Great travel reads.

Lonely PlanetGuide Books

Still the best guidebook going around. Have been travel pioneers since the 70s. Handy to reference on the road and before you go.

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Trans-Siberian HandbookGuide Book

Only exception to stray from Lonely Planet. Bryn Thomas is the goods here when cruising the rails in Russia.

Great Railway BazaarTravel Memoir

A classic piece of travel writing from one of the all time greats. Paul Theroux’s epic train journey through Asia.

The Wrong Way homeTravel Memoir

A hilarious, insightful and epic overland trip by any means possible from London to Australia. The trip was taken in the late 90’s through some very war-torn countries and the adventurous Peter Moore tells a great travel story.

Into Thin AirTravel Memoir

All about the tragic events on Mount Everest in 1996, now a major film. Jon Krakauer’s first-hand account of the events is gritty, graphic and controversial.

White TigerTravel Memoir

The White Tiger follows a Bangalore driver through the poverty and corruption of modern India’s caste society. A good book to read before or while travelling to India to get underneath this unique social hierarchy.

The 4-hour Work WeekSelf-Improvement

Timothy Ferris’s New York Times bestseller to cut out the waste from your life. Tried and tested tips to streamline your life to spend more time living and less time in an office. Not for everyone but it will challenge you to assess what is important in your life.

I Am LegendHorror

A dystopian future where a man is the last living human on earth with only nocturnal bloodthirsty zombies left to contend with. The film starring Will Smith is based on this book.

Born to RunHorror

Born to Run by Christopher McDougall which is the anthropological, athletic and amazing story of Tarahumara Indians located in the rugged and remote Copper Canyons in northern Mexico and the discovery of their unique running ability.

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