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Sweny
Price: $39.95 Author: Brendan Kilty

As I read the text and pored over the photographs of Sweny, I was walking Dublin streets and 'imagining' all the people who have gone before. This book captures Dublin and Ireland and is a celebration of one man's dedication to recognising the importance of, and joy in, protecting "living" history. On a literary note, Sweny provides a wonderfully accessible introduction to Joyce's Dublin and the man himself, perhaps helping readers who may have been daunted thus far by his writing.

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Climate Wars
Price: $32.95 Author: Gwynne Dyer

An international affairs journalist and commentator for over twenty years, Dyer not only describes the characteristics of climate change, but applies his knowledge of how nations operate to provide an unflinching argument on what will happen in the not-too-distant future. He can see the conflict unfolding and calls upon all of us to recognise it too.

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Bandit Roads
Price: $35.00 Author: Richard Grant

Sierra Madre, a northern mountain range in Mexico, is possibly the most dangerous place to travel, but Grant just had to go there.

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The Unlikely Voyage of Jack de Crow
Price: $32.95 Author: A.J. Mackinnon

Summoning up his favourite hero from children's fiction, Doctor Doolittle, the author aspires to the same essentials of travel - optimism and a beloved hat. He travels from North Shropshire in England to Sulina on the Black Sea, by accident!

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Ghost Train To The Eastern Star
Price: $35.00 Author: Paul Theroux

A follow-up to The Great Railway Bazaar, Theroux sets off on the Eurostar in London and travels through the East, reaching his journey's end in Asia. As beautifully written as we have come to expect from Theroux and a lovely companion to his earlier work.

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Flightless
Price: $24.95 Author: Lonely Planet Writers

Tony Wheeler has a New Year's resolution he fulfils every year. In the intervening twelve months, he commits to a week travelling from point A to B by foot. By so doing, he has some memorable travelling tales to tell. This book is a compilation of twenty-six stories from writers who have completed their travels without leaving the ground.

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I Was A Potato Oligarch
Price: $32.95 Author: John Mole

One time banker, water weed harvester, and successful author, John Mole decides he will make his fortune in Russia, getting the locals to actually pay to dine out on their staple food.

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Swenys
Price: $39.95 Author: Brendan Kilty

A photographic essay of the most famous 'store' in world literature, this is a journey through modern-day Dublin as guided by the world inhabited by Leopold Bloom and James Joyce and made famous through all of Joyce's works, especially Ulysses

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Antarctica: The Global Warning
Price: $75.00 Author: Sebastian Copeland

The intent of this book of stunning photographs is obvious - to alert us to what we stand to lose if we do not arrest the negative impact of humanity on this earth. The author allows his artistry as a photographer to send his message to us all.

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Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water
Price: $29.95 Author: Maude Barlow

The fact that there is now a debate about who does and does not have the right to water is indication enough of the changing world around us. Our very existence depends on water and so it is hard to believe we squandered it for so long. Barlow takes the r

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Do Travel Writers Go To Hell?
Price: $29.95 Author: Thomas Kohnstamm

Kohnstamm has been causing some concern for Lonely Planet, painting a picture of a travel writing culture that is not as purported. You can judge his contribution to the genre and the validity of his own writing, given the subtitle of this book includes t

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Finding Nino: A Sea Change in Italy
Price: $32.99 Author: Marc Llewellyn

The author and his family relocate to an island off Sicily. The expected 'sea change' brings with it unexpected difficulties and challenges.But, it does introduce them to Nino who in turn changes and enriches their lives.

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In Turkey I am Beautiful
Price: $32.99 Author: Brendan Shanahan

Unbelieveably, Shanahan finds himself running a carpet shop when he returns to Istanbul after an absence of some years. He now 'owns more carpets than floors' and weaves a great story

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A Country in the Moon
Price: $39.95 Author: Michael Moran

The turbulent and complex history of Poland is juxtaposed with the natural beauty and cultural characteristics of the Polish people. Moran transforms Poland before us into a country coming out of the darkness once more.

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Che Guevara and the Mountain of Silver
Price: $29.95 Author: Anne Mustoe

South America by bike and train is not only an epic journey, but one that follows in the footsteps of that revolutionary icon, Che Guevara. Describing herself as an 'improbable cyclist' this British ifty-something woman has once again written an engaging and informative book, setting her journey against the back-drop of Che Guevara's world and the history and politics of the region.

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Vanishing World: The Endangered Arctic
Price: $59.95 Author: De La Lez & Granath

A stunning visual guide to the unforgiving climate and the unique wildlife who inhabit part of the world.

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The Secret Life of Backpackers: A Bunk's-eye View of the Tourist Trail from Bondi to Cairns
Price: $32.95 Author: Barry Divola

Bondi remains a key destination for many coming to Australia and is often the first taste they have of the land down-under. Commissioned to write a piece on the Bondi Backpacker Hostel, Divola experienced what he describes as an alternative universe. Having survived seven days and nights, he then set out to follow the backpackers' trail up the Australian eastern seaboard, all the way to Cairns. Not for the faint of heart, Divola describes this sub-culture in full, technicolour detail.

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Me Myself & Prague
Price: $24.95 Author: Rachel Weiss

This is not simply another tale of an Australian woman finding a wonderful 'new' world in a gorgeous European city that is easily navigated and seamlessly embraced. Reality bites when you are in an unfamiliar city, inhabited by people with a seemingly impossibly incomprehensible language, and facing normal day-to-day challenges.

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The Whale Warriors
Price: $27.99 Author: Peter Heller

Heller joined the crew of the Farley Mowat to experience the challenges of being an eco-radical facing down the Japanese whaling leet. The diverse crew are all passionate about stopping whales being slaughtered and all are prepared to go to any lengths to further their cause.

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A Complete Guide to Antarctic Wildlife
Price: $99.00 Author: Hadoram Shirihai & Brett Jarrett

In this one volume the reader has comprehensive information about the Antarctic in historic and present day terms, inclusive of details on how to travel to the region. Maps, illustrations, and photographs accompany text that covers animal species, geography, geology, ecology, and lora.

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Magic Bus: On the Hippie Trail
Price: $24.95 Author: Rory MacLean

Staff Review by Mary: As the title suggests, Rory MacLean sets out to follow in the steps of those who, in the 1960s, went in search of freedom, change, and new worlds. Along MacLean's journey, he comes face to face with some of those intrepids who themse

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A House in Fez
Price: $49.95 Author: Suzanna Clark

Suzanna and partner Sandy McCutcheon share their discovery of Morocco through this attractive book. The reader is included in their journey of setting up home in a colourful and fascinating land.

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New Europe
Price: $49.95 Author: Michael Palin

Heading towards the twentieth year since he set out around the world, Michael Palin travels close to home and discovers a fascinating new Europe.

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The Great Naturalists
Price: $75.00 Author: Robert Huxley

This is very much a celebration of people such as Audubon, Joseph Banks, and Mary Anning. It traces natural history from the time of Aristotle. It also explains the shift from natural history as an amateur pursuit to a profession.

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Vanishing Giants: Elephants in Asia
Price: $59.95 Author: Jason Gaglardi

With photography by Palani Mohan, here is a chronicle of majestic animals who are under threat from urbanisation, environmental degradation, and agricultural activity. It is also the story of the people who live alongside them.

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