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My Favourite Travel, Climbing and Merely Superb Books
Fortune-Teller Told ME, A: Earthbound Travels in the Far EastFortune-Teller Told ME, A: Earthbound Travels in the Far East by Tiziano Terzani
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It's just one of those books you're so glad you found. He's a writer, a thinker, a traveler, an adventurer.
The Wrong Way HomeThe Wrong Way Home by Peter Moore
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £0.01
A really amusing read, that takes you places you might not have the courage to go... written by an Aussie with a huge sense of humour.
Touching the VoidTouching the Void by Joe Simpson
Buy new: £5.84 / Used from: £0.01
The best book I've read. It's about climbing, but draws everyone in ... it's immensely readable; a 'must-read' really.
Under the Tuscan SunUnder the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes
Buy new: £5.97 / Used from: £0.01
Moving house, moving countries, flying across the world ... this book always transports me to her place. A wee treasure.
I Saw RamallahI Saw Ramallah by Mourid Barghouti
Buy new: £5.71 / Used from: £5.24
If you enjoy poetic prose, if you're curious about Palestine, if you love good literature ... this book is superb
Fugitive PiecesFugitive Pieces by Anne Michaels
Buy new: £9.00 / Used from: £0.01
A breath-taking book ... the prose is beautiful, the story superb and different, without being outlandish.
Summit FeverSummit Fever by Andrew Greig
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Writer/non-climber invited to the Himalayas and writes of it ... a superb book.
The Golden Peak: Travels in Northern PakistanThe Golden Peak: Travels in Northern Pakistan by Kathleen Jamie
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A superb book about a woman wandering in Northern Pakistan
The Zahir: A Novel of Love, Longing and ObsessionThe Zahir: A Novel of Love, Longing and Obsession by Paulo Coelho
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An interesting book about love and societal expectations and stuff ... loved it.
Magnum StoriesMagnum Stories
Buy new: £27.50 / Used from: £34.50
A massive favourite. It really needs to be carried as hand luggage when flying, but can be dipped into for years ... about Magnum photographers,superb.