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Paperback. A witty and intelligent memoir of the adventures, discoveries, rescues and narrow escapes of Gellhorn, one of America's most important war correspondents and the third wife of Ernest Hemingway. Num Pages: 296 pages, port. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 374. 296 pages, port. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: WTL. Dimension: 220 x 152 x 20. Weight: 370.
Publisher
Eland
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907871774
ISBN
9780907871774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.19

Paperback. Two sisters, one beautiful, one plain, return unmarried from their adventures to their parents' hotel on the mountain, where they are caught up in a scandalous relations with an African official and an English botanist. Meanwhile, a heartbroken woman tries to escape the memory of her son's death on a doomed holiday by the sea. Num Pages: 241 pages. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 320. 241 pages. Two sisters, one beautiful, one plain, return unmarried from their adventures to their parents' hotel on the mountain, where they are caught up in a scandalous relations with an African official and an English botanist. Meanwhile, a heartbroken woman tries to escape the memory of her son's death on a doomed holiday by the sea. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: WTL. Dimension: 217 x 135 x 20. Weight: 318.
Publisher
Eland Books
Number of pages
241
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907871781
ISBN
9780907871781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.27

Paperback. Martha was the youngest of sixteen, handpicked reporters who filed accurate, confidential reports on the human stories behind the statistics of the Depression directly to Roosevelt's White House. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 330. 266 pages. Martha was the youngest of sixteen, handpicked reporters who filed accurate, confidential reports on the human stories behind the statistics of the Depression directly to Roosevelt's White House. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: WTL. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 16. Weight: 320.
Publisher
Eland Books
Number of pages
266
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906011628
ISBN
9781906011628
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 345 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: WSZC; WSZG; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Rocky Mountain Books Canada
Edition
First
Number of pages
345
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897522097
ISBN
9781897522097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 22.10

Paperback. In 1839, encouraged by his friend Balzac, Custine set out to explore Russia. His impressions turned into what is perhaps the greatest and most influential of all books about Russia under the Tsars. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; BJ; HBJD; HBLL; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141394510
ISBN
9780141394510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.29

Paperback. A lush evocation of Tuscan life and food by the author of 'A THOUSAND DAYS IN VENICE'. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group London
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844081530
ISBN
9781844081530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. Every Thursday evening, a group of four rural Italian women gather in an old stone house in the hills above Italy's Orvieto, to cook together, have supper, drink their beloved local wines, and talk. In this book, the author tells their life stories, and of cherished ingredients and recipes whose secrets have been passed down through generations. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; BM; WB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 199 x 24. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099591856
ISBN
9780099591856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Tucked away in a remote part of Africa, Sierra Leone, Guinea-Bissau and Burkina Faso, three of the world's poorest countries, are in the throes of great upheaval. The author dives into this maelstrom. Combining stories of those he meets with his deep knowledge of Africa's development, he sheds new light on a neglected corner of the globe. Num Pages: 343 pages, maps (black and white). BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
343
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780995861
ISBN
9781780995861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.65

Paperback. Presents a story of two city slickers - one an unattractive but streetwise mongrel from Stockwell, the other the long-suffering author - and how they came to terms with England's countryside and waterways. This book provides an account of a mismatched couple and of the people they meet and places they visit. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099503125
ISBN
9780099503125
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Following other books featuring long-distance walks with Boogie, the mongrel from hell, the author tackles the Pennine Way with a new Boogie, who at first appears - misleadingly - to be a much trendier and more wholesome incarnation. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1DBKEY; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 112 x 15. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099661412
ISBN
9780099661412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

paperback. A book, in which, the author shares his irrepressible love of flying. It also includes a description of what it's like to fly by a commercial pilot who is also a master prose stylist and a deeply sensitive human being. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: TRPS; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 226 x 27. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099589853
ISBN
9780099589853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; FA; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 202 x 135 x 24. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812970036
ISBN
9780812970036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.55

Paperback. Features recollections of the author's experiences prospecting for gold, speculating in timber, and writing for a succession of small Western newspapers during the 1860s. Editor(s): Hill, Hamlin. Num Pages: 592 pages, illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: 3JH; FC; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 131 x 28. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Edition
16th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140390100
ISBN
9780140390100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.99

Paperback. A collection of essays, which explore Calcutta, from the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad to the televising of a Hindu epic. It combines analysis of major issues with a feel for the fine texture and human realities of Indian life. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 256. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
SKU
KIN0032646
ISBN
9780140104806
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Sir Mark Tully is one of the world's leading writers and broadcasters on India, and the presenter of the much loved radio programme 'Something Understood'. This work reveals the profound impact India has had on his life and beliefs. Through interviews and anecdotes, it embarks on a journey that takes in the various faces of India. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 208. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KIN0032281
ISBN
9781846040184
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. .
Publisher
Tinderbox Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
381
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780957200203
ISBN
9780957200203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.23

Paperback. On the way to a show in Skipton, in North Yorkshire, I noticed a road sign to a town called Keighley. So later, during the show, I mentioned this, asking the audience, 'Is that your rival town?' And the room went chillingly quiet, until one woman called out with understated menace, 'Keighley is a sink of evil.' Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; WH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 217 x 22. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007412426
ISBN
9780007412426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.23

Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JP; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 516. Hardback, with dustjacket, in very good condition.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Mercury House
Number of pages
271
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KRF0012036
ISBN
9781562790257
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The author buys an elephant named Tara and rides her over six hundred miles across India to the Sonepur Mela, the world's oldest elephant market. From Bhim, a drink-racked mahout, Shand learned to ride and care for her. From his friend Aditya Patankar he learned Indian ways. And with Tara, his new companion, he fell in love. Num Pages: 206 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 270. 208 pages. The author buys an elephant named Tara and rides her over six hundred miles across India to the Sonepur Mela, the world's oldest elephant market. From Bhim, a drink-racked mahout, Shand learned to ride and care for her. From his friend Aditya Patankar he learned Indian ways. And with Tara, his new companion, he fell in love. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FKA; WTL. Dimension: 142 x 217 x 13. Weight: 266.
Publisher
Eland Books
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906011697
ISBN
9781906011697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.27

Paperback. .
Publisher
Periscope
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902932538
ISBN
9781902932538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.69

Paperback. Was George Mallory the first man to reach the summit of Everest? Conrad Anker and Leo Houlding embark on a death-defying expedition to find out Num Pages: 272 pages, 2x8pp. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; BT; WSZG; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 194.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Murray Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719524929
ISBN
9780719524929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 354. Clean copy with very light shelfwear. Good to very good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Reprint
SKU
KST0018383
ISBN
9780802141385
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. In 2008, Mark Beaumont smashed the world record for cycling around the world, by an astonishing 81 days. This title tells the story of a 15,000 mile expedition that once again broke the barriers of human achievement. It offers a trip through the diverse cultures of the Americas. Num Pages: 464 pages, 3x8 colour. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGSA; WSQ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Corgi
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552163972
ISBN
9780552163972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.60

Paperback. In the spring of 2015, the author set out from the heart of Cairo on his latest world record attempt - cycling solo, the length of Africa, intending to ride to Cape Town in under 50 days. In this book, he brings Africa to life in all its complex glory, friendship and curiosity, while inspiring us all to question the bounds of what is possible. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JMG; WSQ; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Corgi Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552172479
ISBN
9780552172479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

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