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Paperback. Dervla Murphy travelling in Cuba at the age of 74, Matthew Parris swimming the Thames at 60, and Colin Thubron climbing the last stronghold of the Assassins in his 60s are among the writers recounting their adventures, often defying expectations - and the odds - and going outside their comfort zone to take a less-travelled path in later life. Editor(s): Barclay, Jennifer; Phillips, Adrian. Series: Bradt Travel Guides (Travel Literature). Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JFSP31; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Bradt Travel Guides
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784770273
ISBN
9781784770273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.20

Paperback. Determined to understand the day-to-day complexities of being a Palestian-Arab in modern-day Israel, the author discovers the hidden stories of the ordinary people who must live out their lives in the shadow of a brutal conflict, and asks the vital question - how does humanity endure under such great oppression? Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBP; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 25. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552774475
ISBN
9780552774475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. Translator(s): Auden, W. H.; Mayer, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 512 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ACG; BG; DNF; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140442335
ISBN
9780140442335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Hardcover. Gives a description of the individual steps of the "Odyssey", starting in troy and finishing in Ithaca. This title includes the countries of Turkey, Tunisia, Malta, Italy and of course Greece. Translator(s): Bell, Anthea. Series: Red Books. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1QRM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 122 x 27. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Haus Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905791392
ISBN
9781905791392
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 maps; 16-page black and white photo insert. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; 3JJP; BM; HBJD; HBW; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 274 x 26. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812986624
ISBN
9780812986624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.72

Paperback. A deeply affecting memoir of a childhood in Africa and the continent's horrendous wars, which Hartley witnessed at first hand as a journalist in the 1990s. Shortlisted for the prestigious Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-fiction, this is a masterpiece of autobiographical journalism. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 b/w plates, With index. BIC Classification: 1FBX; BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006531210
ISBN
9780006531210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.92

Paperback. The author was the most famous traveller of his time. His voyages began in 1271 with a visit to China, after which he served the Kublai Khan on numerous diplomatic missions. This book offers a fascinating glimpse of what he encountered abroad: unfamiliar religions, customs and societies. Translator(s): Cliff, Nigel. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 3H; BTH; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241253052
ISBN
9780241253052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1HFGS; HBJH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 322. Life and Death Among the Somalis. 200 pages, Illustrations, map. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HFGS; HBJH; WTL. Dimension: 213 x 138 x 18. Weight: 322.
Publisher
Eland Books
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907871835
ISBN
9780907871835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.95

Paperback. Ostensibly written by an English knight, the Travels purport to relate his experiences in the Holy Land, Egypt, India and China. Mandeville claims to have served in the Great Khan's army, and to have travelled in the lands beyond' countries populated by dog-headed men, cannibals, Amazons and Pygmies. Translator(s): Moseley, C. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441436
ISBN
9780141441436
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. I swear I will be more open to opportunity. I swear I will live my life taking every available chance. I will say Yes to every favour, request, suggestion and invitation. I will swear to say Yes where once I would say No. This title tells the story of what happened when the author decided to say YES, in order to make his life more interesting. Num Pages: 416 pages, 8. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 288. Paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear. WALLACE
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Ebury Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
SKU
KRF0022478
ISBN
9780091896744
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Presents the story of the early exploration of the Sahara Desert and the first motorised crossing of the Sahara from North Aftice to Timbuktu by Citroen autochenilles in the early years of the 20th century. This book includes period photographs and recounts the dangers and difficulties of exploration in those times. Translator(s): MacGill, Ingrid. Num Pages: 194 pages, 200 black and white period photographs, 20 colour images, 12 maps. BIC Classification: 1HBX; 3JJC; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 330 x 250 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1532.
Publisher
Dalton Watson Fine Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
194
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854432223
ISBN
9781854432223
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 36.11

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. Originally published in 1864, this volume is a telling of the journeys through a rugged and largely unspoiled land. It presents the author's account of the wilderness. It is a personal story of exterior and interior discoveries in a natural setting. Editor(s): Moldenhauer, Joseph J. Series: Writings of Henry D. Thoreau. Num Pages: 376 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1KBBEN; 3JH; WN; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691118772
ISBN
9780691118772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FMB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 374. Travels in Burma. 296 pages, Illustrations, map. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FMB; WTL. Dimension: 217 x 148 x 20. Weight: 374.
Publisher
Eland Books
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907871385
ISBN
9780907871385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.27

Paperback. A Spectator Book of the Year 2015. From Ceylon to the Tamil Tigers, the first in-depth account of Sri Lanka by an award-winning travel writer. Num Pages: 528 pages, 2x8pp colour plate sections. BIC Classification: 1FKS; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 35. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
riverrun
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782067993
ISBN
9781782067993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. A memoir by American jounalist Emily Prager about the search for her adopted daughter's roots in today's China. In 1994, Prager adopted seven month old Lulu in China. Five years later she returned to spend three months in Wuhu city, where Lulu had been found on the street. Num Pages: 256 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099284161
ISBN
9780099284161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.43

Paperback. .
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780375760495
ISBN
9780375760495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.94

Hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: WBXD; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 239 x 31. Weight in Grams: 646.
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607747543
ISBN
9781607747543
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 20.96

Paperback. The story of an extraordinary bookshop.. and everything its owner did to keep it afloat. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BM; KNTP; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472108050
ISBN
9781472108050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. Between 1929 and 1935 the author travelled widely and wrote about his experiences. This title discusses a cruise around the Mediterranean; a train trip from Djibouti to Abyssinia to attend Emperor Haile Selassie's coronation in 1930; and, his travels in Aden, Zanzibar, Kenya and the Congo, coping with unbearable heat and plagued by mosquitoes. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140182538
ISBN
9780140182538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.81

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