description and travel

"Follow along as a researcher observes and makes journal entries about their field trip through the Arctic ecosystem. ... photographs highlight the animals, plants, and people that inhabit the frozen top of the world in Canada and the United States. ... graphs show how much the Arctic has changed, and the final report describes efforts being made to preserve it" --Provided by publisher.

"If one keeps on walking, everything will be alright." So said Danish writer Soren Kierkegaard, and so thought philosophy buff Gary Hayden as he set off on Britain's most challenging trek: to walk from John O'Groats to Land's End. But it wasn't all quaint country lanes, picture-postcard villages and cosy bed and breakfasts. In this humorous, inspiring and delightfully British tale, Gary finds solitude and weary limbs bring him closer to the wisdom of the world's greatest thinkers. Recalling Rousseau's reverie, Bertrand Russell's misery, Plato's love of beauty and Epicurus' joy in simplicity, "Walking with Plato" offers a breath of fresh, country air and clarity for anyone craving an escape from the humdrum of everyday life.

Chronicles Arab explorer Sheikh Ibn Battuta's twenty-five-year pilgrimage to Mecca in 1325, describing his travels to the lands of every Muslim ruler of his time, including East Africa, Byzantium, Iraq, southern Russia, India, Ceylon, and China.

Looks at the travels of Ibn Battutah who traveled to over forty countries in twenty-nine years.

"Part cultural history, part travelogue, with recipes, historic engravings, photographs, and Kurlansky's own pen-and-ink drawings throughout, Havana celebrates the city's singular music, literature, baseball, and food; its five centuries of outstanding, neglected architecture; and its extraordinary blend of cultures"--Jacket flap.

Peter Godwin recounts the experiences he had after returning to his birthplace in Zimbabwe to be with his dying father, and shares his impressions of the country and the political and social changes that have thrown it into a vortex of brutality and hatred.

Cheryl Strayed recounts the impact of her mother's death on her life at age twenty-two and chronicles her experiences after she made the impulsive decision to hike the Pacific Crest Trail from the Mojave Desert all the way into Washington State.

This book delves into Ukraine's history, development, economy, food, and environment, and its place in the world today.

This book delves into Lithuania's history, development, economy, food, and environment, and its place in the world today.