Ben Donald Reihenfolge der Bücher (Chronologisch)

Britischer Humor vom Feinsten Der englische Reiseschriftsteller Ben Donald begibt sich- auf der Suche nach wahrer Urlaubsexotik in Zeiten von Massentourismus- nach Deutschland. Für einen Briten eigentlich undenkbar, ein schlechter Witz. Aber auf seiner Reise durch das Land der Dichter und Wanderer, der besten Biere und der romantischen Städte, entdeckt Ben Donald Deutschland als Urlaubsland der ungeahnten Möglichkeiten. Ein höchst amüsantes Sittengemälde über das Land der Hunnen, das mit überraschenden Erkenntnissen- auch und gerade für Einheimische- aufwartet.

From inedible bread to bad weather, no sense of humour and excessive speed at securing sun lounges, Germany and the German people have had a terrible reputation among British holiday makers for years. But all that is about to change.

The Book of Cities is an inspirational gazetteer of 250 cities of all shapes, sizes and moods. Cities of dreaming spires, cities that never sleep. Cities of angels and street-urchins. Cities that are brash and vital, where the memories of glories past lie hidden behind ruined facades. The 250 cities are presented in longitudinal order - like a contemporary Phileas Fogg this round-the-world trip sets out from and returns to the Greenwich Meridian. Heading West from London (closely followed by Accra in Ghana at 0[degrees] 6' W) it visits the Americas and beyond. The book contains, of course, all the great metropolises - Paris, Rome, New York, Tokyo - but also those lesser known: Cordoba, an ancient city of trade and learning or Brasilia, an architect's plaything, alongside cities at the end of the world like Anchorage and sites of pilgrimage whether Jerusalem... or Memphis, Tennessee. Each city is portrayed by photographs capturing its essence, accompanied by succinct, funky texts that, like a postcard home, capture the vibe and soul of the place as though you were sitting at a corner street cafe watching the city's life flow by. Additional insights are provided by wise and wry quote