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paperback. The Silk Road conjures images of the exotic and the unknown. This work introduces readers to a world torn between Marx and Mohammed - a place where veils and vodka, pork and polygamy freely mingle - against a backdrop of forgotten carpet designs, crumbling but magnificent Islamic architecture and scenes drawn straight from "The Arabian Nights". Num Pages: 320 pages, 8 page colour photo section. BIC Classification: 1FCU; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Icon Books
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848311497
ISBN
9781848311497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.14

Paperback. This volume presents a blend of travel narrative, a stream of consciousness account of a retreat high in the Himalayas, and a quest for inner stillness and a glimpse of the divine. It also includes an insight into the society and religion of Tibet before the Chinese invasion. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; 1FPCT; HRE; VXA; WTL; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Ebury Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844130429
ISBN
9781844130429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Paperback. Between the Orinoco and the Amazon lies a fabulous forested land, barely explored. Much of Guiana seldom sees sunlight, and new species are often tumbling out of the dark trees. Beautiful and occasionally brutal, it is one of the great forgotten corners of the Earth: the Wild Coast. The author sets off along this coast, gathering up its story. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSF; 1KLSG; 1KLSS; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 326.
Edition
Main
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846682537
ISBN
9781846682537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Hardcover. Part memoir, part travelogue, part love letter to the people who live and work on a magical street in Paris. Num Pages: 320 pages, 25 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DDF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 150 x 28. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393242379
ISBN
9780393242379
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.92

Paperback. "Ghost Riders" combines history, travelogue and a revealing personal narrative to create a multi-dimensional map of the travelling soul. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Abacus Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349112688
ISBN
9780349112688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Martha was the youngest of sixteen, handpicked reporters who filed accurate, confidential reports on the human stories behind the statistics of the Depression directly to Roosevelt's White House. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 330. 266 pages. Martha was the youngest of sixteen, handpicked reporters who filed accurate, confidential reports on the human stories behind the statistics of the Depression directly to Roosevelt's White House. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: WTL. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 16. Weight: 320.
Publisher
Eland Books
Number of pages
266
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906011628
ISBN
9781906011628
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. More toe-curling adventures from the oil fields. Hectic, hellraising and hilarious, world-class rig-pig Paul Carter's at it again: breaking machinery, defying death and causing mayhem - Just another glorious day in the oilfield! Num Pages: 252 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: KNBP; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Nicholas Brealey Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
252
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857885637
ISBN
9781857885637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Kazakhstan is the most surprising country on earth, and certainly one of the most tolerant. The only thing most people know about Kazakhstan is that it is homeland to Borat - and he isn't even real. Num Pages: 304 pages, maps & illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCZ; HBJF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Profile Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861971098
ISBN
9781861971098
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.74

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
€ 13.51

Paperback. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 167 x 13. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Eland Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906011246
ISBN
9781906011246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.29

Hardcover. Editor(s): Glancey, Jonathan. Num Pages: 48 pages, b/w line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DB; DNF; WGF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 105 x 16. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Methuen Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413776129
ISBN
9780413776129
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.50

Paperback. The Irresponsible Traveller - Travel literature collection of travels gone awry including stories by top travel writers and celebrities on the roads less travelled. This guide includes tales by Michael Palin, Ben Fogle and Simon Calder as well as other stories of adventurous, off-the-beaten-track travels, ideal holiday reading, travel inspiration. Editor(s): Barclay, Jennifer; Phillips, Adrian. Series: Bradt Travel Guides (Travel Literature). Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Globe Pequot Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841625621
ISBN
9781841625621
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.64

Hardback. Offers an insider's view of the world's best kept travel secrets, taking you on the road less travelled to various corners of the globe. This title focuses on 500 novel destinations that have managed to fly under the radar. Num Pages: 320 pages, 300 Colour Photographs, 200 Maps. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 282 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2060.
Publisher
National Geographic Society
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781426206467
ISBN
9781426206467
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.02

Paperback. Tells the story of their quest to coach the team and eventually, organise an international fixture - Pohnpei's first since a 16-1 defeat many years ago. This book shows how the passion and determination of two young men can change the face of football - and the lives of total strangers - on the other side of the world. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1MKCF; WSJA; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Profile Books
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846685026
ISBN
9781846685026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.74

Hardback. Based on the massive new ITV/BBC Earth TV show that follows three buddies as they go extreme fishing around the world, Top Gear-style Num Pages: 256 pages, Full colour throughout. BIC Classification: WSXF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 268 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1042.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786491169
ISBN
9781786491169
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.45

Paperback. A sequel to The Cyclades, a compilation of late-19th-century travel writings (with an archaeological/ethnographical bias) centred on the Greek Dodecanese islands. The authors are the British explorer J. Theodore Bent (1852-1897), devotedly supported by his wife Mabel Virginia Anna (1847-1929) Editor(s): Brisch, Gerald. Series: 3rd Guides. Num Pages: 208 pages, Fully illustrated with maps and photographs in black & white throughout. BIC Classification: 1DVG; HD; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Archaeopress
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784910969
ISBN
9781784910969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.27

paperback. Part-comedy, part-travelogue, part-memoir, this book presents the story of what can happen when you track down your past, and of where the friendships you thought you'd outgrown can take you today. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 294. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Ebury Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
SKU
KRA0010716
ISBN
9780091896775
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 19.99
€ 15.29

Paperback. Hay-on-Wye is world famous as the Town of Books. But when travel writer Oliver Balch moved there, it was not just the books he was keen to read, but the people too. After living in London and Buenos Aires, what will he make of this tiny, quirky town on the Welsh-English border? Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKWC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571311965
ISBN
9780571311965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. The record of a walk that lasted three years and covered ten thousand miles, Wild by Nature tells the story of Sarah Marquis and her inspirational journey through the wilderness. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 x 16pp colour photos. BIC Classification: 1FCS; 1MBF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 233 x 23. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781760290726
ISBN
9781760290726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.62

Paperback. In an adventure of a lifetime, the author wraps up warm and heads ever north to explore the hostile Arctic winter - the glittering landscape of Scandinavia, the isolated islands of Iceland and Greenland, and the final frontier of Canada and Alaska. In this travelogue, the author takes readers on a journey to the farthest reaches of the globe. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1MTN; APT; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 27. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552172011
ISBN
9780552172011
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Paperback. Records how the author set out on his first forays to India, China and Africa with the great Greek historian constantly in his pocket. The author sees Louis Armstrong in Khartoum, visits Dar-es-Salaam, arrives in Algiers in time for a coup when nothing seems to happen (but he sees the Mediterranean for the first time). Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
VintagrBooks,2008
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Later printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141021140
ISBN
9780141021140
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.93

Hardcover. Londoners who have contributed to making the city great - from Sir Paul Smith to the late Dame Zaha Hadid, from Stephen Fry to Martine Wright - share one of their favourite aspects of the capital. Num Pages: 224 pages, 100 photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 644.
Publisher
Cassell
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
KSG0013506
ISBN
9781844039210
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Chronicling the resurrection of the nation from war and the Holocaust, this book paints a portrait of the unknown Poland, one of monumental castles, primeval forests and, the Poles themselves. Num Pages: 384 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVP; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 28. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847081049
ISBN
9781847081049
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. * The charming story of five British nurses on a road trip around America in the 1950s Num Pages: 320 pages, 8pp. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; BM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751544046
ISBN
9780751544046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.92

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