Jessica Lee Livres

This best-selling guide offers up-to-date advice on exploring Vietnam's rich offerings. Discover hidden gems while enjoying the vibrant atmosphere of ancient Hoi An, kite surfing in Mui Ne, or marveling at the impressive pagodas and royal tombs of Hue. Inside, you'll find color maps and images, tailored highlights and itineraries, and insider tips to save time and money while navigating like a local. Essential information is readily available, including hours of operation, contact details, and transit tips, along with honest reviews for various budgets covering dining, accommodations, sightseeing, and shopping. Cultural insights enhance your travel experience, providing context on history, food, arts, and more. The guide includes a convenient pull-out map of Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, along with over 86 additional maps. It covers key destinations such as Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hoi An, Halong Bay, and the temples of Angkor in Cambodia. This comprehensive resource is ideal for both major attractions and off-the-beaten-path adventures. For more extensive coverage, consider additional guides on Southeast Asia. Since 1973, the publisher has established itself as a leading travel media company, helping curious travelers delve deeper into the cultures they encounter.

Packed with up-to-date information on this fast-changing city, Footprintfocus Beirut covers the elegance of the old city, the energy of the shopping district, and the ski resorts of Mount Lebanon.

"A little girl goes to her mother's homeland and develops an appreciation for nature. Returning to Canada she plants a garden that represents both sides of her heritage as Taiwanese plants grow side-by-side with Canadian wildflowers."-- Provided by publisher

A fractured identity, a passionate people, and lifestyle, culture and landscape that capture the imagination, providing plenty of surprises.

Self-Care for KidsA kid-friendly introduction to self-soothing and mindfulness with adorable animal friends. A child’s “very first step” into mindfulness where the story’s short rhymes can be used as soothing mantras, paired with delightful illustrations of baby animals working through anxious situations. This book does double duty as a self-help story providing great comfort beyond the pages.

"Dogs are the family we choose. They are dirty and tooth, but we let them into our homes and onto our beds"--Publisher's description

A poetic and intimate essay collection on the lives of plants and their entanglement with our human worlds A seed slips beyond a garden wall. A seaweed drifts through an ocean. A tree is planted on a shifting border. A shrub is uprooted from its culture and its land. What happens when these plants leave their original homes and put down roots elsewhere? Born in Canada to a Taiwanese mother and a Welsh father, steeped in both literary and scientific traditions, Jessica J. Lee is a perfectly placed observer of our world in motion. In this vibrant book of linked essays she explores the entanglements of the plant and human worlds, and the echoes and counterpoints she detects in the migration of plants and people - and the language we use to describe them. Each of the plants considered in this collection are somehow perceived as being "out of place"- whether weeds, samples collected through imperial science, or crops introduced and transformed by our hand. Combining memoir, history, and scientific research in precise and poetic prose, Jessica J. Lee meditates on the question of how both plants and people come to belong - or not - as they border cross, and reveals how all our futures are more entwined than we might imagine.

Tout ce qu'il faut savoir pour réussir son voyage en Croatie, avec une section spéciale sur la plongée, les clés pour mieux comprendre l'histoire, un lexique de la langue avec une aide à la prononciation, les différents moyens de transport pour circuler et voir un maximum de choses, des itinéraires pour découvrir Zagreb, des conseils d'hébergement.

Travelers have been seduced by the legendary attractions and intrigue of Egypt for centuries. Whether you're interested in exploring Egypt's unique archaeological sites and temple art, camel riding along ancient spice caravan routes, bargain-hunting in the bustling markets of Cairo, or diving the spectacular coral reefs of the Red Sea, this guide will show you how. Full of down-to-earth advice for all tastes and budgets, it's the ideal companion.

Indispensable pour créer son propre voyage au Maroc, ce guide vous ouvre les portes des médinas, du désert du Sahara occidental, des villes méditerranéennes ou atlantiques au riche passé de conquêtes et explore vallées, gorges et chaînes montagneuses. * un chapitre complet sur la randonnée dans l'Atlas, les montagnes du Rif et le Djebel Sarhro * un cahier sur l'art et l'artisanat et une description détaillée de l'architecture marocaine * des centaines d'adresses d'hébergement et de restauration pour tous les budgets * les meilleurs conseils pour observer les oiseaux migrateurs et pratiquer de nombreuses activités : surf, ski, escalade, VTT, excursions en 4x4, pêche * 70 cartes détaillées, dont une en couleur et un guide de conversation d'arabe et de berbère

Lonely Planet Pocket Marrakesh is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Plunge headfirst into the mapcap mayhem of Djemaa el-Fna, reflect on the beauty of Ali ben Youssef Medersa, spend the night in an atmospheric riad; all with your trusted travel companion.

•70 Detailed and easy to use maps •LOCAL TIPS and regional itineraries get you to the heart of the country •EXPANDED activities coverage helps you explore Slovenia's exciting landscapes •BEAUTIFUL colour highlights section to get you inspired

Travellers have been captivated by Turkey's spectacular sights and cultural riches for centuries. Hunt for bargains in the bazaars, pamper yourself in a Turkish bath, discover the lunar landscape of Cappadocia and explore the beautifully preserved ruins of Ephesus. Trusted by so many for so long, this best-selling guide leads the way. • 110 detailed maps, including full-colour country map • practical guide to buying Turkish carpets • essential information on visas, health and local transport • hundreds of recommendations on where to stay and eat, for all budgets • illustrated food section, plus handy menu translator • comprehensive language chapter

The water slips over me like cool silk, rising around my legs, over my waist, up to my collarbone. When I relax, the lake's sound is a muffled roar, every vibration amplified by water. Jessica Lee, a Canadian of Chinese and British descent, swims year-round, especially loving the winter's sharp, freezing water. At twenty-eight, feeling lonely in Berlin while working on her thesis, she decides to swim fifty-two lakes around the city, regardless of the weather. This journey becomes a beautiful obsession, leading her to confront her past fears of near drowning and the ghosts of the landscape. Each swim brings new experiences: the thrill of a turquoise lake, cracking ice, floating under blue skies, and navigating murky depths. Through this year of swimming, Jessica gains strength, finds friendship, and discovers how the landscape can haunt yet also hold us. This narrative resonates with anyone who loves swimming, seeks to push beyond caution, and understands the profound joy of surrendering to the water, allowing the body to float home to the surface.

Both clear-eyed and tender hearted, Two Trees Make a Forest is a profound and gorgeously written meditation on the natural and familial environments that shape us. Jessica J Lee is a poetic talent keenly attentive to the mysterious and sublime - Robert Macfarlane

Před pár lety byli bosí běžci považováni za extremisty. Dnes se na ně sice většina lidí stále kouká skrz prsty, ale tito nadšenci neodmyslitelně patří k rozrůstající se komunitě sportovců, kteří chtějí zažívat opravdové sepětí s přírodou a využít evoluční potenciál na maximum. Michael Sandler patří mezi průkopníky bosého běhání, a proto je právě on ideálním průvodcem, jak začít s bosým běháním. Srozumitelně a neideologicky popisuje základní prvek bosého běhání, jímž je technika, a přes detailní rozbor cviků na posílení chodidel postupuje k nácviku běžeckých dovedností, jejichž cílem je připravit vás na svobodný pohyb po všech myslitelných površích. Tato kniha je vhodná i pro milovníky minimalistických bot. Předmluva: „Bosonohý Ted“ z Born to Run Doslov: Danny Dryer, autor knihy Chi Running

Discover Oman, UAE, and the Arabian PeninsulaSneak (legally) into the dunes of Saudi Arabia's Empty Quarter and experience all that's romantic about the desert.Look beyond Dubai to the rest of the UAE - count the camels on the sublime desert drive from Sharjah to Kalba.Hike where fragrant rosewater is produced from the pink roses of Oman's Jebel Akhdar.Discover the secret to eternal life - and what make Suqutra the Galapagos Islands of the Middle East. In This Guide: More off-the-beaten-track UAE info than any other guide Special Haj feature tells the ultimate traveler's tale Dedicated Expats chapter packed with tips on living in another culture The only guide with independent reviews of everything you need to know about Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar

Očekávejte neočekávané - zničenou identitu, vášnivé obyvatele a kulturu, krajinu a životní styl, jež uchvátí vaši představivost a přinesou mnohá překvapení.