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Lonely List May 2020 THE JOY OF WATER Float away into a world of sublime experiences Delivery in-store from 5th May 2020 Orders due by 20th April 2020 1
G I F T + I N S P I R AT I O N Float away into a world of sublime aquatic experiences The Joy of Water D EST INAT IONS FEAT U RED: The allure of the waves and experiences in water are at the heart of this book, which includes personal stories about Jellyfish Lake the most refreshing lidos, hot springs, open water and wild Bay of Fires swims away from the crowds. Limu Pools We provide all the practical details you need to enjoy the Bell Gorge health and wellness benefits of being immersed in water in Drift River Snorkelling more than 60 relaxing locations around the world. Bondi Icebergs Club Mataranka Thermal Pool • Inspires a stronger connection to the elements through Ningaloo Reef interactions with water Whitehaven Beach • Taps into the ‘water wellness’ trend Aitutaki Lagoon • This book is divided into five chapters by continent: Abel Tasman National Park Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania. To Sua Ocean Trench 2
"Readers can discover new places in each part of the world to splash in, soak up or simply stare out at the water, as well as remembering places they have already been – and hope to return to." LUKE WATERSON, WRITER D ETAILS These places will hopefully whet your appetite for all things ISBN 9781838690465 SIZE 200mm x 200mm aquatic. But this book also aims to raise awareness of the FORMAT 272pp, Hardback ORDER best spots to enjoy water, our most precious resource, so AUD $29.99 QTY that they are preserved for future generations. 3
T R AV E L + F O O D Plan the perfect weekend in European wine country Wine Trails of Europe D EST INAT IONS FEAT U RED: Love travel? Enjoy wine? Welcome to Europe’s most exciting Vienna wine-touring regions. Meet winemakers from the best local Burgundy wineries, and discover each place, its people and their The Loire traditions through the wine that’s made there. This comprehensive companion to 40 weekends of wine tasting Provence contains expert reviews of wineries, maps and practical details, Mittelrhein and recommendations of where to stay, what to eat and – of Liguria course – what to drink. Contributors include Masters of Wine Piedmont Caroline Gilby and Anne Krebiehl, and wine writers Sarah Ahmed, Sardinia John Brunton and Tara Q Thomas. Tuscany Veneto • In-the-know, regional wine experts introduce each destination • Best wineries to tour, which wines to taste and buy Mallorca • Detailed itineraries and the best places to stay and eat Tokaj 4
T R AV E L + FO O D A LS O IN TH E S E R I ES: D ETAILS ISBN 9781788689465 SIZE 240mm x 185mm FORMAT 272pp, Hardback ORDER AUD $34.99 QTY WINE TRAILS: WINE TRAILS: WINE TRAILS AU & NZ USA & CANADA 9781743607503 9781787017696 9781787017702 5
G I F T + I N S P I R AT I O N Keep your mind sharp and pass the time Lonely Planet's C O N S ID E R Ultimate Travel Crosswords Y O U R S E LF A P U Z Z LE J U N K IE ? One across: Deserted. Four down: A round object that orbits TE ST YO UR KN OW LE DG E the sun. Yes, it’s Lonely Planet’s first-ever crossword book ON PA GE 19 > collection, packed with 200 tricky travel puzzles developed by an expert travel puzzle setter. Test your travel knowledge with these brain-teasing crosswords from easy to downright difficult. Whether you’re at home or waiting for your next connection, here are 200 D ETAILS puzzles guaranteed to challenge every crossword fan. ISBN 9781838691011 SIZE 197mm x 128mm FORMAT 264pp, Paperback • Perfect for crossword enthusiasts and puzzle fans alike ORDER QTY AUD $14.99 • Readers can tackle each one solo or with friends • Great for airports, plane travel and lazy days at home 6
G I F T + I N S P I R AT I O N 80 inspiring & sustainable no-fly travel intineraries Low Carbon Europe To be truly responsible travellers, we have to You don’t need to take a flight to experience the best of drastically reduce our carbon. Europe. The continent’s high-speed and sleeper trains, It means reducing carbon electric vehicle recharging network and extensive cycle routes across every element of a mean that it’s possible to travel widely leaving a smaller holiday – accommodation, road travel, activities, the lot. carbon footprint. This collection of 80 detailed trip itineraries opens your eyes to what is possible without air travel. • 80 pre-planned stop-by-stop itineraries with maps • Train routes and connections detailed • Wide range of experiences including culture, active, food D ETAILS ISBN 9781838691080 SIZE 210mm x 165mm F E AT U RE D IT INE R A R I ES: ORDER FORMAT 312pp, Hardback Art trail to Amsterdam An Icelandic saga by sea QTY AUD $34.99 Beer pilgrimage to Belgium Croatian island-hopping Norwegian rail odyssey The Black Forest and beyond 7
FOR THE KIDS Take a peek inside houses from around the world FOR KIDS AGED 3-5 A Place Called Home WRI TTEN BY K AT E BAK E R · I L LU ST R AT E D BY R E B ECCA G R E E N Open doors, peep through windows and discover how people live in different homes around the world. Explore city apartments, floating barges and jungle houses built on stilts. Step inside a Maasai mud hut, climb aboard a space station, and much more! Rebecca Green’s beautiful illustrations are filled with fun details, helping to bring these miniature worlds to life. With flaps to lift and facts to uncover on every page, A Place Called Home is a playful introduction to diverse dwellings around the globe. • A fun way to find out about different people & communities • Encourages kids to be curious about our diverse world 8
FOR THE KIDS EACH PAGE FEATURES FLAPS TO LIFT AND PEEK INSIDE! D ETAILS ISBN 9781788689335 SIZE 210mm x 210mm FORMAT 16pp, Hardback ORDER AUD $16.99 QTY 9
G I F T + I N S P I R AT I O N Explore 60 of the USA's best hiking trails National Trails of America There are 30 National Trails across the United States – 11 Scenic, such as the Pacific Crest Trail, and 19 Historic, like the Trail of Tears. Hikers and lovers of the outdoors will discover each one in this inspiring and engaging companion, which details each route and includes recommendations on where to stay, activities to do and what to spot along the way. • Recommends the best sections to walk for a number of D ETAILS time-frames ISBN 9781788689380 SIZE 200mm x 260mm • Includes an additional 30 non-National Trails, like the FORMAT 320pp, Paperback Tahoe Rim Trail ORDER AUD $39.99 QTY • Photos and illustrations highlight wildlife one might see on the trail 10
G I F T + I N S P I R AT I O N PUBL ISH ED FEBR UARY 2 0 2 0 Journey to the heart of women's activism, history and creativity through the ages In Her Footsteps I NTER N ATI O N A L WO M E NS DAY · M A R CH 8 2 0 2 0 · Discover the lives and locations of trailblazing women Australia’s first International Women’s who changed the course of history. From the temple of Day was held in 1928 in Sydney. In Queen Hatshepsut in Egypt and Empress Dowager Cixi’s 1931, annual marches were launched in summer palace in Beijing, to the homes and meeting sites both Sydney and Melbourne and both marches continue to be held today. of suffragette heroes Sylvia Pankhurst and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. In Her Footsteps is not only a celebration of incredible women, but a travel guide to the places where they studied, lived, worked, reigned and explored. We’ll tell you where to D ETAILS find the secret feminist history of sites around the world. ISBN 9781838690458 SIZE 210mm x 165mm FORMAT 288pp, Hardback • Features activists, artists, icons and trailblazers from ORDER AUD $34.99 all around the world QTY • We showcase female pioneers whose lives and actions continue to inspire today 11
Did you know? Best of Greece & It’s said that when God finished creating the Earth, he had a few rocks left. So he tossed them over the Greek Islands 1 his shoulder, and they landed in the Aegean Sea, thus creating the Hedonists rejoice! Greece is ancient sun-bleached ruins Greek Islands. Although Greece has more than 5,000 islands, piercing blue skies, the balmy seas lapping an endless only about 200 are populated. coastline and scatterings of idyllic islands, as well as a culture alive with passionate music, wonderful cuisine and thrill-seeking activities. Explore the elegant Acropolis, watch the sunset in Santorini and feast your way around Crete. • packed with inspirational images • itineraries & planning information D ETAILS • Greece's best sights and experiences ISBN 9781788686389 SIZE 128mm x 197mm TH IS 1 ST E DITIO N C OV E RS: ORDER EXTENT 324pp, full colour QTY AUD $34.99 Athens, Thessaloniki, Delphi, Meteora, Peloponnese, Kefallonia, Santorini, Mykonos, Delos, Crete, Rhodes, Karpathos Island, Corfu, and more 12
8,300 5,500 CO P I ES C OPIES SOLD S OLD S E L L T H R U Best of Italy 3 Best of USA 3 Proudly safeguarding some of the world's most The great American experience is about glorious art, architecture and gastronomy, Italy so many things: blues and beaches, deep is a country that inspires and excites. With local canyons and lofty mountains, neon cities and tradition firmly intact in its 20 different regions, big open skies. Magic castles, honky-tonk variety is clearly the enticing spice of Italian life. bars and movie stars make appearances, too. Explore the kaleidoscopic streets of New York City, feast on lip-smacking jambalaya in WHAT'S N EW T H IS E D I T I O N New Orleans, and find solitude and space in • we’ve added a new Top Experience Yosemite National Park. for Naples (Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte) and have expanded the • itineraries & planning information Walking in Cinque Terre Top Experience. • USA's best sights and experiences DETA ILS D ETAILS ISBN 9781787015395 ISBN 9781787015500 SIZE 128mm x 197mm SIZE 128mm x 197mm EXTENT 356pp, full colour EXTENT 388pp, full colour CURRENT SALES 8,392 CURRENT SALES 5,597 SELL THRU 100% (2yrs) SELL THRU 92% (2yrs) MARKET SHARE 73.8% MARKET SHARE 90.3% PREV ISBN 9781786575500 ORDER PREV ISBN 9781786575531 ORDER AUD $34.99 QTY AUD $34.99 QTY 13
8,900 CO P I ES SOLD Best of Canada 2 Best of Ireland 3 To experience the full gamut of Canada's Ireland may be a small country but it deserves vast multifarious terrain, you'd need to its big reputation for breathtaking landscapes be reincarnated several times. But, for and fascinating, friendly people, whose lyrical those with only one life to spare, plenty of nature is expressed in the warmth of their unmissable highlights await. welcome. • national & regional parks guide WH AT ' S NEW T H IS ED IT IO N • west coast cuisine coverage • updated chapter order to reflect travel patterns • Aboriginal cultures feature • new Walking Tour in Belfast • outdoor activities tips • includes 'Just Landed 'card DETA ILS D ETAILS ISBN 9781787014046 ISBN 9781787015388 SIZE 128mm x 197mm SIZE 128mm x 197mm EXTENT 324pp, full colour EXTENT 320pp, full colour CURRENT SALES 8,941 CURRENT SALES 2,624 SELL THRU 89% (3yrs) SELL THRU 99% (2yrs) MARKET SHARE 77.9% MARKET SHARE 62% PREV ISBN 9781786575258 ORDER PREV ISBN 9781786575524 ORDER AUD $34.99 QTY AUD $34.99 QTY 14
Did you know? The floating flower market exists since 1862 and has grown into one of the most famous flower Amsterdam 12 markets of The Netherlands. The stalls are all located on boats which is a remnant from the Golden Age canals lined by tilting gabled buildings are the time that the flowers were backdrop for Amsterdam's treasure-packed museums, delivered by boat. vintage-filled shops and hyper-creative drinking, dining and design scenes. Soak up centuries of artistic masterpieces, cycle through the city's canal-woven core, and settle in to the cosy vibe of a brown cafe. D ETAILS • covers Dutch art & design ISBN 9781787015197 • drinking & nightlife guide SIZE 128mm x 197mm • museum highlights & tips EXTENT 320pp, full colour CURRENT SALES 887 SELL THRU 86% (2yrs) TH IS 1 2 TH E DIT I O N C OV E RS: MARKET SHARE 41.7% Medieval Centre & Red Light District, Nieuwmarkt, ORDER PREV ISBN 9781786575579 Plantage, Eastern Islands, Western Canal Ring, Southern QTY AUD $29.99 Canal Ring, Jordaan & the West, Vondelpark & the South, De Pijp, Oosterpark & East of the Amstel, Amsterdam Noord, and more. 15
S E L L T H R U Pocket Amsterdam 6 Pocket Vienna 3 Amsterdam showcases its Dutch heritage in its With its imperial palaces, baroque streetscapes, charming canal architecture, museums filled chandelier-lit Kaffeehäuser (coffee houses) and with works by Old Masters, jenever (Dutch wood-panelled Beisln (bistro pubs), Vienna is gin) tasting houses and candle-lit bruin cafés infused with history. Not only does it cherish (traditional Dutch pubs). Yet this free-spirited its traditions, it incorporates them in design, city is also a multinational melting pot with an architecture and contemporary art through incredible diversity of cultures and cuisines, to eco and meaningful travel initiatives and along with some of Europe’s hottest nightlife culinary innovations. Vienna’s past is alive in its venues, in a compact, village-like setting. present and, by extension, its future. • pull-out city map WH AT ' S NEW T H IS ED IT IO N • full-colour pocket-sized guidebook • on a Plate (Sacher Torte) feature • the best walking tours • neighbourhood walks DETA ILS D ETAILS ISBN 9781787016132 ISBN 9781786578075 SIZE 106mm x 153mm SIZE 106mm x 153mm EXTENT 192pp, full colour EXTENT 160pp, full colour CURRENT SALES 3,314 CURRENT SALES 1,180 SELL THRU 91% (2yrs) SELL THRU 100% (3yrs) MARKET SHARE 72.8% MARKET SHARE 37.7% PREV ISBN 9781786575562 ORDER PREV ISBN 9781786574374 ORDER AUD $19.99 QTY AUD $19.99 QTY 16
Did you know? The snow globe was invented in Austria in 1900 when Erwin Perzy was trying to improve on the light Vienna 9 bulb—he added water and semolina flakes, in the hopes that the light would bounce off them and cast Baroque streetscapes and imperial palaces set the stage for a brighter glow. That didn't Vienna's artistic and musical masterpieces alongside its coffee- happen, but the effect was striking. house culture and vibrant epicurean and design scenes. Visit lavish Schloss Schönbrunn, explore the masterpieces of the Kunsthistorisches Museum, and get a bird's eye view of the Prater from the Riesenrad Ferris wheel. • pull-out map D ETAILS • guided tours & walks ISBN 9781787013841 SIZE 128mm x 197mm • guide to arts & architecture EXTENT 256pp, colour highlights CURRENT SALES 747 SELL THRU 93% (3yrs) W H AT'S N EW T H I S E D I T I O N MARKET SHARE 89.5% • neighbourhood walks ORDER PREV ISBN 9781786574381 • Kunsthistorisches Museum illustrated QTY AUD $29.99 • coffee Houses & Cake Shops feature • now includes 'Just Landed' Card. 17
Austria 9 No country waltzes so effortlessly between urban and outdoors as Austria. One day ORDER you’re cresting alpine summits, the next QTY you’re swanning around imperial Vienna. • Vienna pull-out map D ETAILS • skiing & snowboarding ISBN 9781787014015 • cycling & adventure sports SIZE 128mm x 197mm • hiking EXTENT 416pp, full colour CURRENT SALES 1,455 SELL THRU 100% (3yrs) S E L L W H AT ' S N EW T H IS ED IT IO N MARKET SHARE 64% T H R U • now in full colour PREV ISBN 9781786574404 • Kunsthistorisches Museum illustrated AUD $34.99 • walking and driving tours • NaaG in Vienna • now includes 'Just Landed' Card ORDER Dutch Phrasebook QTY & Dictionary 3 D ETAILS Understand art and culture, and ask ISBN 9781786574831 for directions with confidence with SIZE 140mm x 93mm Lonely Planet's Dutch Phrasebook EXTENT 256pp, full colour CURRENT SALES 3,044 & Dictionary. Featuring full-colour SELL THRU 100% (7yrs) throughout, user-friendly layout PREV ISBN 9781741792744 organised by travel scenario categories AUD $14.99 S E L L and survival phrases inside front cover T H R U for at-a-glance on-the-fly cues. ORDER Korean Phrasebook QTY & Dictionary 7 D ETAILS Understand Korean script and navigate ISBN 9781786576002 menus with ease. Never get stuck for SIZE 140mm x 93mm words with the 3500-word two-way, EXTENT 272pp, full colour CURRENT SALES 5,280 quick-reference dictionary. Be prepared SELL THRU 100% (4yrs) for both common and emergency PREV ISBN 9781743214466 travel situations with practical phrases AUD $14.99 S E L L and terminology. T H R U 18
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Order form TITLE ISBN AU $ QTY NEW The Joy of Water 9781838690465 29.99 NEW Wine Trails of Europe 9781788689465 34.99 NEW Lonely Planet's Ultimate Travel Crosswords 9781838691011 14.99 NEW Low Carbon Europe 9781838691080 34.99 NEW A Place Called Home 9781788689335 16.99 written by Kate Baker, illustrated by Rebecca Green NEW National Trails of America 9781788689380 39.99 NEW Best of Greece & the Greek Islands 1 9781788686389 34.99 Best of Italy 3 9781787015395 34.99 Best of USA 3 9781787015500 34.99 Best of Canada 2 9781787014046 34.99 Best of Ireland 3 9781787015388 34.99 Amsterdam 12 9781787015197 29.99 Pocket Amsterdam 6 9781787016132 19.99 Pocket Vienna 3 9781786578075 19.99 Vienna 9 9781787013841 29.99 Austria 9 9781787014015 34.99 Dutch Phrasebook & Dictionary 3 9781786574831 14.99 Korean Phrasebook & Dictionary 7 9781786576002 14.99 BACKLIST In Her Footsteps 9781838690458 34.99 Account No. Order No. Backorder: Yes / No Name/Bookshop: Agent (if applicable): Address: Phone: Lonely Planet HQ Lonely Planet, Level 3, 551 Swanston Street, Carlton VIC 3053 Toll Free: 1300 133 083 P: (03) 8379 8000 F: (03) 8379 8079 Email: sales@lonelyplanet.com.au A.B.N. 36 005 607 983 Distribution United Book Distributors, 30 Centre Road, Scoresby VIC 3179 Phone: 1800 338 836 Fax: 03 8537 4497 Email: orders@unitedbookdistributors.com.au ON THE COVER | Cala Goloritze beach, Sardinia, Italy. 20
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