Anthony Ham

73 books • 41 series


Anthony Ham is one of Australia's most experienced nature and travel writers. For more than two decades, he has been travelling to the earth's wild places in search of stories, to Africa, the Amazon, the Arctic, and Outback Australia. His work has appeared in The New York Times, Smithsonian Magazine, National Geographic Traveler, BBC Travel, The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Monthly, Virginia Quarterly Review (VQR), BBC Wildlife, Lonely Planet Traveller, Africa Geographic, The Independent, Travel Africa, and elsewhere.

Through his writing, Anthony's readers have observed up close Africa's most endangered elephant herd, travelled to remove villages behind al-Qaeda lines, and experienced the beginnings of Libya's long descent into chaos. Anthony has also written or co-written more than 135 travel guides for Lonely Planet, including Brazil. He believes in the power of the written word, the enduring powers of stories, and the importance of writing beautifully about important things. His first book, The Last Lions of Africa, was published by Allen & Unwin in 2020.
Mar 1, 2013
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Lonely Planet Spain (Travel Guide)

Mar 1, 2013
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Lonely Planet Barcelona de Cerca (Lonely Planet Barcelona (Spanish))

Dec 1, 2012
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Lonely Planet Pocket Madrid (Travel Guide)

Jul 1, 2012
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Lonely Planet Madagascar (Travel Guide)

Jun 1, 2012
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Lonely Planet Kenya (Travel Guide)

Mar 1, 2012
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Lonely Planet Australia (Travel Guide) (Lonely Planet Australia (Spanish))

Jan 13, 2012
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Lonely Planet Mallorca (Travel Guide)

Oct 1, 2011
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Lonely Planet Noruega

May 20, 2011
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Lonely Planet Norway (Travel Guide)

Mar 1, 2011
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Madrid Guias de Ciudad

May 4, 2010
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Discover Spain (Au and UK) (Lonely Planet Discover Guides) (Lonely Planet Country Guides) (Lonely Planet Country Guides) (Lonely Planet Country Guides) (Lonely Planet Country Guides) (Lonely Planet Country Guides) (Lonely Planet Country Guides) (Lonely Planet Country Guides) (Lonely Planet Country Guides) (Lonely Planet Country Guides) (Lonely Planet Country Guides)

May 1, 2010
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Apr 1, 2010
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Lonely Planet Discover Spain (Lonely Planet Discover Spain) (Travel Guide) (Travel Guide) (Travel Guide) (Travel Guide) (Travel Guide) (Travel Guide) (Travel Guide) (Travel Guide) (Travel Guide) (Travel Guide) (Travel Guide)

Apr 1, 2010
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Jun 1, 2008
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Lonely Planet Madrid de Cerca (Lonely Planet Madrid Encounter (Spanish))

Jan 1, 2008
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Lonely Planet Madrid (Lonely Planet Madrid (Spanish)) (Travel Guide) (Travel Guide) (Travel Guide) (Travel Guide) (Travel Guide) (Travel Guide) (Travel Guide) (Travel Guide) (Travel Guide)

Aug 24, 2007
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Algeria (Lonely Planet Country Guides)

Oct 20, 2006
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Madrid (Lonely Planet City Guides) (Lonely Planet Madrid (Spanish)) (Travel Guide) (Travel Guide) (Travel Guide) (Travel Guide) (Travel Guide) (Travel Guide) (Travel Guide) (Travel Guide) (Travel Guide) (Travel Guide) (Travel Guide) (Travel Guide) (Travel Guide) (Travel Guide)

Apr 21, 2006
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Middle East (Lonely Planet Country Guides) (Lonely Planet Multi Country Guides) (Travel Guide) (Travel Guide) (Travel Guide) (Travel Guide) (Travel Guide) (Travel Guide) (Travel Guide) (Travel Guide) (Travel Guide) (Travel Guide) (Travel Guide) (Travel Guide)

Oct 2005
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Spain Moleskin (Lonely Planet Country Guides)

Sep 17, 2004
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Saudi Arabia (Lonely Planet)

Oct 4, 2002
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West Africa (Lonely Planet Country Guides) (Lonely Planet Regional Guides) (Lonely Planet Multi Country Guides)

Sep 30, 2002
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Lonely Planet Tanzania (Travel Guide) (Lonely Planet Tanzania (Spanish))

Mar 29, 2002
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Libya (Lonely Planet Country Guides)