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1	Trieste and the Meaning of Nowhere more books like this by Jan Morris add to wishlist A homage to the city of Trieste, rich with history and tinged with the melancholy of remembrance. "Morris at the peak of her form." -The Atlantic Monthly. Here's a book for lovers of all things Italian. This city on the Adriatic has always tantalized Jan Morris with its moodiness and changeability. After visiting Trieste for more than half a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.48! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Oxford more books like this by Jan Morris add to wishlist King James I once said that if he were not a king he would like to be an Oxford man. "I was a modest, good-humoured boy," Max Beerbohm once wrote, "It is Oxford that has made me insufferable." "Few cities, " Jan Morris observes, "have been more loved, loathed and celebrated." As with the same author's "Venice", this book is an account of the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.14! \| first editions
3	The World of Venice: Revised Edition more books like this by James Morris, Jan Morris add to wishlist "The World of Venice" is a classic book that offers an incomparable take on an incomparable city. Jan Morris's new foreword brings readers up to date on 1990s Venice, a city "jam-packed with its admirers, jangling its profits, flaunting its theatrical splendors, enlivened once more by that old Venetian aphrodisiac - success." Incorporating the ... see all copies from $3.33! new only from $8.00! \| SVS
4	Hong Kong more books like this by Jan Morris add to wishlist The world's foremost travel writer gives readers an intimate examination of the people, politics and culture of a city with an astounding past and an even more intriguing future. 8 pages of photos, 2 maps. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.98! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Healthy Gourmet Cookbook more books like this by Mary A Hess, Jan Morris, Diana Reiss-Koncar (Illustrator) add to wishlist From the creators of the "Beautiful Cookbook" series, this collection of 200 recipes emphasizes the flavors and tastes of fresh seasonal ingredients. Each recipe is accompanied by an informational text by Mary Abbott Hess, former president of the American Dietetic Association. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $57.68! \| first editions
6	Travelers' Tales Italy: True Stories more books like this by Jan Morris (Introduction by), Anne Calcagno (Editor) add to wishlist A collection of travel stories about Italy--by Tim Parks, Patricia Hampl, Luigi Barzini, and others--introduces readers to a fascinating cast of sculptors, olive harvesters, art historians, and chefs from across this culturally rich country. Original. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.60! \| first editions
7	The Matter of Wales: Epic Views of a Small Country more books like this by Jan Morris add to wishlist No recent work on Wales has so effectively captured the smells, sounds and sights of the past and the present.'___ The Times Literary Supplement . see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
8	Manhattan '45 more books like this by Jan Morris add to wishlist This picture of New York at its zenith, in 1945, describes the arrival of 14,000 American servicemen and women after the end of World War II. Disembarking, as it were, with the GIs we see the city through their eyes and get the full impact of the excitement and hope that abounded in that year. The characters of the city at that time - Jackson ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Study Guide for Understanding Psychology by Charles G Morris, Albert A Maisto add to wishlist The Student Study Guide's features include chapter highlights, key terms and concepts, comprehensive guided progress tests with multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, matching, short answer, and essay questions, and a 'language support' section with key term flashcards. The Student Study Guide was revised by William Premo, Ph.D. of the Minnesota ... see all copies from $3.63! new only from $49.23!
10	Pax Britannica: The Climax of an Empire more books like this by Jan Morris add to wishlist A second edition of the text originally published in 1978. This title is the second volume in the triptych by the same author, depicting the rise and decline of the British Empire and it centres on the Diamond Jubilee of 1897. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.57! \| first editions \| SVS
11	Farewell the Trumpets: An Imperial Retreat more books like this by Jan Morris add to wishlist A second edition of the text originally published in 1978. This title is the third volume in the triptych by the same author, depicting the rise and decline of the British Empire and it charts the imperial retreat from glory, ending with the death of Sir Winston Churchill in 1965. see all copies from $2.53! new only from $16.12! \| signed copies \| first editions
12	Conundrum more books like this by Jan Morris add to wishlist In 1974, the celebrated travel writer Jan Morris wrote this engrossing chronicle of her sex-change operation. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.98! \| first editions \| SVS
13	Sydney more books like this by Jan Morris add to wishlist This portrait of Sydney describes a city surrounded by myth. The author outlines Sydney's development from penal colony to metropolis, the precarious sense of economic uncertainty, the underlying crime and bigotry and other changes in Sydney society. see all copies from $2.15! new only from $54.70! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14	Journeys more books like this by Jan Morris add to wishlist Descibes a succession of journeys undertaken in the early 1980s, some to places far away and exotic, some to places more familiar. Whether writing about Aberdeen or Shanghai, Morris captures the flavour of the places she visits with wit and perceptiveness. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $18.63! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	A Writer's House in Wales more books like this by Jan Morris add to wishlist A paean to Wales--where she lives and writes--Morris's book holds up Welsh character and culture for all to see. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.35! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Great Exploration Hoaxes more books like this by David Roberts, Jan Morris (Introduction by) add to wishlist Did Peary reach the North Pole? Was Admiral Byrd the first to fly over it? Did Frederick Cook actually make the first ascent of Mt. McKinley? Spanning 450 years of history, Great Exploration Hoaxes tells the spellbinding stories of ten men who pursued glory at any cost even the truth. Acclaimed author and explorer David Roberts delves deeply into ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.15! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Farewell the Trumpets: An Imperial Retreat more books like this by James Morris add to wishlist This concluding volume brings readers up to the death of Winston Churchill in 1965. "Morris has written an unorthodox masterpiece...[a] book filled with superb studies of battles, ceremonies, landscapes, confrontations and, above all, characters" (New York Times Book Review). Index. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book see all copies from $1.99! new only from $27.26! \| first editions \| SVS
18	Pleasures of a Tangled Life more books like this by Jan Morris add to wishlist An enchanting, worldly memoir by the renowned historian and travel writer, written in the form of anecdotes about the tangled life she has led. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	The Venetian Empire: 2a Sea Voyage more books like this by Jan Morris add to wishlist For 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, the mercantile Venetians 'held the gorgeous east in fee'. Jan Morris reconstructs the whole of this glittering dominion in ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.44! \| first editions
20 view cover	Lincoln a Foreigners Quest more books like this by Jan Morris add to wishlist First time in paperback: "A marvelously compressed and persuasive portrayal of this most iconic of American presidents." -New York Times Book Review. With a fresh eye and inimitable style, the peerless travel and history writer Jan Morris journeys through the life of Abraham Lincoln to sketch an insightful new portrait of America's sixteenth ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
21	The Last Old Place: A Search Through Portugal more books like this by Datus C Proper, Jan Morris (Introduction by) add to wishlist In a captivating ramble through what is destined to become this year's Provence, this leisurely explorer's eloquent and entertaining account of an erstwhile empire--which is today a refreshing refuge from the clamor and jostle of contemporay life--chronicles the adventures of two aging gentlemen, roaming the country in search of heroes, trout, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.50! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	Living in a Dream: Great Residences of the World more books like this by John Julius Norwich, Jan Morris, Pico Iyer add to wishlist An illustrated tour of 12 of the world's most magnificent residences, examined from social, political, and architectural perspectives. A team of renowned writers on architectural and social history take readers through each unique palace. 96 color photos. 12 cutaway illus. Floor plans and other drawings. see all copies from $5.84! new only from $57.50! \| first editions
23 view cover	Around the World in 80 Days: Companion to the PBS Series more books like this by Michael Palin, Jan Morris (Foreword by) add to wishlist Palin takes his sense of adventure and his sense of humor with him as he retraces, more or less, the route of Jules Verne's Phileas Fogg. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $78.97! \| first editions \| SVS
24	The World of Venice more books like this by James Morris, Nicola Chiaromonte add to wishlist see all copies from $4.00! first editions
25 view cover	The World: Travels 1950-2000 more books like this by Jan Morris add to wishlist Veteran travel writer Jan Morris looks over the places she has been--Everest, Hong Kong, Atlanta, Addis Ababa, Venice, Manhattan, Paris--and considers their significance to history as well as to herself. She also writes about her now-famous sex-change operation in Morocco in 1972--after 23 years of marriage and five children.k see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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