Spectacular Australia (Spectacular Series) by Phillip Mathews

Australia is a vigorous young nation astride an ancient continent. This vast, parched land - the flattest and driest continent - is revealed here in 200 splendid color photographs, including panoramic gatefolds by some of the most distinguished photographers working in the country today. State by state, the images here capture the Great Barrier Reef, the biggest coral reef on the planet; the massive glowing monoliths of the Red Centre in the Northern Territory; the snowcapped peaks and frozen... Order from UK | US | Canada
| One-Hundred and One Beautiful Small Towns of Italy by PAOLO LAZZARIN

A Must for Devotees of Italy and Italian Culture
ONE HUNDRED AND ONE BEAUTIFUL SMALL TOWNS OF ITALY is a lavishly illustrated insider's look at the Italy as known to Italians. Writer Paolo Lazzarin took on this project of focusing on the secret treasures within Italy and wrote it for Italians. Now Rizzoli has released it internationally and all of us who love this most romantic of countries are the richer for this guidebook.
Lazzarin has divided his book into the... Order from UK | US | Canada
| Lonely Planet China (Lonely Planet China) by Damian Harper, Steve Fallon, Katja Gaskell, Julie Grundvig, Carolyn Heller, Thomas Huhti, Bradley Mayhew, Christopher Pitts

THE SWISS ARMY KNIFE OF GUIDEBOOKS
This book is the swiss army knife of practical knowledge concerning how to survive, get around, and even have a great time in the massively complex and ever-changing world that is china. Granted, the book has a cheeky, irreverant air to it, but believe me when I say this humor came as a great psychological boost at times. I know, I travelled extensively in china for 1 year and also lived in shanghai. i went there speaking no chinese at all and ma... Order from UK | US | France | Canada
| The Travel Book

A colossal achievement
This book is physically a heavyweight - both in weight and size. It is lavishly illustrated and devotes two pages to each country on earth regardless of size or economic standing. The photography is wonderful and it is a classic coffee table book. However, I have marked it down slightly as it is inclined to be in my (minority) opinion a slight "triumph of form over content" - it's comprehensive coverage inevitably means that the information is inclined to ... Order from UK | US | France | Canada
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