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Journey Across Japan

Adventures off the beaten path from #1 bestselling author of Abroad in Japan

by Chris Broad ...

From the author of the Number one bestseller Abroad in JapanGET READY TO EXPLORE JAPAN LIKE NEVER BEFORE…Beyond its neon-lit megacities lies a nation made up of forty-seven distinct prefectures. Each one has its own story to tell, shaped by centuries of squabbling lords, impenetrable topography and fierce local pride.On his quest to reveal what lies beyond the beaten paths, Chris Broad takes us ... Read more

$17.99 CAD

From the author of the Number one bestseller Abroad in JapanGET READY TO EXPLORE JAPAN LIKE NEVER BEFORE…Beyond its neon-lit megacities lies a nation made up of forty-seven distinct prefectures. Each one has its own story to tell, shaped by centuries of squabbling lords, impenetrable topography and fierce local pride.On his quest to reveal what lies beyond the beaten paths, Chris Broad takes us
... Read more
Chai, Chaat & Chutney

A street food journey through India

by Chetna Makan ...

Chetna Makan has travelled to the four corners of India - Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi and Chennai - sampling the extreme varieties of street food on offer. Each area has subtle differences in ingredients and techniques, making the cuisine completely unique and full of character.In Chai, Chaat & Chutney, Chetna has taken inspiration from the street and created delicious recipes that are simple to cook ... Read more

$14.99 CAD

Chetna Makan has travelled to the four corners of India - Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi and Chennai - sampling the extreme varieties of street food on offer. Each area has subtle differences in ingredients and techniques, making the cuisine completely unique and full of character.In Chai, Chaat & Chutney, Chetna has taken inspiration from the street and created delicious recipes that are simple to cook
... Read more
The Silk Roads

A New History of the World

by Peter Frankopan ...

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • Far more than a history of the Silk Roads, this book is truly a revelatory new history of the world, promising to destabilize notions of where we come from and where we are headed next."A rare book that makes you question your assumptions about the world.” —The Wall Street JournalFrom the Middle East and its political instability to China and its economic rise, the vast ... Read more

$12.99 CAD

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • Far more than a history of the Silk Roads, this book is truly a revelatory new history of the world, promising to destabilize notions of where we come from and where we are headed next."A rare book that makes you question your assumptions about the world.” —The Wall Street JournalFrom the Middle East and its political instability to China and its economic rise, the vast
... Read more
Ghost Train to the Eastern Star

On the Tracks of the Great Railway Bazaar

by Paul Theroux ...

In Ghost Train to the Eastern Star, Theroux recreates an epic journey he took thirty years ago, a giant loop by train (mostly) through Eastern Europe, Turkey, the Caucasus, Central Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, China, Japan, and Siberia. In short, he traverses all of Asia top to bottom, and end to end. In the three decades since he first travelled this route, Asia has undergone phenomenal change. ... Read more

Was $9.99 CAD Now $7.99 CAD

In Ghost Train to the Eastern Star, Theroux recreates an epic journey he took thirty years ago, a giant loop by train (mostly) through Eastern Europe, Turkey, the Caucasus, Central Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, China, Japan, and Siberia. In short, he traverses all of Asia top to bottom, and end to end. In the three decades since he first travelled this route, Asia has undergone phenomenal change.
... Read more
Fighting for My Life

A Prisoner's Story of Redemption

by Billy Moore ...

'The next round in Billy's fight is pain-racked, frank and reflective . . . an inspiring piece from a man who's been to hell and back and has the scars to prove it'JOE COLE'Brutally honest, dark and disturbing. A book that tells of the reality of drugs and a failing prison system'NEIL SAMWORTH, author of Strangeways: A Prison Officer's Story'Billy Moore writes with such a tragic authenticity that ... Read more

$7.99 CAD

'The next round in Billy's fight is pain-racked, frank and reflective . . . an inspiring piece from a man who's been to hell and back and has the scars to prove it'JOE COLE'Brutally honest, dark and disturbing. A book that tells of the reality of drugs and a failing prison system'NEIL SAMWORTH, author of Strangeways: A Prison Officer's Story'Billy Moore writes with such a tragic authenticity that
... Read more
離島旅居，慢修行：給都市靈魂的 21 堂轉化課

by 柚子甜 ...

這是一本寫給離島的情書，也寫給每一個渴望靈魂轉化的都市人。願你帶著這本書去愛上一座島，也在島上遇見那個原本的自己。身為長年生活於都市的心靈作家，我把每一次遠行都當成修行，踏上馬祖、金門、澎湖，是我心中最深刻的印記，在這裡我帶著愛與謙卑，寫離島，也寫給你！馬祖的軍事感與孤獨感，金門的季風、高粱田與歷史痕跡，澎湖濃得分不開的同事朋友圈，不只是地理上的邊界，也像是一面面鏡子，映照出都市人內心深處的疲憊、倔強、逃避、柔軟，以及對陪伴與理解的渴望。在島上，有一個人能完成的淨化與修復，有與遺憾共處的練習，有在人際關係裡重新調頻的修行，也有在海風、月光與日出之中，慢慢學會如何去愛、如何被愛。那些看似寫離島的篇章，實則寫的是成長；那些關於工作、友情、孤獨與善意的故事，是在告訴我們如何在不確定的世界裡，找到安放自己的方式。馬祖順流｜在破碎的地圖上，順著老天走一段路幸運｜流不順的時候，就順流吧珍惜 ... Read more

$10.93 CAD

這是一本寫給離島的情書，也寫給每一個渴望靈魂轉化的都市人。願你帶著這本書去愛上一座島，也在島上遇見那個原本的自己。身為長年生活於都市的心靈作家，我把每一次遠行都當成修行，踏上馬祖、金門、澎湖，是我心中最深刻的印記，在這裡我帶著愛與謙卑，寫離島，也寫給你！馬祖的軍事感與孤獨感，金門的季風、高粱田與歷史痕跡，澎湖濃得分不開的同事朋友圈，不只是地理上的邊界，也像是一面面鏡子，映照出都市人內心深處的疲憊、倔強、逃避、柔軟，以及對陪伴與理解的渴望。在島上，有一個人能完成的淨化與修復，有與遺憾共處的練習，有在人際關係裡重新調頻的修行，也有在海風、月光與日出之中，慢慢學會如何去愛、如何被愛。那些看似寫離島的篇章，實則寫的是成長；那些關於工作、友情、孤獨與善意的故事，是在告訴我們如何在不確定的世界裡，找到安放自己的方式。馬祖順流｜在破碎的地圖上，順著老天走一段路幸運｜流不順的時候，就順流吧珍惜
... Read more
On the Bullet Train with Emily Brontë

Wuthering Heights in Japan

by Judith Pascoe ...

While teaching in Japan, Judith Pascoe was fascinated to discover the popularity that Emily Brontë’s novel Wuthering Heights has enjoyed there. Nearly 100 years after its first formal introduction to the country, the novel continues to engage the imaginations of Japanese novelists, filmmakers, manga artists and others, resulting in numerous translations, adaptations, and dramatizations. On the ... Read more

$24.65 CAD

While teaching in Japan, Judith Pascoe was fascinated to discover the popularity that Emily Brontë’s novel Wuthering Heights has enjoyed there. Nearly 100 years after its first formal introduction to the country, the novel continues to engage the imaginations of Japanese novelists, filmmakers, manga artists and others, resulting in numerous translations, adaptations, and dramatizations. On the
... Read more
Lonely Planet Southeast Asia

by Simon Richmond, Morgan Awyong, Austin Bush, Jayne D'Arcy, David Eimer, Mark Eveleigh, Marco Ferrarese, Michael Grosberg, Paul Harding, Nick Ray, Sarah Reid, Leyla Rose, Kara Santos, Cheng Sim, Aydan Stuart, Barbara Woolsey, Joshua Zukas, Ria de Jong ...

Series series Travel Guide
Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime in this latest edition of our guide to Southeast Asia.Discover Southeast Asia's most popular experiences and best kept secrets from lounging on the sandy beaches of Cambodia's Koh Tonsay; to walking through the lush rainforest of Lombok's Mt Rinjani National Park; and eating your way around Hanoi's Old ... Read more

$22.31 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime in this latest edition of our guide to Southeast Asia.Discover Southeast Asia's most popular experiences and best kept secrets from lounging on the sandy beaches of Cambodia's Koh Tonsay; to walking through the lush rainforest of Lombok's Mt Rinjani National Park; and eating your way around Hanoi's Old
... Read more
Big Breasts and Wide Hips

A Novel

by Mo Yan ...

Translated by Howard Goldblatt ...

Series series Arcade Classics
In his latest novel, Mo Yan—arguably China’s most important contemporary literary voice—recreates the historical sweep and earthy exuberance of his much acclaimed novel Red Sorghum. In a country where patriarchal favoritism and the primacy of sons survived multiple revolutions and an ideological earthquake, this epic novel is first and foremost about women, with the female body serving as the book ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

In his latest novel, Mo Yan—arguably China’s most important contemporary literary voice—recreates the historical sweep and earthy exuberance of his much acclaimed novel Red Sorghum. In a country where patriarchal favoritism and the primacy of sons survived multiple revolutions and an ideological earthquake, this epic novel is first and foremost about women, with the female body serving as the book
... Read more
Lonely Planet Thailand

by David Eimer, Austin Bush, Philipp Meier, Chawadee Nualkhair, Aydan Stuart, Choltanutkun Tun-atiruj ...

Series series Travel Guide
Dive headfirst into Thailand and discover everything you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime.Thailand rewards curiosity - find paradisiacal beaches that give way to ancient temples, and lush tropical jungle rubbing shoulders with bustling night markets. Our on-the-ground experts have rafted through the canyons at Op Luang National Park, freedived off the north coast of Ko Pha-Ngan, and ... Read more

$22.31 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Dive headfirst into Thailand and discover everything you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime.Thailand rewards curiosity - find paradisiacal beaches that give way to ancient temples, and lush tropical jungle rubbing shoulders with bustling night markets. Our on-the-ground experts have rafted through the canyons at Op Luang National Park, freedived off the north coast of Ko Pha-Ngan, and
... Read more
The Everest Politics Show

Sorrow and strife on the world’s highest mountain

by Mark Horrell ...

Series series Footsteps on the Mountain Diaries
In April 2014 Mark Horrell went on a mountaineering expedition to Nepal, hoping to climb Lhotse, the fourth-highest mountain in the world, which shares a base camp and climbing route with Mount Everest.He dreamed of following in the footsteps of Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary, by climbing through the infamous ice maze of the Khumbu Icefall, and he yearned to sleep in the grand amphitheatre of ... Read more

$4.49 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

In April 2014 Mark Horrell went on a mountaineering expedition to Nepal, hoping to climb Lhotse, the fourth-highest mountain in the world, which shares a base camp and climbing route with Mount Everest.He dreamed of following in the footsteps of Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary, by climbing through the infamous ice maze of the Khumbu Icefall, and he yearned to sleep in the grand amphitheatre of
... Read more
The Amur River

Between Russia and China

by Colin Thubron ...

In his eightieth year, Colin Thubron takes a dramatic and often treacherous journey from the Amur's secret source to its giant mouth, covering almost 3,000 miles.'Thubron on top form. Richly detailed, immaculately written and full of insights and encounters that bring a complex corner of the world to life' MICHAEL PALINRising in the Mongolian mountains and flowing through Siberia to the Pacific, ... Read more

$12.99 CAD

In his eightieth year, Colin Thubron takes a dramatic and often treacherous journey from the Amur's secret source to its giant mouth, covering almost 3,000 miles.'Thubron on top form. Richly detailed, immaculately written and full of insights and encounters that bring a complex corner of the world to life' MICHAEL PALINRising in the Mongolian mountains and flowing through Siberia to the Pacific,
... Read more
No Strings Attached

A glamorous second chance romance set in Japan from Christy McKellen for 2026

by Christy McKellen ...

Series Book 1 - Billion-Dollar Weddings
Travel to Japan for second chances and sushi in this spicy rom-com for fans of Meghan Quinn and Hannah Grace ✨A revenge vacation with her hot billionaire ex-fling? Upgrade accepted ✅Chloe Dasher has spent years saving for the honeymoon of her dreams—private hot springs, silk kimonos, and five-star room service in Kyoto. The wedding? A disaster. The groom? Gone. But she’s not giving up the trip she ... Read more

$3.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Travel to Japan for second chances and sushi in this spicy rom-com for fans of Meghan Quinn and Hannah Grace ✨A revenge vacation with her hot billionaire ex-fling? Upgrade accepted ✅Chloe Dasher has spent years saving for the honeymoon of her dreams—private hot springs, silk kimonos, and five-star room service in Kyoto. The wedding? A disaster. The groom? Gone. But she’s not giving up the trip she
... Read more
Uniquely Japan

A Comic Book Artist Shares Her Personal Faves - Discover What Makes Japan The Coolest Place on Earth!

by Abby Denson ...

Lavishly decorated manhole covers, pink polka-dotted backhoes, toilets with warmable seats, blow dryers (and other bells and whistles). It's just another day in Japan, where the futuristic and zany stands side-by-side with the rooted and the venerable, and there's a festival going on somewhere almost every day of the year.In Uniquely Japan, Abby Denson—author of Cool Japan Guide and Cool Tokyo ... Read more

$15.11 CAD

Lavishly decorated manhole covers, pink polka-dotted backhoes, toilets with warmable seats, blow dryers (and other bells and whistles). It's just another day in Japan, where the futuristic and zany stands side-by-side with the rooted and the venerable, and there's a festival going on somewhere almost every day of the year.In Uniquely Japan, Abby Denson—author of Cool Japan Guide and Cool Tokyo
... Read more
Manga Lover's Tokyo Travel Guide

My Favorite Things to See and Do In Japan

by Evangeline Neo ...

**Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPY) Winner**For fans of Japanese manga and anime, a trip to Tokyo is an absolute must!In this captivating Tokyo travel guide, manga artist and author Evangeline Neo travels to the Japanese capital with her mascots Kopi the dog and Matcha the cat in tow, bringing you to all the otaku sights this city has to offer. She shows you where to shop for manga ... Read more

$14.39 CAD

**Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPY) Winner**For fans of Japanese manga and anime, a trip to Tokyo is an absolute must!In this captivating Tokyo travel guide, manga artist and author Evangeline Neo travels to the Japanese capital with her mascots Kopi the dog and Matcha the cat in tow, bringing you to all the otaku sights this city has to offer. She shows you where to shop for manga
... Read more
Susegad

The Goan Art of Contentment

by Clyde D'Souza ...

Susegad' is a Konkani word that has no exact translation in English. Goans use it to convey the sense of contentment, fulfilment and relaxation that everyone associates with Goa and its culture. Clyde D'Souza, bestselling author and proud Goan, shows us the wonderful, unique elements that help Goans achieve susegad, and what you can do to add a pinch of this magic to your life, no matter where you ... Read more

$4.99 CAD

Susegad' is a Konkani word that has no exact translation in English. Goans use it to convey the sense of contentment, fulfilment and relaxation that everyone associates with Goa and its culture. Clyde D'Souza, bestselling author and proud Goan, shows us the wonderful, unique elements that help Goans achieve susegad, and what you can do to add a pinch of this magic to your life, no matter where you
... Read more
Cambodia Travel Adventures

by Janet Arrowood ...

This book is extracted from our much larger guide to Vietnam, Laos & Cambodia, and it focuses on Cambodia primarily. Janet Arrowood is a long-time and frequent visitor to Southeast Asia. Huge lakes, tremendous waterfalls, elephant rides, jungles, wonderful people, fabulous food. The sense of the new and unknown will amaze you. Prices? Phenomenally low. And the scenery is spectacular. Canoe or ... Read more

$6.91 CAD

This book is extracted from our much larger guide to Vietnam, Laos & Cambodia, and it focuses on Cambodia primarily. Janet Arrowood is a long-time and frequent visitor to Southeast Asia. Huge lakes, tremendous waterfalls, elephant rides, jungles, wonderful people, fabulous food. The sense of the new and unknown will amaze you. Prices? Phenomenally low. And the scenery is spectacular. Canoe or
... Read more
You Know You've Been in Japan too Long...

by Bill Mutranowski ...

Anyone who spends even a little time in Japan will have a few good stories to tell when they get back home.But rubbing elbows with the Japanese, on their own turf, is good for more than just a laugh. The experience can give you a lot of insight into yourself. And that's not the kind of thing you can pick up in any old souvenir shop.This illustrated Japan travel culture guie is for anyone who can ... Read more

$9.62 CAD

Anyone who spends even a little time in Japan will have a few good stories to tell when they get back home.But rubbing elbows with the Japanese, on their own turf, is good for more than just a laugh. The experience can give you a lot of insight into yourself. And that's not the kind of thing you can pick up in any old souvenir shop.This illustrated Japan travel culture guie is for anyone who can
... Read more
A Past Unearthed

Return of the Condor Heroes Volume 1

by Jin Yong ...

Translated by Gigi Chang ...

Series series Legends of the Condor Heroes
THE CHINESE "LORD OF THE RINGS" - NOW IN ENGLISH FOR THE FIRST TIME.THE SERIES EVERY CHINESE READER HAS BEEN ENJOYING FOR DECADES - 300 MILLION COPIES SOLD."Jin Yong's work, in the Chinese-speaking world, has a cultural currency roughly equal to that of "Harry Potter" and "Star Wars" combined" New Yorker"If you haven't read Jin Yong's work, you haven't yet fully experienced the fantasy genre" ... Read more

$14.99 CAD

THE CHINESE "LORD OF THE RINGS" - NOW IN ENGLISH FOR THE FIRST TIME.THE SERIES EVERY CHINESE READER HAS BEEN ENJOYING FOR DECADES - 300 MILLION COPIES SOLD."Jin Yong's work, in the Chinese-speaking world, has a cultural currency roughly equal to that of "Harry Potter" and "Star Wars" combined" New Yorker"If you haven't read Jin Yong's work, you haven't yet fully experienced the fantasy genre"
... Read more
Ru

by Kim Thúy ...

Series series 10 SUR 10
Ru est composé de très courts récits liés un peu comme dans une ritournelle : la première phrase du chapitre reprend le plus souvent l’idée qui terminait le chapitre précédent, permettant ainsi de faire le pont entre tous les événements que la narratrice a connus : sa naissance au Vietnam pendant la guerre, la fuite avec les boat people, son accueil dans une petite ville du Québec, ses études, ses ... Read more

$14.99 CAD

Ru est composé de très courts récits liés un peu comme dans une ritournelle : la première phrase du chapitre reprend le plus souvent l’idée qui terminait le chapitre précédent, permettant ainsi de faire le pont entre tous les événements que la narratrice a connus : sa naissance au Vietnam pendant la guerre, la fuite avec les boat people, son accueil dans une petite ville du Québec, ses études, ses
... Read more
Other Rivers

A Chinese Education

by Peter Hessler ...

An intimate and revelatory account of two generations of students in China’s heartland, by an author who has observed the country’s tumultuous changes over the past quarter centuryMore than two decades after teaching English during the early part of China’s economic boom, an experience chronicled in his book River Town, Peter Hessler returned to Sichuan province to instruct students from the next ... Read more

Was $16.99 CAD Now $14.99 CAD

An intimate and revelatory account of two generations of students in China’s heartland, by an author who has observed the country’s tumultuous changes over the past quarter centuryMore than two decades after teaching English during the early part of China’s economic boom, an experience chronicled in his book River Town, Peter Hessler returned to Sichuan province to instruct students from the next
... Read more
The Rough Guide to Cambodia: Travel Guide eBook

by Rough Guides ...

Series series Rough Guides
This Cambodia guidebook is perfect for independent travellers planning a longer trip. It features all of the must-see sights and a wide range of off-the-beaten-track places. It also provides detailed practical information on preparing for a trip and what to do on the ground.This Cambodia guidebook covers: Phnom Penh and around, Battambang and the northwest, Siem Reap and the temples of Angkor, ... Read more

$21.41 CAD

This Cambodia guidebook is perfect for independent travellers planning a longer trip. It features all of the must-see sights and a wide range of off-the-beaten-track places. It also provides detailed practical information on preparing for a trip and what to do on the ground.This Cambodia guidebook covers: Phnom Penh and around, Battambang and the northwest, Siem Reap and the temples of Angkor,
... Read more
The Shanghai Free Taxi

Journeys with the Hustlers and Rebels of the New China

by Frank Langfitt ...

As any traveler knows, some of the best and most honest conversations take place during car rides. So, when a long-time NPR correspondent wanted to learn more about the real China, he started driving a cab--and discovered a country amid seismic political and economic change.China--America's most important competitor--is at a turning point. With economic growth slowing, Chinese people face ... Read more

$21.99 CAD

As any traveler knows, some of the best and most honest conversations take place during car rides. So, when a long-time NPR correspondent wanted to learn more about the real China, he started driving a cab--and discovered a country amid seismic political and economic change.China--America's most important competitor--is at a turning point. With economic growth slowing, Chinese people face
... Read more
Bridge to the Gods

Tales from Kyushu

by Andrew Peter Thomson, Luke Kenneth Harris ...

At the far north of Asia lies Japan, the mysterious land Marco Polo called Zipangu. When Europeans first visited Japan in the early 1500s it was the large island of Kyushu where they made landfall and began meeting both ordinary fishermen and farmers as well as the samurai and their lords. Kyushu was the gateway into Japan.Yet Kyushu was more than just an entry point for Europeans. It was the ... Read more

$10.79 CAD

At the far north of Asia lies Japan, the mysterious land Marco Polo called Zipangu. When Europeans first visited Japan in the early 1500s it was the large island of Kyushu where they made landfall and began meeting both ordinary fishermen and farmers as well as the samurai and their lords. Kyushu was the gateway into Japan.Yet Kyushu was more than just an entry point for Europeans. It was the
... Read more

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