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"...It is much more than a guidebook..." - Far Eastern Economic Review
"...It is one of those rare travel guides that is a joy to read whether or not you are planning a trip..." - New York Times
"...His panoramic shots of mountain valleys are dizzying and lovely; so too are his photographs of religious ceremonies, with the villagers dressed in their finery..." - New York Times
"...Essential traveling equipment for anyone planning a journey of this kind..." - Asian Wall Street Journal
"...The Odyssey guide is a good read, full of historical background; the one to read before you go..." - The Times
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"...... a thorough guidebook which makes all of Egypt's mysteries accessible... From exciting Cairo to the quiet, unspoiled Biblical Sinai, Egypt offers historical background and contemporary cultural insights that enrich a trip to Egypt. Robert Morkot shares the basics of Egyptian food, etiquette and customs, shopping and sports ... Detailed maps, hotel and airline information, and an introduction to the hieroglyphic alphabet make this book an essential guide to a fascinating country..." - Egypt Fifth Edition, Midwest Book Review
"...An excellent and in-depth guide offering an insight into the history, culture, mysticism and the legends concerning these fascinating islands..." - Seychelles Fifth Edition, Publishing News
"...An excellent and in-depth guide offering an insight into the history, culture, mysticism and the legends concerning these fascinating islands..." - Seychelles Sixth Edition, Publishing News
"...It is a superb and even inspirational book...." - Socotra First Edition, Edward O. Wilson University Professor Emeritus at Harvard University
"...The Socotra islands, in the Arabian Sea off the Horn of Africa, are home to many plant and animal species found nowhere else...First settled by man several thousand years ago, this unique environment is populated by a small group of fishers and pastoralists. In 2003, Socotra became a UNESCO Man and Biosphere Reserve. Socotra: A Natural History of the Islands and their People by Catherine Cheung and Lyndon DeVantier (Socotra Conservation Fund/Odyssey) is the first full natural history of the flora, fauna and people of these islands. ..." - Socotra First Edition, Nature (Vol. 445, 4 Jan 07)
"...it's a splendid achievement - rich, fascinating, scholarly, wonderfully comprehensive and beautifully produced...." - Socotra First Edition, Tim Mackintosh-Smith, winner of the Thomas Cook / Daily Telegraph prize for Yemen: Travels in Dictionaryland (1997), and author of Travels with A Tangerine (2001) and The Hall of a Thousand Columns (2005)
"...When an advance copy ... arrived at my door, I was quite frankly gobsmacked. I had not known what to expect, but I had not expected such a magnificently presented, fabulously illustrated and so wide-covering and exhaustively researched a tome as this. It is without
doubt the definitive study of the unique natural history of this extraordinary island and its no less unique people in a moment of change - whether at ground level, above ground, below ground, or in
the depths of the surrounding sea, past, present and future. And the range of its illustrations - from close-ups of widow spiders and paper moths to wide-angle panoramas of the ancient landscape and its oceanic setting, and Socotrans past and present - is unsurpassed. But
this is not just the definitive study, and a synthesis and treasure trove of the combined knowledge of divers and researchers in the last decade; it is also unsurpassed as a celebration of these precious things, and a rallying bugle-call for their understanding and conservation. Perhaps only two other books in the island's history come anywhere near to it as volumes to treasure in terms of both their invaluable definitive text and their wonderful illustrations - Dr Henry Forbes' pioneer The Natural History of Sokotra-and Abd-el-Kuri' of 1903, and more recently Dr Anthony Miller's and Dr Miranda Morris's Ethnoflora of the Soqotra Archipelago. If you value
Socotra you will treasure this book - buy it now while stocks last !
..." - Socotra First Edition, Douglas Botting, Leader, Oxford University Expedition to Socotra 1956, author of 'Island of the Dragon's Blood' (1958) - the first account of the island since the 19th century (and still in print !)
"...The book is a stunner. It is rare to find such a detailed study of a part of the Middle East that is so poorly known in the 'West'
..." - Socotra First Edition, Dr. David Lawrence, The Australian National University
"...I love the Middle East where I have travelled widely for 40 years in search of birds. Socotra is a jewel of those travels and this book is a great and learned tribute to a truly remarkable island. ..." - Socotra First Edition, Richard Porter, author of 'Birds of the Middle East' and 'BirdLife International's' Middle East adviser.
"...natural history in the Darwinian class. A unique and enchanting book..." - Socotra First Edition, Work Boat World Magazine
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"...Don't leave home without 'Angkor' by Dawn Rooney..." - Angkor Fifth Edition Revised, San Francisco Chronicle
"...An excellent guide, well-written, with beautiful photographs..." - Angkor Fifth Edition Revised, The New York Times
"...The best guide is Dawn Rooney's Angkor..." - Angkor Fifth Edition Revised, The Telegraph (UK)
"...I especially recommend 'The Silk Road' by Judy Bonavia, a good general tour guide on the region..." - The Silk Road Seventh Edition, Forbes Magazine
"...The best guidebook to bring is the Uzbekistan volume in the Odyssey series, written by Calum Macleod and Bradley Mayhew. It is one of those rare travel guides that is a joy to read whether or not you are planning a trip..." - Uzbekistan Fifth Edition, The New York Times
"...Quintessential guidebook...glorious!..." - Uzbekistan Fifth Edition, Houston Chronicle
"...Quite excellent. No one should visit Samarkand, Bukhara or Khiva without this meticulously researched guide..." - Uzbekistan Fifth Edition, Peter Hopkirk, author of The Great Game
"...The best guidebook on Uzbekistan available. Land in Tashkent without it at your peril..." - Uzbekistan Fifth Edition, Tom Bissel, author, 'Chasing the Sea: Lost Among the Ghosts of Empire in Central Asia'
"...Whoever goes to Mongolia must absolutely take this guide..." - Mongolia Second Edition, Anda, the premier journal of Mongolian studies in France
"...is the most complete and up-to-date guide..." - Mongolia Second Edition, Le Monde
"...up-to-the-minute information about these fast-changing metropolises (and) what makes this book so worth reading are the many special topics, literary excerpts and archive pictures and illustrations sprinkled throughout, which meld with the main text and colourful contemporary pictures to present as full and comprehensive an understanding of China's urban powerhouses as you'll find anywhere in print..." - Beijing and Shanghai First Edition, SILK ROAD, Inflight Magazine
"...indispensable... It not only provides a cornucopia of practical information and cultural insight, but takes the traveler on a splendid journey through the extensive map of the Russian soul..." - Moscow, St Petersburg Second Edition Revised, Isabel Allende
"...As the designer of Russia?s first ever golf course in Moscow, I and my international crew had the pleasure of using Ms Nordbye's guide extensively as we placed the Reds on the Greens! A definite 'Don't Leave Home Without It!..." - Moscow, St Petersburg Second Edition Revised, Robert Trent Jones, II
"...Those who want to fuel their Silk Road reveries should read this seminal book by Luce Boulnois, a world-renowned authority on the history of the fabled trade route. Into this beautifully wrought work, spanning more than 10 centuries, Boulnois has poured a lifetime of prodigious, passionate scholarship. For today?s aspiring wayfarers, the book includes an extensive list of museums around the world that house Silk Road artefacts, and basic travel information and advice..." - Silk Road First Edition, Erling Hoh, Far Eastern Economic Review
"...Visitors to this ultimate Asian heartland could have no better traveling companion than Odyssey's guide..." - Kyrgyz Republic Second Edition, Neil Taylor, travel industry guru
"...The information - on history, sights, touring out of town and leisure activities - is concise, well-presented and up-to-date..." - Exploring Chiang Mai First Edition, The Nation
"...much more than a guidebook..." - Exploring Chiang Mai First Edition, Far Eastern Economic Review
"...a colorful and authoritative guidebook to Chiang Mai..." - Exploring Chiang Mai First Edition, Lonely Planet
"...Concise, highly readable general guide. Well illustrated in color, taking the reader from the river?s source in Tibet to the Yellow Sea..." - Yangzi Seventh Edition, Traveller
"...for coverage of Chongqing and the Gorges, and of the more placid and historically notable sites below Yichang and downriver to Shanghai, it is unrivaled..." - Yangzi Seventh Edition, Simon Winchester
"...This has made my day!..." - Yangzi River Map First Edition, Simon Winchester
"...Wonderful..." - Yangzi River Map First Edition, Richard Bangs, Slate Magazine's 'Well-Traveled'
"...The China Guide Series...has done a great deal to open visitors' eyes to less well-known locations which can offer the traveler unique ranges of sights and experiences..." - China Seventh Edition, Far Eastern Economic Review
"...In-depth guide to the history, culture and peoples of Guizhou province, featuring color photographs, excellent maps and a very good overview of the ethnic minorities of the region..." - Guizhou Province Second Edition, Longitude Books
"...Corrigan's easy familiarity, knowledge and enthusiasm for her province and its arts shines through; her text is informative and interesting, and her photographs are a visual delight..." - Guizhou Province Second Edition, Eric Boudot, Textile Specialist
"...among the best...really does contain something for everyone..." - New Zealand Fifth Edition, Destination New Zealand
"...Whoever goes to Mongolia must absolutely take this guide..." - Mongolia First Edition, Anda, the premier journal of Mongolian studies in France
"...An excellent guide, well-written, with beautiful photographs....." - Angkor Fourth Edition, The New York Times
"...Full of historical information; the one to read before you go..." - China Eighth Edition, Times (London)
"...A handsomely illustrated, compact guide...strong on culture..." - China Eighth Edition, Longitude Books
"...The China Guide Series...has done a great deal to open visitors' eyes to less well-known locations , which can offer the traveler unique ranges of sights and experiences..." - China Eighth Edition, Far Eastern Economic Review
"...Among the best...really does contain something for everyone......" - New Zealand Sixth Edition, Destination New Zealand
"...helps guests feel more at home in the city... a collection of clearly designed maps and tips about local sites..." - Beijing Walks First Edition, Travel and Leisure, March 2008
"...Peter Hibbard's knowledge of the city is encyclopedic..." - The Bund Shanghai First Edition, Conde Nast Traveler
"...a neat blend of the historic and the hip...fascinating archival material aplenty..." - The Bund Shanghai First Edition, The Weekend Australian
"...handsomely illustrated, compact guide - the first to the region..." - Kamchatka First Edition, Longitude Books
"...What a fantastic production - I think it is great! I just couldn't put it down; what with the fascinating text and the wonderful pictures, it really is one of the best travel books I've ever read
..." - Kamchatka First Edition, Brian Black, BywordTV, Cologne
"...the breathless account of an intrepid, unmistakably Irish traveller, thrilled with living and moving at the edge of her comfort zone, written with irrepressible good humour and boundless energy..." - Kamchatka First Edition, Irish Times
"...an outstanding description of one of the most appealing places on earth to visit. If you want to know more about Yunnan, the book by Jim Goodman has it all..." - Yunnan First Edition, Reinhard Hohler, Chiang Mai
"...Exploring Phuket & Phi Phi is a comprehensive and fascinating handbook for the area that breezes through the sort of logistical details so readily available online in favor of in-depth examinations of the history, culture, politics and ecology of the region...." - Exploring Phuket & Phi Phi First Edition, New York Times
"...The travel section (by Bradley Mayhew) reflects the wisdom of an experienced modern Silk Road traveler. It is succinct and broadly impressionistic, packed with practical advice and information...." - Silk Road First Edition Revised, Orientations
"...Those who want to fuel their Silk Road reveries should read this seminal book by Luce Boulnois, a world-renowned authority on the history of the fabled trade route. Into this beautifully wrought work, spanning more than 10 centuries, Boulnois has poured a lifetime of prodigious, passionate scholarship. For today's aspiring wayfarers, the book includes an extensive list of museums around the world that house Silk Road artefacts, and basic travel information and advice...." - Silk Road First Edition Revised, Far Eastern Economic Review
"...the most eloquent statement yet of the case for classifying Russian history apart from that of the rest of Europe. Russia's self-distancing from the EU will ensure that Dr Knobloch attracts attention, even where he does not command assent..." - Russia and Asia First Edition, Professor Felipe Fernandez-Armesto, Tufts University
"......" - Russia and Asia First Edition,
"...[Knobloch] shows a great civic courage in stressing the Asian element in Russia's culture... many Western specialists will regard it as an expression of 'racism'... [He is] undoubtedly right to stress the Oriental element in Russia. While Russian 'high culture' of the past three centuries is certainly Western, her low culture and her politics
are suffused with Oriental elements.
..." - Russia and Asia First Edition, Professor Richard Pipes, Harvard University
"...An extremely stimulating work...draws attention to a number of facts and events which, until now, remained more or less unnoticed in scholarly literature. The author introduces new viewpoints into traditional historiography...which should contribute to a deeper understandingof relations among substantial features of Russian history..." - Russia and Asia First Edition, Professor K.V. Maly, Charles University, Prague
"...Edgar Knobloch introduces the reader to a dimension of Russian history that is both fascinating and relatively unknown - how the Central Asian side of Russia, with its steppe frontier, has had such a profound influence on Russian civilization in general. ..." - Russia and Asia First Edition, Professor Norman Stone
"...... poetic prose that captures the very essence of the brave, proud people of Afghanistan......" - Land of the High Flags First Edition, New York Times
"...A unusually vivid memoir of lost Afghanistan and its people, first published in 1964 and returned to print with a new afterword by the author, who maintained a lifelong relationship with the country that so captivated her in the 1950s...." - Land of the High Flags First Edition, Longitude Books
"...... an interesting writer, gifted with insight... and a vivid graphic sense; every experience she offers us - of people or place or weather - is received and fully shared...." - Land of the High Flags First Edition, The New Yorker
"...Her book will remain a faithful account of what Afghanistan was like
..." - Land of the High Flags First Edition, James A. Michener
"...I especially recommend The Silk Road by Judy Bonavia, a good general tour guide on the region..." - The Silk Road Eighth Edition, Forbes magazine
"...beautifully photographed and extremely informative book...a trustworthy guide to this remarkable region..." - The Silk Road Eighth Edition, Silk Road inflight magazine
"...a cultural guide with excellent colour photography and frequent use of literary excerpts...concise practical advice included..." - Kyrgyz Republic Third Edition, Standfords
"...The best guidebook to bring is the Uzbekistan volume in the Odyssey series, written by Calum Macleod and Bradley Mayhew. It is one of those rare travel guides that is a joy to read whether or not you are planning a trip...." - Uzbekistan Sixth Edition, New York Times
"...richly photographed and terrifically detailed..." - Uzbekistan Sixth Edition, Conde Nast Traveler
"...Quintessential guidebook...glorious!..." - Uzbekistan Sixth Edition, Houston Chronicle
"...Quite excellent. No one should visit Samarkand, Bukhara or Khiva without this meticulously researched guide..." - Uzbekistan Sixth Edition, Peter Hopkirk, author of The Great Game
"...An exemplary guidebook and the only one devoted specifically to Uzbekistan...." - Uzbekistan Sixth Edition, The Observer (UK)
"...The best guidebook on Uzbekistan available. Land in Tashkent without it at your peril..." - Uzbekistan Sixth Edition, Tom Bissel, author, 'Chasing the Sea: Lost Among the Ghosts of Empire in Central Asia'
"...Full of historical information; the one to read before you go..." - China Nineth Edition, Times (London)
"...A handsomely illustrated, compact guide...strong on culture..." - China Nineth Edition, Longitude Books
"...The China Guide Series...has done a great deal to open visitors' eyes to less well-known locations , which can offer the traveler unique ranges of sights and experiences..." - China Nineth Edition, Far Eastern Economic Review
"...A uniquely enterprising and detailed guide, full of new and fascinating things..." - China: Museums First Edition, Colin Thubron
"...For those who have always suspected that China's cities held, hidden away, immense treasure-houses of things both wondrous and bizarre, here is the definitive, comprehensive and quite marvellous guide. In creating this beautiful book, the authors have performed a singular service - both to those who are fascinated with China, and to China herself, who can now proudly show off her achievements to a wider audience than ever before..." - China: Museums First Edition, Simon Winchester
"...Absorbing...takes the reader on a journey through the streets, hearts and minds of Beijing...captures a panoramic view, vivid and unvarnished, of a unique moment in time as an historic city grapples the past and embraces the future..." - Beijing: Portrait of a City First Edition, James McGregor
"...a gloriously idiosyncratic mix of form and flavour that takes us into territory no guidebook can reach. There is immense substance here, but that is almost beside the point. This is not just a book to learn from; it is a treat to be savoured'...." - Beijing: Portrait of a City First Edition, Jonathan Watt, Guardian
"...a colorful guide to China's ancient capital in the Odyssey series, noteworthy for its excellent maps, hundreds of color photographs and plain old good writing (not something you an always count on in a guidebook)...." - Xi'an, Shaanxi & The Terracotta Army Second Edition,
"...excellent book... so different from the usual travel trash churned out these days...great subject, great area, writers know what they're talking about ... intelligent and serious guide to Xi'an
..." - Xi'an, Shaanxi & The Terracotta Army Second Edition, www.thetraveleditor.com
"...Colorful, practical guide, well illustrated with many astonishing photographs. Provides an in-depth general introduction to this kingdom's history, culture and ecology, with a comprehensive itinerary ranging from the major cities to the remotest monasteries. Special sections on selected topics, plus literary excerpts, including J. Claude White on an inter-sex mudfight...." - Bhutan Sixth Edition, Traveller
"...The bible of Bhutan guidebooks..." - Bhutan Sixth Edition, Travel & Leisure
"...a guide rich in detail that truly distills the spirit of Asia's land of nomads..." - Mongolia First Edition, Real Travel Magazine
"...With the panache of a practiced foreign correspondent, author Carl Robinson reels in friends and colleagues, including American Museum of Natural History paleontologist Mark Norrell and Smithsonian ethnographer William Fitzhugh, for short contributions on topics of interest for this much anticipated, comprehensive guide. No punter (he's based in Australia), Robinson doesn't just cover the highlights; he spent two months traveling 10,000 miles all over the country (the size of Alaska) with a driver and guide. A couple places in particular made a huge impression," he reported to us in a recent e-mail, "including the Great Eastern Steppe and the Volcanoes of Dariganga. Classic flat, the steppe includes the last untouched grasslands in the world, where if you're lucky, as we were, you'll witness tens of thousands of migrating white-tailed gazelles...." - Mongolia First Edition, Longitude Books
"...spread after spread of majestic colour photos, and a thorough, curiously successful mix of personal narrative, cultural primer, and literary excerpts. Great for pre-trip inspiration, and perfect bedside reading while snuggled up in your ger..." - Mongolia First Edition, Wanderlust
"...up-to-the-minute information about these fast-changing metropolises (and) what makes this book so worth reading are the many special topics, literary excerpts and archive pictures and illustrations sprinkled throughout, which meld with the main text and colorful contemporary pictures to present as full and comprehensive an understanding of China's urban powerhouses as you'll find anywhere in print..." - Beijing & Shanghai Third Edition, SILK ROAD Inflight magazine
"...A stunning guide, packed with history, that no visitor to Iran should be without...." - Iran Fourth Edition, Christina Lamb, foreign affairs correspondent, 'Sunday Times' (London)
"...Beautifully illustrated...well-written and drawing upon numerous resources, Asia Overland should appeal to readers fascinated by the region's history just as much as it would to travellers planning to set out along either of these great routes. Omrani succeeds in painting a vivid picture of the peoples seen along the way...A very engaging read from
start to finish.
..." - Asia Overland First Edition, Real Travel (Book of the Month, August 2010)
"...First-class storytelling... will take you through the ups and downs, and leave you aching to take off...." - Asia Overland First Edition, Time Out
"...From recollections of the drunks who stumbled out of Moscow and St Petersburg's bars to the traditional nomad tribes of Mongolia, this engaging book reveals in candid detail what people thought of the rough - and often savage - landscapes they encountered..." - Asia Overland First Edition, Wanderlust
"...He cannot conceal his love. What a happy circumstance: the artist from Munich discovered Oman but didn't keep his experiences to himself. Instead he supplemented them with extensive research and has produced a sensitively written, clearly laid-out, easy-to-use guidebook..." - Oman First Edition, Frankfurter Rundschau
"...Georg Popp perceptively describes the country and people together with routes to the remotest areas of Oman, as well as providing practical travel tips. The whole [guide] is enriched with a multitude of excellent photographs, the majority of which have been taken by the author himself ..." - Oman First Edition, Orient Magazine
"...I used the Afghan guide across the country and thought it was fabulous. Odyssey has invented a wonderful new format for guidebooks that deserves to change the genre for ever ..." - Afghanistan Second Edition, William Dalrymple
"...a gem of a book..." - Afghanistan Second Edition, The Literary Review
"...If travel books came with warnings, the one for AFGHANISTAN: A COMPANION AND GUIDE would read, "Caution: may inspire actual voyage". But then, this lavishly produced guide could not help do otherwise - especially if you're partial to adventure..." - Afghanistan Second Edition, TIME Magazine (UK and European Editions), August 22nd 2005
"...well illustrated... its photographs... give an idea of the unequalled beauty of the country in all its variety... It is strong on the history... full of sensible tips. Above all, it is authoritative and as well-informed as only extensive travels inside the country can make it... If the country deters all but the most dauntless, it will serve as a vade mecum for them and for the rest of us a reminder of what we are missing..." - Afghanistan Second Edition, Spectator
"...This is a superb book as I'm sure you agree and will be the standard reference book on Afghanistan for years. The launch in London gathered the cream of British journalism and politics and I was very impressed..." - Afghanistan Second Edition, Radek Sikorski
"...Thorough and beautifully illustrated, this book is a comprehensive - and fun - window into Afghan history, culture and traditions. A must-have for travel readers and a gripping read for anyone with even a passing interest in Afghanistan...." - Afghanistan Second Edition, Khaled Hosseini, author of 'The Kite Runner'.
"...what we have all been waiting for. Bijan Omrani and Matthew Leeming have compiled a masterful and elegant guide to this most alluring of countries. Packed with history, rich in whimsical detail, it is a treat for anyone contemplating a trip to Central Asia's greatest treasure, and a fine read for the armchair traveller. Highly recommended..." - Afghanistan Second Edition, Justin Marozzi, author of Tamerlane: Sword of Islam, Conqueror of the World
"...much more than just a guidebook - the contents page alone had me gripped! The chapter on places to stay in Kabul had me crying with laughter... required reading for anyone with any interest in Afghanistan..." - Afghanistan Second Edition, Christina Lamb, Sunday Times, author of 'The Sewing Circles of Herat'
"...It might seem madness of publish a guide of nearly 800 pages to a country that is still on the Foreign Office 'blacklist', but this one, strong on history and sumptuously produced, can be enjoyed even by adventurers who never leave the armchair..." - Afghanistan Second Edition, Daily Telegraph (UK)
"...wonderful books on Afghanistan...I know they will inform my reporting and travels..." - Afghanistan Second Edition, Mark Thompson, Time Magazine
"...for the independent, do-it-yourself traveller seeking to reach some of the most out of the way and least visited corners of Central Asia, this is the book. There is no other in the English language...." - Kazakhstan Second Edition, The Royal Society for Asian Affairs
"...Tajikistan and the High Pamirs ranks as the most comprehensive guidebook ..." - Tajikistan Second Edition, Conde Nast Traveler
"...Passionnant. Ce n'est pas un livre mais une bible, un guide, un livre d'histoire, de politique, de civilisation et de geographie. Contrairement a ce que je m'etais imagine je ne le lirai pas d'une traite mais m'y baladerai et le consulterai lorsque je voudrai m'evader. J'y ai remarque de nombreuses expressions identiques a la langue turque. Merci encore. ..." - Tajikistan Second Edition, Ralf Polikar
"...Having read up on the country in the excellent Odyssey guide Tajikistan and the High Pamirs..." - Tajikistan Second Edition, Times Online
"...a never-ending source of valuable information for our 2009 Tajikistan tour. We know no other travel guide that offers such a detailed account - geographical and historical, but also cultural and ethnological - of this fascinating country. Warmest congratulations to the authors of this professional and accomplished book..." - Tajikistan Second Edition, Globotrek, Bern
"...A very complete guide with a lot of precious and hard to get practical, historical and geographical information. A must-have book for anyone attracted by the roof of the world...." - Tajikistan Second Edition, Horizons Nouveaux
"...a superb guide..." - Tajikistan Second Edition, Dr. George Schaller
"...a rare combination of profound research into history and extremely useful practical advice...this book is written with great love for Tajikistan, for the magic of the Pamirs and for the simple people of this extraordinary region ... each time I open [this book] I seem to breathe the divine rarefied air of the high mountains..." - Tajikistan Second Edition, Professor Mikhail A. Rakov, Menlo Park, California
"...An encyclopaedic source on Tajikistan and especially the Pamirs, with chapters devoted to the various adventurers, travellers and spies who roamed these mountains in the past. Middleton and Thomas both worked for the Aga Khan Foundation in Tajikistan -Middleton for eighteen years - and this book demonstrates their deep knowledge of this subject. Add the books enticing maps, the photographs of wide, yak-grazed plains and deep river valleys, the vivid portraits of its people and the reader is likely to want to become a Central Asian Neil Armstrong or Buzz Aldrin over night..." - Tajikistan Second Edition, Steppe Magazine
"...During the Pamir-Forum in Bern, I proposed that Tajikistan and the High Pamirs would be a useful book to distribute in Tajikistan to all the English-speaking opinion leaders who are working in NGOs. During my travels I have noticed that there are many Tajik people who are eager to obtain more information about their home country and that this book would be a most comprehensive reference for them...." - Tajikistan Second Edition, Margrith Sengupta, INDO ORIENT TOURS GmbH, Zurich
"...As soon as I found out about a complete Tajikistan guidebook, I jumped on it and ordered it. There isn't anything out there yet as complete as this guide for this gem of a country. And what I especially liked was the mixture of historical as well as practical advice. At such a crossroad of civilizations, there is no way you can leave the history out of Tajikistan and this guidebook managed to teach me about Tajikistan's far and recent past while dreaming of my next trip there!..." - Tajikistan Second Edition, Mathieu Paley
"...well written, decorated with good photos; provides a highly interesting insight into a country which is far away from us - physically and mentally. The text brings this country and its people so close to me that I almost believe I am there! ..." - Tajikistan Second Edition, Ekkehard Feustel, Dusseldorf
"...Let me congratulate you on the superbly researched publication Tajikistan and the High Pamirs. Your story of the discovery and conquest of the Pamirs is based on an evaluation of a wide-ranging mass of data. By reading the historical chapters I can establish many relationships where before there was only fog. When I now travel from Osh into the Pamirs, the many travel memoirs written by Russians and other Europeans - who then had little idea what lay behind the mountains - flash up in my mind; when I look out in the morning over the Ak-Su towards Pamirsky Post and Mustag-Ata I can almost see the yurt village below the barracks...." - Tajikistan Second Edition, Tobias Kraudzun, Free University of Berlin, Berlin
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"...Opens up a wide spectrum of all there is to enjoy in Australia - with insights into the nation's history along the way. Highly recommended..." - Australia Fifth Edition, Christopher J. Koch, author of The Year of Living Dangerously
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"...Nothing is as insightful as comprehensive guidebook. The best one I have encountered on Georgia is Roger Rosen's ......" - Georgia Third Edition, Robert D. Kaplan, author of 'Eastward to Tartary'
"...The best guidebook to Georgia..." - Georgia Third Edition, The New York Times
"...The most comprehensive and insightful guide to Georgia......" - Georgia Third Edition, Hon Tedo Japaridze, Ambassador of Georgia to the United States, Canada and Mexico
"...indispensable... It not only provides a cornucopia of practical information and cultural insight, but takes the traveler on a splendid journey through the extensive map of the Russian soul..." - Moscow, St Petersburg & The Golden Ring Third Edition, Isabel Allende
"...one of the finest, most personal guides to Russia...stunning photography, excellent cartography and well-chosen literary extracts..." - Moscow, St Petersburg & The Golden Ring Third Edition, Russian Life
"...As the designer of Russia's first ever golf course in Moscow, I and my international crew had the pleasure of using Ms Nordbye's guide extensively as we placed the Reds on the Greens! A definite 'Don't Leave Home Without It!..." - Moscow, St Petersburg & The Golden Ring Third Edition, Robert Trent Jones, II
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"...The Big Apple Circus - how much darker our town and the world would be without it!..." - Big Apple Circus First Edition, Walter Cronkite
"...the quintessential small landmark of enormous significance....." - Ear Inn Virons First Edition, American Institute of Architecture
"...The Deckers' wealth of experience helps them capture the grandeur of our volcanic National Parks in their informative, beautifully illustrated and well-written book..." - Volcanoes First Edition, Dallas Peck, Former Director of the U.S. Geological Survey
"...Have a blast..." - Volcanoes First Edition, USA Today
"...31 Vulcan themed parks..." - Volcanoes First Edition, Outside Magazine
"...Volcano tourism is exploding..." - Volcanoes First Edition, Los Angeles Daily News
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"...For cruisers (or other package tourers), this is, by far, the best Galapagos guide on the market. Photos are tantalizing as well as truly informative; nature info is detailed enough for a botany text..." - The Galapagos Islands Sixth Edition, New York Daily News
"...Everyone's bible to the Enchanted Islands..." - The Galapagos Islands Sixth Edition, Galapagos guides' talk
"...It is just wonderful!...the most comprehensive book I could find...As a woman traveling alone, reading this book has really helped me to prepare and feel comfortable about what to expect...." - Marine Life of the Galapagos Second Edition, Galapagos visitor
"...This is, by far, the best Galapagos guide on the market. Photos are tantalizing as well as truly informative; nature info is detailed enough for a botany text...." - Galapagos Eighth Edition, New York Daily News
"...Everyone's bible to the Enchanted Islands..." - Galapagos Eighth Edition, Galapagos tour guide
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