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  Flowers of War

  Llŷr Gwyn Lewis

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  When the author is given a small package, containing letters and papers relating to his grandfather's brother, who was killed in Syria during the Second World War, it leads him on an extended personal journey. An exploration of history, imagination and the process of memory, shifting imperceptibly from autobiography to travelogue, from letters and diaries to official records, from text to visual image.
  
  In his first prose work Lewis reveals a rare and consummate literary talent. Deeply rooted in his Welsh identity, this young writer locates his own and his family's experience within the wider European world in a thoughtful, mature and highly original book.
  
  Flowers of War is a translation of Rhyw Flodau Rhyfel (Y Lolfa, 2014), which won the Creative Non-Fiction category in the 2015 Wales Book of the Year award.

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  The Art of Bleisure - Travel the...

  Emma Lovell

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  Have you ever wanted to travel the world and get paid as you go? 
  You can! It's called Bleisure. 
  It's the art of combining work and leisure to live a life you love. It means traveling more throughout the year instead of counting down to that annual holiday that seems to pass in the blink of an eye. 
  Since 2009, Emma Lovell has traveled to 72 countries, all the time running her business as a branding expert, freelance writer and business coach. She has visited world wonders like the Taj Mahal and the Great Wall of China without spending a cent. She has even returned from some trips overseas with more money in her account than before she left. 
  Emma has hosted retreats in some of the world's most beautiful destinations, including India, Sri Lanka and the Gold Coast. She has been a cycling tour guide, a travel writer, won travel competitions, mastered loyalty schemes, found deals, done deals, emceed and spoken at conferences, invested money and bought a home. 
  In The Art of Bleisure, Emma reveals her secrets: how she makes money from diverse sources, trades travel for skills, saves money while traveling and works in every location, spinning out her travel time as far as it can go. 
  Emma reveals her successes and sacrifices. In doing so, she makes this dream achievable for you, too. From setting up systems to run a remote business to traveling on long-haul flights with a toddler, Emma shares actionable tips, helpful checklists and real-life anecdotes from others who have adopted the bleisure lifestyle.  
  Through her experiences, Emma's mission is to inspire, motivate and encourage you to create your own bleisure lifestyle.

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  The Uncommercial Traveller

  Charles Dickens

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  The Uncommercial Traveller by Charles Dickens is a captivating collection of essays blending travelogue, social commentary, and personal reflection. Written from the perspective of a wandering storyteller, Dickens explores London’s bustling streets and ventures beyond, observing the lives of its diverse inhabitants—from the impoverished to the privileged. With his trademark wit and vivid prose, he delves into themes of poverty, crime, memory, and human resilience. The essays range from haunting encounters with destitute children to nostalgic recollections of his own past, offering both humor and poignant critique. Dickens’ keen eye for detail and empathy for society’s marginalized make this work a timeless meditation on urban life and the human condition. A blend of fact and fancy, The Uncommercial Traveller reveals Dickens at his most introspective and incisive.

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  The Olive Farm - A Memoir of...

  Carol Drinkwater

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  This memoir of buying and transforming an abandoned olive farm “describes life in the South of France with lush, voluptuous appreciation” (Publishers Weekly). Presented with an opportunity to purchase a ten-acre property near Cannes, actress Carol Drinkwater and her film-producer fiancé, Michel, decide to take the plunge. It will take all their savings just for the down payment, but the beauty of the surrounding countryside and the promise of a new adventure seem worth the risk. As they work to clear the weeds and rehabilitate the abandoned farm, they meet Provence’s quirky locals, puzzle through France’s legal bureaucracy, explore the nearby Mediterranean islands, and encounter the region’s wildlife. This colorful memoir from the Sunday Times–bestselling author recounts one couple’s remarkable journey from being inspired but inexperienced new landowners to realizing their dream of a fulfilling, peaceful life on their own little plot of paradise. “Good-humored and well-written.” —The Washington Post “A fantasy come true, as it will be for many of the readers who yearn to experience the magic of southern France.” —The Austin Chronicle

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  Eothen - Traces of Travels...

  Alexander Kinglake

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  One of the most witty and idiosyncratic travel books, Eothen started out as a few notes scribbled on the back of a map for a friend, but took Kinglake seven years of painstaking work to finesse. The physical details of the journey, undertaken in 1834 through Turkey, Cyprus, the Holy Land, Cairo and Damascus, are barely mentioned. The infectious charm lies in the conversations, the whimsical chance encounters and the attitudes of the author. Over the years, Kinglake has been recognised as a stylist without equal.

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  Spain - What Everyone Needs to...

  William Chislett

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  In Spain: What Everyone Needs to Know®, a timely addition to Oxford's What Everyone Needs to Know® series, veteran journalist William Chislett provides political and historical context for Spain's current economic and political predicament. Chislett recounts the country's fascinating and often turbulent history, beginning with the Muslim conquest in 711 and ending with the nation's deep economic crisis, sparked by the spectacular collapse of its real estate and construction sectors in 2010. He explains the country's transition from dictatorship to democracy and covers such issues as the creation of a welfare state, the influx of immigrants, internal strife from the separatist Catalan region, the effects of stringent austerity measures, the strengths and weaknesses of the economy, and how the country can create a more sustainable economic model for the future. In a concise, question-and-answer format that allows listeners to quickly access areas of particular interest, the book addresses a wide range of questions, including: What was the legacy of the Muslim presence between 711 and 1492? How did the Spanish Empire Arise? What were the causes of the 1936-39 Civil War? Why did the Socialists win a landslide victory in the 1982 election? What was the impact of European Economic Community membership? What is the violent Basque separatist group ETA? And more.

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