unissent au monde des fleurs et nous invite à nous interroger sur ces relations. Depuis quand date notre passion pour les fleurs ? Que nous racontent les fleurs dans l'art ? Fleurs de riches ou fleurs de pauvres ? Les fleurs rendent-elles heureux ? Cet amour des fleurs n'est cependant pas sans conséquences et l'on peut s'interroger sur son coût écologique, sur les causes de la disparition de certaines fleurs et sur la naturalité de nos jardins. La démarche originale de ce livre nous conduit à reconsidérer cette histoire entre nature et culture et à nous poser des questions parfois insolites. Y avait-il des fleurs au paradis terrestre ? La plus belle des fleurs n'est-elle pas artificielle ? Y aura-t-il encore des fleurs demain ? " -- 4e de couv.Une histoire du monde sans sortir de chez moi
Par Bill Bryson, Hélène Hinfray. 2014
" Si l'Américain Bill Bryson nous a déjà régalés de désopilantes chroniques sur ses compatriotes, c'est dans un vieux presbytère…
anglais qu'il a élu domicile. Mais au lieu de s'y reposer après avoir aussi exploré l'univers (Une histoire de tout, ou presque), il découvre que beaucoup d'événements qui se sont produits sur Terre depuis au moins deux siècles se retrouvent sous forme d'objets et de rituels dans notre intérieur. Il entreprend alors un Grand Tour à l'échelle d'une maison pour raconter de pièce en pièce l'aventure du génie humain. Au fil de cette histoire humoristique et sérieuse de l'envers du décor, vous croiserez des personnages aussi différents que Virginia Woolf (qui n'aimait pas sa bonne) et Karl Marx (qui couchait avec la sienne). Vous saurez tout sur l'invention de la tapette à souris et la construction de la tour Eiffel ; vous pénétrerez dans d'immenses châteaux, mais aussi dans votre matelas, que squattent deux millions d'acariens ; et puis vous comprendrez que sans les water-closets à chasse d'eau il n'y aurait pas eu de révolution industrielle. " -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: At home : a short history of private life.Two towns in Provence
Par M. F. K Fisher. 1983
The day-to-day adventures of the author in Aix-en-Provence and Marseilles. This is a study of customs and manners, and could…
serve as a guide on how and how not to behave when living abroad. 1983.Travels on my elephant
Par Mark Shand. 1991
There is no better way to see India than from the howdah of an elephant, as Mark Shand discovered when…
he set out on a thousand kilometre journey to Sonepur Mela, the world's oldest elephant market, on the back of Tara, a 31-year-old elephant. Tara was transformed from a scrawny and ill- treated begging elephant into a star attraction, and finding her a home was to present the greatest challenge of all. 1991.Trailing Pythagoras
Par George Galt. 1982
Galt recounts his personal experiences traveling through the Aegean islands. In addition to a host of incredible characters, Galt has…
to contend with the ghost of his own ancestor, John Galt, who explored the same terrain early in the 19th century. c1982.To get rich is glorious: China in the eighties
Par Orville Schell. 1984
There is a season: a memoir in a garden
Par Patrick Lane. 2004
Lane is not only an accomplished writer, he is also an avid gardener; and he is an alcoholic. In 1999,…
he went into rehab, then returned to his beloved garden, shaky but alive. For a year, he stayed close to home, gardening and slowly retrieving himself from the grip of alcohol and drug dependency. This is his account of that first year. 2004.The walk west: a walk across America 2
Par Peter Jenkins, Barbara Jenkins. 1981
A description of the authors' trip from New Orleans to Oregon. They tell of their experiences and the people they…
met during their 2,000 mile walk, beginning in 1976 and ending in 1979. Sequel to "Walk across America." 1981.The tightwad gazette: promoting thrift as a viable alternative lifestyle
Par Amy Dacyczyn. 1992
The southern gates of Arabia: a journey to the Hadhramaut
Par Freya Stark. 1990
In 1935, Freya Stark set out to travel the Incense Route inland from the southern shores of Arabia. She encountered…
sultans and Bedouin, harem women of Do'an, the Mansab of Meshed, cheerful distributor of peppermints, cloves and chewing gum and Hasan, overheard describing her as "one of the sultanas of England". 1990.The secret voyage of Sir Francis Drake, 1577-1580
Par R. Samuel Bawlf. 2003
On September 26, 1580, Francis Drake sailed his ship, the Golden Hinde, into Plymouth harbour on the coast of England.…
He had long been given up for lost, and rumours quickly circulated about where he had been on his three-year voyage and about the huge haul of plunder he had brought home. What was eventually revealed would change the history of exploration in North America. Some descriptions of violence. 2003.