BOOKS FOR TRAVELLING
Update - March 2017 - Barry Williamson Border: A Journey to the Edge of Europe by Kapka Kassabova The
Guardian reviewer wrote: “This is a marvellous, personal account of the
border zone between Bulgaria, Turkey and Greece, from the Ottomans to cold war
menace and beyond.” Not very far from Camping Sakar Hills in southeast
Bulgaria, this is an area we know well, cycling and walking in the Rhodope Mountains. This well-written book gives a fresh, insightful and very informative account from an author who grew up in southeast Bulgaria in the days of the communist regime. The book is available in paperback from the Guardian Bookshop
or from Amazon
which also sells a Kindle edition. Update – February 2016 – Margaret Williamson
These days there are far fewer books on our motorhome shelves, since the advent of e-books. With a Kindle e-book reader each, we can carry literally thousands of titles, fiction and non-fiction, some bought, some freely downloaded, taking up no space and adding no weight at all! What a gift for the traveller.
Reference Books: Of course, we still have a selection of road atlases, pocket dictionaries, guide books (mainly Lonely Planet or Rough Guide) and a field guide to the birds of Britain and Europe. For campsites we use the current 'Camping Card ACSI' book (as well as referring to the ACSI website at www.eurocampings.co.uk).
We also carry the Britstops Guide www.britstops.com, Camperstop Europe www.camperstop.com and the 3-volume (German) Bordatlas www.bordatlas.de. These (and many other titles) are also available from Vicarious Books at www.vicarious-shop.com.
Non-fiction: Only three printed books are always with us: 'The God Delusion' and 'The Selfish Gene' by Richard Dawkins, and Francis Wheen's biography of Karl Marx.
On the Kindle: Far too many e-books to list, bought (or sometimes free) from www.amazon.co.uk, or freely downloaded from www.free-ebooks.net and www.gutenberg.org, form a library biased towards history and travel.
For novels, recent favourites are C J Sansom's Tudor mysteries featuring the lawyer/sleuth Shardlake; Andrea Camilleri's Montalbano series discovered when we were on the fictional detective's home turf in Sicily; Hilary Mantel's award-winning 'Wolf Hall' and 'Bring up the Bodies'; and – for light relief and a good read – the thrillers written by our friend Joe McNally, starring the racing jockey/sleuth Eddie Malloy. I am eagerly awaiting the next one!
Introduction – July 2010 – Barry and Margaret Williamson
Books present motorhomers with a dilemma; more so perhaps than for other travellers. Cyclists, backpackers, motorists, even caravanners, are limited in the weight that they can carry, so books are few and sometimes completely absent. Motorhomers can carry quite a few books (as we demonstrate), but what to do with a book that has been read? Sometimes, when the book won't be missed, it can be exchanged with another motorhomer or at the small library that some campsites kindly maintain. Some books remain in the motorhome for reference. Other books are carried back to England and replaced on their bookshelf, or put into storage, because they have become part of the life of the owner. We have many, perhaps too many, such books.
A sadness, for us, is that DVDs appear to be replacing books for many motorhomers. They take up little space, require little effort to watch, can often be obtained free or for very little money in the UK, and are easily exchanged. Admittedly, we do have a DVD player (as well as laptops that play DVDs) and we carry a few disks with us. We try to find films and documentaries that need several viewings for analysis and full understanding. 'King Lear' and 'Macbeth', which came free with a UK newspaper, are prime examples and still require much work. The 'Life of Birds' and 'Wild Australia' are informative as well as a perpetual pleasure.
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Summer 2010
The following books are those we are carrying on our summ journey, 2010. Some of the books were bought in Waterstones on a visit to Huddersfield; some from Oxfam book shops; a few were given; some exchanged.
In addition to those books, we continue to carry some of the books from an earlier listing, given below. These fall into one of two categories: they are for reference or they were such a good read that we will read them again! If you want to share a list of the books you have on your mobile bookshelf, Contact Us.
Author
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Title
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Publisher
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Date
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Comments
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Cracknell, James & Fogle, Ben
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Race to the Pole: Conquering Antarctica
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MacMillan
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2009
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A rip-roaring boy's own adventure packed with excitement, humour and a few tears
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Diamond, Jarad
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Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Survive
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Penguin Books
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2006
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Very detailed case studies of failed societies from Haiti and Easter Island to the Maya and Greenland
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Faulks, Sebastian
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The Fatal Englishman: Three Short Lives
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Vintage Books
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1996
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The stories of three young English heroes manqués: Christopher Wood, Richard Hilary, Jeremy Wolfenden
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Friedman, Thomas
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Longitudes and Attitudes
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Penguin Books
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2003
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Exploring the world before and after 9/11 by a New York Times columnist
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Golding, William
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An Egyptian Journal
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Faber and Faber
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1985
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An acid, funny, self-deprecating, backhanded, informative guide
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Griffiths, J
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Wild: An Elemental Journey
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Penguin Books
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2008
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It's as though James Joyce and Dylan Thomas went out to find the deep meaning of wilderness
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Lessing, Doris
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The Fifth Child
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Paladin Grafton Books
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1989
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Scary, engrossing and radically disturbing
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Marr, Andrew
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The Making of Modern Britain: From Queen Victoria to VE Day
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Macmillan
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2009
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The excellent companion to his equally excellent 'A Short History of Modern Britain'
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Mullen, Richard & Munson, James
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The Smell of the Continent: The British Discover Europe
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MacMillan
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2009
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Between 1814 and 1914, from Lord Byron to Charles Dickens, the British begin to venture across the Channel
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Parker, Matthew
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Monte Cassino
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Headline Publishing
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2003
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The story of the hardest fought battle of World War Two
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Patenaude, Bertrand
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Stalin's Nemesis: The Exile and Murder of Leon Trotsky
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Faber & Faber
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2009
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An account of Trotsky's final days in Mexico in the 1940's, hunted down by a Stalinist agent
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Perry, Alex
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Falling Off the Edge: Globalisation, World Peace & Other Lies
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MacMillan
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2008
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Globalisation may well be the cause rather than the solution to problems in the developing world
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Rees, Lawrence
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Auschwitz: The Nazis & the Final Solution
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BBC Books
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2005
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In memory of 1.1 million men, women and children who died at Auschwitz
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Schama, Simon
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The American Future: A History
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Vintage Books
|
2008
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A view of the future from a perspective that ranges from the Founding Fathers to Barack Obama
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Stark, Freya
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Ionia: A Quest
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Tauris Parke Paperbacks
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2010
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A 1952 journey along the western coast of Turkey, after Herodotus (and before mass tourism)
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Wignall, Sydney
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Spy on the Roof of the World: A Mountaineer Captured by the Chinese in Tibet
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Canongate Books
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1996
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The Dalai Lama writes: 'A fascinating story of great courage and strong determination.'
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Summer 2009
A Journey to Scandinavia
The following books are those we are carrying on our summ journey, 2009. Some of the books were bought in Sofia during our summer in Bulgaria; others came from Waterstones on a visit to Huddersfield; a few were given; some exchanged. Two were lent to us by Margaret's 92-year-old Uncle Harold, a veteran of the Italian Campaign in World War Two - and a great reader.
In addition to those books, we continue to carry some of the books from an earlier listing, given below. These fall into one of two categories: they are for reference or they were such a good read that we will read them again!
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Author |
Title |
Publisher |
Date |
Comment |
Adie, Kate
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Into Danger
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Hodder & Stoughton
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2008
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Risking your life for work
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Boorman, Charley
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By Any Means
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Sphere
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2008
|
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Cook, Michael et al
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Teacher Education at Huddersfield 1947-2007
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University of Huddersfield Press
|
2008
|
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Cooke, Alastair
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America
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Weidenfeld & Nicolson
|
2003
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On loan from our Uncle Harold, the 400 large, well-packed pages are based on the comprehensive 13-hour TV series.
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Dawkins, Richard
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The God Delusion
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Bantam Press
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2006
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Truth defeats superstition
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Dawkins, Richard
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The Selfish Gene
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Oxford University Press
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2006
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The 30th anniversary edition of this classic of scientific and philosophical achievement.
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Faulks, Sebastion
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Engleby
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Vintage Books
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2008
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Quite unlike his previous writing, this is the story of a working-class boy at Oxford and beyond.
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Ferguson, Niall
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Empire
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Penguin Books
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2007
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Eminent historian, Niall Ferguson, balances the too-often distorted accounts of the British Empire.
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Fermor, Patrick Leigh
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Mani
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Penguin
|
1958
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The classic account of travel in southern Greece
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Fermor, Patrick Leigh
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Roumeli
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Penguin
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1983
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Travels in northern Greece
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Fermor, Patrick Leigh
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Words of Mercury
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John Murray
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2003
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A collection of previously published articles
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Geldof, Bob
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Geldof in Africa
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Arrow Books
|
2006
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Insight and wit
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Grant, Richard
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Ghost Riders
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Abacus
|
2003
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Travels with American nomads, including RVers
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Green, Dudley
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Mallory of Everest
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Faust Publishing Company Ltd
|
?
|
A well researched account of Mallory's life and his mysterious disappearance on Everest in 1924.
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Hibell, Ian
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Into the Remote Places
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Sphere Books
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1984
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Highlights of a round-the-world bike ride
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Lessing, Doris
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The Fifth Child
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Paladin
|
1989
|
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Lewis, Jon E
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On the Edge
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Running Press
|
2009
|
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Magris, Claudio
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Danube
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The Hervill Press
|
1999
|
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Marr, Andrew
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A History of Modern Britain
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Pan Books
|
2007
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The story of the British people in the difficult years following WW2.
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Martel, Yan
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Life of Pi
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Canongate Books
|
2003
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A Booker Prize-winning piece of nonsense with an anti-climactic ending.
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Morris, Jan
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Europe
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Faber & Faber
|
2006
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'An Intimate Journey'
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Mustoe, Anne
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A Bike Ride
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Virgin Books
|
1991
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12,000 miles around the world by bicycle
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Naipaul, VS
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India: A Million Mutinies Now
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Vintage
|
1998
|
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Norwich, John Julius
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The Middle Sea
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Vintage Books
|
2007
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A History of the Mediterranean
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Oppenheimer, Stephen
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The Origins of the British
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Constable & Robinson
|
2007
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DNA evidence from ice age hunters to the Vikings
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Pamuk, Orhan
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Snow
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Faber and Faber
|
2004
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Nobel Literature Laureate Pamuk bravely explores life in Kars in the far east of Turkey. The border between fact and fiction is brilliantly obscured.
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Powys, John Cowper
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Wolf Solent
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Penguin Books
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1964
|
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Prescott, John
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Prezza: My Story
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Headline Review
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2008
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Pulling no punches!
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Schama, Simon
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Rough Crossings
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BBC Books
|
2006
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The struggle for freedom by thousands of African-American slaves who escaped to fight with the British in the American War of Independence.
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Simpson, Joe
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The Beckoning Silence
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Vintage
|
2003
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Against a background of epic mountain climbs, Joe reflects on the imminence of death - for all of us.
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Simpson, Joe |
This Game of Ghosts |
Vintage |
1994 |
Joe's own account of his early days climbing, writing and helping with GreenPeace protests. |
Simpson, John
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A Mad World, My Masters
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Pan Books
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2008
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Masterful writing. A great read, in the style of, but pre-dating, 'Not Quite the World's End. |
Simpson, John
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Not Quite World's End
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Macmillan (hardback)
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2007
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On loan from our Uncle Harold, this is John Simpson's Traveller's Tales par excellence.
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Stafford, David |
Endgame 1945 |
Abacus |
2007 |
Subtitled 'Victory, Retribution, Liberation', a detailed study of the days leading up to & immediately after the defeat of Germany. Modern history at its best. |
Thubron, Colin
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Shadow of the Silk Road
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Vintage Books
|
2007
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7,000 miles in 8 months on the Silk Road give this excellent writer experience enough to share with us.
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Thubron, Colin
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The Lost Heart of Asia
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Vintage
|
2004
|
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Tully, Mark
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India in Slow Motion
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Penguin Books
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2003
|
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Tully, Mark
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The Heart of India
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Penguin Books
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1995
|
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Wilson, A.N.
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Winnie and Wolf
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Arrow Books
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2007
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An insightful look at life in pre-war Germany and the relationship between Winifred Wagner and Adolf Hitler. As near fact as fiction can get.
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Past Journeys
Here are some of the books we were carrying with us on our motorhome journey which started in October 2007. The emphasis, as ever, was on paperback for lightness, non-fiction for substance, travel for relevance and good writing for challenge and stimulation.
We will add to this list from past reading as well as with books to be obtained in the future, by purchase (new and second hand) and by exchange with travellers met along the way.
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Author |
Title |
Publisher |
Date |
Comment |
Atkinson, Kate
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Not the End of the World
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Black Swan
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2003
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Short stories by the author of Behind the Scenes at the Museum.
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Bainbridge, Beryl
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According to Queeney
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Abacus
|
2001
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A Life of Samuel Johnson which was unknown to Boswell
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Best, Nicholas
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Trafalgar
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Weidenfeld & Nicholson
|
2005
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The untold story of the greatest sea battle in history
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Chatwin, Bruce
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The Songlines
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Vintage
|
2005
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Among the Australian Aborigines
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Clare, Lucy
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Breaking the Trust
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Time Warner
|
2002
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Three children discover an unknown brother.
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Faulks, Sebastian
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Charlotte Gray
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Random House
|
1998
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By the author of Birdsong, this is a fictional account of resistance in WW2 France
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Fiennes, Ranulph
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Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know
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Hodder & Stoughton
|
2007
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The autobiography of an exceptional modern-day explorer and traveller.
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Fletcher, Susan
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Eve Green
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Harper Perennial
|
2005
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2004 Whitbread First Novel winner.
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Gardam, Jane
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The Queen of the Tambourine
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Abacus
|
1991
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Whitbread Prize for the Best Novel of the Year.
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Glass, Charles
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The Tribes Triumphant
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Harper Perennial
|
2007
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Great travel with great insight into Arab culture
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Grant, Linda
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Still Here
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Abacus
|
2002
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Longlisted for Man Booker Prize. 'Blunt, honest, bitingly funny'
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Harris, Joanne
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Chocolat
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Black Swan
|
1999
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What may happen in a chocolate shop in a French village.
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Hosseini, Khaled
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The Knife Runner
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Bloomsbury
|
2003
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Grim insights into Afghanistan life as the Russians invade.
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Hue, Andre et al
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The Next Moon
|
Penguin
|
2004
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Anglo-Frenchman Hue organises resistance behind German lines.
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Inn Scribers Anthology 2007
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Reflections & Shadows
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Inn Scribers Writing Group (Harlow)
|
2007
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From Verica Peacock: collection of short stories, poetry, non-fiction and writing for children.
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Jackson, Hazel
|
Europe in a Motorhome
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Trafford Publishing
|
2008
|
A mid-life gap year around Southern Europe
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Lansing, Alfred
|
Endurance
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Phoenix
|
2000
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Story of Shackleton's Antarctic escape in 1915/16
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Martin, Valerie
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Mary Reilly
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Abacus
|
2003
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The story of Dr Jekyll's dutiful and intelligent housemaid.
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McEwan, Ian
|
Enduring Love
|
Vintage
|
2006
|
A ballooning accident in the Chilterns changes lives for ever. McEwan is a remarkably good writer.
|
Mustoe, Anne
|
Cleopatra's Needle
|
Virgin Books
|
2003
|
'Two wheels by the water to Cairo.'
|
Mustoe, Anne
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Lone Traveller
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Virgin Books
|
2000
|
'One woman, two wheels and the world.'
|
Nagorski, Andrew
|
The Greatest Battle
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Aurum Oress
|
2008
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The story of the fight for Moscow 1941-42
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Naipaul, VS
|
Guerillas
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Penguin
|
1976
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Horror at the heart of a tropical island.
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Naslund, Sena Jeter
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Ahab's Wife
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Harper Perennial
|
1999
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Inspired by Moby Dick, here is a new perspective on America.
|
Nichol, John
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The Last Escape
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Penguin
|
2003
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The untold story of Allied POWs in Germany 1944-45.
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Overy, Richard
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The Battle of Britain
|
Penguin
|
2000
|
Tells the story & exposes many myths surrounding the conflict.
|
Peacock, Verica
|
The Find
|
Neta Press
|
2004
|
From German-occupied Croatia to Harlow, Essex
|
Rees, Laurence
|
Their Darkest Hour
|
Ebury Press
|
2008
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Stories of people tested to the limit in WW2.
|
Roberts, Gregory David
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Shantaram
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Abacus
|
2004
|
Escaping prison in Australia, Roberts describes his adventures living in a Bombay slum. This is an autobiography lightly disguised as fiction.
|
Roberts, Michele
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Fair Exchange
|
Virago
|
2000
|
A French peasant woman, about to die, has a secret to confess.
|
Shreve, Anita
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Where or When
|
Abacus
|
1994
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Romance on Rhode Island
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Smith, Alexander McCall
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Tears of the Giraffe
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Abacus
|
2003
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Botswana's No1 detective is Precious Ramotswe!
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Vernon, Tom
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Fat Man in Argentina
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Penguin
|
1991
|
Cycling and eating his way through Argentina
|
Wellum, Geoffrey
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First Light
|
Penguin
|
2003
|
At age 17, Wellum left school in July 1939 to be a fighter pilot.
|
Young, Edward
|
One of Our Submarines
|
Wordsworth Military Library
|
1997
|
One of a series of military histories we bought in a splendid bookshop in Sofia.
|
Zweig, Ronald
|
The Gold Train
|
Penguin
|
2002
|
The Hungarian Holocaust and WW2's most terrible robbery.
|
Guide Books
These are the atlases and guide books we carry on our present journey through Scandinavia. After a journey, returning to the UK, we try to leave some atlases and guides in a safe place, and collect others for the next journy. But this doesn't always work out, as you see!
Author |
Title |
Publisher |
Date |
Comment |
ACSI
|
Camping Card ACSI
|
ACSI
|
2007
|
In English, the Dutch guide to 1,134 campsites in 17 countries, all offering off-season discounts to members.
|
Atlas: Britain
|
Britain: Giant Scale
|
Automobile Association
|
2007
|
2.5 miles to the inch
|
Atlas: Europe
|
Tourist & Motoring Atlas
|
Michelin
|
2008
|
With 78 Town Plans
|
Atlas: France
|
France: Clear Scale
|
Automobile Association
|
2007
|
4.4 miles to the inch. With 20 town plans
|
Atlas: Germany
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Deutschland Reiseatlas
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ADAC
|
2000
|
1cm = 2 km. With city plans
|
Atlas: Italy
|
|
Instituto Geografico de Agostini
|
1995
|
1 cm = 2.5 km
|
BMA
|
Complete Family Health Encyclopedia
|
BMA
|
1990
|
1,184 pages and weighs a ton, but useful for checking up on other people's symptoms!
|
Cadogan Guides
|
Greek Islands
|
Cadogan Guides
|
2002
|
A free copy - for our editorial help with their guide to Greece.
|
Camping Car Magazine
|
Guide Officiel Aires de Services Camping Car
|
Camping Car Magazine
|
2007
|
The essential guide when motorhoming through France, particularly in the off-season.
|
Caravan Club
|
Caravan Europe 1 Caravan Europe 2
|
Caravan Club
|
2007
|
Two part guide to campsites recommended by members throughout mainland Europe
|
Dictionary: English
|
Collins Gem
|
Collins
|
1981
|
The pocket edition, supplemented by Websters on the laptop.
|
Dictionary: French
|
English/French & French/English Dictionary
|
Harrap
|
1995
|
The very best French dictionary in compact paperback form.
|
Dictionary: German
|
Deutsch/Englisch Englisch/Deutsch
|
Collins
|
1966
|
This must have been Margaret's companion when at school.
|
Dictionary: Italian
|
Italiano/Inglese & Inglese/Italiano Dictionary
|
Fratelli Melita Editori
|
1993
|
Indispensable for a country that vies with France for the least number who speak English.
|
Dictionary-Phrases: Greek
|
Greek Phrasebook
|
Rough Guides
|
1995
|
Phrasebook with a limited 2-way dictionary
|
Dictionary-Phrases: Italian
|
Italian Phrasebook
|
Hugo Language Books
|
1986
|
Phrase book with a limited English-Italian dictionary.
|
Green Guide
|
Greece
|
Michelin
|
|
Timeless, indispensable guide to ancient sites and scenic routes.
|
Green Guide
|
Italy
|
Michelin
|
|
Timeless, indispensable guide to ancient sites and scenic routes.
|
Lonely Planet
|
Eastern Europe
|
Lonely Planet Publications Pty
|
2003
|
The usual thorough albeit biased treatment.
|
Lonely Planet
|
Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania
|
Lonely Planet Publications Pty
|
2009
|
5th Edition, Fully Updated
|
Lonely Planet
|
Romania & Moldova
|
Lonely Planet Publications Pty
|
2004
|
The usual thorough albeit biased treatment.
|
Lonely Planet
|
Tunisia
|
Lonely Planet Publications Pty
|
2007
|
The usual thorough albeit biased treatment.
|
Lonely Planet
|
Turkey
|
Lonely Planet Publications Pty
|
2007
|
The usual thorough albeit biased treatment.
|
Perrins, Christopher
|
Birds of Britain and Europe
|
Collins
|
1987
|
Still our guide and a record of 20 years of enjoyable watching.
|
Rough Guide
|
Bulgaria
|
Rough Guides
|
2005
|
The usual thorough albeit biased treatment.
|
Rough Guide
|
Scandinavia
|
Rough Guides
|
2009
|
8th Edition. Good value covering 4 countries
|
Rough Guide
|
Yugoslavia
|
Rough Guides
|
1990
|
Still the best-written Rough Guide to this now-divided country.
|
Cook Books
Margaret has quite a long shelf.
Author |
Title |
Publisher |
Date |
Comment |
Bareham, Lindsey
|
A Celebration of Soup
|
Penguin
|
1994
|
Soup recipes from around the world.
|
Barry, Michael
|
The Complete Crafty Cookbook
|
Harper Collins
|
1994
|
Abridged edition, free with the MotorCaravan Magazine.
|
David, Elizabeth
|
A Book of Mediterranean Food
|
Penguin
|
1991
|
Beautifully written inspiring classic.
|
David, Elizabeth
|
Italian Food
|
Penguin
|
1989
|
Beautifully written inspiring classic.
|
David, Elizabeth
|
Summer Cooking
|
Penguin
|
1965
|
Beautifully written inspiring classic.
|
Grigson, Jane
|
English Food
|
Penguin
|
1992
|
The classic work on this subject
|
Jeremy, Caroline
|
Green & Black's Chocolate Recipes
|
Green & Black's Ltd
|
2003
|
The pictures and words evoke a delicious world of deep dark chocolate. If you weren't a chocoholic, you soon will be!
|
Jones, Yvonne
|
Microwave Cookery
|
National Microwave
|
1982
|
Thorough introduction to our National microwave oven.
|
Psilakis, Nikos & Maria
|
Olive Oil
|
Karmanor
|
1999
|
History & use of olive oil with 150 recipes.
|
Reynolds, Dr Nial
|
Rambling Recipes
|
Self Published
|
1995
|
Simple recipes for the motorhome by an Autosleeper Rambler owner
|
Rhodes, Lorna
|
The New Oxo Cookbook
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Simon & Schuster
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1994
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Meat, Fish & Vegetarian recipes using Oxo cubes.
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Slater, Nigel
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Real Fast Food
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Penguin
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1993
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350 recipes ready in 30 minutes.
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Slater, Nigel
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Real Fast Puddings
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Penguin
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1994
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200 desserts for the four seasons ready in under 30 minutes.
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Smith, Delia
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Complete Cookery Course
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Book Club Associates
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1983
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All 3 volumes of Delia's cookery course, it's almost worn out with use.
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Smith, Delia
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How to cheat at cooking
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Ebury Press
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2008
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The only cheating was charging me £20 to advertise a few brands and supermarkets.
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Stein, Rick
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English Seafood Cookery
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Penguin
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1988
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By the TV chef and fish restaurateur.
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Tee, Susanna
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Microwave Encyclopedia
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Book Club Associates
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1986
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Good Housekeeping guide to microwaving + 350 recipes.
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The Recommendations of Helen Homewood, motorhomer and contributor to this website.
The following books are recommended by motorhomer Helen Homewood. David and Helen have contributed two articles to this website: one on Travel in Morocco and one in the section 'CAMPING, FREE', in our 'A to Z of Long-term Motorhoming'.
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Author |
Title |
Publisher |
Date |
Comment |
Dr Jean Valnet |
The Practice of Aromatherapy |
Inner Traditions International, Limited |
1998 |
A classic early book on the subject. |
Claudia Roden |
A Book of Middle Eastern Food |
Penguin |
1975 |
For those with a taste for the exotic. |
Michael Chinery |
Natural History of Britain & Europe |
Kingfisher Books |
1988 |
Better on the flora & fauna of Southern Europe than most English guidebooks. |
Terry Darlington |
Narrow Dog to Carcassonne |
Visit www.narrowdog.com |
2008 |
Terry, with wife and dog sail the canals of France and then of the USA. |
Terry Darlington |
Narrow Dog to Indian River |
Visit www.narrowdog.com |
2008 |
Two of the funniest, and bravest, travel books we have read. |
Graham Robb |
The Discovery of France |
Picador |
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Apposite facts, quirky anecdotes and an abundance of humour. France will never seem the same! |
Mort Rosenblum |
Olives |
Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
1998 |
A thorough guide to the subject. |
Rebecca West |
Black Lamb and Grey Falcon |
Penguin |
2007 |
Brings the former Yugoslavia to life, and the writing is wonderful. |
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