Author: Publisher: Random House Value Publishing
ISBN: 9780517528075
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 268
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The Great Trains
Author: Publisher: Random House Value Publishing
ISBN: 9780517528075
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 268
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Great Trains East
Author: McGonigal Robert S.Publisher:
ISBN: 9781627004695
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 122
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Ghost Train to the Eastern Star
Author: Paul TherouxPublisher: Emblem Editions
ISBN: 0771085389
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 513
Book Description
National Bestseller In Ghost Train to the Eastern Star, Theroux recreates an epic journey he took thirty years ago, a giant loop by train (mostly) through Eastern Europe, Turkey, the Caucasus, Central Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, China, Japan, and Siberia. In short, he traverses all of Asia top to bottom, and end to end. In the three decades since he first travelled this route, Asia has undergone phenomenal change. The Soviet Union has collapsed, China has risen, India booms, Burma slowly smothers, and Vietnam prospers despite the havoc unleashed upon it the last time Theroux passed through. He witnesses all this and more in a 25,000 mile journey, travelling as the locals do, by train, car, bus, and foot. His odyssey takes him from Eastern Europe, still hungover from Communism, through tense but thriving Turkey, into the Caucasus, where Georgia limps back toward feudalism while its neighbour Azerbaijan revels in oil-driven capitalism. As he penetrates deeper into Asia’s heart, his encounters take on an otherworldly cast. The two chapters that follow show us Turkmenistan, a profoundly isolated society at the mercy of an almost comically egotistical dictator, and Uzbekistan, a ruthless authoritarian state. From there, he retraces his steps through India, Mayanmar, China, and Japan, providing his penetrating observations on the changes these countries have undergone. Brilliant, caustic, and totally addictive, Ghost Train to the Eastern Star is Theroux at his very best.
The Great Railway Bazaar
Author: Paul TherouxPublisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 054752515X
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
The acclaimed author recounts his epic journey across Europe and Asia in this international bestselling classic of travel literature: “Compulsive reading” (Graham Greene). In 1973, Paul Theroux embarked on a four-month journey by train from the United Kingdom through Europe, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia. In The Great Railway Bazaar, he records in vivid detail and penetrating insight the many fascinating incidents, adventures, and encounters of his grand, intercontinental tour. Asia's fabled trains—the Orient Express, the Khyber Pass Local, the Frontier Mail, the Golden Arrow to Kuala Lumpur, the Mandalay Express, the Trans-Siberian Express—are the stars of a journey that takes Theroux on a loop eastbound from London's Victoria Station to Tokyo Central, then back from Japan on the Trans-Siberian. Brimming with Theroux's signature humor and wry observations, this engrossing chronicle is essential reading for both the ardent adventurer and the armchair traveler.
Amazing Train Journeys
Author: Lonely PlanetPublisher: Lonely Planet
ISBN: 1788682025
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Experience 60 of the world's greatest and most unforgettable train journeys, from classic long-distance trips like Canada's Rocky Mountaineer and Darwin to Adelaide's The Ghan, to little-known gems on regular commuting lines. Each profile contains practical information like ticket options and timetables, plus inspiring photos and illustrated maps.
Great Eastern Railway Magazine
Author: London and North Eastern RailwayPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 346
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Railway Times
Author: The Railway Times
Author: The Economist
Author: The Great Eastern Since 1900
Author: Charles PhillipsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 104
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