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When Jamie Maslin decides to hitchhike the entire length of the Silk Road, he decides to travel first and plan later. Then, unexpectedly stranded in Iran - a country he's only read about in newspapers - he wonders whether he'll make it out alive. After crossing the border on foot from Turkey, Maslin finds himself suddenly plunged into the subversive, contradictory world of Iranian subculture, where he is embraced by locals who are happy to show him the true Iran as they see it....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Entertaining & Informative
- De Bella Bates en 04-18-14
De: Jamie Maslin
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Lost on Planet China
- De: J. Maarten Troost
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
- Duración: 10 h y 48 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 753
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 505
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 505
When the travel bug bit, J. Maarten Troost took on the world's most populous and intriguing nation. As Troost relates his gonzo adventure - dodging deadly drivers in Shanghai, eating yak in Tibet, deciphering restaurant menus (offering local favorites such as cattle penis with garlic), and visiting with Chairman Mao (still dead) - he reveals a vast, complex country on the brink of transformation that will soon shape the way we all work, live, and think.
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3 out of 5 stars
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I love Troost but...
- De Abigail en 02-25-09
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The Seine
- The River That Made Paris
- De: Elaine Sciolino
- Narrado por: Elaine Sciolino
- Duración: 12 h y 20 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 100
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 82
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 79
Elaine Sciolino came to Paris as a young foreign correspondent and was seduced by a river. In The Seine, she tells the story of that river from its source on a remote plateau of Burgundy to the wide estuary where its waters meet the sea, and the cities, tributaries, islands, ports, and bridges in between.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Disappointed
- De Nom de Guerre en 08-06-21
De: Elaine Sciolino
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Iberia
- De: James A. Michener
- Narrado por: Larry McKeever
- Duración: 37 h y 41 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 265
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 227
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 229
Spain is an immemorial land like no other, one that James A. Michener, the Pulitzer Prize–winning author and celebrated citizen of the world, came to love as his own. Iberia is Michener’s enduring nonfiction tribute to his cherished second home. In the fresh and vivid prose that is his trademark, he not only reveals the celebrated history of bullfighters and warrior kings, painters and processions, cathedrals and olive orchards, he also shares the intimate, often hidden country he came to know, where the congeniality of living souls is thrust against the dark weight of history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Michener's Masterpiece
- De ahusmc en 09-14-17
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Home Sweet Anywhere
- How We Sold Our House, Created a New Life, and Saw the World
- De: Lynne Martin
- Narrado por: Lynne Martin
- Duración: 10 h y 10 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 252
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 229
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 232
Reunited in love after 35 years and suffering from a serious case of pre-retirement wanderlust, Lynne and Tim Martin made a life-altering decision: They sold their house and possessions and hit the road to live internationally full-time. Now tethered to nothing but their suitcases, each other, and their next exotic location, they've never looked back. From sky-high pyramids in Mexico to monkeys in Marrakech, this delightful, inspiring memoir is a romantic tale of derring-do for grown-ups and a road map for anyone who dreams of turning the idea of life abroad into a reality.
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2 out of 5 stars
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She makes it sound SO unappealing!
- De Barbara en 05-18-14
De: Lynne Martin
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A Russian Journal
- De: John Steinbeck
- Narrado por: Richard Poe
- Duración: 7 h y 1 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 204
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 183
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 182
Steinbeck and Capa's account of their journey through Cold War Russia is a classic piece of reportage and travel writing.Just after the Iron Curtain fell on Eastern Europe, Pulitzer Prize-winning author John Steinbeck and acclaimed war photographer Robert Capa ventured into the Soviet Union to report for the New York Herald Tribune.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Extremely Interesting
- De Jean en 12-04-14
De: John Steinbeck
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Finding Zero
- A Mathemetician's Odyssey to Uncover the Origins of Numbers
- De: Amir D. Aczel
- Narrado por: Stefan Rudnicki
- Duración: 5 h y 56 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 59
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 50
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 50
The invention of numerals is perhaps the greatest abstraction the human mind has ever created. Virtually everything in our lives is digital, numerical, or quantified. The story of how and where we got these numerals, which we so depend on, has for thousands of years been shrouded in mystery. Finding Zero is an adventure-filled saga of Amir Aczel's lifelong obsession: to find the original sources of our numerals.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Not what I expected but I loved it just the same.
- De Darren en 08-24-15
De: Amir D. Aczel
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On the Plain of Snakes
- De: Paul Theroux
- Narrado por: Joseph Balderrama
- Duración: 19 h y 58 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 151
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 131
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 131
Nogales is a border town caught between Mexico and the United States of America. A 40-foot steel fence runs through its centre, separating the prosperous US side from the impoverished Mexican side. It is a fascinating site of tension, now more than ever, as the town fills with hopeful border crossers and the deportees who have been caught and brought back. And it is here that Paul Theroux will begin his journey into the culturally rich but troubled heart of modern Mexico.
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2 out of 5 stars
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A pedantic, poorly narrated, 20 hour lecture
- De Birdshot en 11-16-19
De: Paul Theroux
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In Putin's Footsteps
- Searching for the Soul of an Empire Across Russia's Eleven Time Zones
- De: Nina Khrushcheva, Jeffrey Tayler
- Narrado por: Kathleen Gati
- Duración: 10 h y 52 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 28
With exclusive insider status as Nikita Khrushchev’s great grand-daughter, and an ex-pat living and reporting on Russia and the Soviet Union since 1993, Nina Khrushcheva and Jeffrey Tayler offer a poignant exploration of the largest country on Earth through their recreation of Vladimir Putin’s fabled New Year’s Eve speech planned across all 11 time zones.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Up to date assessment of Russia in 2019
- De Joseph C. Wilson en 04-10-19
De: Nina Khrushcheva, y otros
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Travels in Siberia
- De: Ian Frazier
- Narrado por: Ian Frazier
- Duración: 20 h y 26 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 419
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 306
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 305
Ian Frazier trains his eye for unforgettable detail on Siberia, that vast expanse of Asiatic Russia. He explores many aspects of this storied, often grim region. He writes about the geography, the resources, the native peoples, the history, the 40-below midwinter afternoons, the bugs. The book brims with Mongols, half-crazed Orthodox archpriests, fur seekers, ambassadors of the czar bound for Peking, tea caravans, German scientists, American prospectors, intrepid English nurses, and prisoners and exiles of every kind....
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5 out of 5 stars
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I Loved This Book
- De Sara en 01-05-14
De: Ian Frazier