A Dazzling Russian travelogue from the bestselling author of Great Plains.
In Travels in Siberia, Ian Frazier trains his eye for unforgettable detail on Siberia, that vast expanse of Asiatic Russia. He explores many aspects of this storied, often grim region, which takes up oneseventh of the land on earth. He writes about the geography, the resources, the native peoples, the history, the 40below midwinter afternoons, the bugs.
The book brims with Mongols, halfcrazed Orthodox archpriests, fur seekers, ambassadors of the czar bound for Peking, tea caravans, German scientists, American prospectors, intrepid English nurses, and prisoners and exiles of every kind from Natalie Lopukhin, banished by the czarina for copying her dresses; to the noble Decembrist revolutionaries of the 1820s; to the young men and women of the People's Will movement whose fondest hope was to blow up the czar; to those who met stillungraspable suffering and death in the Siberian camps during Soviet times.
More than just a historical travelogue, Travels in Siberia is also an account of Russia since the end of the Soviet Union and a personal reflection on the allaround amazingness of Russia, a country that still somehow manages to be funny.
Siberian travel books have been popular since the 13th century, when monks sent by the pope went east to find the Great Khan and wrote about their journeys. Travels in Siberia will take its place as the 21st century's indispensable contribution to the genre.
This walking tour touches on the historical and cultural importance of some of the main attractions in Florence, but will only inspire you to explore these sites in more depth....
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An urban antidote to A Year in Provence, Stephen Clarke's book is a laughoutloud account of a year in the life of an expat in Paris, for Francophiles and Francophobes alike....
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What do you get when you combine classic travel literature with the inimitable wit of Mark Twain? You get The Innocents Abroad....
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In this celebration of one of America's oldest towns (incorporated in 1720), Michael Cunningham, author of the bestselling, Pulitzer Prizewinning The Hours....
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Laura Fraser, the New York Times bestselling author of An Italian Affair, buys listeners the plane tickets and takes them in search of adventure and romance....
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Having been left for another, Trisha decides that the best way to nurse her broken heart is to escape to India, armed with a copy of the Kama Sutra....
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Jeff Shaara, America's premier Civil War novelist, gives a remarkable guided tour of one of the Civil War battlefields every American should visit. He captures the true meaning and magnitude of the conflict....
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A vacation has the special power to bring a family closer together, breaking away from familiar routines, allowing time to enjoy each others' company, and experiencing the world together....
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In this extraordinary narrative, Alan Tennant recounts his allout effort to radiotrack the transcontinental migration of the peregrine falcon....
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In 2003 Tom and his veteran father, John, traveled to Vietnam, reliving John's experiences in the war while familiarizing themselves with a new and peaceful country....
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Florencewalks Audio Guide proves to listeners that much of Florence's art is found not only in her world famous museums but on her streets....
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infrastructure. If completed, I69 will stretch from Canada to Mexico through Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas....
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Audible by Alan Twigg
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