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A fascinating, lyrical account of an east-west walk across
Britain's westernmost and most mysterious region. A distant and
exotic Celtic land, domain of tin-miners, pirates, smugglers and
evocatively named saints, somehow separate from the rest of our
island... Few regions of Britain are as holidayed in, as well-loved
or as mythologized as Cornwall. From the woodlands of the Tamar
Valley to the remote peninsula of Penwith – via the wilderness of
Bodmin Moor and coastal villages where tourism and fishing find an
uneasy coexistence – Tim Hannigan undertakes a zigzagging journey
on foot across Britain's westernmost region to discover how the
real Cornwall, its landscapes, histories, communities and sense of
identity, intersect with the many projections and tropes that
writers, artists and others have placed upon it. Combining
landscape and nature writing with deep cultural inquiry, The
Granite Kingdom is a probing but highly accessible tour of one of
Britain's most popular regions, juxtaposing history, myth, folklore
and literary representation with the geographical and social
reality of contemporary Cornwall.
Sultans, Spices, and Tsunamis: The Incredible Story of the World's
Largest Archipelago Indonesia is by far the largest nation in
Southeast Asia and has the fourth largest population in the world
after the United States. Indonesian history and culture are
especially relevant today as the Island nation is an emerging power
in the region with a dynamic new leader. It is a land of incredible
diversity and unending paradoxes that has a long and rich history
stretching back a thousand years and more. Indonesia is the fabled
"Spice Islands" of every school child's dreams--one of the most
colorful and fascinating countries in history. These are the
islands that Europeans set out on countless voyages of discovery to
find and later fought bitterly over in the 15th, 16th and 17th
centuries. This was the land that Christopher Columbus sought, and
Magellan reached and explored. One tiny Indonesian island was even
exchanged for the island of Manhattan in 1667! This fascinating
history book tells the story of Indonesia as a narrative of kings,
traders, missionaries, soldiers and revolutionaries, featuring
rough sea crossings, fiery volcanoes, and the occasional tiger. It
recounts the colorful visits of foreign travelers who have passed
through these shores for many centuries--from Chinese Buddhist
pilgrims and Dutch adventurers to English sea captains and American
movie stars. For readers who want an entertaining introduction to
Asia's most fascinating country, this is delightful reading.
A Financial Times Travel Book of the Year 2021 Where can travel
writing go in the twenty-first century? Author and lifelong travel
writing aficionado Tim Hannigan sets out in search of this most
venerable of genres, hunting down its legendary practitioners and
confronting its greatest controversies. Is it ever okay for travel
writers to make things up, and just where does the frontier between
fact and fiction lie? What actually is travel writing, and is it
just a genre dominated by posh white men? What of travel writing's
queasy colonial connections? Travelling from Monaco to Eton, from
wintry Scotland to sun-scorched Greek hillsides, Hannigan swills
beer with the indomitable Dervla Murphy, sips tea with the doyen of
British explorers, delves into the diaries of Wilfred Thesiger and
Patrick Leigh Fermor, and gains unexpected insights from Colin
Thubron, Samanth Subramanian, Kapka Kassabova, William Dalrymple
and many others. But along the way he realises how much is at
stake: can his own love of travel writing survive this journey? The
Travel Writing Tribe tackles head on the fierce critical debates
usually confined to strictly academic discussions of the genre.
This highly original book compels readers and travellers of all
kinds to think about travel writing in new ways.
A Financial Times Travel Book of the Year 2021 Where can travel
writing go in the twenty-first century? Author and lifelong travel
writing aficionado Tim Hannigan sets out in search of this most
venerable of genres, hunting down its legendary practitioners and
confronting its greatest controversies. Is it ever okay for travel
writers to make things up, and just where does the frontier between
fact and fiction lie? What actually is travel writing, and is it
just a genre dominated by posh white men? What of travel writing's
queasy colonial connections? Travelling from Monaco to Eton, from
wintry Scotland to sun-scorched Greek hillsides, Hannigan swills
beer with the indomitable Dervla Murphy, sips tea with the doyen of
British explorers, delves into the diaries of Wilfred Thesiger and
Patrick Leigh Fermor, and gains unexpected insights from Colin
Thubron, Samanth Subramanian, Kapka Kassabova, William Dalrymple
and many others. But along the way he realises how much is at
stake: can his own love of travel writing survive this journey? The
Travel Writing Tribe tackles head on the fierce critical debates
usually confined to strictly academic discussions of the genre.
This highly original book compels readers and travellers of all
kinds to think about travel writing in new ways.
There's one thing every traveler heading to Indonesia needs to
pack: Essential Indonesian Phrasebook and Dictionary! This
dynamically illustrated volume presents all the practical everyday
phrases and expressions visitors need while exploring this
fascinating country. Hannigan, a travel journalist and
award-winning author, has updated his popular guide with 20 percent
more content. This book, packed with more than 1,500 useful phrases
for everyday use, provides: Indonesian expressions that enable
users to initiate conversations and to ask and answer simple
questions A pronunciation guide and grammar notes explaining the
basic sounds and sentence patterns of the language New manga
illustrations providing visual cues for using the language in its
appropriate context Phrases for technology, WiFi, smartphones, and
social media An easy-to-use English-Indonesian dictionary with more
than 2,000 terms and expressions Travel tips, cultural notes, and
etiquette for avoiding social blunders!Whether travelers have zero
or moderate familiarity with the language, this is a reference
they'll turn to again and again when visiting Indonesia and
interacting with Indonesian speakers.
On a bright July morning in 1870 the British explorer George
Hayward was brutally murdered high in the Hindu Kush. Who was he,
what had brought him to this wild spot, and why was he killed? Told
in full for the first time, this is the gripping tale of Hayward's
journey from a Yorkshire childhood to a place at the forefront of
the 'Great Game' between the British Raj and the Russian Empire,
and of how, driven by 'an insane desire', he crossed the Western
Himalayas, tangled with despotic chieftains and ended up on the
wrong side of both the Raj and the mighty Maharaja of Kashmir. It
is also the tale of the conspiracies that surrounded his death,
while the author's own travels in Hayward's footsteps bring the
story up to date, and reveal how the echoes of the Great Game still
reverberate across Central Asiain the twenty-first century.
Ghosts walk in the open and infidelities are conducted in plain
sight. Two teenagers walk along a perfect beach in the anticipation
of a first kiss. Time stops for nothing – not even for death.
Sometimes time cracks, disrupting a fragile equilibrium. The
stories are peopled with locals and incomers, sailors and land
dwellers; a diver searches the deep for what she has lost, and
forbidden lovers meet in secret places. Throughout, the writers’
words reveal a love of the incomparable Cornish landscape. This
bold and striking new anthology showcases Cornwall’s finest
contemporary writers, combining established and new voices,
including: Philipa Aldous, Cathy Galvin, Anastasia Gammon,Tim
Hannigan, Clare Howdle, Adrian Markle, Tim Martindale, Candy
Neubert, Felicity Notley, Sarah Perry, S. Reid, Alan Robinson, Rob
Magnuson Smith, Katherine Stansfield, Emma Staughton, Sarah Thomas,
Emma Timpany,Tom Vowler, Elaine Ruth White.
Whether readers are planning a trip to Bali or just fantasizing
about one, Journey Through Indonesia makes for an unforgettable
Indonesia travel guide. With hundreds of full-colour photographs,
Journey Through Indonesia takes readers on a tour of the world's
most magnificent archipelago, a vast island nation with all the
diversity of an entire continent. This vibrantly illustrated book
is the perfect introduction to this most colourful of countries,
for both Indonesian history enthusiasts, armchair travelers, and
those planning explorations and adventures in Indonesia. Indonesia
is Southeast Asia's largest nation, a place of endless contrasts
and myriad cultures. This comprehensive Indonesian travel guide
features over 400 stunning photographs, nine detailed maps, and
insightful descriptions of the country's geography, culture,
history, arts, crafts, and wildlife species. Journey Through
Indonesia transports readers to each of Indonesia's significant
regions including: The impressive temples and volcanoes of Java The
exquisite beaches of Bali The magnificent national parks of
Kalimantan The traditional villages of Nusa Tenggara The
tiger-haunted forests of Sumatra The spice-scented islets of Maluku
The untrammeled wilderness of Papua and much more. Journey Through
Indonesia beautifully captures the diversity of the culture,
terrain, and population of Indonesia and creates a deeper
understanding of this unique island nation.
This book tells the story of Bali--the "paradise island of the
Pacific"--its rulers and its people, and their encounters with the
Western world. Bali is a perennially popular tourist destination.
It is also home to a fascinating people with a long and dramatic
history of interactions with foreigners, particularly after the
arrival of the first Dutch fleet in 1597. In this first
comprehensive history of Bali, author Willard Hanna chronicles Bali
through the centuries as well as the islanders' current struggle to
preserve their unique identity amidst the financially necessary
incursions of tourism. Illustrated with more than forty stunning
photographs, A Brief History of Bali is a riveting tale of one
ancient culture's vulnerability--and resilience--in the modern
world.
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