44 Best Maldives Books of All Time

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On the Island (On the Island, #1) book cover1

On the Island (On the Island, #1)

Tracey Garvis Graves

5.0
When thirty-year-old English teacher Anna Emerson is offered a job tutoring T.J. Callahan at his family's summer rental in the Maldives, she accepts without hesitation; a working vacation on a tropical island trumps the library any day.

T.J. Callahan has no desire to leave town, not that anyone asked him. He's almost seventeen and if having cancer wasn't bad enough, now he has to spend his first su
Folk Tales of the Maldives book cover2

Folk Tales of the Maldives

Xavier Romero-Frias

4.9
The Maldives are mainly known as an equatorial tourist paradise to the south of India but some will know the archipelago risks drowning owing to global warming. Far less is known about the people, who have occupied these islands for millennia but whose deep indigenous culture is today under threat from a multitude of external forces.

This volume is a collection of 80 traditional short stories and l
Islands Page-A-Day Gallery Calendar 2019 book cover3

Islands Page-A-Day Gallery Calendar 2019

Workman Publishing

4.9
Just another day in paradise . . . every day. Back by popular demand, ISLANDS GALLERY is the gift of pure escape for your desktop, featuring hundreds of stunning photographs of tropical getaways. Each sun-soaked, Edenic retreat is alive with rugged beauty, white sand beaches, sparkling water, and blazing ocean sunsets to get lost in. Palm trees rustle in the breeze, and the glorious realization se
Birds of India: Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives - Second Edition book cover4

Birds of India: Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives - Second Edition

Richard Grimmett, Carol Inskipp, et al.

4.8
The best field guide to the birds of the Indian subcontinent is now even better. Thoroughly revised, with 73 new plates and many others updated or repainted, the second edition of Birds of India now features all maps and text opposite the plates for quicker and easier reference. Newly identified species have been added, the text has been extensively revised, and all the maps are new. Comprehensive
Cook Maldives: Selections from the Local Table Spread book cover5

Cook Maldives: Selections from the Local Table Spread

Shaai Sattar

4.8
Murder in Maldives book cover6

Murder in Maldives

Sanchita Sarin

4.8
A promising blue-sky holiday drew celebrated detective, Devin Langhar, to the pristine beaches of Maldives.

The ultra-luxury Embassy Island resort with its exclusive over-water private villas, Michelin-star restaurant and a cosmopolitan guest list, fulfilled the conditions of excellent wine and fascinating company. But when millionaire, Jeffrey Dale, turns up dead, it becomes clear that all that gl
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The Island Kitchen: Recipes from Mauritius and the Indian Ocean

Selina Periampillai

4.8
'The Island Kitchen has lifted my spirits and made me hungry and happy in equal measure' Nigella Lawson

This ravishing cookbook will take you on a journey around the Indian Ocean islands, to taste the flavours of the colourful markets of Mauritius, the aromatic spice gardens of the Seychelles, the fishing coasts of the Maldives, the lagoons of Mayotte and the forests of Madagascar. Selina Periampil
Uncharted (On the Island, #1.5) book cover8

Uncharted (On the Island, #1.5)

Tracey Garvis Grave

4.8
Tracey Garvis Graves - and Anna and T.J. - return in this companion novella to the New York Times bestseller On the Island.

When twenty-three-year-old dot-com millionaire Owen Sparks walked away from his charmed life, he had one goal in mind: get as far away as possible from the people who resented his success, or had their hand out for a piece of it. A remote uncharted island halfway around the wo
Fishes of the Maldives: Indian Ocean book cover9

Fishes of the Maldives: Indian Ocean

Rudie H Kuiter and Tim Godfrey

4.8
Handbook of Fractures Paperback - 2014 - Intl Se Edition book cover10

Handbook of Fractures Paperback - 2014 - Intl Se Edition

by EGOL (Author)

4.8
East of Croydon: Travels through India and South East Asia inspired by her BBC 1 series 'The Ganges' book cover11

East of Croydon: Travels through India and South East Asia inspired by her BBC 1 series 'The Ganges'

Sue Perkins

4.8
Follow Sue Perkins' extraordinary adventures across southern Asia in this fabulously funny travelling tale.

Pick of the holiday reads - Daily Mirror

'Vivid, laugh-out-loud, moving' Sunday Express

'A few years ago I was asked if I'd like to make a documentary on the Mekong River, travelling from the vast delta in Vietnam to the remote and snowy peaks of Tibet.

Up until that point, the farthest East I'
Lady Sun book cover12

Lady Sun

Marni MacRa

4.8
Sophia has booked the vacation of a lifetime. A week on a deserted island.
Hoping for a retreat and recharge from her life in the middle of a Northwest winter, she sets out to enjoy seclusion and sun in paradise.
Flying halfway around the world, Sophia boards the yacht chartered to take her to the secluded island in the Maldives.
There she meets Lucas, a fellow vacationer. Tall, dark, and handsome
Maldives book cover13

Maldives

Vincenzo Berghella

4.8
Trip to the Maldives, plus history, geography and ocean life in the atolls
Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools book cover14

Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools

Alfred V. Aho, Ravi Sethi, Jeffrey D. Ullman

4.8
This introduction to compilers is the direct descendant of the well-known book by Aho and Ullman, Principles of Compiler Design. The authors present updated coverage of compilers based on research and techniques that have been developed in the field over the past few years. The book provides a thorough introduction to compiler design and covers topics such as context-free grammars, fine state mach
Photo Guide To Fishes Of The Maldives book cover15

Photo Guide To Fishes Of The Maldives

Rudie H. Kuiter

4.8
Maldives & Islands of the East Indian Ocean: Travel Survival Kit (Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kits) book cover16

Maldives & Islands of the East Indian Ocean: Travel Survival Kit (Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kits)

Mark Balla

4.8
ALL AROUND THE WORLD: A Series of Travel Guides, PART 1 book cover17

ALL AROUND THE WORLD: A Series of Travel Guides, PART 1

Sahara Sanders

4.8
This box set includes the following eBooks:


1. MALDIVES... THE PARADISE

2. IN LOVE WITH THAILAND


Available now on Amazon.com:


viewBook.at/ALL-AROUND-THE-WORLD-1

viewAuthor.at/SAHARA-SANDERS
Dive Maldives: A Guide to the Maldives Archipelago book cover18

Dive Maldives: A Guide to the Maldives Archipelago

Tim Godfrey

4.8
This is a detailed guide to diving in all the tourist atolls of the Maldives Archipelago. Catering for all levels of divers, the book contains 114 computer-generated maps, descriptions of over 270 dive sites, and information on 15 newly-declared protected marine areas. Divers are given a glimpse of what they can expect during the dive via topographical maps and symbols. The book is designed for tr
Shark Bytes: Tales of Diving with the Bizarre and the Beautiful book cover19

Shark Bytes: Tales of Diving with the Bizarre and the Beautiful

John Bantin

4.8
Bucket List Blueprint: Everything You Need to Start a Bucket List That Brings Your Dreams to Life book cover20

Bucket List Blueprint: Everything You Need to Start a Bucket List That Brings Your Dreams to Life

Julie Schooler

4.8
Are you fed up with the same boring routine day after day? Do you feel like there is a more exciting or meaningful life you could be living? Would you like to start taking action towards your heart's desires today?

You need a bucket list- a written list of things you want to do before you die.



Bucket List Blueprint will give you practical advice to write the best bucket list personalized for your ci
Dive the Maldives: Complete Guide to Diving and Snorkeling book cover21

Dive the Maldives: Complete Guide to Diving and Snorkeling

Sam Harwood and Rob Bryning

4.8
Maldives: The Very Best Of Michael Friedel book cover22

Maldives: The Very Best Of Michael Friedel

Michael Friedel

4.8
With his incomparable photographs of the Maldive Islands, Michael Friedel, one of Germany's leading photojournalists, has made the breathtaking beauty of these jewels of the Indian Ocean famous throughout the word. His aerial views of the Maldives have given a new perspective of their home to the islanders themselves. On the 10th anniversary of the Maldive independence his pictures were used in a
The Maldive Mystery book cover23

The Maldive Mystery

Thor Heyerdahl

4.8
Lonely Planet Maldives book cover24

Lonely Planet Maldives

Lonely Planet and Tom Masters

4.7
Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher

Lonely Planet Maldives is your passport to all the most relevant and up-to-date advice on what to see, what to skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Chat with the locals amongst brightly painted houses in Male, feed the Hammerhead sharks in Rasdhoo Atoll, or watch a bodu beru performance; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to
Hardy Boys Adventures: Secret of the Red Arrow; Mystery of the Phantom Heist; The Vanishing Game; Into Thin Air book cover25

Hardy Boys Adventures: Secret of the Red Arrow; Mystery of the Phantom Heist; The Vanishing Game; Into Thin Air

Franklin W. Dixon

4.7
Join the Hardy Boys for mystery-solving action in a boxed set of the first four books in this new take on the classic series.

The Hardy Boys are two brothers who have what it takes to solve the case. Smart and resourceful, perceptive and clever, their brains are their go-to technology. Frank and Joe are no strangers to danger and suspense, and with their wits and their courage, they can be counted
1001 Natural Wonders You Must See Before You Die book cover26

1001 Natural Wonders You Must See Before You Die

Michael Bright

4.7
The planet Earth is filled with incredible places, environments, and wonders -- 1001 Natural Wonders You Must See Before You Die explores the entire world, and profiles the most incredible among them.

With the help of some of the world’s leading explorers, 1001 Natural Wonders circumnavigates the globe, traveling from arid deserts to frozen wastes, across grasslands and steppe, lakes and rivers, a
Resorts of the Maldives: The Definitive Guide book cover27

Resorts of the Maldives: The Definitive Guide

Adrian Neville

4.7
Part 8 - Pour me another rum - I'm going to sail the Indian Ocean and Red Sea and visit Sri Lanka, Maldives, Oman, Djibouti, Egypt and the Suez Canal. ... around the World!" "The 5 year Voyage") book cover28

Part 8 - Pour me another rum - I'm going to sail the Indian Ocean and Red Sea and visit Sri Lanka, Maldives, Oman, Djibouti, Egypt and the Suez Canal. ... around the World!" "The 5 year Voyage")

Capt Tosh

4.7
Maldives 25 Secrets Bucket List - The Locals Travel Guide For Your Trip to Maldives 2018: Skip the tourist traps and explore like a local: Where to Go, Eat & Party in the Maldives book cover29

Maldives 25 Secrets Bucket List - The Locals Travel Guide For Your Trip to Maldives 2018: Skip the tourist traps and explore like a local: Where to Go, Eat & Party in the Maldives

Antonio Araujo

4.7
Read and Speak Arabic for Beginners with Audio CD, Second Edition book cover30

Read and Speak Arabic for Beginners with Audio CD, Second Edition

Jane Wightwick

4.7
Learn helpful Arabic vocabulary without being intimidated by its non-Roman script!

Your desire to learn Arabic may be twarted by its script; how will you pick up the language if you can't understand its characters? "Read and Speak Arabic for Beginners" overcomes this obstacle by providing an accessible, entertaining program that will reinforce vocabulary as well as help you create basic structures.
Gatecrashing Paradise: Misadventure in the Real Maldives book cover31

Gatecrashing Paradise: Misadventure in the Real Maldives

Tom Chesshyre

4.7
Gatecrashing Paradise offers a first glimpse of a newly accessible tourist destination. To many the Maldives not only symbolizes "paradise", but is paradise. Until Recently, outsiders were banned from islands not officially endorsed as "tourist resorts", but now a thousand sandy shores have opened up in the Indian Ocean-the flattest area on Earth.
The Voyage Of Francois Pyrard V1: Of Laval To The East Indies, The Maldives, The Moluccas And Brazil book cover32

The Voyage Of Francois Pyrard V1: Of Laval To The East Indies, The Maldives, The Moluccas And Brazil

Francois Pyrard

4.7
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true t
Ocean Hues book cover33

Ocean Hues

Amyna Amyna

4.7
The story is about a young woman and her family in Maldives, who are affected by the tsunami that caused devastation in several countries across Asia. She is swept away and the husband never stops grieving, but he harbours fierce hope in his heart that she would be found. The husband Hussein is persuaded by his mother and his wife's parents to remarry, so that his young son would have a mother. He
Maldives: Kingdom of a Thousand Isles book cover34

Maldives: Kingdom of a Thousand Isles

Andrew Forbes

4.7
An idyllic marine retreat brought to life through sumptuous color photography and crisp, knowledgeable text. Sometimes known as "The Paradise Isles," the Maldives are made up of hundreds of idyllic islands that are famed for their tropical beaches, coral
Islam in South Asia in Practice book cover35

Islam in South Asia in Practice

Barbara D. Metcalf

4.7
This volume of Princeton Readings in Religions brings together the work of more than thirty scholars of Islam and Muslim societies in South Asia to create a rich anthology of primary texts that contributes to a new appreciation of the lived religious and cultural experiences of the world's largest population of Muslims. The thirty-four selections--translated from Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Bengali, Ta
Explore Maldives: A Blissful Travel Guide To Mesmerizing Beach Destination (Best Things To Do, Visa, Food, Accommodation, Sightseeing & Activities) book cover36

Explore Maldives: A Blissful Travel Guide To Mesmerizing Beach Destination (Best Things To Do, Visa, Food, Accommodation, Sightseeing & Activities)

Manoj Bhatia

4.7
Marine Life of the Maldives - Indian Ocean book cover37

Marine Life of the Maldives - Indian Ocean

Neville Coleman, Tom Bridge, et al.

4.7
The Two Thousand Isles: A Short Account Of The People History And Customs Of The Maldive Archipelago book cover38

The Two Thousand Isles: A Short Account Of The People History And Customs Of The Maldive Archipelago

Hockly T. W.

4.7
Super Cheap Maldives - Travel Guide 2020: Enjoy a $3,000 trip to Maldives for $300 (Maldives Travel Guide) book cover39

Super Cheap Maldives - Travel Guide 2020: Enjoy a $3,000 trip to Maldives for $300 (Maldives Travel Guide)

Phil G Tang

4.7
Maldives travel carry the book (Chinese Edition) book cover40

Maldives travel carry the book (Chinese Edition)

WANG RUI

4.6
Diving & Snorkeling Maldives book cover41

Diving & Snorkeling Maldives

Casey Mahaney and Astrid Witte Mahaney

4.6
Within this guide you can experience one of the best-preserved marine environments anywhere in the world, encounter exciting drift dives in current swept channels, plus meet some of the friendliest fish on earth.
Atlas of the Maldives: A Reference for Travellers, Divers and Sailors book cover42

Atlas of the Maldives: A Reference for Travellers, Divers and Sailors

Tim Godfrey (author)

4.6
Maldives & Seychelles: Best 12 Beach Vacation Destination in Maldives and Seychelles. An Overview of the Best Places to Visit in Indian Ocean. book cover43

Maldives & Seychelles: Best 12 Beach Vacation Destination in Maldives and Seychelles. An Overview of the Best Places to Visit in Indian Ocean.

Veronica Brown

4.6
Photo Essay: Beauty of The Maldives: Volume 63 (Travel Photo Essays) book cover44

Photo Essay: Beauty of The Maldives: Volume 63 (Travel Photo Essays)

Travel Photography

4.6