- Australia & Oceania (111)
Best sellers
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Tokyo Vice
- An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan
- By: Jake Adelstein
- Narrated by: Jake Adelstein
- Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins
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From the only American journalist ever to have been admitted to the insular Tokyo Metropolitan Police press club: a unique look at Japanese culture from the underbelly up....
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Memoir, crime story and travelogue in one package
- By Steven on 02-07-10
By: Jake Adelstein
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The Silk Roads
- A New History of the World
- By: Peter Frankopan
- Narrated by: Laurence Kennedy
- Length: 24 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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The epic history of the crossroads of the world - the meeting place of East and West and the birthplace of civilization....
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An Absolutely SUPERB Book for Lovers of History
- By Dipam on 06-27-21
By: Peter Frankopan
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The Ridiculous Misadventures of a Single Girl
- Eat, Pray, #FML, Book 2
- By: Gabrielle Stone
- Narrated by: Gabrielle Stone
- Length: 12 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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The Ridiculous Misadventures of a Single Girl gives listeners an intimate look into what Gabrielle went through when she returned home from her grand European adventure....
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Way too much hippie jibber jabber
- By Katie TheWitch on 10-13-21
By: Gabrielle Stone
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Seven Years in Tibet
- By: Heinrich Harrer, Richard Graves
- Narrated by: Mark Meadows
- Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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A landmark in travel writing, this is the incredible true story of Heinrich Harrer’s escape across the Himalayas to Tibet....
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Excellent
- By Alex on 09-03-12
By: Heinrich Harrer, and others
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A Brief History of Japan
- Samurai, Shogun and Zen: The Extraordinary Story of the Land of the Rising Sun
- By: Jonathan Clements
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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This fascinating history tells the story of the people of Japan, from ancient teenage priest-queens to teeming hordes of salarymen, a nation that once sought to conquer China, yet also shut itself away for two centuries in self-imposed seclusion....
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A Brief Review of the Book
- By Than on 12-07-19
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Three Tigers, One Mountain
- A Journey Through the Bitter History and Current Conflicts of China, Korea, and Japan
- By: Michael Booth
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 10 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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There is an ancient Chinese proverb that states, "Two tigers cannot share the same mountain." However, in East Asia, there are three tigers on that mountain: China, Japan, and Korea, and they have a long history of turmoil and tension with each other....
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Not much new here if you are already familiar
- By Anonymous User on 07-13-20
By: Michael Booth
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Tokyo Vice
- An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan
- By: Jake Adelstein
- Narrated by: Jake Adelstein
- Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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From the only American journalist ever to have been admitted to the insular Tokyo Metropolitan Police press club: a unique look at Japanese culture from the underbelly up....
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Memoir, crime story and travelogue in one package
- By Steven on 02-07-10
By: Jake Adelstein
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The Silk Roads
- A New History of the World
- By: Peter Frankopan
- Narrated by: Laurence Kennedy
- Length: 24 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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The epic history of the crossroads of the world - the meeting place of East and West and the birthplace of civilization....
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An Absolutely SUPERB Book for Lovers of History
- By Dipam on 06-27-21
By: Peter Frankopan
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The Ridiculous Misadventures of a Single Girl
- Eat, Pray, #FML, Book 2
- By: Gabrielle Stone
- Narrated by: Gabrielle Stone
- Length: 12 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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The Ridiculous Misadventures of a Single Girl gives listeners an intimate look into what Gabrielle went through when she returned home from her grand European adventure....
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Way too much hippie jibber jabber
- By Katie TheWitch on 10-13-21
By: Gabrielle Stone
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Seven Years in Tibet
- By: Heinrich Harrer, Richard Graves
- Narrated by: Mark Meadows
- Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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A landmark in travel writing, this is the incredible true story of Heinrich Harrer’s escape across the Himalayas to Tibet....
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Excellent
- By Alex on 09-03-12
By: Heinrich Harrer, and others
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A Brief History of Japan
- Samurai, Shogun and Zen: The Extraordinary Story of the Land of the Rising Sun
- By: Jonathan Clements
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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This fascinating history tells the story of the people of Japan, from ancient teenage priest-queens to teeming hordes of salarymen, a nation that once sought to conquer China, yet also shut itself away for two centuries in self-imposed seclusion....
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A Brief Review of the Book
- By Than on 12-07-19
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Three Tigers, One Mountain
- A Journey Through the Bitter History and Current Conflicts of China, Korea, and Japan
- By: Michael Booth
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 10 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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There is an ancient Chinese proverb that states, "Two tigers cannot share the same mountain." However, in East Asia, there are three tigers on that mountain: China, Japan, and Korea, and they have a long history of turmoil and tension with each other....
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Not much new here if you are already familiar
- By Anonymous User on 07-13-20
By: Michael Booth
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The Great Railway Bazaar
- By: Paul Theroux
- Narrated by: Frank Muller
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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The Great Railway Bazaar is Paul Theroux's account of his epic journey by rail through Asia....
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Just about as good as it gets...
- By david d. on 03-27-11
By: Paul Theroux
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The Aquariums of Pyongyang
- By: Chol-hwan Kang, Pierre Rigoulot
- Narrated by: Stephen Park
- Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Amid escalating nuclear tensions, Kim Jong-un and North Korea's other leaders have kept a tight grasp on their one-party state, quashing any nascent opposition movements and sending all suspected dissidents to its brutal concentration camps for "re-education"....
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Riveting!!
- By Iread on 11-12-20
By: Chol-hwan Kang, and others
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Country Driving
- A Journey Through China from Farm to Factory
- By: Peter Hessler
- Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
- Length: 16 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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In the summer of 2001, Peter Hessler acquired his Chinese driver's license. For the next seven years, he traveled the country....
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Better and more interesting than I thought
- By Katie on 11-18-10
By: Peter Hessler
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Shadow of the Silk Road
- By: Colin Thubron
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 13 hrs and 52 mins
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Colin Thubron undertakes a journey along the greatest land route on earth: the Silk Road....
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prose meets poetry
- By Paul on 11-05-07
By: Colin Thubron
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Around the World in 80 Trains
- A 45,000-Mile Adventure
- By: Monisha Rajesh
- Narrated by: Monisha Rajesh
- Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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A witty and irreverent look at the world and a celebration of the glory of train travel. Rajesh offers a wonderfully vivid account of life, history and culture in an audiobook that will make you laugh out loud - and reflect on what it means to be a global citizen....Â
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Great escapism for the lockdown
- By Timothy Mark Abbott on 06-13-20
By: Monisha Rajesh
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The Japanese Mind
- Understanding Contemporary Japanese Culture
- By: Roger J. Davies, Osamu Ikeno
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Listeners of this book will gain a clear understanding of what makes the Japanese, and their society, tick....
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Bad Pronunciation of Japanese terms
- By Joseph O'Donnell on 05-19-20
By: Roger J. Davies, and others
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An Area of Darkness
- By: V. S. Naipaul
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 10 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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A classic of modern travel writing, An Area of Darkness is Nobel Laureate V. S. Naipaul’s profound reckoning with his ancestral homeland and an extraordinarily perceptive chronicle of his first encounter with India....
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Go slowly with this one, or it's a slog
- By John S. on 08-15-21
By: V. S. Naipaul
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Indonesia, Etc.
- Exploring the Improbable Nation
- By: Elizabeth Pisani
- Narrated by: Jan Cramer
- Length: 13 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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An entertaining and thought-provoking portrait of Indonesia: a rich, dynamic, and often maddening nation awash with contradictions....
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Bill Bryson channels Margaret Mead
- By John S. on 09-01-14
By: Elizabeth Pisani
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Unsolaced
- Along the Way to All That Is
- By: Gretel Ehrlich
- Narrated by: Gretel Ehrlich
- Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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From the author of the enduring classic The Solace of Open Spaces, here is a wondrous meditation on how water, light, wind, mountain, bird, and horse have shaped her life and her understanding of a world besieged by a climate crisis....
By: Gretel Ehrlich
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Korea
- The Impossible Country
- By: Daniel Tudor
- Narrated by: James Cameron Stewart
- Length: 13 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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South Korea's amazing rise from the ashes: the inside story of an economic, political, and cultural phenomenon....
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Amazing book
- By Antoine on 12-14-18
By: Daniel Tudor
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Lost on Planet China
- By: J. Maarten Troost
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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When the travel bug bit, J. Maarten Troost took on the world's most populous and intriguing nation....
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Funny but harsh with some underlying truth.
- By Dan on 09-25-09
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A Brief History of Indonesia
- Sultans, Spices, and Tsunamis: The Incredible Story of Southeast Asia's Largest Nation
- By: Tim Hannigan
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Indonesia is by far the largest nation in Southeast Asia and has the fourth-largest population in the world after the United States. Indonesian history and culture are especially relevant today as the island nation is an emerging power....
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More Indonesian history please Audible
- By Damien on 08-20-19
By: Tim Hannigan
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Sovietistan
- Travels in Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan
- By: Erika Fatland
- Narrated by: Jill Rolls
- Length: 14 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan became free of the Soviet Union in 1991. But though they are new to modern statehood, this is a region rich in ancient history, culture, and landscapes unlike anywhere else in the world....
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Outstanding book
- By George MP on 04-24-22
By: Erika Fatland
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The Nine Lives of Pakistan
- Dispatches from a Precarious State
- By: Declan Walsh
- Narrated by: Roger Clark
- Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Declan Walsh is one of the New York Times's most distinguished international correspondents. His electrifying portrait of Pakistan over a tumultuous decade captures the sweep of this wondrous and benighted country through the dramatic lives of nine fascinating individuals....
By: Declan Walsh
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The Travels of Marco Polo
- By: Marco Polo
- Narrated by: Walter Covell
- Length: 11 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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The Travels of Marco Polo by Marco Polo Read by Walter Covell. Take a fascinating journey through strange and exotic countries...
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An educational experience.
- By Doug on 06-23-03
By: Marco Polo
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India: A Million Mutinies Now
- By: V. S. Naipaul
- Narrated by: Sam Dastor
- Length: 24 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Arising out of Naipaul’s lifelong obsession and passion for a country that is at once his and totally alien, India: A Million Mutinies Now relates the stories of many of the people he met traveling there more than 50 years ago....
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AN ABSOLUTE MUST READ
- By JK on 08-15-21
By: V. S. Naipaul
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Water, Wood, and Wild Things
- Learning Craft and Cultivation in a Japanese Mountain Town
- By: Hannah Kirshner
- Narrated by: Hannah Kirshner
- Length: 9 hrs and 51 mins
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An immersive journey through the culture and cuisine of one Japanese town, its forest, and its watershed - where ducks are hunted by net, saké is brewed from the purest mountain water, and charcoal is fired in stone kilns - by an American writer and food stylist who spent years there....
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Stunning amount of work and wisdom
- By claire hartman on 05-24-22
By: Hannah Kirshner
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Nepal - Culture Smart!
- The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
- By: Tessa Feller, Alan Mercel-Sanca
- Narrated by: Charles Armstrong
- Length: 3 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Culture Smart! Nepal sets out to explain the complexities of Nepalese life, from home to business to the marketplace. It tells you what to expect and provides insights that will help you to go beyond friendly smiles and turn your visit into an enlightening and rewarding experience....
By: Tessa Feller, and others
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The Shanghai Free Taxi
- Journeys with the Hustlers and Rebels of the New China
- By: Frank Langfitt
- Narrated by: Frank Langfitt
- Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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In this adventurous, original book, NPR correspondent Frank Langfitt describes how he created a free taxi service - offering rides in exchange for illuminating conversation - to go beyond the headlines and get to know a wide range of colorful, compelling characters....
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Good read
- By Lisa Blackman on 08-16-19
By: Frank Langfitt
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Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven
- By: Susan Jane Gilman
- Narrated by: Susan Jane Gilman
- Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
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Best-selling author Susan Jane Gilman's new memoir is a hilarious and harrowing journey, a modern heart of darkness filled with Communist operatives, backpackers, and pancakes....
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More like hysteria in china
- By Alexis on 03-02-15
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Take Off Your Shoes
- One Man's Journey from the Boardroom to Bali and Back
- By: Ben Feder
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
- Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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A hard-charging CEO of a large enterprise, Ben Feder discovers that he is losing the very things that sustained him over his years of business success. Unsettled by his insight and determined to rebuild family relationships and rejuvenate his sense of purpose....
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A Terrific Book
- By David Martin on 09-01-20
By: Ben Feder
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Thailand - Culture Smart!
- The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
- By: Roger Jones
- Narrated by: Charles Armstrong
- Length: 2 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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For many outsiders, Thailand still conjures up images of the East at its most mysterious and enchanting. Never conquered by foreigners, this proud and ancient land has been shaped by Buddhism, the monarchy, and the military....
By: Roger Jones
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My Holiday in North Korea
- The Funniest/Worst Place on Earth
- By: Wendy E. Simmons
- Narrated by: Jeena Yi
- Length: 4 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Most people want out of North Korea. Wendy Simmons wanted in....
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Hilarious Yet Real
- By Atira on 05-09-16
By: Wendy E. Simmons
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Walking with Ghosts in Papua New Guinea
- Crossing the Kokoda Trail in the Last Wild Place on Earth
- By: Rick Antonson
- Narrated by: Paul Woodson
- Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins
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In Walking with Ghosts in Papua New Guinea, Antonson shares a journey of physical and mental endurance in his inimitable way, in the company of a mixed band of resolute adventurers, blending fascinating historical context with the tribulations of unexpected discoveries....
By: Rick Antonson
New releases
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Your Crocodile Has Arrived
- More True Stories from a Curious Traveler
- By: Laurie McAndish King
- Narrated by: Carol Meyer Tangeman
- Length: 5 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Whether your taste runs to crocodiles, ancient relics, or flying saucers, you’re sure to find entertainment and illumination in this collection of 21 true travel stories.Join in the author’s adventures as she makes a pilgrimage to see a 2,500-year-old tooth, considers the fate of a three-legged elephant, learns the chilling secrets of the Jamaica Inn pirates, participates in a shamanic ayahuasca ritual, talks alien spaceship propulsion with a SETI scientist, and more.
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Sherpa Hospitality as a Cure for Frostbite
- A Personal Perspective on the Tigers of Himalayan Mountaineering
- By: Mark Horrell
- Narrated by: Mark Horrell
- Length: 4 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Ever since Europeans started exploring the world’s highest mountains and trying to reach their summits in the early 20th century, Sherpas have been an integral part of mountaineering expeditions to the Himalayas. In this anthology curated from his popular Footsteps on the Mountain blog, Mark Horrell explores the evolution of Sherpa mountaineers, from the porters of early expeditions to the superstar climbers of the present day.
By: Mark Horrell
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Just Crazy Enough to Work
- How to Fail on the Silk Road
- By: Stu Nugent
- Narrated by: Stu Nugent
- Length: 11 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Stu Nugent was never a good candidate for a round-the-world cycling trip. He was, and remains, a coward. In a flash of uncharacteristic daring, he attempted to cycle the Northern Silk Road, from Shanghai to Europe. He failed. He failed dramatically. Against a backdrop of the world's most staggering, awe-inspiring landscapes, he was forced to smoke opium at gunpoint, attacked by a snake in a remote Kyrgyz river, robbed at gunpoint by the police, and eventually imprisoned in anonymous jail somewhere on the Kazakh steppe. How did it all go so wrong?
By: Stu Nugent
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Eating the Wind
- A Requiem for Innocence
- By: Nigel Simmonds
- Narrated by: Nigel Simmonds
- Length: 3 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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It’s 1992 and magazine journalist Nigel Simmonds escapes corporate life to move to Bali, the Island of The Gods. His first port of call is Ubud, below sacred Mount Agung, where he sets up home among a collection of characters for whom life in the West–known as The Machine–has become untenable.Â
By: Nigel Simmonds
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Making It Big in Japan
- Stories, Lessons and Advice from Expats Living the Dream
- By: Misha Yurchenko
- Narrated by: Spencer Dillehay
- Length: 18 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Making It Big in Japan is your ultimate guide to living, working, and playing in Japan. The information you get about Japan from reading articles online in English only scratches the surface. Like an outdated textbook, the advice seems to be stuck in the 1980s without reflecting the real pace of change in Japan. There is a need for more clarity and explanations of information that is often only available in Japanese. To fill this gap, I have interviewed the people who influenced me, served as role models, or offered valuable perspectives along my seven-year journey in Japan.
By: Misha Yurchenko
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Field Notes from a Waterborne Land
- Bengal Beyond the Bhadralok
- By: Parimal Bhattacharya
- Narrated by: Anindya Chakravorty
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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In the late 2000s, when the three-decades-long Left Front rule in West Bengal was crumbling, Parimal Bhattacharya began to travel outside the well-trodden urban centers to different parts of the region—from the Sundarbans to tribal Jangalmahal, from the outskirts of Kolkata to villages on the Bangladesh border, from the floodplains of the Hooghly to the forests of Simlipal in neighboring Odisha. Moving between the personal and the political, Field Notes from a Waterborne Land takes the listener on a journey across a fascinating land peopled with unforgettable characters.
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Your Crocodile Has Arrived
- More True Stories from a Curious Traveler
- By: Laurie McAndish King
- Narrated by: Carol Meyer Tangeman
- Length: 5 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Whether your taste runs to crocodiles, ancient relics, or flying saucers, you’re sure to find entertainment and illumination in this collection of 21 true travel stories.Join in the author’s adventures as she makes a pilgrimage to see a 2,500-year-old tooth, considers the fate of a three-legged elephant, learns the chilling secrets of the Jamaica Inn pirates, participates in a shamanic ayahuasca ritual, talks alien spaceship propulsion with a SETI scientist, and more.
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Sherpa Hospitality as a Cure for Frostbite
- A Personal Perspective on the Tigers of Himalayan Mountaineering
- By: Mark Horrell
- Narrated by: Mark Horrell
- Length: 4 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Ever since Europeans started exploring the world’s highest mountains and trying to reach their summits in the early 20th century, Sherpas have been an integral part of mountaineering expeditions to the Himalayas. In this anthology curated from his popular Footsteps on the Mountain blog, Mark Horrell explores the evolution of Sherpa mountaineers, from the porters of early expeditions to the superstar climbers of the present day.
By: Mark Horrell
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Just Crazy Enough to Work
- How to Fail on the Silk Road
- By: Stu Nugent
- Narrated by: Stu Nugent
- Length: 11 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Stu Nugent was never a good candidate for a round-the-world cycling trip. He was, and remains, a coward. In a flash of uncharacteristic daring, he attempted to cycle the Northern Silk Road, from Shanghai to Europe. He failed. He failed dramatically. Against a backdrop of the world's most staggering, awe-inspiring landscapes, he was forced to smoke opium at gunpoint, attacked by a snake in a remote Kyrgyz river, robbed at gunpoint by the police, and eventually imprisoned in anonymous jail somewhere on the Kazakh steppe. How did it all go so wrong?
By: Stu Nugent
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Eating the Wind
- A Requiem for Innocence
- By: Nigel Simmonds
- Narrated by: Nigel Simmonds
- Length: 3 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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It’s 1992 and magazine journalist Nigel Simmonds escapes corporate life to move to Bali, the Island of The Gods. His first port of call is Ubud, below sacred Mount Agung, where he sets up home among a collection of characters for whom life in the West–known as The Machine–has become untenable.Â
By: Nigel Simmonds
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Making It Big in Japan
- Stories, Lessons and Advice from Expats Living the Dream
- By: Misha Yurchenko
- Narrated by: Spencer Dillehay
- Length: 18 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Making It Big in Japan is your ultimate guide to living, working, and playing in Japan. The information you get about Japan from reading articles online in English only scratches the surface. Like an outdated textbook, the advice seems to be stuck in the 1980s without reflecting the real pace of change in Japan. There is a need for more clarity and explanations of information that is often only available in Japanese. To fill this gap, I have interviewed the people who influenced me, served as role models, or offered valuable perspectives along my seven-year journey in Japan.
By: Misha Yurchenko
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Field Notes from a Waterborne Land
- Bengal Beyond the Bhadralok
- By: Parimal Bhattacharya
- Narrated by: Anindya Chakravorty
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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In the late 2000s, when the three-decades-long Left Front rule in West Bengal was crumbling, Parimal Bhattacharya began to travel outside the well-trodden urban centers to different parts of the region—from the Sundarbans to tribal Jangalmahal, from the outskirts of Kolkata to villages on the Bangladesh border, from the floodplains of the Hooghly to the forests of Simlipal in neighboring Odisha. Moving between the personal and the political, Field Notes from a Waterborne Land takes the listener on a journey across a fascinating land peopled with unforgettable characters.