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Our Woman in Havana: Reporting Castro's Cuba

Sarah Rainsford · Oneworld Publications
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

It was only when I reread Our Man in Havana that I realised I shared a street with the hapless spy hero of Graham Greene's novel. My office was just a short distance from the fictional vacuum cleaner store run by Jim Wormold ... A piece of paper strapped to the swirling, rusted window...
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City of Light: The Making of Modern Paris

Rupert Christiansen · Basic Books
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

A sparkling account of the nineteenth-century reinvention of Paris as the most beautiful, exciting city in the world In 1853, French emperor Louis Napoleon inaugurated a vast and ambitious program of public works in Paris, directed by Georges-Eugène Haussmann, the prefect of the Seine....
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Haiti

Paul Clammer · Bradt Pubns
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

A new edition of the only standalone guidebook on Haiti available, fully updated and with expanded content reflecting Haiti's recent growth in tourism, and packed with practical information covering everything from accommodation, eateries and travel routes to wildlife and 'Vodou'....
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Lonely Planet Central Asia

LONELY PLANET. · Lonely Planet
Pages: 512
Format: Paperback

Filled with the most relevant and up-to-date advice on what to see, what to skip, and what hidden discoveries await visitors, this updated edition covers such areas as Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Ashgabat. It contains more than 65 full-color maps, insights on each area's...
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Rick Steves Berlin

Rick Steves · Rick Steves
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback

Get the Most out of Every Day and Every DollarYou can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling in Berlin.With the self-guided tours in this book, you'll walk through the Brandenburg Gate, climb the Reichstag's dome, and flash back to the city's...
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Lonely Planet Hong Kong

Lonely Planet · Lonely Planet
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Hong Kong is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Ride the hair-raising tram to Victoria Peak, feast on seafood at Temple Street Night...
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Insight Guides Central America

Insight Guides · Insight Guides
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback

Insight Guides Central America is a brand new title covering the seven countries that make up this fascinating and culturally rich isthmus, from Guatemala to Panama, exploring Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica along the way. In addition, the guidebook covers the Southern...
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Top 10 Beijing

DK Travel · DK Eyewitness Travel
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

From the Forbidden City and Summer Palace to the Great Wall of China, this guide showcases the best places China's capital city has to offer. Eight easy-to-follow itineraries explore the city's most interesting sights, such as contemporary art galleries and buzzing night markets....
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Fodor's Essential Chile: with Easter Island & Patagonia

Fodor's Travel Publications · Fodor's Travel
Pages: 424
Format: Paperback

Written by local experts, Fodor's travel guides have been offering advice and professionally vetted recommendations for all tastes and budgets for 80 years.Squeezed between the Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean, Chile offers something for everyone. Whether travelers are interested...
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Amsterdam

DK TRAVEL. · DK Eyewitness Travel
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback

DK Eyewitness travel guides: award-winning guidebooksFind your corner of Amsterdam with this essential travel guide to this historic city, designed to help you create your own unique trip and to transport you there before you've even packed your case - stroll along atmospheric canals,...
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