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Travelling across bush and desert, down rivers and across lakes, and through country after country, Theroux visits some of the most beautiful landscapes on earth, and some of the most dangerous. It is a journey of discovery and of rediscovery -- of the unknown and the unexpected, but also of...

READY TO TAKE YOUR ITALIAN FROM BASIC TO BRILLIANT? You've built the foundation—now it's time to sound like a local. In this engaging audiobook, you'll go beyond memorization and step into real communication. Through short dialogues, mini stories, and practical grammar, you'll learn to think...

In 1271 a young Italian merchant named Marco Polo embarked on a groundbreaking expedition from Venice, through the Middle East and Central Asia to China. His extraordinary reports of his experiences introduced medieval Europe to an exotic new world of emperors and concubines, amazing cities, huge armies, unusual spices and cuisine, and imperial riches. Marco Polo also revealed the wonders of Xanadu, the summer capital of Mongol emperor Kublai Khan.

Culinary tourism is an important aspect of any travel experience. Food has the ability to tell you a story of a destination, its landscapes, and culture on a single plate. Most food guides tell you how to eat like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Eat Like a Local series, this audiobook will give you a food guide from someone who has lived at your next culinary destination.

Precariously positioned between China and India, Burma's population has suffered dictatorship, natural disaster, and the dark legacies of colonial rule. But when decades of military dictatorship finally ended and internationally beloved Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi emerged from long years of house arrest, hopes soared. As historian, former diplomat, and presidential advisor, Thant Myint-U saw the cracks forming. In this insider's diagnosis of a country at a breaking point, he dissects all of the elements that came together to challenge the incipient democracy.

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Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan is a collection of essays by Lafcadio Hearn detailing his first impressions of the country he found so fascinating he decided to stay there for the rest of his life. In these essays and recollections he expresses his curiosity, bewilderment, and marvel at Japanese tradition, culture and lifestyle. Lafcadio Hearn is best known as the most notable person to introduce Japan to the West. He produced about thirty works, including translations, retellings of folktales, and travelogues. - Summary by mlcui

En plena fiebre por los ochomiles y las cimas del mundo, el viajero guipuzcoano Josu Iztueta enroló a un grupo de expedicionarios para recorrer durante nueve meses las depresiones geográficas más profundas de la Tierra. "Nunca he tomado una decisión tan rápida, tan clara, tan feliz", recuerda el autor de este libro, Ander Izagirre, veinte años después de participar en la expedición Pangea.

島根の県庁所在地・松江市北部、島根半島の中程に、出雲国二宮・佐太神社が鎮座する。全国の神々が出雲に集う旧暦十月「神無月」も、出雲では「神在月」となり、出雲大社では「神在祭」が行われるが、ここ佐太神社にも、神々が集うと言われ、「神在祭」が行われる。佐太神社に神々が集う理由は、奥の山に神々の母・イザナミノミコトが葬られており、「法事」を行うためだという。その先触れを告げるのが、毎年秋になると海流に乗って出雲へやって来る海蛇「龍蛇様」だ。蛇は、世界中の伝承で、永遠の生命の象徴とされる。それは、男性器に似た形状に由来するという。男性器は子孫を生み出すものであり、それを通じて、過去の祖先と、未来の子孫に繋がっていると。それ故に永遠の象徴だと。その永遠の象徴たる「龍蛇様」が、あの世から祖先神を連れてきて、子孫の神々と再会する。それが毎年繰り返される。この繰り返しによって、永遠の時が紡がれる。それが神在祭なのだという。これは「死と再生」という、世界中の多くの宗教が中心に据えたテーマである。神々の国・出雲で、その真髄を見る。語り:高橋御山人 聞き役:盛池雄峰

Did you know Sweden has this unique law, "Freedom to Roam", that allows you to hike, camp, or ski on any public land, swim in public lakes, and access all beaches--including freely picking as many mushrooms, flowers, and berries as you want? Located in northern Europe, many global travelers have given Sweden the moniker "the crown jewel of Scandinavia" for a good reason!

兵庫県の淡路島には、国の重要無形民俗文化財である淡路人形浄瑠璃が伝わっていて、今も上演されている。その歴史は古く、五百年以上に及び、人形遣い達が住んだ三條集落には、彼らが崇めるえびす神の神社が建つ。諸国を巡る人形遣い達は、ここで巡業地の割り振りを決め、その安全と成功を祈った。そのルーツを遡ると、兵庫県本土の西宮神社に行き着く。伝承によれば、西宮に漂着し祀られたえびす神が、荒ぶり災厄をもたらしたので、その心を慰める為に行ったのが発祥とされる。日本には、古代から諸国を巡り人形芸を行う「傀儡（くぐつ）」という漂泊、放浪の民がいた。彼らは剣舞や奇術等、様々な芸能の他、狩猟などでも生計を立て、女性の場合は遊女を兼ねることもあった。公家や武家に庇護されることもあり、傀儡が歌った歌は、後白河法皇の「梁塵秘抄」にも記録されている。彼らは古くから西宮神社の周辺を本拠地とし、神社の雑役を行いつつ、諸国を巡って、えびす神の人形劇を行い、全国にえびす神と西宮神社の神徳を広めた。いつしか西宮から傀儡達は去ってしまったが、その業は、今も淡路人形浄瑠璃や、大阪の文楽に受け継がれている。伝統芸能の奥に潜む、神社と神道の深層を掘り下げる語らい。

本書は、1950年代から60年代にかけて、新聞記者として世界各地を巡った著者の"旅のエッセイ"集です。それは……ドイツが西と東に分かれていたころ。ベトナムのハノイに米軍の爆撃機が来襲していたころ。アメリカが、まだ人種差別を克服できずにいたころ。ソビエト連邦という「東」の大国があったころ……。旅人の目に映った、そんな時代の世界の素顔が25編のエッセイに綴られています。遺跡の町アテネの広場で、キリマンジャロのふもとのロッジで、サハラ砂漠の満天の星の下で、夕月が見下ろすカサブランカの市場で、ヒマラヤを望むネパールの丘で、コーヒーの香りとともに刻まれる旅の記憶、いくつもの出会い。珠玉のエッセイを、小野田英一さんの朗読でお楽しみください。(c)株式会社ＡＩＲ

大分県南西部山間、竹田市や豊後大野市は、日本書紀や豊後国風土記に、土蜘蛛にまつわる伝承が数多く記されている地である。竹田市久住町の宮処野神社（みやこのじんじゃ）は、景行天皇が土蜘蛛征伐にあたり陣を構えた地とされる。そこから南に行軍したところ、土蜘蛛の抵抗に遭い、一旦退却した地が、同じ竹田市の城原八幡社（きばるはちまんしゃ）、その南西、やはり同じ市内の、阿蘇外輪山の麓の禰疑野神社（ねぎのじんじゃ）が、三人の精強な土蜘蛛、ウチサル、ヤタ、クニマロの本拠地で、三人はここで天皇に討たれたという。また、豊後大野市の知田（ちだ）は、アオ、シロという二人の土蜘蛛を討ち、血が大量に流れたので「血田」と呼ばれたのが地名の起源という。一方、豊後大野市には、景行天皇を食事でもてなした、シノカオキ、シノカオミという土蜘蛛の伝承もある。なぜ、この地域にはこんなにも土蜘蛛の伝承が多いのか。そのヒントは、山を越えた、熊本県側にあった。肥前国風土記は、禰疑野の土蜘蛛と同じウチサルという名の土蜘蛛が、熊本市近郊の山にいたと伝え、それを討ったのが、市内の健軍神社の祭神・タケオクミノミコトという。この二つのウチサル伝承地の中央には、阿蘇山が聳える。そこは、神代より戦国を経て今まで続く、阿蘇氏の治める地であった。九州土蜘蛛伝承の真相に迫る。

A Brief History of Thailand offers an engaging look at the country's last 250 years - from coups and violent massacres to the invention of Pad Thai in the 1930s. Listeners will learn the vibrant story of Thailand's emergence as a prosperous Buddhist state, its transformation from traditional kingdom to democratic constitutional monarchy, and its subsequent rise to prominence in Southeast Asian affairs. Thailand's dramatic history spans centuries of conflict, and this book recounts many of these fascinating episodes

When Ben Coates injures his leg and needs to rebuild his strength by walking, he finds himself presented with an exciting opportunity: to rediscover the city he has been working in for over a decade, at a slower pace. He devises ten walks, each demonstrating a different chapter of Amsterdam's history, from its humble beginnings in the early 1200s as a small fishing community through two Golden Ages, fueled by the growth of the Dutch colonial empire, two world wars, and countless reinventions.

For centuries, Denmark “punched above its weight” and was a major player on the European stage. Many know about the Danish Vikings and their voyages of conquest and discovery, but Denmark is more than just those medieval raiders and traders, even though interest in their adventures is at an all-time high today.

Deutsche Sagen und Legenden ist ein literarischer Streifzug durch die Sagenwelt Deutschlands. Von Bayern ins Rheinland - vom Erzgebirge bis zur Ostsee. Hören Sie fantastische Erzählungen von stolzen Helden, pfiffigen Narren, mächtigen Riesen, wachsamen Berggeistern, neckischen Kobolden...

From the best-selling author and Pulitzer Prize winner, a powerful nonfiction debut—an “honest, engaging, and very moving account of a writer searching for herself in words.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred) In Other Words is a revelation. It is at heart a love story—of a long and...

Laura was in her early twenties and directionless when she quit her job to backpack in Bolivia. Fate landed her at a wildlife sanctuary on the edge of the Amazon jungle where she was assigned to a beautiful and complex puma named Wayra. Wide-eyed, inexperienced, and comically terrified, Laura made the scrappy, make-do camp her home. And in Wayra, she made a friend for life. 

Before Georgetown physics professor Francis Slakey decided to climb the highest mountain on every continent and surf every ocean, he had shut himself off from other people. His lectures were mechanical; his relationships were little more than ways to fill the evenings. But as his journey veered dangerously off course, everything began to change. A gripping adventure of the body and mind, To the Last Breath depicts the quest that leads Slakey around the globe, almost takes his life, and opens his heart.