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Paperback. Ancient scrolls and beliefs entered the land in the satchels of Buddhist pilgrims and in the baggage of military invaders - from Alexander the Great to Mughal, Persian and Arab conquerors and even the ill-fated armies of the British Raj. This title seeks the clues which each migration left, in the company of the young Bruce Chatwin. Num Pages: 272 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JJPL; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Eland Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906011550
ISBN
9781906011550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.19

Paperback. Presents a portrait of the Greece the author came to know through a lifetime of exploration. This work is a fusion of experience, a gift of insight from one philhellene to all those who have come to love Greece. Num Pages: 334 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 334. 334 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. Presents a portrait of the Greece the author came to know through a lifetime of exploration. This work is a fusion of experience, a gift of insight from one philhellene to all those who have come to love Greece. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DVG; WTL. Dimension: 219 x 152 x 18. Weight: 336.
Publisher
Eland Books
Number of pages
334
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780955010545
ISBN
9780955010545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.27

paperback. One September, the author set out with a field biologist to journey 250 miles through the Himalayas to the Crystal Mountain on the Tibetan plateau. They wanted to study the wild blue sheep, the bharal, but also hoped to see the snow leopard, a creature so rarely spotted as to be nearly mythical. This book gives an account of an inner journey. Num Pages: 336 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Vintage Classics London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099771111
ISBN
9780099771111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. This volume contains three pieces of travel writing by Peter Matthiessen, who joined a number of expeditions to Africa in the 1970s and 1980s - "The Tree Where Man Was Born", "African Silences" and "Sand Rivers". The book contains an introduction by the author. Num Pages: 384 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1H; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 151 x 28. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860467882
ISBN
9781860467882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.63

Paperback. Peter Mayle and his wife did what most of us only imagine doing when they made their long-cherished dream of a life abroad a reality: throwing caution to the wind, they bought a glorious two hundred year-old farmhouse in the Luberon Valley and began a new life. This work lets you discover the joys of French rural living. Illustrator(s): Clancy, Judith. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140296037
ISBN
9780140296037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. By their stomachs ye shall know them. From the thigh-tasters of Vitel to the truffle mass of St Antoine, the French are enticingly captured by the master. Num Pages: 240 pages, map. BIC Classification: WBN; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 170.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751532692
ISBN
9780751532692
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrationsmap. BIC Classification: 1HBM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 252. 192 pages, Illustrationsmap. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HBM; WTL. Dimension: 220 x 141 x 14. Weight: 246.
Publisher
Eland Books
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907871088
ISBN
9780907871088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 324. 300 pages, map. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; WTL. Dimension: 131 x 197 x 25. Weight: 324.
Publisher
ARCADIA BOOKS
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906413965
ISBN
9781906413965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPN; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Arcadia Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910050262
ISBN
9781910050262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 246 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Arcadia Books United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909807594
ISBN
9781909807594
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. Peter Moore turns 40 and goes in search of Italy's celebrated dolce vita in the company of a 1960s Vespa. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 map, 1 port. BIC Classification: 1DST; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Bantam
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553816372
ISBN
9780553816372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. An alternative travel guide by the author of "The Wrong Way home" and " The Full Montezuma". Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553817362
ISBN
9780553817362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.04

paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, Photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBL; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 16. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Five Leaves Publications
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905512805
ISBN
9781905512805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.37

Paperback. In 1968, nine men - six Englishmen, two Frenchmen and an Italian - set out to try, a race born of coincidence of their timing. One didn't even know how to sail. This is a true story of the inaugural 1968 Golden Globe sailing race: the first single-handed non-stop circumnavigation of the world. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; WSB; WSSN3; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 23. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Profile Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846684432
ISBN
9781846684432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.64

Paperback. Spanning the length and breadth of the British Isles: Suffolk, Northamptonshire, Wiltshire, Wales, Staffordshire, Scotland, Sussex and Cornwall, this book offers 21 circular walks. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; WSZC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846044441
ISBN
9781846044441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. A vivid memoir which brings Naples and its extraordinary history to life Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; AC; HBJD; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 196 x 27. Weight in Grams: 294. A City's Unseen History. 416 pages. A vivid memoir which brings Naples and its extraordinary history to life. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DST; AC; HBJD; WTL. Dimension: 127 x 196 x 27. Weight: 296.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408822326
ISBN
9781408822326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.37

Paperback. Using the art, food and the books of Brazils nineteenth-century writer, Machado de Assis, this work is about its history of slavery and the multicultural but disturbed society that was left in its wake when the practice was abolished in the late nineteenth century. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 288. A Book of Omissions. 352 pages. Using the art, food and the books of Brazils nineteenth-century writer, Machado de Assis, this work is about its history of slavery and the multicultural but disturbed society that was left in its wake when the practice was abolished in the late nineteenth century. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KLSB; WTL. Dimension: 201 x 150 x 24. Weight: 246.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747573166
ISBN
9780747573166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.82

Paperback. Using history, painting, literature and food, this book sheds light on southern Italy's legacy of political corruption and violent crime. It takes you on a journey into the dark heart of Sicily. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSTC; 3JJP; JFC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 244 x 23. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099595809
ISBN
9780099595809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 1KLSR; JFSL9; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 43. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Pushkin Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782272335
ISBN
9781782272335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.01

Paperback. Ex-Marine Phil Harwood embarked on an epic solo journey on the Congo, the eighth longest river in the world. He faced swamps, man-eating crocodiles, snakes and spiders' webs the size of houses. He collapsed from malaria, and was arrested. But he also received tremendous hospitality from proud people long forgotten by the Western world. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Octopus Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849534000
ISBN
9781849534000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.69

Hardcover. The prize-winning author of Fire Season returns with the heartrending story of his troubled years before finding solace in the wilderness. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFJX; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 220 x 27. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393088762
ISBN
9780393088762
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.72

Paperback. Philip Ells dreamed of turquoise seas, sandy beaches and palm trees, and he found these in the tiny Pacific island state of Tuvalu. But neither his Voluntary Service Overseas briefing pack nor his legal training could prepare him for what happened there. This title presents the story of this UK lawyer colliding with a Pacific island culture. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1MKPV; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 195 x 22. Weight in Grams: 212.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Virgin Books
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
SKU
KLN0015074
ISBN
9780753511305
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 5.82

Paperback. Details one of the most important rescues in Irish American history Editor(s): Fennell, Philip; King, Marie. Num Pages: 225 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JH; HBTM; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
225
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814727744
ISBN
9780814727744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.48

Paperback. Focusing on scenes as broad as a citywide arts festival and as small as a single paving stone in a cobbled walk, this title renders Lisbon from a perspective that varies between wide-eyed and knowing. It reveals the author's struggles with (and love of) the Portuguese language as well as an awkward meeting with Nobel laureate Jose Saramago. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSP; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 147 x 10. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226305158
ISBN
9780226305158
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.45

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