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“leon mccarron”

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  • The Land Beyond

    A Thousand Miles on Foot through the Heart of the Middle East

    by Leon McCarron ...
    SHORTLISTED FOR THE ADVENTURE TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE EDWARD STANFORD TRAVEL WRITING AWARDS.There are many reasons why it might seem unwise to walk, mostly alone, through the Middle East. That, in part, is exactly why Leon McCarron did it.From Jerusalem, McCarron followed a series of wild hiking trails that trace ancient trading and pilgrimage routes and traverse some of the most contested ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • The Road Headed West

    A 6,000-Mile Cycling Odyssey through North America

    by Leon McCarron ...
    What happens when you swap the nine-to-five for two wheels and a journey of a lifetime?Terrified of the prospect of a life spent behind a desk, without challenge or excitement, Leon takes off to cross America on an overloaded bicycle packed with everything but common sense.Over five months and 6000 miles, he cycled from New York to Seattle and then on to the Mexican border, facing tornados, ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Wounded Tigris

    A River Journey Through the Cradle of Civilization

    by Leon McCarron ...
    A fascinating journey down the Tigris River—the lifeblood of human civilization—in search of history and hope.Starting at the source of this storied river, where ancient Mesopotamians and Assyrian kings had their images carved into stone, explorer Leon McCarron and his small team will journey through the Turkish mountains, across north-east Syria and into the heart of Iraq.Along the way, they will ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • The Untold Railway Stories

    by Monisha Rajesh, Shahnaz Habib, Clare Hammond, Mark Ovenden, Vicki Pipe, Leon McCarron, Andrew Martin, Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor, Sam Williams, Omar Musa0, Felicity Spector1, Jack Curtis2 ...
    A compendium of fascinating and evocative new writing on railway travel and history. Telling of little known journeys and uncovered histories on railway routes around the world - from the UK, Europe and Africa to North America, the Middle East and Asia.From Myanmar's highlands to the British Pennines, from slow travel between coffee plantations in Borneo to a cross-continent odyssey on African ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

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    Untold Railway Stories, The

    by Monisha Rajesh, Andrew Martin, Shahnaz Habib, Clare Hammond, Mark Ovenden, Vicki Pipe, Leon McCarron, Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor, Sam Williams, Omar Musa, Felicity Spector, Jack Curtis ...
    Narrated by Esmée Cook ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 47 min

    A compendium of fascinating and evocative new writing on railway travel and history. Telling of little known journeys and uncovered histories on railway routes around the world - from the UK, Europe and Africa to North America, the Middle East and Asia.From Myanmar's highlands to the British Pennines, from slow travel between coffee plantations in Borneo to a cross-continent odyssey on African ... Read more

    $24.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    Moonlight Express

    Around the World By Night Train

    by Monisha Rajesh ...
    Narrated by Monisha Rajesh ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 27 min

    SHORTLISTED FOR TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE 2026 EDWARD STANFORD TRAVEL WRITING AWARDSSHORTLISTED FOR TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE 2026 INSPIRE GLOBAL MEDIA AWARDSA FINANCIAL TIMES READERS BOOK OF THE YEARFrom the author of the smash-hit Around the World in 80 Trains comes a new globetrotting journey - this time celebrating the peculiar magic and mayhem of the night trai... ... Read more

    $21.00 USD

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  • Somewhere Sisters

    A Story of Adoption, Identity, and the Meaning of Family

    by Erika Hayasaki ...
    **An NPR Best Book of 2022An incredible, deeply reported story of identical twins Isabella and Hà, born in Viêt Nam and raised on opposite sides of the world, each knowing little about the other’s existence until they were reunited as teenagers, against all odds.**“Stirring and unforgettable—a breathtaking adoption saga like no other.” —Robert KolkerIt was 1998 in Nha Trang, Việt Nam, and Liên ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Essential Speed Reading Techniques

    How to Become a Better, Faster Reader

    by Katya Seberson ...
    "Before this book, I thought I was a quick reader―but I was wrong! . . . my comprehension at high reading speeds substantially improved." —Jon Krohn, PhD, neuroscientist and author of Deep Learning IllustratedFaster reading is possible without sacrificing understanding—and this handbook will get you up to speed. Learn the most effective speed reading techniques for your personal strengths and ... Read more

    $8.09 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Nazi Menace

    Hitler, Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin, and the Road to War

    by Benjamin Carter Hett ...
    A "fast-moving, absorbing" account of the years leading up to WWII—a tale of democratic crisis, racial conflict, and a belated recognition of evil ( New York Times Book Review)."Thought provokingly, Hett notes that commonalities between the 1930s and today . . . he suggests that lessons learned by dealing with the Nazi regime could be applied today. This compelling work is highly recommended for ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Across the Savage Sea

    The Epic Journey of the First Woman to Row Across the North Atlantic

    by Maud Fontenoy ...
    Translated by Martin Sobolinsky ...
    Over the last century only six men had defied the power of nature and successfully rowed across the Atlantic from west to east. Maud Fontenoy, a 2005 Time (Europe) Hero, changed that forever when she became the first woman to do so. In 2003 Fontenoy, a young woman and seasoned mariner, set out from Newfoundland in her twenty-four-foot-long boat, Pilot, to row across the North Atlantic. Her goal: ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Traveling Light

    A Year of Wandering, from California to England and Tuscany and Back Again

    by Bill Barich ...
    Here is a travel book with a difference: ten chronological chapters from a year of wandering, from the Pacific Northwest to Tuscany and back again to the trout-laden streams of California. Join Bill Barich as he travels the globe, from the trout streams of Northern California to the auction ring at Saratoga, where millions of dollars may be gaveled away for a yearling thoroughbred; from seedy ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Operation Nemesis

    The Assassination Plot that Avenged the Armenian Genocide

    by Eric Bogosian ...
    A masterful account of the assassins who hunted down the perpetrators of the Armenian Genocide set in the context of Ottoman and Armenian history."A dramatic work of history that reads like a thriller." —Michael Bobelian, Los Angeles TimesIn 1921, a tightly knit band of killers set out to avenge the deaths of almost one million victims of the Armenian Genocide. They were a humble bunch: an ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

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