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Lonely Planet's armchair explorer / compiled and written by Anita Isalska [and twenty-five others].

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Lonely Planet guidebooksPublisher: Dublin, Ireland : Lonely Planet Global Limited, 2021Copyright date: ©2021Description: 288 pages : colour illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781838694487 (hardback)
  • 183869448X (hardback)
Other title:
  • Armchair explorer
  • Lonely Planets armchair explorer
  • Lonely Planet's armchair explorer : discover the best music, film and literature from around the world
  • At head of title: Lonely Planet
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: "Calling culture lovers: sample music, films and books from 120 countries without leaving your armchair. Perfect preparation for travellers or simply a satisfying journey into the unknown, this book lists the five most interesting books and movies from each country, plus its top ten tunes. Be introduced to Ethiopian jazz, French new wave cinema, Irish poetry and more. Discover a little of each countries life and soul through each recommendation by Lonely Planet's experts as well as dedicated sections that dive deep into special topics that range from South Korean K-Pop to Belgian graphic novels."-- Publisher's description.
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Non-Fiction Gonville Library Non-Fiction Non-Fiction 910.202 LON Checked out 18/04/2024 T00840908
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Calling culture lovers: sample music, films and books from 120 countries without leaving your armchair. Perfect preparation for travellers or simply a satisfying journey into the unknown, this book lists the five most interesting books and movies from each country, plus its top ten tunes. Be introduced to American jazz, French new wave cinema, Irish poetry and more. Discover a little of each countries' life and soul through each recommendation by Lonely Planet's experts.

In-depth double page spread features examine iconic genres, artists and movements from a variety of countries:

Belgium: Tintin England: The Beatles France: New Wave Cinema Germany: Love Parade Portugal: Fado Republic of Ireland: James Joyce Cuba: Cuban Son Mexico: New Mexican Cinema USA: Jazz New Zealand: Maori Renaissance Japan: Anime South Korea: K-Pop

With coverage of countries that range from Argentina to Zimbabwe, this hardcover book is suited to travellers and culture enthusiasts, or as a great gift to a loved one to inspire them to dream of their next journey.

About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and phrasebooks for 120 languages, and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, videos, 14 languages, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more, enabling you to explore every day.

'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times

'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media (Australia)

"Discover the best music, film and literature from around the world"--Cover.

Includes index.

"Calling culture lovers: sample music, films and books from 120 countries without leaving your armchair. Perfect preparation for travellers or simply a satisfying journey into the unknown, this book lists the five most interesting books and movies from each country, plus its top ten tunes. Be introduced to Ethiopian jazz, French new wave cinema, Irish poetry and more. Discover a little of each countries life and soul through each recommendation by Lonely Planet's experts as well as dedicated sections that dive deep into special topics that range from South Korean K-Pop to Belgian graphic novels."-- Publisher's description.

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