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The White Book
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From the author of The Vegetarian & Human Acts comes a book like no other. The White Book is a meditation on colour, beginning with a list of white things. It is a book about mourning, rebirth & the tenacity of the human spirit. It is as stunning investigation of the fragility, beauty & strangeness of life. Translated from the Korean by Deborah Smith. ...
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The White Cities: Reports from France 1925-1939
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The White City
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Set during the Hundred Years War, the protagonist of The White Company is a cloister-raised young nobleman who discovers that his father`s will stipulated he travelled for a year before taking his vows. Setting off on his adventures, he finds himself part of the White Company
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The White Cities

Joseph Roth, the greatest European newspaper correspondent of his age, left the splintering Weimar Republic for Paris in 1925 and, as an Austrian Jew, was exiled there for the rest of his life. Collected together here for the first time in English, these exhilarating pieces evoke a world of suppleness, beauty and promise. From the port town of Marseilles to the Riviera of Nice and Monte Carlo, to the erotic hill country around Avignon; from the socialist workers and cattlemen with whom Roth ate breakfast, to prostitutes and Sunday bullfighters, White Cities is not only a swan song to a European order that could no longer hold but also a beautifully crafted and revelatory work. Joseph Roth died of an alcohol-related illness in a Paris hospital in 1939.
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Joseph Roth, the greatest European newspaper correspondent of his age, left the splintering Weimar Republic for Paris in 1925 &, as an Austrian Jew, was exiled there for the rest of his life. Collected together here for the first time in English, these exhilarating pieces evoke a world of suppleness, beauty & promise. From the port town of Marseilles to the Riviera of Nice & Monte Carlo, to the erotic hill country around Avignon; from the socialist workers & cattlemen with whom Roth ate breakfast, to prostitutes & Sunday bullfighters, White Cities is not only a swan song to a European order that could no longer hold but also a beautifully crafted & revelatory work. Joseph Roth died of an alcohol-related illness in a Paris hospital in 1939.

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Stanfords
Stanfords was established in 1853 and opened their iconic Covent Garden flagship store in 1901. They have become the top retailer of maps, travel books and accessories in the UK and arguably offer the largest selection of maps and travel books worldwide. Famous names such as Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Ranulph Fiennes and Michael Palin have purchased from Stanfords. They now have a shop in Bristol and both stores together with other venues operate a calendar of events including talks, book signings and exhibitions. As a specialist map retailer, the map selection is comprehensive and includes road maps, street maps and walking maps from worldwide destinations, as well as a selection of world atlases and wall maps. Books include travel guides and travel literature. Stanfords also stock globes, from miniatures made of blue marble to magnificent floor-standing globes. The website features a selection of interesting articles on travel topics.
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