All aboard for a delicious ride on nine legendary railway journeys! Meals associated with train travel have been an important ingredient of railway history for more than a century—from dinners in dining cars to lunches at station buffets and foods purchased from platform vendors. For many travelers, the experience of eating on a railway journey is often a highlight of the trip,...(展开全部)

Now a classic of the travel genre, The Great Railway Bazaar chronicles Paul Theroux's adventures by rail from Victoria Station in London to Tokyo Central, told with his signature wry observations.

The courses of the great rivers recount the history of the Earth and mankind. This book is dedicated to 25 of the world's longest, most important rivers, from the Ganges, Mekong, Tigris, and Euphrates to the Nile and Amazon, from the Mississippi to Danube. This lavish volume aims to portray them as never before. It alternates aerial and panoramic photographs with detailed close...(展开全部)

There is no better way to own and appreciate the world's greatest written works. Great Books of the Western World is one of the most acclaimed publishing feats of our time. Authoritative, accurate, and complete, this collection represents the essential core of the Western literary canon, compiling 517 of the most significant achievements in literature, history, philosophy, and ...(展开全部)

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There is no better way to own and appreciate the world's greatest written works. Great Books of the Western World is one of the most acclaimed publishing feats of our time. Authoritative, accurate, and complete, this collection represents the essential core of the Western literary canon, compiling 517 of the most significant achievements in literature, history, philosophy, and ...(展开全部)

克里斯蒂安·沃尔玛（Christian Wolmar），英国著名交通事务作家和广播公司评论员。他定期为多家知名出版物撰稿，包括《独立报》《伦敦晚报》和《铁路杂志》，并经常在电视和广播节目作现场评述。沃尔玛尤其擅长铁路史研究，其著作《地下铁路》《火与蒸汽》《铁血和黄金》《战争的发动机》和《铁路大革命》等作品广受好评。

克里斯蒂安·沃尔玛（Christian Wolmar），英国著名交通事务作家和广播公司评论员。他定期为多家知名出版物撰稿，包括《独立报》《伦敦晚报》和《铁路杂志》，并经常在电视和广播节目作现场评述。沃尔玛尤其擅长铁路史研究，其著作《地下铁路》《火与蒸汽》《铁血和黄金》《战争的发动机》和《铁路大革命》等作品广受好评。

In the quarter of a century between 1830 and 1855, the railway locomotive developed from the small sisters of Rocketto the broad gauge monsters of Daniel Gooch, with a boiler pressure nearly three tim

Edith Nesbit wrote with supreme confidence about the lives of children and Roberta, Peter, and Phyllis, the trio in The Railway Children , reflect her faith in the resourcefulness, capacity for adventure, and instinctive heroism of the young. This edition of her most popular book restores the splendid original illustrations of C. E. Brock.