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  Beasts Men and Gods

  Ferdinand Ossendowski

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  “Beasts, Men and Gods” is an account of an epic journey, filled with perils and narrow escapes, in the mold of “The Lord of the Rings.” 
   
  The difference is: it’s all true. 
   
  Ferdinand Ossendowski was a Pole who found himself in Siberia and on the losing side during the Bolshevik Revolution. To escape being rounded up and shot, he set out with a friend to reach the Pacific, there to take ship back to Europe. During his journey he fell in with dozens of other military men who shared the same objective… but nearly every one of them perished on the way. 
   
  It’s up to you to decide whether Ossendowski was threatened most by the beasts, by the men, or by the gods, or indeed, by the severe and uncompromising landscapes of Siberia, Mongolia, and China. That he survived at all seems improbable. The mystical mysteries and magics of Buddhism, “The Yellow Faith”, were woven about and through his sojourn and had no little part in his survival. Time after time he was put in the delicate position of being the bargainer between warring groups, and ultimately, only incredible luck and his friendship with the Hutuktu of Narabanchi Monastery saw him through. 
   
  When published in the United States, this book caused a sensation and became a best-seller. (Summary by Mark F. Smith)

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  French For Travelers with Fun

  Nancy Loyat

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  Here is the ideal companion for a pleasant stay in Quebec. The most common and necessary words and expressions for accommodation, food, shopping and sightseeing during your trip to la belle province.

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  Unravelling the Silk Road -...

  Christopher Alexander

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  Three textile roads tangle their way through Central Asia. The famous Silk Road united east and west through trade. Older still was the Wool Road, of critical importance when houses made from wool enabled nomads to traverse the inhospitable winter steppes. Then there was the Cotton Road, marked by greed, colonialism and environmental disaster.
  
  At this intersection of human history, fortunes were made and lost through shimmering silks, life-giving felts and gossamer cottons. Chris Aslan, who has spent fifteen years living and working in the region, expertly unravels the strands of this tangled history and embroiders them with his own experiences of life in the heart of Asia.

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  Life on the Mississippi

  Mark Twain

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  A mighty river. A young dreamer. A lifetime of stories flowing between the two.
  Blending memoir, travel writing, and sharp social observation, Mark Twain recounts his days as a steamboat pilot and his later return to the great Mississippi River. Along its winding banks, he captures the humor, danger, and wonder of river life—while reflecting on how America and its people have changed with time.
  
  Praised as "one of Twain's most entertaining and personal works," this classic overflows with wit, nostalgia, and unforgettable characters. Twain's voice—warm, mischievous, and deeply human—turns the river into a living symbol of adventure and memory.
  
  If you love vivid storytelling, American history, and humor that feels timeless, this book will carry you effortlessly from page to page.
  
  Open the book—and let Mark Twain guide you down the river of a vanished America.

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  The Big Book of Illinois Ghost...

  Troy Taylor

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  More than 100 stories from haunted locales across the Prairie State. Compiled by Illinois's best-known author on the paranormal, Troy Taylor.

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  A Quiet Evening - The Travels of...

  Norman Lewis

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  Collected here, from a period of nearly five decades, are thirty-six of Norman Lewis's best articles. In each, his writing crackles with poker-faced wit and stylistic brilliance. As a witness to his times – the good, the bad and the absurd – he was unmatched, and his instinct for important events, and moments, was infallible. His range here includes Ibizan fishermen, an interview with Castro's executioner, the genocide of the South American indigenous tribes, a paean to Seville and his meeting with a tragic Ernest Hemingway. Lewis told Ian Fleming, who had commissioned him, that the meeting was 'a shattering experience of the kind likely to sabotage ambition'. Fortunately it didn't, and the articles assembled between these covers are compulsive, hilarious, tender and beautifully written, at times deeply upsetting and always unforgettable.

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