Arabia: A Journey through the Heart of the Middle East
By: Levison Wood
4.31
Format: None pages, Audiobook
Following in the footsteps of great explorers such as Lawrence of Arabia and Wilfred Thesiger, Arab…
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4.23
Format: 218 pages, Paperback
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"Life can deal you an amazing hand. Do you play it steady, bluff like crazy or go all in?"-Joe Simpson, Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival
2. Arabian Sands
By: Wilfred Thesiger
4.19
Format: 347 pages, Paperback
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"I had learnt the satisfaction which comes from hardship and the pleasure which derives from abstinence; the contentment of a full belly; the richness of meat; the taste of clean water; the ecstasy of…"-Wilfred Thesiger, Arabian Sands
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3. In Xanadu: A Quest
By: William Dalrymple
3.98
Format: 319 pages, Paperback
While waiting for the results of his college exams, William Dalrymple decides to fill in his summer… read more
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4. The Places in Between
By: Rory Stewart
3.89
Format: 7 pages, Paperback
In January 2002 Rory Stewart walked across Afghanistan-surviving by his wits, his knowledge of Pers… read more
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5. The Spy Who Loved Me (James Bond, #10)
By: Ian Fleming
4.10
Format: 40 pages, Paperback
'He was about six feet tall, slim and fit. The eyes in the lean , slightly tanned face were a very … read more
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6. The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt: The History of a Civilisation from 3000 BC to Cleopatra
By: Toby Wilkinson
4.20
Format: 406 pages, Hardcover
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8. The Sunrise
By: Victoria Hislop
3.77
Format: 230 pages, Hardcover
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9. Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World
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3.93
Format: 422 pages, Paperback
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"The British Empire was the nearest thing there has ever been to a world government. Yet its mode of operation was a triumph of minimalism."-Niall Ferguson, Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World
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3.55
Format: 320 pages,
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3.81
Format: 354 pages, Hardcover
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12. A Bit of a Stretch
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4.21
Format: 327 pages, Hardcover
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13. The Bells of Old Tokyo: Meditations on Time and a City
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3.60
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
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14. In a House of Lies (Inspector Rebus, #22)
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4.09
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15. Step by Step: The Life In My Journeys
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4.35
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16. Never Too Late (Detective Sebastian Clifford, #3)
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4.38
Format: 309 pages, Kindle Edition
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17. Speak No Evil (Detective Sebastian Clifford, #2)
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4.30
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18. Don’t Go There!: From Chernobyl to North Korea—One Man’s Quest to Lose Himself and Find Everyone Else in the World’s Strangest Places
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3.84
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20. Arabia: A Journey through the Heart of the Middle East
By: Levison Wood
4.31
Format: None pages, Audiobook
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21. Slow Trains to Istanbul: ...And Back: A 4,570-Mile Adventure on 55 Rides
By: Tom Chesshyre
4.14
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
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