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1	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 $2.64! new only from $6.76! \| SVS
2	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! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	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
4	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 $1.99! new only from $52.19! \| first editions
5	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! new only from $99.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	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
7	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 $11.55! \| first editions
8	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 $3.35! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	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
10	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
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 $13.58! \| signed copies \| first editions
12	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
13	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
14 view cover	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 $14.06! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	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 $19.28! \| 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 $2.97! new only from $11.15! \| first editions \| SVS
17 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
18	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 $1.99! new only from $54.70! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	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
20	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
21 view cover	Destinations: Essays from Rolling Stone more books like this by Jan Morris add to wishlist A blend of impressionism, history, political interpretation, and travel writing, this book catches a number of places at specific moments: Watergate Washington, Delhi under a State of Emergency, Rhodesia on the eve of independence, Cairo during Israeli-Egyptian peace talks, and Panama during the United States Treaty debate. Shuttling between ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.47! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Pax Britannica: Climax of an Empire more books like this by James Morris, Jan Morris add to wishlist This centerpiece of the trilogy captures the British at the height of their vigor and self-satisfaction, imposing their traditions and tastes, their idealists and rascals, on diverse peoples of the world. Index. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
23	The World of Venice more books like this by James Morris, Nicola Chiaromonte add to wishlist see all copies from $2.83! first editions
24 view cover	Among the Cities more books like this by Jan Morris add to wishlist Here at last is a collection of the best work of Jan Morris, considered by many the preeminent travel writer of our age. Reviewing her most recent book, The matter of Wales, the Christian Science Monitor wrote, "With this book, Morris joins the immortals. The splendors of the prose are like Homer's sea, simply everywhere. She is an absolute master ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $32.12! \| first editions \| SVS
25	A Venetian bestiary more books like this by Jan Morris add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.09! \| first editions \| SVS

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