True Pleasures: a Memoir of Women in Paris by Lucinda Holdforth
$24.95 AUD
Category: Travel | Reading Level: good-very good
What better respite is there from down-under diplomacy and politics than to wander the Parisian haunts of some of the most influential women in recent western history? Australian Lucinda Holdforth abandoned her speech-writing job to do just that, exploring the intriguing Paris lives and locales of Nancy ...Show more
Trading in Memories by Barbara Hodgson
$29.95 AUD
Category: Travel
Visiting Markets, Bookstores, Cemeteries, and Courtyards, Barbara Hodgson looks to the world's cast-offs and curisities to reveal rich and intimate insights into people, places, and times past.
Falling Palace by Dan Hofstadter
$26.95 AUD
Category: Travel
Weaving the intrigue of a romance with the haunting evocation of a legendary Mediterranean city, Dan Hofstadter reveals Naples to us. He is our guide to its decaying architectural beauty - the falling palace of his dreams; the conversations that start in the cafes and continue into the night; the countl ...Show more
Italy Out of Hand by Barbara Hodgson
$36.95 AUD
Category: Travel
With its genius for art and culture, there is no country in the world as wonderfully civilized (and civilizing) as Italy. But seething below this surface is a long and shadowy history of corruption, cruelty, and the generally bizarre. For centuries it has been overrun by waves of invaders, all contribut ...Show more
Working Overseas, a Working Holiday Guide: Volunteer Work Overseas by Havenhand, Brian, and Hodge, Peter
$24.95 AUD
Category: Travel
Offers the best guide for Aussies and Kiwis considering an overseas working holiday, offering 'how to do it' chapters, along with stories from those who have 'done it'.
Oracle Bones by Peter Hessler
$22.95 AUD
Category: Travel
Peter Hessler's previous book River Town was a prize-winning, poignant and deeply compelling portrait of China. Now, in Oracle Bones, Hessler returns to the country, excavating its long history and immersing himself in the lives of young Chinese as they migrate from the traditional Chinese countryside t ...Show more
One More Kilometre and We're in the Showers by Tim Hilton
$25.95 AUD
Category: Travel
An entertaining social and cultural history of cycling in post-war Europe seen through the eyes of a veteran racing cyclist.Written with great literary and historical relish, One More Kilometre examines the spread of cycling's popularity, how it developed into a sport and how the bicycle has changed peo ...Show more
San Francisco by Christina Henry De Tessan
$24.95 AUD
Category: Travel | Series: City Walks
Ditch the usual tourist traps and see the City by the Bay on foot! "City Walks: San Francisco" will give you an insider's experience of this breathtaking (and walkable) city. Each card in this deck offers a self-guided walking tour, complete with detailed map and local secrets. Discover where San Franci ...Show more
Snakes with Wings and Gold-digging Ants by Herodotus
$12.95 AUD
Category: Travel
So much of what we know of the Ancient World comes from Herodotus (c.490 BC - c.420 BC) that he will always remain the greatest of historians. But, in addition, such a large part of the entertainment value of the Ancient World comes from his enormous, omnivorous, sometimes credulous appetite for stories ...Show more