The indomitable Dervla Murphy's first book, a captivating account of her solo journey (first conceived when she was just ten) across Europe to Iran, Afghanistan, and over the Himalayas to Pakistan and into India. This Irish grandmother has been off exploring the world, sometimes alone, sometimes with her daughter, often with a bicycle, for forty years now. Her Muddling Through in Madagascar is a Longitude favorite.  (IDA324, $24.95)