Travel writing
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Travel writing
Paperback. Offers a fresh look at the authors native Scottish landscapes, before sailing north into iceberg-strewn seas. Her gaze swoops vertiginously too; from a countryside of cells beneath a hospital microscope, to killer whales rounding a headland, to the constellations of satellites that belie our sense of the remote. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Sort of Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780956308665
- ISBN
- 9780956308665
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.06
€ 13.99
€ 12.06
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 202 illus. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; 3JJPG; AJC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 305 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1892.
- Publisher
- Grantha Corporation United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781890206604
- ISBN
- 9781890206604
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.75
€ 60.75
Hardback. The travel journal of the wealthy young Englishman, Evelyn Booth, weaves a factual, enthralling, and entertaining narrative that follows his escapades throughout the United States of the late nineteenth century. Num Pages: 160 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442246591
- ISBN
- 9781442246591
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.51
€ 23.99
€ 21.51
Paperback. In 1914, Sir Ernest Shackleton set forth to make history with the first-ever crossing of the Antarctic continent. He sailed into the Weddell Sea aboard the Endurance, while a ship called the Aurora sailed into the Ross Sea to create a lifeline of vital food and fuel depots to supply the epic crossing. Yet all went tragically wrong. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJC; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 304. The Harrowing Story of Shackleton's Ross Sea Party. 384 pages. In 1914, Sir Ernest Shackleton set forth to make history with the first-ever crossing of the Antarctic continent. He sailed into the Weddell Sea aboard the Endurance, while a ship called the Aurora sailed into the Ross Sea to create a lifeline of vital food and fuel depots to supply the epic crossing. Yet all went tragically wrong. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJC; WTLP. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 27. Weight: 284.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747579724
- ISBN
- 9780747579724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.66
€ 19.99
€ 14.66
Paperback. In 2007, when Ken Budd was 39, his father collapsed. He'd just finished 18 holes of golf. By the time Ken and his wife got to the hospital it was too late. Over the next few weeks, as grieving friends revealed how Ken's father had impacted their lives, he began thinking about parents, and children, about people. This title presents his portrait. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; JKSN1; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 136 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061946462
- ISBN
- 9780061946462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.88
€ 16.99
€ 15.88
Paperback. Experience a Canadian teacher's transformative years teaching in the remote Himalayan village of Khaling, Bhutan. Series: Wayfarer. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations, ports., maps. BIC Classification: 1FKH; WTL; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888644923
- ISBN
- 9780888644923
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.38
€ 34.99
€ 25.38
Paperback. Kenneth Allsop, a famous television presenter and literary man-about-town, left London and settled in ancient forests and chalk streams of west Dorset. In this book his writings speaks in defense of the natural world and stands firmly against the unchecked exploitation of the land. Illustrator(s): Lynch, James. Series: Nature Classics Library. Num Pages: 184 pages, 30 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWT; 3JJPK; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 162 x 14. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Little Toller Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908213044
- ISBN
- 9781908213044
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.90
€ 18.99
€ 14.90
Paperback. Kenneth Murphy's brother was one of the last US soldiers to be killed during the Vietnam. Travelling through Vietnam, he captures its ancient culture and what remains after French and US imperialism and the onslaught of the 21st century finance; and gradually falls in love with the country where his brother is burried. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 21. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Gibson Square Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783341276
- ISBN
- 9781783341276
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.08
€ 14.99
€ 12.08
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Fulcrum Inc.,US United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781555917630
- ISBN
- 9781555917630
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.77
€ 17.99
€ 16.77
paperback. First published in 1935, "Salamina" details artist and adventurer Rockwell Kent's second trip to Greenland. It unfolds as a series of vignettes, each illustrated with Kent's bold drawings. He acquaints us with the land and its people with accounts of fishing trips, festivities and friendships. Illustrator(s): Rockwell, Kent. Num Pages: 378 pages, 89 illus. BIC Classification: 1MTNG; AFF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University Press of New England United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819566775
- ISBN
- 9780819566775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.24
€ 29.24
Paperback. A travel memoir of the Snowman Trek, a 24-day journey through the Himalayas of Bhutan. Series: Outdoor Lives. Num Pages: 352 pages, 36 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FKH; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803234338
- ISBN
- 9780803234338
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.76
€ 21.99
€ 21.76
Paperback. Mark Twain had it all wrong: golf is not a good walk spoiled, golf is a journey. When Ireland provides the map it becomes an 11,000km odyssey for one man in a camper van. Ireland's beauty shines through but the people encountered along the way, the golf clubs visited and the idiosyncrasies of a camper van form the fairways on which this story plays Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; WSJG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Gill
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848891982
- ISBN
- 9781848891982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.21
€ 14.99
€ 13.21
Paperback. Following his dismissal from a job he never should have had, the author packs a tent, some snacks, and a suit, and sets out on a two-wheeled adventure across Europe. Includes maps and illustrations, hints and tips, places to stay, plus valuable first-hand guidance on what to do when things go wrong. Num Pages: 144 pages, 129. BIC Classification: 1D; WSQ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 210 x 12. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Veloce Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845843991
- ISBN
- 9781845843991
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.11
€ 17.99
€ 14.11
Paperback. Takes us on a tour of the author's favourite city: Austin. This work includes a bunch of stuff, from descriptions of Austin's notable trees and directions to skinny-dipping sites to lists of haunted places and quizzes and puzzles. Num Pages: 144 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 4. Weight in Grams: 108.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099490562
- ISBN
- 9780099490562
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.32
€ 10.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 182 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894898133
- ISBN
- 9781894898133
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.93
€ 25.99
€ 17.93
An African in Greenland (New York Review Books Classics)
Kpomassie, Tete-Michel, Kirkup, James, Alvare...
paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTNG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- New York Review of Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780940322882
- ISBN
- 9780940322882
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 16.72
€ 24.99
€ 16.72
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Three Rivers Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804137607
- ISBN
- 9780804137607
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.74
€ 20.99
€ 15.74
Paperback. Why does a particular landscape move us? What is it that attaches us to a particular place? From Where We Stand is an eloquent exploration of the connections we have with places-and the loss to us if there are no such connections. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815610724
- ISBN
- 9780815610724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.03
€ 27.03
Paperback. The author wanted his own house. The problem was he didn't have a job and he didn't have any money. Thinking back to his childhood he remembered the game he loved to play - Bigger and Better. It was a way of trading your old stuff to get bigger and better stuff. This got him thinking. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJE; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 20. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091914530
- ISBN
- 9780091914530
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
Paperback. Ibn Battuta was famous in his own lifetime during the 14th Century as the greatest traveller of the age. Here, the author reviews Ibn Battuta's journeys and discusses the major themes of his travels. He also examines the financing of Ibn Battuta's adventures, and how geography and natural history are presented by him. Series: Makers of Islamic Civilization. Num Pages: 160 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- I.B.Tauris & Co Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845113940
- ISBN
- 9781845113940
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.78
€ 25.78
Hardback. Presents a series of letter written by the French poet Jean de La Fontaine to his wife, describing his travels from Paris to Limoges in 1663. Editor(s): Berger, Robert W. Translator(s): Berger, Robert W. Num Pages: 92 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JD; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 92
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780838641415
- ISBN
- 9780838641415
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.28
€ 103.28
Paperback. Detailed observations of the Great Hunt illuminate the northern wilderness, its people, and their complex relationship. Series: Wayfarer. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781772120851
- ISBN
- 9781772120851
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.38
€ 34.99
€ 25.38
Hardcover. A knowledgeable, loving and poetic account of a journey across his country by one of Sweden's most renowned and revered writers. Gustafsson paints an evocative portrait of his homeland. Translator(s): Bragan-Turner, Deborah. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DNS; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 125 x 10. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Publisher
- The Armchair Traveller at the Bookhaus United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909961043
- ISBN
- 9781909961043
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.20
€ 17.99
€ 13.20
Paperback. Series: Himalayan Trilogy. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; VX; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Ibis Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892542215
- ISBN
- 9780892542215
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.26
€ 23.99
€ 22.26