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Paperback. The author and Kirstin Isaacson were heartbroken when they learned that their two-year-old son Rowan was autistic. And with each passing day, Rowan's growing isolation, his uncontrollable fits, each failed treatment, filled them with despair. This title offers one family's epic journey to rescue their son. Num Pages: 336 pages, 28 colour (2x8pp). BIC Classification: VXH; WNGH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141033631
- ISBN
- 9780141033631
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.93
€ 15.99
€ 11.93
Hardcover. Provides a practical assessment of the plants that are either of ornamental merit or botanical interest to gardeners in the West. This work describes some 1,000 different plants in their natural habitat and provides an account of China, its people, and the plants that have enriched the gardens of Europe and North America. Num Pages: 520 pages, 800col.ill. 70b&w. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WMP; WNP; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 308 x 248 x 45. Weight in Grams: 3170. A Plantsman's Paradise. 520 pages, 800col.ill. 70b&w. Provides a practical assessment of the plants that are either of ornamental merit or botanical interest to gardeners in the West. This work describes some 1,000 different plants in their natural habitat and provides an account of China, its people, and the plants that have enriched the gardens of Europe and North America. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPC; WMP; WNP; WTL. Dimension: 308 x 248 x 45. Weight: 3156.
- Publisher
- ACC Art Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851495153
- ISBN
- 9781851495153
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.99
€ 85.99
Paperback. * A charming, first-person celebration of England and Englishness by our foremost politician-turned-writer, out now in paperback Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349121093
- ISBN
- 9780349121093
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.92
€ 15.99
€ 11.92
Paperback. The contemporary world is defined by dizzying flows of people and ideas. But while Western travel is associated with a pioneering spirit of discovery, the dominant image of Muslim mobility is the jihadi who travels not to learn but to destroy. This book challenges these stereotypes. Series: Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; JHMC; JPA; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138404
- ISBN
- 9780691138404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. After her husband died of cancer, 57-year-old Rosie set off to run around the world, raising money in memory of the man she loved. Followed by wolves, knocked down by a bus, confronted by bears, chased by a naked man with a gun and stranded with severe frostbite, Rosie's breathtaking 20,000-mile solo journey is as gripping as it is inspiring. Num Pages: 336 pages, (1x8pp plates). BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers London
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007306206
- ISBN
- 9780007306206
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
paperback. In the 1960s, hundreds of thousands of young Westerners, inspired by Kerouac and the Beatles, blazed the 'hippie trail' overland from Istanbul to Kathmandu in search of enlightenment and a bit of cheap dope. This work retraces the path of the once well-worn 'hippie trail' from Turkey to Iran, Afghanistan to Pakistan, and from India to Nepal. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141015958
- ISBN
- 9780141015958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.69
€ 13.99
€ 11.69
Paperback. Samuel Johnson and James Boswell spent the autumn of 1773 touring through the Lowlands and Highlands of Scotland as far west as the islands of Skye, Raasay, Coll, Mull, Inchkenneth and Iona. Here, they paint a picture of a society which was still almost unknown to the Europe of the Enlightenment. Editor(s): Black, Ronald. Num Pages: 640 pages, 16pp illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 198 x 43. Weight in Grams: 562. Samuel Johnson's Journey to the Western Islands and James Boswell's Journal of a Tour. 640 pages, 16pp illustrations. Editor(s): Black, Ronald. Samuel Johnson and James Boswell spent the autumn of 1773 touring through the Lowlands and Highlands of Scotland as far west as the islands of Skye, Raasay, Coll, Mull, Inchkenneth and Iona. Here, they paint a picture of a society which was still almost unknown to the Europe of the Enlightenment. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKS; WTLC. Dimension: 147 x 198 x 43. Weight: 562.
- Publisher
- Birlinn General
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780270319
- ISBN
- 9781780270319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.68
€ 19.99
€ 18.68
Paperback. In 1910 Robert Falcon Scott and Roald Amundsen set sail for Antarctica, each from his own starting point, and the epic race for the South Pole was on. December 2011 marks the centenary of the conclusion to the last great race of terrestrial discovery. This title presents each man's full account of the race to the South Pole in their own words. Num Pages: 352 pages, 25 bw illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJC; BJ; HBJQ; HBLW; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526. The Expedition Diaries of Scott and Amundsen. 352 pages, 25 bw illustrations. In 1910 Robert Falcon Scott and Roald Amundsen set sail for Antarctica, each from his own starting point, and the epic race for the South Pole was on. December 2011 marks the centenary of the conclusion to the last great race of terrestrial discovery. This title presents each man's full account of the race to the South Pole in their own words. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJC; BJ; HBJQ; HBLW; WTLP. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 21. Weight: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Continuum Publishing Corporation
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441126672
- ISBN
- 9781441126672
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99
€ 20.99
Hardback. In 1974 Roland Barthes travelled in China as part of a small delegation of distinguished French philosophers and literary figures. They arrived in China just as the last stage of the Cultural Revolution was getting underway - the campaign to criticize Lin Biao and Confucius. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPL; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 148 x 23. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745650807
- ISBN
- 9780745650807
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Paperback. This volume is a collection of travel writing celebrating friendship and the chance encounters that unexpectedly enrich our lives, which shows the diversity of the modern Islamic world and the way in which it continues to inspire, bemuse and enrich the Western imagination. Num Pages: 314 pages. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- Eland Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 314
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780955010507
- ISBN
- 9780955010507
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
Paperback. In 1996 Roger Deakin, the late, great nature writer, set out to swim through the British Isles. This is a personal journey, a bold assertion of the native swimmer's right to roam, and an unforgettable celebration of the magic of water. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFC; WSSC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781784700065
- ISBN
- 9781784700065
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.76
€ 14.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. Turreted fairytale peaks, glistening snowfields, waterfalls plunging over immense cliffs into the sea, a million tons of ice capsizing - this is the setting for this work, which is an account of a kayak trip along the west coast of Greenland, paddling about 150 miles of coastline in the Nuuk fjords area. Num Pages: 128 pages, 16pp colour section. BIC Classification: 1MTNG; WSSN5; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 241 x 9. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Whittles Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904445319
- ISBN
- 9781904445319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.75
€ 23.99
€ 20.75
Hardcover. Num Pages: 248 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1MBF; HBTM; MBX; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 219 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403986856
- ISBN
- 9781403986856
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Aims to get to the truth of Marco Polo's claims. Covering his early life, his extraordinary twenty-four-year Asian epic and his reception in Italy on his return, this book places the intrepid Venetian in context, historically and geographically. Num Pages: 320 pages, . BIC Classification: 1F; 3H; BG; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750934213
- ISBN
- 9780750934213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.54
€ 15.99
€ 14.54
Paperback. In Palermo, Robert Alajmo lays out a compelling series of reflections on the city's apparently endless facets. Disguised as a tourist's handbook but written from the view of a lifelong resident - with all the experience, affection, inside knowledge and frustrations that entails - Alajmo offers more than the ordinary recommendations for travellers. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909961494
- ISBN
- 9781909961494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 286 pages. BIC Classification: 1QSC; BT; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- SKU
- KTG0005887
- ISBN
- 9781574091335
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Robert Twigger goes to the Far East in search of the world's longest snake - 'echoes of Gerald Durrell's trips crossed with Redmond O'Hanlon's foray into the heart of Borneo .. a fantastic book' DAILY MAIL Num Pages: 320 pages, 19. BIC Classification: 1FM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753808573
- ISBN
- 9780753808573
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.92
€ 15.99
€ 11.92
Paperback. Further adventures in extreme (and not so extreme) sports, from the bestselling author of ANGRY WHITE PYJAMAS. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: WH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753813782
- ISBN
- 9780753813782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.12
€ 13.99
€ 11.12
Paperback. A brilliant and captivating insight into the bizarre nature of contemporary Japan. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJPR; WSTM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753808580
- ISBN
- 9780753808580
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.12
€ 13.99
€ 11.12
Hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: WBXD; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 239 x 31. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Publisher
- Ten Speed Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607747543
- ISBN
- 9781607747543
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 22.94
€ 31.99
€ 22.94