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Lands of Lost Borders

Kate Harris

"Lands of Lost Borders carried me up into a state of openness and excitement I haven't felt for years. It's a modern classic." —Pico IyerA brilliant, fierce writer makes her debut with this enthralling travelogue and memoir of her journey by bicycle along the Silk Road—an illuminating...

Chesapeake Requiem

Earl Swift

A brilliant, soulful, and timely portrait of a two-hundred-year-old crabbing community in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay as it faces extinction "BEAUTIFUL, HAUNTING AND TRUE." — Hampton Sides • "GORGEOUS. A TRULY REMARKABLE BOOK." — Beth Macy • "GRIPPING. FANTASTIC." — Outside...

A Bite-Sized History of France

Stéphane Henaut

One of The Christian Science Monitor's “Ten Best Books of July"One of Time magazine's “22 Books to Read this Summer"One of AFAR magazine's “8 New Books You Need to Read Before Flying to France"“It's the authors' friendly accessibility that makes these stories so memorable."—Christine...

The Garden of the Gods

Gerald Durrell

Part of the trilogy of memoirs that inspired the television show The Durrells in Corfu: A naturalist's adventures with animals—and humans—on a Greek island. When his family moved to a Greek island, young naturalist Gerald Durrell was able to indulge his passion for wildlife of all sorts...

My Family and Other Animals

Gerald Durrell

The inspiration for The Durrells in Corfu, a Masterpiece production on public television: A naturalist's account of his childhood on the exotic Greek island. When the Durrells could no longer endure the gray English climate, they did what any sensible family would do: sold their house...

Birds, Beasts and Relatives

Gerald Durrell

The follow-up to My Family and Other Animals and the inspiration for The Durrells in Corfu: A naturalist's memoir of his family's time on a Greek island. In the years before World War II, Gerald Durrell's family left the gloomy shores of England for the sun-drenched island of Corfu. Against...

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