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	Whatever You Do, Don't Run; My Adventures as a Botswana Safari Guide Peter Allison was only nineteen when he left Australia for Africa, thinking he might travel around and see a bit of the country before going home to a 'proper job'. But Africa worked its magic, and Peter ended up falling, quickly and completely, in love with the country and its wildlife. Landing in a game reserve in the wildlife-rich Okavango Delta, he became a safari guide and, some twelve years later, his short holiday in Africa isn't over yet.Whatever You Do, Don't Runis his guide's-eye view of living in the bush, confronting the world's fiercest animals and, most challenging of all, managing herds of gaping tourists. Like the young woman who rejected the recommended safari-friendly khaki to wear a more 'fashionable' hot pink ensemble, or the Japanese tourist who requested a repeat performance of Allison's being charged by a lion so he could videotape it. Peter Allison - like an affable, younger David Attenborough or a slightly more laid-back Steve Irwin - really knows his wildlife. He's had some extraordinary, once-in-a-lifetime experiences.From close encounters with hungry lions, cranky elephants and over-protective honey badgers, there's not much in the African bush that Peter hasn't seen, done or been chased by. His affection for these wild and dangerous animals and his fascination with, and respect for, their often extraordinary behaviour is completely genuine, deep and infectious. Reading Whatever You Do, Don't Runis like sitting around a campfire late at night and listening to him talking - his stories of the animals and the bush are gentle, warm, funny and utterly engaging. Author: Peter Allison Publisher: Allen & Unwin ISBN: 9781741753196 Format: Paperback Book List Price: $24.95 Our Price: $22.21
	American Journeys Only in America - the most powerful democracy on earth, home to the best and worst of everything - are the most extreme contradictions possible. In a series of journeys, acclaimed author Don Watson set out to explore the nation that has influenced him more than any other. Travelling by rail gave Watson a unique and seductive means of peering into the United States, a way to experience life with its citizens: long days with the American landscape and American towns and American history unfolding on the outside, while inside a tiny particle of the American people talked among themselves. Watson's experiences are profoundly affecting: he witnesses the terrible aftermath of Hurricane explores the savage history of the Deep South, the heartland of the Civil War and journeys to the remarkable wilderness of Yellowstone National Park. Yet it is through the people he meets that Watson discovers the incomparable genius of America, its optimism, sophistication and riches - and also its darker side, its disavowal of failure and uncertainty. Beautifully written, with gentle power and sly humour, American Journeys investigates the meaning of the United States: its confidence, its religion, its heroes, its violence, and its material obsessions. The things that make America great are also its greatest flaws. Author: Don Watson Publisher: Random House Publishers ISBN: 9781741666212 Format: Paperback Book List Price: $24.95 Our Price: $22.21
	Tuscany The essential guide to travelling in Tuscany and buying the top wines, with producer recommendations, advice on getting around the area, and useful tips on visiting wineries. Monty Waldin, an award-winning author, lived in Tuscany for six months while researching this book, which gave him unique insight into writing this invaluable guide to exploring and getting the most out of the wines of this region. In the first section of the book, Waldin explores the multitude of wines and wine styles produced in Tuscany and gives advice on how to get around, find the best hotels, and try the local cuisine. The second section features tours of the wine areas - from historic appellations such as Chianti Classico to emerging, smaller-scale regions such as Bolgheri. Each tour suggests the best routes to follow and the easiest way to travel around them. Throughout the book there are expert tips on winery etiquette and the best wines to look out for - at all price points - and advice on how to get your wines home quickly and safely. Author: Monty Waldin, Tory McTernan Publisher: Mitchell Beazley ISBN: 9781845331719 Format: Paperback Book List Price: $32.99 Our Price: $29.36
	Wallpaper - Hong Kong City Guide Compiled by the magazine's travel experts, and by the extraordinary network of international correspondents, the guides are truly the insider's guide to each featured city. Both people who live there, as well as the well-travelled editorial team of Wallpaper, have put their heads together to come up with a fascinating, efficient guide that keeps the hip, urban traveller with his/her finger on the pulse. The Wallpaper City Guides are especially useful for the weekend tourist, and the business traveller. If you only have 24 hours to discover a city, each guide offers an exact hour-to-hour plan of what to see, eat, and purchase. For those travelling for a weekend, the guides even go as far as to tell you what you could see for a day-trip outside the city. The City Guides are being published as Wallpaper* magazine celebrates its 10th anniversary. For a decade, Wallpaper* has been the first to uncover and present enticingly the best in new design and urban travel spots from across the globe. The City Guides are the perfect way to present a decade of experience in one precisely edited guide to each of the 40 cities to be published in 2007. Author: Wallpaper* Magazine Publisher: Phaidon Press Ltd ISBN: 9780714847238 Format: Paperback Book List Price: $15.95 Our Price: $14.20
	The Ice Museum Joanna Kavenna went north in search of the Atlantis of the Arctic, the mythical land of Thule. Seen once by an Ancient Greek explorer and never found again, mysterious Thule came to represent the vast and empty spaces of the north. Fascinated for many years by Arctic places, Kavenna decided to travel through the lands that have been called Thule, from Shetland to Iceland, Norway, Estonia, and Greenland. On her journey, she found traces of earlier writers and travellers, all compelled by the idea of a land called Thule: Richard Francis Burton, William Morris, Anthony Trollope, as well as the Norwegian Polar explorer Fridtjof Nansen. She met wilderness-lovers poets writing epics about ice Inuit musicians and Polar scientists trying to understand the silent snows. But, she came to discover that a darkness also inhabits Thule: the Thule Society, obsessed with the purity of the Nordic peoples the 'war children' - the surviving progeny of Nazi attempts to foster an Aryan race as well as ice-bound relics of the Cold War. Finally she arrived in Svalbard, a beautiful Arctic archipelago, at the edge of the frozen ocean. Blending travelogue, reportage, memoir, and literary essay, Joanna Kavenna explores the changing life of the far North in the 20th Century. The Ice Museum is a mesmerising story of idealism and ambition, wars and destruction, survival and memories, set against the haunting backdrop of the northern landscape. Author: Joanna Kavenna Publisher: Penguin Books ISBN: 9780141011981 Format: Paperback Book List Price: $24.95 Our Price: $22.21
	Adventures in the Rocky Mountains Endlessly restless and endlessly curious, Isabella Bird (1831-1904) travelled the world looking for new experiences, but never more delightfully than in her pony-bound adventures in the Colorado Territory at a time when it was only notionally under the control of the American authorities. A vanished world of grizzly hunters, cowboys, isolated cabins and plagues of rattlesnakes is here beautifully brought back to life. Great Journeys allows readers to travel both around the planet and back through the centuries - but also back into ideas and worlds frightening, ruthless and cruel in different ways from our own. Few reading experiences can begin to match that of engaging with writers who saw astounding things: great civilisations, walls of ice, violent and implacable jungles, deserts and mountains, multitudes of birds and flowers new to science. Reading these books is to see the world afresh, to rediscover a time when many cultures were quite strange to each other, where legends and stories were treated as facts and in which so much was still to be discovered. Author: Isabella L. Bird Publisher: Penguin Books ISBN: 9780141025346 Format: Paperback Book List Price: $15.95 Our Price: $14.20
	From the Meadows of Gold Allows readers to travel both around the planet and back through the centuries - and also back into ideas and worlds frightening, ruthless and cruel in different ways from our own. Author: Mas'udi Publisher: Penguin Books ISBN: 9780141025353 Format: Paperback Book List Price: $15.95 Our Price: $14.20
	To the Holy Shrines Disguised as a Persian dervish, Sir Richard Burton (1821-1890) set out to become the first Christian to penetrate the Muslim shrines of Medina and Mecca - a reckless stunt that would have resulted in his being executed if discovered. Endlessly observant, amused, boastful and engaging, Burton here describes his time in Cairo (including a memorable drinking contest with a ferocious Albanian mercenary captain), his crossing of the Red Sea in a crazily overloaded pilgrim boat and his arrival in the fabled Nejd. Great Journeys allows readers to travel both around the planet and back through the centuries - but also back into ideas and worlds frightening, ruthless and cruel in different ways from our own. Few reading experiences can begin to match that of engaging with writers who saw astounding things: great civilisations, walls of ice, violent and implacable jungles, deserts and mountains, multitudes of birds and flowers new to science. Reading these books is to see the world afresh, to rediscover a time when many cultures were quite strange to each other, where legends and stories were treated as facts and in which so much was still to be discovered. Author: Richard Burton Publisher: Penguin Books ISBN: 9780141025384 Format: Paperback Book List Price: $12.95 Our Price: $11.53
	In the Heart of the Amazon Forest One of the most impressive of all Victorian scientists but also a marvelous writer, Bates' (1825-1892) account of his years in the upper reaches of the Amazon is almost too good to be true - a great monument to human inquisitiveness as he battles great hoards of malevolent reptiles and insects in his quest for ever more obscure specimens on ever more narrow and creeper-choked tributaries. Great Journeys allows readers to travel both around the planet and back through the centuries - but also back into ideas and worlds frightening, ruthless and cruel in different ways from our own. Few reading experiences can begin to match that of engaging with writers who saw astounding things: great civilizations, walls of ice, violent and implacable jungles, deserts and mountains, and multitudes of birds and flowers new to science. Reading these books is to see the world afresh, to rediscover a time when many cultures were quite strange to each other, where legends and stories were treated as facts and in which so much was still to be discovered. Author: Henry Walter Bates Publisher: Penguin Books ISBN: 9780141025391 Format: Paperback Book List Price: $12.95 Our Price: $11.53
	Jaguars and Electric Eels A great, innovative and restless thinker, the young Humboldt (1769-1859) went on his epochal journey to the New World during a time of revolutionary ferment across Europe. This part of his matchless narrative of adventure and scientific research focuses on his time in Venezuela - in the Llanos and on the Orinoco River - riding and paddling, restlessly and happily noting the extraordinary things on every hand. Great Journeys allows readers to travel both around the planet and back through the centuries -- but also back into ideas and worlds frightening, ruthless and cruel in different ways from our own. Few reading experiences can begin to match that of engaging with writers who saw astounding things: great civilisations, walls of ice, violent and implacable jungles, deserts and mountains, multitudes of birds and flowers new to science. Reading these books is to see the world afresh, to rediscover a time when many cultures were quite strange to each other, where legends and stories were treated as facts and in which so much was still to be discovered. Author: Alexander von Humboldt Publisher: Penguin Books ISBN: 9780141025452 Format: Paperback Book List Price: $15.95 Our Price: $14.20
	Borneo, Celebes, Aru Racked with fever, virtually broke and earning a precarious living through sending back to London the plumes of beautiful birds, Wallace (1823-1913) ultimately became one of the most heroic and admirable of all scientist-explorers. Whether living with Hill Dyaks or hunting Orang-Utans or sailing on a junk to the unbelievably remote Aru islands, Wallace opens our eyes to a now long vanished world. Great Journeys allows readers to travel both around the planet and back through the centuries - but also back into ideas and worlds frightening, ruthless and cruel in different ways from our own. Few reading experiences can begin to match that of engaging with writers who saw astounding things: great civilisations, walls of ice, violent and implacable jungles, deserts and mountains, multitudes of birds and flowers new to science. Reading these books is to see the world afresh, to rediscover a time when many cultures were quite strange to each other, where legends and stories were treated as facts and in which so much was still to be discovered. Author: Wallace Alfred Russel Publisher: Penguin Books ISBN: 9780141025483 Format: Paperback Book List Price: $15.95 Our Price: $14.20
	Knopf Mapguide Rome This opening fold-out contains a general map of Rome to help you visualize the 6 large districts discussed in this guide, and 4 pages of valuable information, handy tips and useful addresses. Discover Rome through 6 districts and 6 maps Campo dei Fiori/ Pantheon/ Piazza Navona Vaticano/ Piazza Cavour/ Prati Testaccio/ Aventino/ Trastevere/ Ghetto Tridente/ Piazza del Popolo/ Villa Borghese Quirinale/ Esquilino/ Termini Caracalla/ San Giovanni/ Colosseo For each district there is a double-page of addresses (restaurants -- listed in ascending order of price -- cafes, bars, tearooms music venues and stores) followed by a fold-out map for the relevant area with the essential places to see (indicated on the map by a star ). These places are by no means all that Rome has to offer but to us they are unmissable. The grid-referencing system (A B2) makes it easy for you to pinpoint addresses quickly on the map. Transportation and hotels in Rome The last fold-out consists of a transportation map and 4 pages of practical information that include a selection of hotels. A thematic index lists all the sites and addresses featured in this guide Author:* Knopf Guides, Knopf Guides Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf ISBN: 9780375711008 Format: Paperback Book List Price: $15.95 Our Price: $14.20
	Pardon My French Things you didn't know about France: you burnt Joan of Arc! smuggling live chickens into rugby matches is patriotic how many times to kiss on the cheek where not to cross the road French guns don't go 'bang' what do you call a party? bon appetit is vulgar a six-pack is a bar of chocolate the dangers of being called Peter or Penny your smallest finger is your 'ear' finger the importance of Wednesdays how to tip and when to celebrate Christmas? Forget the French you learnt at school. Based on twenty years of hard-won knowledge, Pardon My French takes you through all the words you need to survive, shows how and why they work, and steers you past all the pitfalls and potential embarrassments of speaking French in France.From sugar-cube etiquette to why the Marseillaise is all about slaughtering Austrians and Prussians as bloodily as possible, Charles Timoney lays bare the Gallic mindset alongside their bizarre language. Covering all areas of everyday life from eating and drinking to travel, work and, crucially, swearing and sounding like a teenager, this is not just the most entertaining, but also the most useful book on France and the French you'll ever read. Author: Charles Timoney Publisher: Penguin Books ISBN: 9781846140525 Format: Paperback Book List Price: $22.95 Our Price: $20.43
	Lonely Planet - Kiwi Tracks Many of us dream of escaping from everyday life, tossing a few possessions in a backpack and travelling light in far-off lands. Andrew Stevenson did more than dream: he packed his rucksack and went. Andrew's destination was New Zealand, the island nation famous for its pristine wilderness, from sandy beaches and fast-flowing rivers to glacial mountains and primeval forests. In a hiker's heaven, he treks along the Milford Track, the Kepler Track, the Abel Tasman Track and other famous walking routes. Along the way he gets caught in a blizzard on a mountain path, spends time in a Maori settlement and tries hugging a tree. With insight and a gentle humor, he explores the spirit of this spectacular land at the southern end of the Pacific, its indigenous and non-indegenous peoples, and provides an illuminating view of his fellow backpackers and the twilight world they inhabit, forever between destinations. He also reveals that, however much or little you may have in your rucksack, the heaviest baggage is what you carry inside. Author: Andrew Stevenson Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications ISBN: 9781741046793 Format: Paperback Book List Price: $19.95 Our Price: $17.76
	Leviathan Birmingham drills beneath the cover story of a successful multicultural metropolis and melts the boundaries between past and present to reveal a ghost city beneath the surface of concrete and glass. Combining intensive research with the pace of a techno thriller, this is a history for the Tarantino generation. Author: John Birmingham Publisher: Random House Publishers ISBN: 9780091842031 Format: Paperback Book List Price: $24.95 Our Price: $22.21
	Yes Man Having been dumped by his girlfriend, Danny Wallace really wasn't doing the young, free and single thing very well. Instead he was avoiding people. Calling them instead of meeting them. That is until that one fateful date when a mystery man on a late-night bus told him to say 'yes' more often. Author: Danny Wallace Publisher: Ebury Press ISBN: 9780091896744 Format: Paperback Book List Price: $24.95 Our Price: $22.21
	Dolomites Trekking - Av1 & Av2: Italy Trekking Guides As a trekking destination the Italian Dolomites has few peers. Juxtaposing dramatic mountain scenery with picture-perfect Tyrolean villages, and flower-filled alpine meadows with poignant WWI battlefields, this small yet exquisite range rarely fails to enchant and beguile those who visit. This guide has been re-researched and updated to include the two most popular long-distance hikes in the Dolomites--the Alta Via 1 (AV1) and the Alta Via 2 (AV2) as well as shorter walks. The Alta Via 1 is the classic high level traverse of the Venetian Dolomites, from north to south. It's a nine to fouteen day walk which begins at Lago di Braies in Val Pusteria running along a trail which connects a network of high mountain refuges south to Belluno. The Alta Via 2 is the longest alta via of them all, taking ten to sixteen days. >55 detailed trekking maps--showing route times, places to stay, and points of interest: >Alta Via 1 (nine-fourteen days) >Alta Via 2 (ten-sixteen days) >15 short treks (one-five days) >Practical information--planning the trip and getting to Italy from other countries in Europe, North America, and Australasia >Historical and cultural background--with comprehensive sections on the legends and culture of the indigenous Ladin people >Cortina, Bolzano, and ten other towns and villages--detailed street plans, where to stay, where to eat, what to see, and getting to the start of a trek >Green hiking, health, and safety--how to stay healthy on a hike and minimize impact on a fragile region >Italian language section >Flora and fauna--four-page full-color guide to the flowers of the Dolomites, plus an illustrated bird identification section Author: Henry Stedman Publisher: TRAILBLAZER PUBLICATIONS ISBN: 9781873756836 Format: Paperback Book List Price: $34.95 Our Price: $31.11
	The Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World A new edition of the world's most prestigious and authoritative reference atlas. Since its first edition in 1967 it has sold well over 1 million copies and its detailed and beautifully created mapping represents the perfect blend of tradition, authority and style which set it apart. Reprinted with updates 2008. Author: The Times Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers ISBN: 9780007236701 Format: Hardback Book List Price: $295.00 Our Price: $262.55
	Latin American Spanish Phrasebook With stunning new design and layout and the most up-to-date travel information, the market's most indispensable phrasebook has been reinvented, and is better than ever. Gem Latin American Spanish will give you the right word at the right time -- every time. Author: Collins Gems, Collins UK Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers ISBN: 9780007246724 Format: Paperback Book List Price: $12.99 Our Price: $11.56
	Collins Discovery World Atlas This full-color, illustrated atlas offers students and families an inspired, approachable, and interactive view of today's world and the issues facing it. 160 color plates. Author: COLLINS Publisher: ISBN: 9780060818838 Format: Hardback Book List Price: $47.95 Our Price: $42.68