1,800円 "Todo lo que he oído sobre la belleza de Samarcanda es pura verdad, pero es aún más espléndida de lo que hubiera podido imaginar". Alejandro Magno. Las leyendas del pasado y el nombre mítico de Samarcanda han guiado a la mayoría de los visitantes a Uzbekistán. En espacios infinitos de estepa y de...

661円 In Mesopotamia is a classic WW1 history text by Martin Swayne. There is nothing to suggest that you are approaching the gateway of the Garden of Eden when you reach the top of the Persian Gulf, unless the sun be that Flaming Sword which turns every way to keep the way of the Tree of Life.

2,135円 This new, thoroughly updated third edition of Bradt's Tajikistan is the most practical guide dedicated exclusively to this breathtaking country, central Asia's smallest, but home to the biggest tea house in the world! Bradt's Tajikistan caters for all interests, whether you're a nature lover, exp...

415円 In the beginning, Mongolia existed only as an afterthought. Actually, in the very beginning, Mongolia didn't exist at all. Back then, it was all about China, Russia and the Trans-Siberian railway. Mongolia just happened to get in the way: a necessary stamp in the passport. But from the moment Jac...

2,400円 Com o colapso da União Soviética em 1991, as cinco repúblicas da Ásia Central até então controladas por Moscou obtiveram a própria independência. Ao longo de setenta anos de domínio soviético, Turcomenistão, Cazaquistão, Quirguistão, Tadjiquistão e Uzbequistão, os países que, das cadeias de monta...

310円 In "A Journey in Khorassan and Central Asia," Sir Robert John Kennedy offers a meticulously detailed account of his travels through one of the most culturally rich yet tumultuous regions of the ancient world. Written in a vivid and accessible literary style, the book blends personal narrative wit...

1,200円 When the lamp hit the wall we knew we needed a change. And change things we did. Very shortly afterwards we sold almost everything we owned, bought backpacks and boots and two one-way tickets to Bangkok Thailand. We didn't know when we were coming back or even where we would go but Bangkok was a ...

1,989円 An NPR journalist’s riveting exploration of religious fanaticism, terrorism, persecution, and confronting one’s own beliefs in a post 9/11 world. Soon after the World Trade Center towers fell on September 11 2001, it became clear that the United States would invade Afghanistan. Writer and This Am...

5,040円 Winner of the Guild of Food Writers Food and Travel Award 2017 'This is a book to delight food lovers, travel hounds and history buffs alike.' The Telegraph 'As an armchair traveler, I was led by Caroline Eden's firsthand account of journeys to the Uzbek city of Samarkand and other exotic destina...

1,757円 Zentralasien ist seit zwei Jahrtausenden ein Schnittpunkt der Welt- und Religionsgeschichte. Perser, Griechen, Araber, Mongolen, Turkvölker und Russen hatten hier ihre Herrschaftsgebiete. Zarathustrier, Buddhisten, Juden, Christen und Muslime formten die Kultur der Region. Nach der Oktoberrevolut...

846円 Nicholas Roerich (1874-1947) is known first and foremost as a painter. His paintings, of which there are thousands around the world, explore the mythic origins, the natural beauty, and the spiritual strivings of humanity and of the world. But Nicholas Roerich was as prolific a writer as he was a ...

846円 Nicholas Roerich was fond of saying, "Blessed be the obstacles--through them we grow." He was well qualified to know, for obstacles were a constant in his life. A superficial glance at his life would reveal only creativity and adventure, far more than is generally allotted to any one person in a ...