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Book Cover for: Reindeer: An Arctic Life, Tilly Smith

Reindeer: An Arctic Life

Tilly Smith
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🦌 From overweight Santas to unexpected house guests, Tilly Smith reveals the secrets of caring for the UK’s only free-ranging reindeer herd https://t.co/Lg1FOuMehq

Hardcover, 2018

$23.95Member price:$11.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Great Barrier Reef & Australia: AN ADULT COLORING BOOK: An Awesome Coloring Book For Adults, Skyler Rankin

Great Barrier Reef & Australia: AN ADULT COLORING BOOK: An Awesome Coloring Book For Adults

Skyler Rankin
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With more beaches than you could visit in a lifetime, vast sweeping deserts, the haunting beauty of Uluru, the magic of New Zealand and the mighty Great Barrier Reef, Australasia is vast, wild and glorious https://www.thetimes.co.uk/travel/destinations/australasia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1644578716 https://t.co/LCI5x7ryg7

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Book Cover for: The Kama Sutra Diaries: Intimate Journeys Through Modern India, Sally Howard

The Kama Sutra Diaries: Intimate Journeys Through Modern India

Sally Howard
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As the nation marks 75 years of independence, the Kama Sutra Diaries author Sally Howard selects the best holidays to the country https://t.co/87jXGpU2bi

Paperback, 2013

$17.95Member price:$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: F1: A History of Formula One Racing, Frank Foster

F1: A History of Formula One Racing

Frank Foster
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Grand prix weekends aren’t just about the action on the track, but soaking up spectacular backdrops and world-class entertainment as well. Here are 12 F1 destinations which should be on the radar of all fans #F1 https://www.thetimes.co.uk/travel/holiday-types/sport/the-worlds-best-f1-destinations?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1647604827

Paperback, 2016

$8.99Member price:$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Works: The Trumpet Major..., Thomas Hardy

Works: The Trumpet Major...

Thomas Hardy
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Dorset is a varied county with beaches, castles, coves, Iron Age monuments and stately homes. Not to mention, it's the backdrop to some of Thomas Hardy's most notable works. Here's where to stay on your visit https://t.co/K9fDnG5ltD

Paperback, 2012

$34.75Member price:$17.38 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Odyssey: With Introd., Notes, Etc, Volume 2, Homer

Odyssey: With Introd., Notes, Etc, Volume 2

Homer
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🌊Voidokilia, Greece Beaches don’t come more perfectly crescent-shaped than this beauty on the mainland’s Peloponnese peninsula, one which featured in Homer’s Odyssey https://t.co/uD1z1nXXKT

Paperback, 2010

$34.75Member price:$17.38 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands, Jorge Amado

Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands

Jorge Amado
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Top picks from @lizjedwards 📚 As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning by Laurie Lee 📚 Spanish Steps, Tim Moore 📚 Venice by Jan Morris 📚 Dona Flor and her Two Husbands by Jorge Amado 📚 On a Shoestring to Coorg Book by Dervla Murphy #CheltLitFest

Paperback, 2006

$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Amur River: Between Russia and China, Colin Thubron

The Amur River: Between Russia and China

Colin Thubron
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“I wouldn’t really wish my journeys on anyone”. Colin Thubron speaks to @christinalamb about his spectacular new book, The Amur River, winner of the Stanford Dolman travel book of the year award https://t.co/Z3SmokWQlp

Paperback, 2022

$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Death on the Nile, Agatha Christie

Death on the Nile

Agatha Christie
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⛴ SS Sudan This celebrated 19th-century steamer once welcomed Agatha Christie aboard and inspired her much-loved Death on the Nile. And with the recent release of Kenneth Branagh’s film version, the SS Sudan looks set for a busy summer https://t.co/G95I2fmWkS

Hardcover, 2016

$29.99Member price:$14.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Sheltering Desert, Henno Martin

The Sheltering Desert

Henno Martin
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Favourite travel books revealed 👇 Top picks from @dromomaniac 📚 The Sheltering Desert by Henno Martin 📚 The Shadow of the Sun by Ryszard Kapuscinski 📚 Journey into Portugal Jose Saramago #CheltLitFest

Paperback, 2022

$22.95Member price:$20.66 + Free shipping10% off