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On a Shoestring to Coorg: An Experience of South India

Product Description: Travel writing on exotic India. From Bombay to the hippy beaches of Goa and on to the tropical trip of India, travelling by boat and bus, staying in fishermanâs huts and no-star hotels, Dervla Murphy and her five-year-old daughter explored the south...read more

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9780879513726 | Overlook Pr, December 1, 1989, cover price $27.95 | About this edition: Travel writing on exotic India.

9781850891871 | Large print edition (Isis Large Print Books, July 1, 1988), cover price $19.95 | About this edition: An account of the author's journey, with her five-year-old daughter, to a small province in southern India sheds light on Coorg customs, ceremonies, and attitudes

9780719532849 | Transatlantic Arts, February 1, 1977, cover price $18.50 | About this edition: A travel diary which recounts the journey taken by the author and her five year old daughter across Southern India.

Where the Indus Is Young: A Winter in Baltisan

Product Description: A travel book, which recounts the author's journey on foot with her six-year old daughter through a difficult winter in one of Kashmir's most desolate and beautiful regions. First published in 1977.

By Dervla Murphy

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9780719533358 | Transatlantic Arts, June 1, 1978, cover price $19.50 | About this edition: A travel book, which recounts the author's journey on foot with her six-year old daughter through a difficult winter in one of Kashmir's most desolate and beautiful regions.

Place Apart

(STUDY OF PEOPLE OF NORTHERN IRELAND, Northern Ireland A Few Small Clarifications, Journal of Borderline Cases, Derry is different. Anyone who has ever been baffled by the seemingly mindless intransigence of politics in 'Norn Iron')

By Dervla Murphy

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9780719534768, titled "A Place Apart" | Devin-Adair Pub, January 1, 1979, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: (STUDY OF PEOPLE OF NORTHERN IRELAND, Northern Ireland A Few Small Clarifications, Journal of Borderline Cases, Derry is different.

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9780140050301 | Irish Book Center, June 1, 1979, cover price $13.95 | also contains The Talkative Wig: Easyread Super Large 18pt Edition

Wheels Within Wheels

The irish writer recounts her first thirty years, years during which her longing for freedom from her parents--a disappointed writer and a proud and clutching housewife--was sustained by a haunting first love, an older priest, and a few sympathetic friends

By Dervla Murphy

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9780899190068 | Houghton Mifflin, April 1, 1980, cover price $10.95 | About this edition: The irish writer recounts her first thirty years, years during which her longing for freedom from her parents--a disappointed writer and a proud and clutching housewife--was sustained by a haunting first love, an older priest, and a few sympathetic friends

Ireland

Describes the history, climate, and geography, looks at its mountains, rivers, bogs, farmlands, villages, cities, cathedrals, and ruins, and attempts to portray the characteristics of the Irish people

By Dervla Murphy

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9780881620993 | Salem House Pub, October 1, 1985, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: Describes the history, climate, and geography, looks at its mountains, rivers, bogs, farmlands, villages, cities, cathedrals, and ruins, and attempts to portray the characteristics of the Irish people

Eight Feet in the Andes

The author describes a journey she made through the Peruvian Andes with her nine-year-old daughter and a mule, and shares her observations on the people of Peru

By Dervla Murphy

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9781850890775 | Large print edition (Isis Large Print Books, April 1, 1987), cover price $17.95

9780879512453 | Viking Pr, September 1, 1986, cover price $22.95 | About this edition: The author describes a journey she made through the Peruvian Andes with her nine-year-old daughter and a mule, and shares her observations on the people of Peru

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9780879512620 | Reprint edition (Overlook Pr, November 1, 1989), cover price $13.95 | About this edition: The author describes a journey she made through the Peruvian Andes with her nine-year-old daughter and a mule, and shares her observations on the people of Peru

Muddling Through Madagascar

The author recounts her experience traveling through the countryside of Madagascar with her daughter, and shares observations on the nation's history and culture

By Dervla Murphy

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9781850891673 | Large print edition (Isis Large Print Books, March 1, 1988), cover price $19.95 | About this edition: The author recounts her experience traveling through the countryside of Madagascar with her daughter, and shares observations on the nation's history and culture

Wheels Within Wheels: Unraveling an Irish Past

By Dervla Murphy

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9781850891215 | Large print edition (Isis Large Print Books, June 1, 1988), cover price $19.95

Where the Indus Is Young

Product Description: One winter, Dervla Murphy and her six-year-old daughter Rachel walked into the Karakoram mountains in the frozen heart of the Western Himalayas and along the perilous Indus Gorge. Accompanied only by a gallant polo pony, they encountered conditions that tested the limits of their ingenuity, endurance, and courage...read more

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9781850892076 | Large print edition (Abc-Clio Inc, January 1, 1989), cover price $19.95 | About this edition: One winter, Dervla Murphy and her six-year-old daughter Rachel walked into the Karakoram mountains in the frozen heart of the Western Himalayas and along the perilous Indus Gorge.

Muddling Through in Madagascar

The author recounts her experiences traveling through the countryside of Madagascar with her daughter, and shares observations on the nation's history and culture

By Dervla Murphy

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9780879513429 | Overlook Pr, March 1, 1989, cover price $27.95 | About this edition: The author recounts her experiences traveling through the countryside of Madagascar with her daughter, and shares observations on the nation's history and culture

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9780879513603 | Reprint edition (Overlook Pr, March 1, 1990), cover price $14.95 | About this edition: The author recounts her experiences traveling through the countryside of Madagascar with her daughter, and shares observations on the nation's history and culture

In Cameron With Egbert

Product Description: This is an account of a trip which the author took with her daughter and their horse named Egbert to the remote West African country of Cameroon, little known apart from being the shelter of six million refugees from Chad. The book recounts their travels though grassland, dense jungle and the high mountain country...read more

By Dervla Murphy

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9780719546891 | Irwin Pub, October 1, 1989, cover price $37.95 | About this edition: This is an account of a trip which the author took with her daughter and their horse named Egbert to the remote West African country of Cameroon, little known apart from being the shelter of six million refugees from Chad.

On a Shoestring to Coorg: An Experience of Southern India

Dervla Murphy and her daughter Rachel planned to meander through southern India but along the way they fell in love with the remote mountain paradise of Coorg and stayed for two months. Murphy's account brings to life the beautiful landscapes and friendly people of a little-known part of India.

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9780719565120 | John Murray Pubs Ltd, April 1, 2006, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Dervla Murphy and her daughter Rachel planned to meander through southern India but along the way they fell in love with the remote mountain paradise of Coorg and stayed for two months.

9780879513818 | Reprint edition (Overlook Pr, November 1, 1990), cover price $16.95 | About this edition: With her five-year-old daughter as a traveling companion, Dervla Murphy set off for Bombay, with plans to meander through southern India.

Transylvania and Beyond/Large Print

Product Description: Dervla Murphy spent eight months in Transylvania - and beyond - sharing the everyday lives of ordinary Rumanians. Her book describes a journey on two levels - wandering through the remotest corners of the Carpathians, on foot or by bicycle, and into the often daunting mental terrain of a post-Communist society where nothing was quite what it seemed...read more

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9780708987308 | Large print edition (Ulverscroft Large Print Books, October 1, 1993), cover price $35.50 | About this edition: Dervla Murphy spent eight months in Transylvania - and beyond - sharing the everyday lives of ordinary Rumanians.

Transylvania and Beyond: A Travel Memoir

Product Description: The intrepid explorerâs journey to Romania. Dervla Murphy spent eight months in Transylvania - and beyond - sharing the everyday lives of ordinary Rumanians. Her book describes a journey on two levels - wandering through the remotest corners of the Carpathians, on foot or by bicycle, and into the often daunting mental terrain of a post-Communist society where nothing was quite what it seemed...read more

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9780879514723 | Overlook Pr, December 1, 1993, cover price $21.95 | About this edition: The intrepid explorerâs journey to Romania.

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9780879516031 | Reprint edition (Overlook Pr, August 1, 1995), cover price $13.95 | About this edition: The intrepid explorerâs journey to Romania.

Where the Indus Is Young: Walking to Baltistan

By Dervla Murphy

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9780006548010 | Harper Uk, February 1, 1995, cover price $14.99 | About this edition: One winter, Dervla Murphy and her six-year-old daughter Rachel walked into the Karakoram mountains in the frozen heart of the Western Himalayas and along the perilous Indus Gorge.

The Ukimwi Road: From Kenya to Zimbabwe

Product Description: Three thousand miles by bicycle through Africa. In January 1992, Dervla Murphy prescribed herself several carefree months and embarked on a cycle tour (pedaling and pushing) from Kenya to Zimbabwe via Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia on the cyclistâs equivalent of a Rolls Royce called Lear...read more

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9780879515560 | Overlook Pr, July 1, 1995, cover price $22.95 | About this edition: A record of the author's three-thousand-mile trip by mountain bike through sub-Saharan Africa describes the landscape and village life of Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and other countries, and the impact of AIDS, drought, and economic mismanagement there.

9781856952354 | Large print edition (Isis Large Print Books, March 1, 1995), cover price $24.95

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9780879516710 | Reprint edition (Overlook Pr, July 1, 1996), cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Three thousand miles by bicycle through Africa.

South from the Limpopo: Travels Through South Africa

A renowned travel writer details her six-thousand-mile odyssey through the nine provinces of the new South Africa, describing the people, culture, landscape, and complex problems of the country. Reprint. (view table of contents)

By Dervla Murphy

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9780879519483 | Overlook Pr, June 1, 1999, cover price $26.95 | About this edition: A renowned travel writer details her six-thousand-mile odyssey through the nine provinces of the new South Africa, describing the people, culture, landscape, and complex problems of the country

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9781585671274 | Reprint edition (Overlook Pr, March 1, 2001), cover price $16.95 | About this edition: A renowned travel writer details her six-thousand-mile odyssey through the nine provinces of the new South Africa, describing the people, culture, landscape, and complex problems of the country.

Cameroon With Egbert

This is an account of the author's journey in March 1987 to the remote West African country of Cameroon, little known apart from being the shelter of six million refugees from Chad. The book recounts her travels through various terrains in order to learn more about the native people.

By Dervla Murphy

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9781850892625 | Large print edition (Isis Large Print Books, June 1, 1991), cover price $32.50

9780879514150 | Overlook Pr, December 1, 1990, cover price $21.95 | About this edition: Relates the author's experiences traveling from village to village across Cameroon with her daughter

Paperback:

9780006551959 | New edition (Harpercollins Pub Ltd, November 15, 1999), cover price $12.35 | About this edition: This is an account of the author's journey in March 1987 to the remote West African country of Cameroon, little known apart from being the shelter of six million refugees from Chad.

9780879514761 | Reprint edition (Overlook Pr, June 1, 1992), cover price $13.95

One Foot in Laos

A renowned travel writer describes her journey into the small Southeast Asia country of Laos, a land of gentle and welcoming people who are still dealing with the repercussions of the Vietnam War and are confronted once again with the pressures and encroachment of the modern world.

By Dervla Murphy

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9781585671434 | Overlook Pr, July 1, 2001, cover price $27.95 | About this edition: A travel writer describes her journey into Laos, a land of gentle and welcoming people who are still dealing with the repercussions of the Vietnam War and are confronted once again with the pressures and encroachment of the modern world.

A Woman's World: True Stories of Life on the Road

A collection of inspirational accounts by women travelers demonstrates how women are more open to personal contacts with other cultures and encounter the world from a different perspective and includes contributions from Gretel Ehrlich, Barbara Grizzuti Harrison, Helen Thayer, Mary Morris, and other notable authors. Reprint.

By Marybeth Bond (editor) and Dervla Murphy (introduced by)

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9781885211958 | 2 sub edition (Travelers'' Tales Inc, April 1, 2003), cover price $18.95 | About this edition: A collection of inspirational accounts by women travelers demonstrates how women are more open to personal contacts with other cultures and encounter the world from a different perspective and includes contributions from Gretel Ehrlich, Barbara Grizzuti Harrison, Helen Thayer, Mary Morris, and other notable authors.

Where the Indus Is Young: Midwinter in Baltistan

Product Description: One winter, Dervla Murphy and her six-year-old daughter explored 'Little Tibet' high up in the Karakoram Mountains in the frozen heart of the Western Himalayas. For three months they travelled on foot and on pony along the perilous Indus Gorge and into nearby valleys...read more

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9780719565151 | John Murray Pubs Ltd, October 1, 2003, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: One winter, Dervla Murphy and her six-year-old daughter explored 'Little Tibet' high up in the Karakoram Mountains in the frozen heart of the Western Himalayas.

Through the Embers of Chaos: Balkan Journeys

By Dervla Murphy

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9780719565106 | John Murray Pubs Ltd, October 1, 2003, cover price $15.95

Through Siberia by Accident: A Small Slice of Autobiography

Describes a journey that didn't happen - and what happened instead. This book is a story of fortitude and resourcefulness as the author finds friendship and culture in a seemingly monotonous, bleak and inhospitable place far from what we know as 'civilised'. It is a voyage of Siberian self-discovery.

By Dervla Murphy

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9780719566646 | John Murray Pubs Ltd, April 1, 2006, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Describes a journey that didn't happen - and what happened instead.

Full Tilt: From Dublin to Delhi With a Bicycle

Shortly after her tenth birthday, inspired by an atlas she was given, Dervla Murphy decided that she would one day cycle to India. Almost 20 years later she set out to achieve her ambition, pedalling her trusty bicycle, Roz. Here she describes her journey and experiences.

By Dervla Murphy

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9780719565144 | New edition (John Murray Pubs Ltd, April 1, 2006), cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Shortly after her tenth birthday, inspired by an atlas she was given, Dervla Murphy decided that she would one day cycle to India.

Eight Feet in the Andes: Travels With a Mule in Unknown Peru

With only the most basic necessities to sustain them and spending most of their time above 10,000 feet, Dervla Murphy, her nine-year-old daughter Rachel and Juana, an elegant mule, clambered the length of mountainous Peru. This is the story of their extraordinary adventure along the mountain paths.

By Dervla Murphy

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9780719565168 | New edition (John Murray Pubs Ltd, April 1, 2006), cover price $15.95 | About this edition: With only the most basic necessities to sustain them and spending most of their time above 10,000 feet, Dervla Murphy, her nine-year-old daughter Rachel and Juana, an elegant mule, clambered the length of mountainous Peru.

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