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In Somebody is Walking on Your Grave, Mariana Enriquez blends journalistic rigour and her fascination with the macabre as we encounter famous graveyards steeped in history, such as Montparnasse in Paris, Highgate in London, and the Jewish cemetery in Prague, as well as more remote, decrepit, hidden,...

'Get away from here before you're completely bewitched and enslaved..' Dorothy Carrington was told, while sitting in a fisherman's cafe at the magically quiet midday hour. But enslaved she was. GRANITE ISLAND, much more than a travel book, grew out of years spent in Corsica and is an incomparably vi...

Intrepid Japan is your immersive guide to the rich culture of Japan, whether you're a first-time explorer or a seasoned traveler. Whether it's an introduction to the country, or a chance to explore new places and experiences, this guide is not just a checklist of things to do, but instead offers ins...

The epic, multi-millennia story of humanity's obsession with the North Pole, from Norwegian explorer Erling Kagge who travelled there in 1990Throughout recorded human time, few places on Earth have inspired as much fascination as the North Pole. This is an otherworldly place where the sun rises and ...

An essential guide to one of the world's most remarkable, and often misunderstood, cities by the author of Why the Dutch Are Different.When Ben Coates injures his leg and needs to rebuild his strength by walking, he finds himself presented with an exciting opportunity- to rediscover the city he has ...

Discover Venice anew through Kenna’s signature long-exposure photographyBritish photographer Michael Kenna’s (born 1953) practice is characterized by long exposure times of up to several hours. This technique allows him to capture the unseen details hidden between the serene canals and stately b...

'In my brief breath of life, might I find a way to fit light to paper?'In a land of ethereal beauty, within a culture soaked in myth, a young woman discovers the story that will change her life.In 2003, seventeen-year-old Australian exchange student Hannah Kent arrives at Keflavík Airport in the mi...

Discover Monocle's favorite places to stay, eat, shop, and visit in Greece.Following Monocle's bestselling handbooks on France, Spain, and Portugal, this practical and inspirational guide takes you from the bustling streets of Athens to the forested ski slopes of Arcadia, and beyond to Crete and the...

Entertaining and gripping, Alistair Moffat clears away the myths and brings the compelling history of the Highland clans to life.The story of the Highland clans is famous, the names celebrated, and the deeds heroic. Having clung to ancient traditions of family, loyalty, and valor for centuries, the ...

a search for hidden or neglected memorials and places in historic Palestine - now Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories - and what they might tell us about the land and the people who live on our small slip of earth between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River.From ancient city ruins...

A classic travelogue by Britain's foremost female surrealist painter, which immerses the reader in a dreamlike Cornwall where landscape and legend meet“Her responses to the aura of place are keen, and her eye for detail is excitingly sharp" — Sunday Times“She is sensitive to the ways of wind a...

is your inspirational guide to discovering the most engaging and fulfilling experiences from across the country, for locals, new and repeat visitors alike. Whether it's your first time exploring this vast country, or you're looking for new corners to discover, this guide is not just a checklist of t...

A concise history of Paris and the great events and personalities, from prehistory to the present, that have shaped its unique cultural legacy.Paris has long been celebrated as a place of style, wit and sensuality. In this deft and broad-ranging narrative, Jeremy Black demonstrates that the history ...

Over two decades of turmoil and change in the Middle East, steered via the history-soaked landscape of Palestine. This new edition includes a previously unpublished epigraph in the form of a walk.When Raja Shehadeh first started hill walking in Palestine, in the late 1970s, he was not aware that he ...

From short sailing trips with friends to longer cruises along coastlines or across the oceans, this book celebrates the nautical way of life. Since the dawn of time, exploring the world by boat has been seen as the pinnacle of freedom. And what may often have seemed an impossible dream is now within...

A compilation of 20 thrilling sailing trips around the world, in collaboration with Dayyan Armstrong and Sailing Collective, taking adventurous sailors and armchair travellers on a series of visually rich maritime adventures around some of the most beautiful islands, bays and harbours in the world, ...

Discover the devotional practice of wave riding through an atlas of fabled and iconic surf locations from around the world. Surfing is a way of life. It is communion with place. Living with and by the tides, surfers are attuned to the environment. They experience the sea at all seasons, learn the mo...

Intimate, warm, and compulsively readable, this is Simone de Beauvoir's captivating account of her road trip across America in 1947.In 1947 Simone de Beauvoir took a road trip across America.She travelled from coast to coast, from New York to Hollywood, taking in New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana and Was...

From the author of the smash-hit Around the World in 80 Trains comes a new globetrotting journey - this time celebrating the peculiar magic and mayhem of the night train.'Nobody writes trains like Monisha Rajesh' Irvine Welsh'Hugely entertaining' The Times'A moonlit express train to travel writing h...

With time I have reached the conclusion that, as it is in my personal history, isolation is present in everything I have ever read about Patagonia. I returned to write an account of this eminently Patagonian characteristic. I wanted to see the shapes it takes today; I wanted to locate it at its furt...