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Travel writing
Paperback. Soon after her 50th birthday, Melissa Walker decided to leave her suburban life and venture into the wilderness. Like many American chroniclers before her who have surrendered to the pleasures of the open road, she had no destination in mind, just two definite goals - one personal, one political. Num Pages: 319 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JFSJ1; RNK; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813921105
- ISBN
- 9780813921105
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.64
€ 21.99
€ 21.64
Paperback. George Perkins Marsh was a Vermonter, and his diplomatic career took him for some years to Italy. This book follows in Marsh's footsteps along a trajectory running from Vermont to Italy, and fetches up at the managed forest of Vallombrosa. It takes up issues of sustainability as practiced locally, reports on family doings. Series: Under the Sign of Nature: Explorations in Ecocriticism. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: RN; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813927169
- ISBN
- 9780813927169
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.36
€ 21.99
€ 21.36
A diary describing the experience of the author in Andhra Pradesh. It reflects on daily events - from explorations of crumbling temples to battles with ineradicable bugs to joyous dinners with friends. It also considers the ancient poetry and myths that remain such an inextricable part of life in contemporary India. Num Pages: 208 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BJ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 177 x 21. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226755762
- ISBN
- 9780226755762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 23.77
€ 29.99
€ 23.77
The Memoir of Lieutenant Dumont, 1715-1747. A Sojourner in the French ...
Montigny, Jean-Francois-Benjamin Dumont De. E...
Memoir of Lieutenant Dumont, 1715 1747: A Sojourner in the French Atlantic" Editor(s): Sayre, Gordon M.; Zecher, Carla. Translator(s): Sayre, Gordon M. Series: Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture. Num Pages: 455 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps (some col.). BIC Classification: 3JF; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 38. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Number of pages
- 467
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807837221
- ISBN
- 9780807837221
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Condition: New
€ 71.82
€ 71.82
paperback. A Happy Holiday argues that overseas tourism offered people the chance to explore questions of identity during this period, a time in which issues such as gender, nation, and empire were the subject of much public debate and discussion. Num Pages: 416 pages, 41 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802095183
- ISBN
- 9780802095183
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 44.41
€ 48.99
€ 44.41
Paperback. The "extraordinary regionality" of Croatia is drawn through thoughtful portraits during a time of great transition. OR Written with sensitivity and balance, Fabijancic's literate travel writing takes us to the heart of a fascinating land. Num Pages: 208 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DVWYC; WTH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888643971
- ISBN
- 9780888643971
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.93
€ 34.99
€ 25.93
Paperback. Thirty-eight rare, out-of-print or previously unpublished essays and letters by Lawrence Durrell with scholarly introduction. Editor(s): Gifford, James. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781772120516
- ISBN
- 9781772120516
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.33
€ 45.99
€ 32.33
Paperback. Offers memories, myths, and meanings of the contiguous piece of wild area in Michigan's "Lower Peninsula". This book provides comprehensive discussions of the area's flora and fauna. It guides to the trails and camping sites, and a photo section showcasing the evolving face of this national treasure. Num Pages: 320 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNG; RGBL; RNK; WTHH1; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Edition
- Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472031641
- ISBN
- 9780472031641
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.11
€ 33.11
Paperback. A memoir of a 20-year-old aspiring Austrian botanist who traveled to Mexico in 1845. He passed through the Caribbean, lived for a time in the mountains of Veracruz, and journeyed to Mexico City through the cities of Puebla and Cholula. After a brief residence in the capital, he moved westward to examine the volcanoes and silver mines near Toluca. Editor(s): Rugeley, Terry. Translator(s): Rugeley, Terry. Num Pages: 328 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817354565
- ISBN
- 9780817354565
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.62
€ 39.62
Hardcover. This title unites the award-winning photography of Diane Kirkland with the writing of David Bottoms, Georgia's poet laureate. The result is portrait of the lands, waters, culture, and people of Georgia. Num Pages: 192 pages, 300 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; AJC; WTL; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 248 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1247.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820323435
- ISBN
- 9780820323435
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 41.58
€ 42.99
€ 41.58
Hardcover. Nature and travel writer Bill Belleville has inspired and informed countless readers through his books and magazine articles. In these eighteen essays and articles Belleville takes us through Florida, the Caribbean, and Latin America in quest of the distinctive, the wondrous, the threatened, and the undiscovered. Num Pages: 256 pages, 19 b&w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 1KJ; 1KL; WNCS; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820325927
- ISBN
- 9780820325927
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.51
€ 37.99
€ 33.51
Paperback. John Lane has scaled a granite dome in the Suriname rain forest and waded past cottonmouths in the heart of a Florida cypress swamp. He has shadowed crocodiles in a mangrove thicket. Waist Deep in Black Water offers a collection of Lane's writings on topics such as wilderness exploration, conversation, and family history. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WN; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820326214
- ISBN
- 9780820326214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.66
€ 29.99
€ 25.66
Hardcover. A study of how narratives of travel through the antebellum South helped construct an American national identity during the years between the Revolutionary and the Civil Wars. The author makes his case on the basis of a broad range of texts including slave narratives, domestic literature, soldiers' diaries, and traditional forms of travel writing. Num Pages: 264 pages, 2 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 3JH; HBTB; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820327655
- ISBN
- 9780820327655
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.24
€ 66.24
Paperback. Covers the myth of the open road and the reality of the American driving experience. This book features the forces that shape the American driving experience - commercial, aesthetic, cultural and mechanical. It looks back at our historically unconditional love of motor travel. Series: Centre for American Places. Num Pages: 288 pages, 75 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WGC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820334158
- ISBN
- 9780820334158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.30
€ 42.30
The Travels of Mirza Abu Taleb Khan. In Asia, Africa, and Europe, Duri...
Khan, Abu Talib. Ed(S): O'Quinn, Professor Da...
Editor(s): O'Quinn, Professor Daniel (University of Guelph, Ontario). Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 458 pages. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 607.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551116723
- ISBN
- 9781551116723
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.82
€ 40.99
€ 29.82
Paperback. Editor(s): Danger, Sara. Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 141 x 35. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781554811113
- ISBN
- 9781554811113
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.97
€ 31.99
€ 23.97
Paperback. Originally published in 1872, this work is based on the author's experiences in the town of Oberammergau, Germany, the site of the world-famous Passion Play. She recounts her three-month stay during which time she illustrated 20 of the town's famous homes. Series: NotaBell Books. Num Pages: 112 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; AMK; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 138 x 9. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557532138
- ISBN
- 9781557532138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.56
€ 15.56
Hardcover. A selection of letters written to the Cincinnati Commercial newspaper from 1870-1871 about steamboat travel on the Red River in 1838-1841. Editor(s): Bagur, Jacques D. Num Pages: 352 pages, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of North Texas Press
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574415476
- ISBN
- 9781574415476
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.02
€ 38.02
How NOT to Cycle from John O Groats to Lands End. 192 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; WSQ; WTL. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 12. Weight: 324.
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780910505
- ISBN
- 9781780910505
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.73
€ 13.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. Series: History of Ireland & the Irish Diaspora. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299225247
- ISBN
- 9780299225247
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.28
€ 34.28