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The sixth in Cv's series of English County Guides explores Wiltshire. The dramatic sweep of a spare landscape of the Pewsey Vale introduces the historic town of Marlborough. It follows routes towards the west; to Bath and Avon; taking in settlements of Chippenham, Calne, Melksham, Devizes, Malmesbury, and Bradford on Avon.
Wiltshire is beautiful and mysterious, spanned by ancient lay lines and runic landmarks such as Stonehenge, The White Horse, and the Avebury Ring. This is an original account of eye-witness experience; fascinating for visitors and informative for those seeking a new place to live.
First researched from 1999-2001 and resumed in 2011-12, Cv's series of English County Guides provides descriptions of market towns and villages, for casual visitors and those interested in moving to a different area.
The guides contain eye-witness records of natural character, of the villages: the properties, amenities, communication, travel, and business links. Available titles include: Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, Buckinghamshire, Cornwall, Norfolk, Wiltshire, and Cumbria.
Each guide records between one and 200 villages and county towns. There are route maps, colour photographs, and a directory of local services.
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Twenty years ago, Bill Bryson went on a trip around Britain to discover and celebrate that green and pleasant land. The result was Notes from a Small Island, a true classic and one of the bestselling travel books ever written. Now he has traveled about Britain again, by bus and train and rental car and on foot, to see what has changed—and what hasn’t.
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3 out of 5 stars
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No Bryson?? Alas, another disappointed fan
- De Rick en 01-25-16
De: Bill Bryson
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The Discovery of France
- A Historical Geography
- De: Graham Robb
- Narrado por: Derek Perkins
- Duración: 14 h y 4 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 43
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 42
A narrative of exploration - full of strange landscapes and even stranger inhabitants - that explains the enduring fascination of France. While Gustave Eiffel was changing the skyline of Paris, large parts of France were still terra incognita. Even in the age of railways and newspapers, France was a land of ancient tribal divisions, prehistoric communication networks, and pre-Christian beliefs. French itself was a minority language.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great history of the cultural formation of France
- De Scotty en 07-31-21
De: Graham Robb
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City
- A Guidebook for the Urban Age
- De: P. D. Smith
- Narrado por: Steven Crossley
- Duración: 13 h y 41 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 75
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 65
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 65
For the first time in the history of our planet, more than half the population - 3.3 billion people - is now living in cities. City is the ultimate guidebook to our urban centers - the signature unit of human civilization. With erudite prose, this unique work of metatourism explores what cities are and how they work. It covers history, customs and language, districts, transport, money, work, shops and markets, and tourist sites, creating a fantastically detailed portrait of the city through history and into the future.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Commuters companion
- De Anna en 05-19-13
De: P. D. Smith
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Walking the Kiso Road
- A Modern-Day Exploration of Old Japan
- De: William Scott Wilson
- Narrado por: Brian Nishii
- Duración: 7 h y 58 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 48
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 44
Take a trip to old Japan with William Scott Wilson as he travels the ancient Kiso Road, a legendary route that remains much the same today as it was hundreds of years ago. The Kisoji, which runs through the Kiso Valley in the Japanese Alps, has been in use since at least 701 CE. In the 17th century, it was the route that the daimyo (warlords) used for their biennial trips - along with their samurai and porters - to the new capital of Edo (now Tokyo).
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4 out of 5 stars
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Definitely recommended
- De John S. en 06-28-16
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The Marches
- A Borderland Journey Between England and Scotland
- De: Rory Stewart
- Narrado por: Rory Stewart
- Duración: 12 h y 43 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 69
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 62
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 62
Ten years after the walk across Central Asia and Afghanistan that he memorialized in The Places in Between, Rory Stewart set out on a new journey, traversing a thousand miles between England and Scotland. Stewart was raised along the border of the two countries, the frontier taking on poignant significance in his understanding of what it means to be both Scottish and English, of his relationship with his father, who's lived on this land his whole life, and of his ties to the rich history and culture of the region.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Uneven and unexpected, still worth it.
- De Nassir en 04-29-17
De: Rory Stewart
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Over My Dead Body
- Unearthing the Hidden History of American Cemeteries
- De: Greg Melville
- Narrado por: Will Tulin
- Duración: 8 h y 42 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 67
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 54
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 54
The summer before his senior year in college, Greg Melville worked at the cemetery in his hometown, and thanks to hour upon hour of pushing a mower over the grassy acres, he came to realize what a rich story the place told of his town and its history. Thus was born Melville’s lifelong curiosity with how, where, and why we bury and commemorate our dead. Melville’s Over My Dead Body is a lively (pun intended) and wide-ranging history of cemeteries, places that have mirrored the passing eras in history but have also shaped it.
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5 out of 5 stars
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excellent read!
- De KJ en 03-05-23
De: Greg Melville
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The Victorian City
- Everyday Life in Dickens' London
- De: Judith Flanders
- Narrado por: Corrie James
- Duración: 16 h y 5 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 171
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 142
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 141
Judith Flanders, one of Britain's foremost social historians, explores the world portrayed so vividly in Dickens' novels, showing life on the streets of London in colorful, fascinating detail. From the moment Charles Dickens, the century's best-loved English novelist and London's greatest observer, arrived in the city in 1822, he obsessively walked its streets, recording its pleasures, curiosities, and cruelties.
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2 out of 5 stars
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UNFORTUNATLY DISAPPOINTED, IS NOT INTERESTING
- De Count B en 02-04-18
De: Judith Flanders
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Full Circle
- A Pacific Journey with Michael Palin
- De: Michael Palin
- Narrado por: Michael Palin
- Duración: 6 h y 3 m
- Versión resumida
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General4 out of 5 stars 112
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 30
Following the hugely popular and successful Around the World in 80 Days and Pole to Pole, Michael Palin set off to meet another challenge: an anti-clockwise circumnavigation of the world's largest ocean, the Pacific.
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out of 5 stars
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Excellent, per usual
- De Enroute8 en 06-03-07
De: Michael Palin
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Full Steam Ahead
- How the Railways Made Britain
- De: Peter Ginn, Ruth Goodman
- Narrado por: Peter Ginn, Ruth Goodman
- Duración: 6 h y 48 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 32
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 27
The Age of Railways was an era of extraordinary change which utterly transformed every aspect of British life - from trade and transportation to health and recreation. Full Steam Ahead reveals how the world we live in today was entirely shaped by the rail network, charting the glorious evolution of rail transportation and how it left its mark on every aspect of life, landscape and culture. Peter Ginn and Ruth Goodman brilliantly bring this revolution to life in their trademark style, which engages and captivates.
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5 out of 5 stars
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,,,,Hi,,,, Research,,
- De Richard Jones en 10-10-24
De: Peter Ginn, y otros
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In Manchuria
- A Village Called Wasteland and the Transformation of Rural China
- De: Michael Meyer
- Narrado por: George Backman
- Duración: 13 h y 20 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 56
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 46
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 45
For three years Meyer rented a home in the rice-farming community of Wasteland, hometown of his wife's family, and their personal saga mirrors the tremendous change most of rural China is undergoing in the form of a privately held rice company that has built new roads, introduced organic farming, and constructed high-rise apartments into which farmers can move in exchange for their land rights.
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1 out of 5 stars
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If you liked the Wonder Years...?
- De Judas Mallory en 05-19-15
De: Michael Meyer
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Train
- Riding the Rails That Created the Modern World - from the Trans-Siberian to the Southwest Chief
- De: Tom Zoellner
- Narrado por: Grover Gardner
- Duración: 12 h y 13 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 106
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 93
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 95
Tom Zoellner loves trains with a ferocious passion. In his new audiobook he chronicles the innovation and sociological impact of the railway technology that changed the world, and could very well change it again. From the frigid Trans-Siberian Railroad to the antiquated Indian Railways to the futuristic maglev trains, Zoellner offers a stirring story of man's relationship with trains. Zoellner examines both the mechanics of the rails and their engines and how they helped societies evolve. Not only do trains transport people and goods in an efficient manner, but they also reduce pollution and dependency upon oil.
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4 out of 5 stars
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The world history of trains up to the present
- De matthew en 03-06-14
De: Tom Zoellner
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Sahara
- De: Michael Palin
- Narrado por: Michael Palin
- Duración: 6 h y 1 m
- Versión resumida
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General4 out of 5 stars 142
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 41
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 43
Michael Palin is off again, this time to the seemingly desolate Sahara Desert. There's no easy way across, as he and his team discover on their most challenging expedition yet.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A wonderful journey.
- De David en 05-22-05
De: Michael Palin
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The Seine
- The River That Made Paris
- De: Elaine Sciolino
- Narrado por: Elaine Sciolino
- Duración: 12 h y 20 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 102
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 84
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 81
Elaine Sciolino came to Paris as a young foreign correspondent and was seduced by a river. In The Seine, she tells the story of that river from its source on a remote plateau of Burgundy to the wide estuary where its waters meet the sea, and the cities, tributaries, islands, ports, and bridges in between.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Disappointed
- De Nom de Guerre en 08-06-21
De: Elaine Sciolino
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The Last Castle
- The Epic Story of Love, Loss, and American Royalty in the Nation’s Largest Home
- De: Denise Kiernan
- Narrado por: Denise Kiernan
- Duración: 10 h y 18 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 996
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 888
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 884
Orphaned at a young age, Edith Stuyvesant Dresser claimed lineage from one of New York's best known families. She grew up in Newport and Paris, and her engagement and marriage to George Vanderbilt was one of the most watched events of Gilded Age society. But none of this prepared her to be mistress of Biltmore House. Before their marriage, the wealthy and bookish Vanderbilt had dedicated his life to creating a spectacular European-style estate on 125,000 acres of North Carolina wilderness.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Very factual
- De Jennifer en 11-28-17
De: Denise Kiernan
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London
- The Biography
- De: Peter Ackroyd
- Narrado por: Nigel Patterson
- Duración: 32 h y 53 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 70
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 58
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 57
London: The Biography is the pinnacle of Peter Ackroyd's brilliant obsession with the eponymous city. In this unusual and engaging work, Ackroyd brings the listener through time into the city whose institutions and idiosyncrasies have permeated much of his works of fiction and nonfiction. Peter Ackroyd sees London as a living, breathing organism, with its own laws of growth and change.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Book
- De Joann en 01-04-21
De: Peter Ackroyd
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Kingdom by the Sea
- A Journey Around the Coast of Britian
- De: Paul Theroux
- Narrado por: Ron Keith
- Duración: 14 h y 24 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 100
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 72
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 73
American-born Paul Theroux had lived in England for 11 years when he realized he'd explored dozens of exotic locations without discovering anything about his adopted home. So, with a knapsack on his back, he set out to explore by walking and by short train trips. The result is a witty, observant and often acerbic look at an ever eccentric assortments of Brits in all shapes and sizes.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Casting creates utter confusion
- De Susan en 09-01-09
De: Paul Theroux
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The Nile: Travelling Downriver Through Egypt's Past and Present
- The Vintage Departures Series
- De: Toby Wilkinson
- Narrado por: Peter Ganim
- Duración: 12 h y 20 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 42
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 37
The Nile, like all of Egypt, is both timeless and ever-changing. In this audio, renowned Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson takes us on a journey downriver that is both history and travelogue. We begin at the First Nile Cataract, close to the modern city of Aswan. From there, Wilkinson guides us through the illustrious nation birthed by this great river.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Riverboat Cruise from the luxury of your phone
- De Amazon Customer en 02-20-20
De: Toby Wilkinson