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BOOKS by Eric Newby

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The last grain race

The last grain race more books like this

by Eric Newby

Newby tells the story of his 1938 journey on the Moshulu--now a restaurant--the last sailing ship to complete a cargo voyage from Europe to Australia. The journey is recounted with Newby's famed eye for detail and for the nuances of both people and place.

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A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush

A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush more books like this

by Eric Newby

After a crash course in mountaineering, Newby goes from fashion-house toady to climber of Mir Samir (19,880'), a mountain in the Hindu Kush region of northeast Afghanistan. This droll recital of his experiences, along with his equally inexperienced friend Hugh, has become a classic of travel literature.

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Slowly Down the Ganges

Slowly Down the Ganges more books like this

by Eric Newby

Newby's tribute to the richness of life along the Ganges River was written after a 1200-mile trip he made in 1961 with his wife, Wanda.

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The Big Red Train Ride more books like this

by Eric Newby

Written before the fall of communism, Newby's travelogue exposes the bureaucracy and bad food behind an eight-day journey on the trans-Siberian railroad.

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Round Ireland in low gear more books like this

by Eric Newby

A spur of the moment decision brings Eric Newby and his wife Wanda to traverse the roads of Ireland by bicycle--beginning in December. This account of their months on two wheels is full of local lore, personal encounters, and vivid description.

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Love & War in the Apennines

Love & War in the Apennines more books like this

by Eric Newby

Newby's harrowing tale of his escape from a prison camp during World War II emphasizes the almost incredible risk-taking and kindness of the Italians who helped him cross the mountains. During the course of his journey, he also met the indomitable Wanda, the woman who would become his wife.

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Lonely Planet a Short Walk in the Hindu Kush

Lonely Planet a Short Walk in the Hindu Kush more books like this

by Eric Newby, Evelyn Waugh (Preface by)

After a crash course in mountaineering, Newby goes from fashion-house toady to climber of Mir Samir (19,880'), a mountain in the Hindu Kush region of northeast Afghanistan. This droll recital of his experiences, along with his equally inexperienced friend Hugh, has become a classic of travel literature.

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On the shores of the Mediterranean more books like this

by Eric Newby

Eric Newby covers extensive ground as he visits the lands surrounding the Mediterranean Sea with his wife Wanda. From Morocco to Turkey and France to Libya they discover the things "that we had never seen before or had not seen for so long that we both wanted to see them again and to discover...what changes time had wrought in them."

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Departures & Arrivals

Departures & Arrivals more books like this

by Eric Newby

English travel writer, Eric Newby, recalls the finer moments of his decades of traveling the globe, punctuating them with ruminations on house and home in England.

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A Book of travellers' tales more books like this

by Eric Newby

In his choice of selections, Newby gives full due to the classic travel writers, but he also shows a wonderful gift for hunting out fascinating, illuminating pieces by obscure or unexpected people. An indispensable companion for armchair travellers.

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Small place in Italy

Small place in Italy more books like this

by Eric Newby

Long before the avalanche of trendy 1990s books about fixing up an old palazzo in Tuscany, Eric Newby and his wife Wanda did that very thing--back in the 1960s--and Newby writes about it in this unpretentious, humorous, and sympathetic chronicle.

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A traveller's life more books like this

by Eric Newby

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World Atlas of Exploration more books like this

by Eric Newby

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Something Wholesale

Something Wholesale more books like this

by Eric Newby

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Lonely Planet Round Ireland in Low Gear

Lonely Planet Round Ireland in Low Gear more books like this

by Eric Newby, Wanda Newby

A spur of the moment decision brings Eric Newby and his wife Wanda to traverse the roads of Ireland by bicycle--beginning in December. This account of their months on two wheels is full of local lore, personal encounters, and vivid description.

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A Book of Traveller's Tales more books like this

by Eric Newly, Eric Newby (Editor)

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Something wholesale : my life and times in the rag trade more books like this

by Eric Newby

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Lonely Planet a Small Place in Italy

Lonely Planet a Small Place in Italy more books like this

by Eric Newby

Long before the avalanche of trendy 1990s books about fixing up an old palazzo in Tuscany, Eric Newby and his wife Wanda did that very thing--back in the 1960s--and Newby writes about it in this unpretentious, humorous, and sympathetic chronicle.

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When the Snow Comes, They Will Take You Away more books like this

by Eric Newby

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What the traveller saw more books like this

by Eric Newby

In an extraordinary union of writing and photography, Newby presents the unexpected, the serious, and the curious from around the world. Black-and-white photographs throughout.

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A merry dance around the world : the best of Eric Newby. more books like this

by Eric Newby

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Lonely Planet Love and War in the Apennines more books like this

by Eric Newby

Newby's harrowing tale of his escape from a prison camp during World War II emphasizes the almost incredible risk-taking and kindness of the Italians who helped him cross the mountains.

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Learning the Ropes: An Apprentice on the Last of the Windjammers more books like this

by Eric Newby

With wit and nostalgia--and through radiant photographs that evoke a vanished maritime world--a master storyteller looks back on a youthful adventure that taught him the ways of the sea and ships. 160 photos.

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Lonely Planet on the Shores of the Mediterranean more books like this

by Eric Newby

Eric Newby covers extensive ground as he visits the lands surrounding the Mediterranean Sea with his wife Wanda. From Morocco to Turkey and France to Libya they discover the things "that we had never seen before or had not seen for so long that we both wanted to see them again and to discover...what changes time had wrought in them."

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Great Ascents more books like this

by Eric Newby

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