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New York Times Book Review ? Editors' Choice Jan Morris delivers her final volume, brimming with reminiscences, meditations on daily life, and mini-essays on everything from maturity to whistling to Princess Diana. Not so... See More
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by Jan Morris
(91 reviews)
Quick ViewNew York Times Book Review ? Editors' Choice Jan Morris delivers her final volume, brimming with reminiscences, meditations on daily life, and mini-essays on everything from maturity to whistling to Princess Diana. Not so... See More
by Jan Morris
(130 reviews)
Quick ViewJan Morris, one of "Britain's greatest living writers" (Times, UK), returns with this whimsical yet deeply affecting volume on life as a redoubtable nonagenarian. The irrepressible Jan Morris -- author of such classics as... See More
by Jan Morris
(319 reviews)
Quick ViewA New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice Selection Riffing on cats and Brexit, the Royals and the annoyances of aging, the nonagenarian Jan Morris delights with her wickedly hilarious first-ever diary... See More
by Jan Morris
(24 reviews)
Quick ViewIn these essays which originally appeared in Rolling Stone, Jan Morris captures the essence of places as diverse as Washington just after Watergate, Delhi under Mrs. Gandhi, Panama on the eve of the U.S. treaty debate, and... See More
by Jan Morris
(557 reviews)
Quick ViewA book for lovers of all things Italian -- an homage to the city of Trieste. This history-drenched city on the Adriatic has always tantalized Jan Morris with its moodiness and changeability. After visiting Trieste for... See More
by Jan Morris
(8 reviews)
Quick ViewA delightful and hilarious companion for anyone taking a trip and an indispensable work for any fan of Jan Morris. With her travel chronicles unparalleled in twentieth-century literature, Jan Morris's legendary books on... See More
by Jan Morris
(53 reviews)
Quick View"Journey through a mystical country where everything is possible and easily arranged" in this 2-part travelogue set in a fictional Mediterranean city of dreams (Los Angeles Times). "A touching lover letter... to life... See More
by Jan Morris
(965 reviews)
Quick ViewOne of the first-ever books on gender transition, this poignant memoir by a trans woman is "the best first-hand account ever written by a traveler across the boundaries of sex" (Newsweek). "A profoundly poetic story."... See More
(737 reviews)
Quick ViewWith contributions by: William Boyd, Candice Carty-Williams, Imtiaz Dharker, Roddy Doyle, Pico Iyer, Robert Macfarlane, Andy Miller, Jackie Morris, Jan Morris, Sisonke Msimang, Dina Nayeri, Chigozie Obioma, Michael Ondaatje... See More
by Jan Morris
(55 reviews)
Quick ViewIn its last days under British rule, the Crown Colony of Hong Kong is the world's most exciting city, at once fascinating and exasperating, a tangle of contradictions. It is a dazzling amalgam of conspicuous consumption and... See More
(146 reviews)
Quick ViewLonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Humorous tales of travel and misadventure. Lonely Planet knows that some of life's funniest experiences happen on the road. Whether they take the form of unexpected... See More
by Jan Morris
(59 reviews)
Quick View"The travel book of the season." -- Craig Seligman, New York Times Book Review The first book to distill Jan Morris's entire body of work into one volume, The World is a magnum opus by the most-celebrated travel writer in... See More
by Jan Morris
(84 reviews)
Quick ViewFor six centuries the Republic of Venice was a maritime empire, its sovereign power extending throughout much of the eastern Mediterranean - an empire of coasts, islands and isolated fortresses by which, as Wordsworth wrote... See More
by Tim Cahill
(128 reviews)
Quick ViewLonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher* A timely collection of 26 inspiring tales, The Kindness of Strangers explores the unexpected human connections that so often transfigure and transform the... See More
by Jan Morris
(535 reviews)
Quick ViewOne hundred years ago, Trieste was the chief seaport of the entire Austro-Hungarian empire, but today many people have no idea where it is. This fascinating Italian city on the Adriatic, bordering the former Yugoslavia, has... See More
by Jan Morris
(110 reviews)
Quick ViewFew cities,' Jan Morris observes, 'have been much more loved, loathed, and celebrated.' This book has become a classic account of the character, history, mores, buildings, climate, and people of one of Britain's most... See More
by Jan Morris
(19 reviews)
Quick ViewSix centuries ago, the Islamic world was the pinnacle of civilization. What was it really like? The answer is in the twelfth-century diaries of Ibn Battuta, a Moroccan traveler who spent thirty years journeying some 73,000... See More
by Jan Morris
(68 reviews)
Quick ViewThrough an exploration of her country home in Wales, acclaimed travel writer Jan Morris discovers the heart of her fascinating country and what it means to be Welsh. Trefan Morys, Morris's home between the sea and mountains... See More
by Jan Morris
(4 reviews)
Quick ViewThe Aussie Adventures of Buster Ruff-Ruff Cheese - Dugong Frolics at the Seaside. Buster Ruff-Ruff Cheese is a little Welsh puppy dog who migrates with his father John, age six, to a land far, far away called Australia (or... See More