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Favourite Travel Books
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1. The Road to Mecca by Muhammad Asad

The list author says:
	"A wonderfully evocative account of desert life and how it is related to Islam. Profound in parts; lyrical intensity that is unsurpassed. Inner turmoil of inetr-war years."

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(11 customer reviews)

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2. The Songlines (Vintage classics) by Bruce Chatwin

The list author says:
	"Brilliant flashes of insight on nomadism and restlessness. A vanishing way of life that itself now appears dreamlike."

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(20 customer reviews)

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3. The Road To Oxiana by Robert Byron

The list author says:
	"Beautiful, vivid, 'atmospheric' account. Written with a lightness of touch that verges on greatness. Architecture, geography and history: a mystical unity. Purple prose."

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(6 customer reviews)

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4. What Am I Doing Here? (Vintage classics) by Bruce Chatwin

The list author says:
	"Delightful summoning up of the bizarre and weird; winged horses and Li Po, Malevich and Islamic monotheism: the strangeness of the world"

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(2 customer reviews)

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5. The Orientalist: In Search of a Man caught between East and West by Tom Reiss

The list author says:
	"Seemy review here or a fuller version on my blog: http://bagginsandco.blogspot.com"

�7.69 Used & New from: �4.85

(4 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

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6. Desert, Marsh & Mountain by Wilfred Thesiger

The list author says:
	"Stunning photographs (but see Visons of a Nomad); Nostalgic trek through a disappearing world studded with poignant recollections"

�11.69 Used & New from: �1.34

(1 customer review)

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7. Wind, Sand and Stars (Penguin Modern Classics) by Antoine Saint-Exupery

The list author says:
	"Superlative drawing of a heroic world; mesmerizing and translucent writing, full of compassion and wisdom"

�6.39 Used & New from: �2.06

(10 customer reviews)

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