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Travel writing

Paperback. In the mid-1970s, Saul Bellow visited Israel. This book presents his account of his time there. Immersing himself in its landscape and culture, he records the opinions, passions and dreams of Israelis of varying viewpoints - from Prime Minister Rabin, novelist Amos Oz and the editor of an Arab-language newspaper to the barber at Bellow's hotel. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 137 x 12. Weight in Grams: 152.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141188874
ISBN
9780141188874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

paperback. The author began a journey in 1774 that would take them from Edinburgh to the Caribbean Islands and then to America. This work is an account of this voyage through letters to a friend in Scotland. The letters describe the sights, scenery, and social life she encountered. Editor(s): Andrews, Evangeline Walker; Andrews, Charles McLean. Num Pages: 342 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; RGR; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 409.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
342
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803259539
ISBN
9780803259539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 388 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: 1FBS; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publisher
Cune Press,US United States
Number of pages
388
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781885942531
ISBN
9781885942531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.14

Hardcover. Looks at Japanese culture and family life, based on the childhood reminisces of the author/illustrator. This book helps the readers learn about many Japanese traditions and customs, such as gathering around the kotatsu to stay warm, throwing soybeans to keep away ogres, and hanging handmade teru-teru-bozu dolls out the window to stop the rain. Num Pages: 48 pages, Full-Colour Illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WTL. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 229 x 267 x 12. Weight in Grams: 552.
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Hardcover with Jacket
Condition
New
SKU
V9784805310892
ISBN
9784805310892
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.96

paperback. Depicts the nine year quest of an American couple (an agricultural advisor and a writer/webmaster) living on a farm in Michigan, USA, to own and live in a remote Scottish lighthouse keepers home. In the form of e-mails, the book gives an intimate view of the successes and tragedies along the way. Num Pages: 200 pages, 8pp colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; AMG; WGG; WQH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780946487967
ISBN
9780946487967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.49

Paperback. Born in Australia, Shirley Hazzard first moved to Naples as a young woman in the 1950s to take up a job with the United Nations. This work collects the best of Hazzard's writings on Naples. Illustrated with photographs, it is a lyrical letter to a lifelong love. Num Pages: 144 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 9. Weight in Grams: 213.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226322025
ISBN
9780226322025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.54

paperback. Num Pages: 262 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; DNF; JFSJ1; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 149 x 15. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816628759
ISBN
9780816628759
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUE; BM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802122964
ISBN
9780802122964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.04

Paperback. From the surreal pleasure dome of Minehead Butlins to a smoke-filled roundhouse on the Penwith Peninsula then out to the Isles of Scilly and beyond, the author tackles this personal Odyssey with all the poetic reflection and personal wit we've come to expect of one of Britain's best loved and most popular writers. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEW; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571298365
ISBN
9780571298365
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.49

Paperback. One summer, Simon Armitage decided to walk the Pennine Way, a challenging 256-mile route usually approached from south to north, with the sun, wind and rain at your back. However, he resolved to tackle it back to front, walking home towards the Yorkshire village where he was born, travelling as a modern troubadour, without a penny in his pockets. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEN; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571249893
ISBN
9780571249893
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.45

Paperback. Series: Eye Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; WTL. Dimension: 201 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Eye Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903070918
ISBN
9781903070918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.95

Paperback. A Septuagenarian Odyssey Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Harpercollins Pb
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906321666
ISBN
9781906321666
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.45

Paperback. From the early sketches of philosophers and explorers through to Google Maps and beyond, this title examines how maps both relate and realign our history. It explores the legendary, impassable mountains of Kong, the role of cartography in combatting cholera, the 17th-century Dutch craze for Atlases, the Norse discovery of America and more. Num Pages: 468 pages, 60 ills. BIC Classification: HBTP; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 138 x 34. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Number of pages
468
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846685101
ISBN
9781846685101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.23

Paperback. 'I watched the mirror for a last view, for now, of the frozen mountains of Glen Coe. As the road bent and the outline of Buachaille Etive Mor slid into sight, I did what I always did, and always would. I felt for that flutter of awe and that indefinable, unmistakable quickening of the pulse.' Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; WSZG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007547906
ISBN
9780007547906
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.43

Paperback. How do high mountain ranges form on the face of the Earth? This question has intrigued some of the greatest philosophers and scientists, going back as far as the ancient Greeks. This book tells the story of one scientist, and his quest for the key to this geological mystery. Num Pages: 336 pages, 36 halftones. 38 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; PDZ; RBGF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691126203
ISBN
9780691126203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.28

Hardcover. From petticoat duels and lucky cats to the Stiffs Express, Lord Nelson's spare nose, the Piccadilly earthquake and the Great Beer Flood of 1814, this book takes you on a captivating, wildly entertaining tour of the city you think you know, unearthing the capital's secrets and commemorating its rich, colourful and unusual history. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; WQH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780593073230
ISBN
9780593073230
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Paperback. Embarks on a 23,000-mile trek around the southern-most border of the tropics - a place of both beauty and human suffering. This work is a collection of adventures, strange rituals and exotic wildlife. It also confronts issues such as our changing environment, poverty, and globalisation. Num Pages: 400 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QMT; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
BBC Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846073861
ISBN
9781846073861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Hardcover. A re-exploration of the historic journey made by the first man to walk the Alps from 'end to end' Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrationsstratiosn, maps. BIC Classification: 1DFHA; 3JH; BGH; WSZC; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 142 x 28. Weight in Grams: 632.
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908493804
ISBN
9781908493804
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1QRP; 1QSP; 3J; 3JM; RGC; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007550777
ISBN
9780007550777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.47

Paperback. Written by the author of "Against The Wall", this title takes us back to his early years as a climber, the escapades and excitement of a young life lived on the edge and for the moment, when experience was all important and dramatic achievements and failures came as naturally as the hair raising risks themselves. Num Pages: 256 pages, colour illustrations maps, colour portraits. BIC Classification: WSZG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 187.
Publisher
Mountaineers Books, The
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099283867
ISBN
9780099283867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

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