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In Ankara, learn about ancient capitals of the great Anatolian civilizations, including the complex culture of Catalhoyuk.

A national correspondent for The Atlantic, James Fallows most recent book, Postcards from Tomorrow Square: Reports from China, explores Chinas explosive growth and its ramifications for America and the world. Oct. 14, 2009.

Non-fiction collection of Maugham's observations of life in Asia in the early 20th Century.

Isabella Lucy Bird was a 19th century English traveller, writer, and natural historian. She was a sickly child, however, while she was travelling she was almost always healthy.

In 1862 Anna Leonowens accepted an offer made by the Siamese consul in Singapore, Tan Kim Ching, to teach the wives and children of Mongkut, king of Siam.

East by West: a Journey in the Recess is an account of British journalist Henry Lucy's travels across America and on to the Far East during the parliamentary recess in 1883.

Through the uncorrupted eyes of children a new perspective on global peace is emerging. Both quiet and noisy, their voices need to be heard because children will always be the future of our world.

A classic of Victorian travel writing, Kinglake's book describes his journey through the Ottoman empire to Cairo, and his residence there in time of plague.

The book is a selection of letters written by Tagore, in various places in Bengal, India.