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Cefalù, SicilyIslands: Worlds Apart
Six books, six ways of living with the sea around you.
Sicily · The Caribbean · Sri Lanka · Newfoundland · French Guiana · Kiribati / Pacific Islands
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Literary Atlas
Reading journeys through places, periods and the ideas that connect them.
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The Human Cost of War
Seven books through China, Japan and Europe.
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Paris, from Outside In
Six books, from the Paris people come to find to the Paris people live.
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Country guides
India · 3 books · Read online
India in Three Acts
On the road, in Bombay, beside a Kerala river.
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Mexico · 3 books · Read online
Mexico in Three Acts
Memory, restless youth, and a country in upheaval.
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South Africa · 3 books · Read online
South Africa in Three Acts
The journey, the land, and a life.
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Around the World in Five Books
Five countries. Five books. Five first steps.
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A Taste of Place
Five books on travelling to eat and eating to understand a place.
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Four Stops Around the Mediterranean
One region. Four books. A multi-storied and fascinating coast.
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Russia Through the Ages
Empire, revolution, communism and capitalist rebirth.
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Exile and Migration
Leaving home, crossing borders and carrying a place with you.
The Speed of Rail
Journeys through landscapes and lives connected by the railway.
Books of the Silk Road
Journeys through the meeting places of cultures and empires.
Photo credits
Cefalù — Wittylama · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Blitz — US National Archives · Public domain
South Georgia — Ben Stephenson · CC BY 2.0
Monument Valley — Jean-Christophe Benoist · CC BY 3.0
Moscow Kremlin — Julmin · CC BY-SA 1.0
Municipal Market of São Paulo — Wilfredor · CC BY-SA 4.0
Tochni village — Viaggiamocela · CC BY-SA 4.0
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