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“diccon bewes”

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  • Swiss Watching, 3rd Edition

    Inside the Land of Milk and Honey

    by Diccon Bewes ...
    **New updated edition of the international bestseller, featuring new statistics and a new epilogue, as well as new sections on the Swiss elections, the Swiss citizenship test and how Brexit has affected Switzerland"A great subject for a cultural anthropologist and Bewes is a perfect guide." Financial Times, Book of the YearOne country, four languages, 26 cantons, and 7.5 million people (but only ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Expert Guide to Your Life in Switzerland

    by Diccon Bewes ...
    Translated by Ashley Curtis ...
    'The Expert Guide' is the bible for your happy and successful life in Switzerland. An ideal book for the newly arrived and the seasoned resident. It contains must-know information on immigration and permits, advice on making friends and immersing yourself in Swiss life, savvy tips on finding the right job, the perfect place to live, on how to save money on your taxes and health insurance, and the ... Read more

    $13.09 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Slow Train to Switzerland

    One Tour, Two Trips, 150 Years and a World of Change Apart

    by Diccon Bewes ...
    "Bewes' breezy prose makes him a pleasant traveling companion ... he clearly knows Switzerland inside and out." - The SpectatorIn June 1863 an English lady set off by train on the trip of a lifetime: Thomas Cook's first Conducted Tour of Switzerland. A century and a half later, travel writer Diccon Bewes, author of the bestselling Swiss Watching, decided to go where she went and see what she saw ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • False Friends

    51 Ways to Be Misunderstood

    by Diccon Bewes ...
    When an English chef uses a preservative it is not the same as when a German 'Chef' uses a 'Präservativ'. False friends like these are a foreign language's faux pas: words that sound similar to the ones we know, but have a very different meaning.British author Diccon Bewes and Swiss illustrator Michael Meister created 51 cartoons in which they gleefully celebrate the pitfalls of false friends ... Read more

    $8.09 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Cartographica Helvetica

    A Young Explorer's Atlas of Switzerland

    by Diccon Bewes ...
    Illustrated by Dina Christ, Nicola Carpi ...
    A Young Reader's Journey to Switzerland in Entertaining Maps.Ever heard of the Röstigraben? Did you know, Switzerland fits into Germany eight times ... but 232 times into China? Where did Ulrich Zwingli live? What does Switzerland do to combat climat change? Are cuckoo clocks really from Switzerland? Where was the Red Cross founded? This is the children's atlas about Switzerland, that answers all ... Read more

    $16.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Swiss Watching

    Inside the Land of Milk and Money

    by Diccon Bewes ...
    New updated edition, new statistics and Epilogue One country, four languages, 26 cantons, and 7.5 million people (but only 80% of them Swiss): there's nowhere else in Europe like it. Switzerland may be almost 400 km from the nearest drop of seawater, but it is an island at the centre of Europe. Welcome to the landlocked island. Swiss Watching is a fascinating journey around Europe s most ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • The Heat Will Kill You First

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  • Where the Wild Winds Are

    Walking Europe's Winds from the Pennines to Provence

    by Nick Hunt ...
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