'We offered all Lonely Planet staff the opportunity to contribute to this book by writing a profile on a country they are passionate about,' Hopkins said. Not surprisingly, narrowing down the list of prospective titles for each country was a not-so-simple task. 'Reading is obviously a fundamental route to understanding a culture and place, and we hope that the reader will get lost in the books we suggest,' said The Travel Book's editor, Roz Hopkins. The 'Read' recommendation for each country is, of course, a key ingredient. For readers interested in 'Getting Under the Skin' of each destination, the 448-page world tour, which features colorful and inspiring photos, includes recommendations about what to read, listen to, watch, eat, and drink to gain a better understanding of the culture. This past October, Lonely Planet published The Travel Book: A Journey Through Every Country in the World, a comprehensive pictorial offering key facts and cultural insights on 230 countries, arranged in an A-Z format.

March 2012-January 2013.For those of us who want to tour the world but might be short of funds or time, a newly published coffee-table book may help quench that thirst for travel for a while - or, perhaps, make it even worse. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media (Australia) *#1 in the world market share - source: Nielsen Bookscan. It's on everyone's bookshelves it's in every traveller's hands. Lonely Planet's mission is to enable curious travellers to experience the world and to truly get to the heart of the places where they travel.TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice Awards 20 winner in Favorite Travel Guide category'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times'Lonely Planet. Images each capture a moment in time - a moment that can be shared, or at least understood, around the globe.Authors: Written and researched by Lonely Planet, Roz Hopkins, Tony WheelerAbout Lonely Planet: Started in 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel guide publisher with guidebooks to every destination on the planet, as well as an award-winning website, a suite of mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Paired images encourage the appreciation of connections between people and places continents apart. Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher*One Planet is a celebration of great travel photography, and of the diversity and similarities within our world.

The Travel Book by Roz Hopkins