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Paperback. When the mighty Endurance becomes trapped in the Weddell Sea, Ernest Shackleton's dream to cross the Antarctic becomes a fight to save the thirty-one souls that set sail with him. The first illustrated retelling of the greatest feat of leadership and survival ever recorded. Illustrator(s): Butler, David. Num Pages: 96 pages, Full colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJF; BGH; FZG; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 240 x 7. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
The Collins Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848892811
ISBN
9781848892811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.98

Paperback. The first comprehensive biography in a generation of the great explorer Num Pages: 464 pages, 30 black & white halftones, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJC; BGH; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
First Trade Paper Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780747071
ISBN
9781780747071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.21

Paperback. Twenty-eight men stood on a desolate Antarctic ice floe 1000 miles from the nearest human contact. In a few months the ice would melt. To survive they would have to be safely on land before that happened. They were led by Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922). This title presents the history of the Antarctic expedition led by Shackleton. Num Pages: 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1MTS; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 11. Weight in Grams: 170.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803219441
ISBN
9780803219441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.43

Paperback. New biography of the great polar explorer reveals a new side to Sir Ernest Shackleton Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QMP; BGH; DSC; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781909930100
ISBN
9781909930100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.82

Paperback. In the tradition of Dava Sobel's 'Longitude' comes sailing expert David Barrie's compelling and dramatic tale of invention and discovery - an eloquent elegy to one of the most important navigational instruments ever created, and the daring mariners who used it to explore, conquer, and map the world. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HBTM; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007516582
ISBN
9780007516582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.92

Paperback. A classic exploration of the sea, this work includes the acclaimed essay Sea Burial. Num Pages: 384 pages, 8 b/w. BIC Classification: PDZ; WNCS1; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571229383
ISBN
9780571229383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.48

Paperback. A landmark in travel writing, this is the incredible true story of Heinrich Harrer's escape across the Himalayas to Tibet, set against the backdrop of the Second World War. Translator(s): Graves, Richard. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; WSZG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 240. Good copy in original cloth covers. Light shelf wear. Light foxing. Spine lightly sunned. Title in gilt to spine, remains good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Flamingo
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KCW0017422
ISBN
9780586087077
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 13.99
€ 10.54

Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: AJB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 304. Weight in Grams: 2155.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764349805
ISBN
9780764349805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.41
€ 43.05

Paperback. In 1997, Emma Slade was taken hostage in a hotel room on a business trip to Jakarta. Over the ensuing months the trauma following the event took hold. Realising her view on life had profoundly changed she embarked upon a journey, discovering the healing power of yoga and, in Bhutan, opening her eyes to a kinder, more peaceful way of living. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKH; BM; HRE; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Summersdale Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849539609
ISBN
9781849539609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.66

Paperback. A young secular writer's journey along ancient religious pilgrimage routes in Spain, Japan and the Ukraine leads to a surprise family reconciliation in this literary memoir Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFV; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
ONE United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780957548824
ISBN
9780957548824
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.03

Paperback. Woodsworth lovingly recounts vivid details of life in Provence, providing a welcome antidote to the typical rose-tinted, romantic view of the a perennially sunny destination for tourists. Series: Armchair Traveller. Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 199 x 26. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Haus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909961265
ISBN
9781909961265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.65

Paperback. Part political inquiry, part travel journal, part-self exploration, "Seek" is a collection of essays by an award-winning novelist out to explore himself and his life in the company of those who live on the edges of society. His travels take him from hippy conventions to war-torn Liberia Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 176.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Methuen Publishing Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413772756
ISBN
9780413772756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.44

paperback. Starting with the American Indian settlements and the early days when the southern-most tip of Manhattan held little more than a bleak outpost of Dutch fur traders, this title tracks the economic development and journeys north, from the Village's beginnings as a refuge from dreaded summer fevers to the Dominican enclave of Washington Heights. Series: Critical Perspectives on the Past Series. Num Pages: 464 pages, 126 illustrations, 14 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566392891
ISBN
9781566392891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.77

Paperback. The only book to bring together excerpts from seventeenth-century antiquarian works. Num Pages: 304 pages, b/w pls. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Nonsuch Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845886110
ISBN
9781845886110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.66

Paperback. Although sometimes threatened by the inroads of commerce and tourism, Harris remains in many ways idyllic, the most resonant and romantic of all the Hebridean islands. Covering the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, this work also makes side trips to Barra, the southernmost of the Hebrides, and to St Kilda the most remote of the Scottish islands. Num Pages: 432 pages, 40 line drawings, end paper map. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 136 x 27. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780060741839
ISBN
9780060741839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.70

Paperback. This is a classic work on seeking a guru, written by one of the greatest spiritual explorers of the 20th century. Brunton journeyed around India, living among yogis and mystics, finally finding the peace and tranquility that come with self-knowledge when he met the great sage, Sri Ramana Maharishi. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HPDF; HRK; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 25. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Ebury Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844130436
ISBN
9781844130436
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Hardcover. Num Pages: 294 pages, 82 b/w photos, 144 color photos & 44 Diagrams, drawings/maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; VX; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 292 x 202 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1364.
Publisher
LARSON PUBLICATIONS
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Illustrated, Special
Condition
New
SKU
V9780943914985
ISBN
9780943914985
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.67
€ 92.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, 1 x 8 page colour plate. BIC Classification: BM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408843307
ISBN
9781408843307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.37

Paperback. Records the author's journey to Sardinia and back in January 1921. This title reveals author's delighted response to a landscape and people and his uncanny ability to transmute the spirit of place into literary art. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DSTA; 2ACD; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 195 x 16. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141180762
ISBN
9780141180762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.85

Paperback. Compiling a lifetime of travel into one book, Clubley explores the Scottish islands with enthusiasm and love as he meets the locals, embraces the weather and admires their natural beauty. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 211 x 17. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910021071
ISBN
9781910021071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Hardcover. Shows that Polar science has changed drastically over the past century. This title includes images of the stark polar landscape that alternate with gritty, close-up shots of scientists working in the field, as they gather crucial information about our planet's distant past, and the risks that climate change poses for its future. Num Pages: 288 pages, 157 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1QMP; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 210 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1278. Four Polar Expeditions. 288 pages, 157 colour plates. Shows that Polar science has changed drastically over the past century. This title includes images of the stark polar landscape that alternate with gritty, close-up shots of scientists working in the field, as they gather crucial information about our planet's distant past, and the risks that climate change poses for its future. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QMP; WTLP. Dimension: 286 x 210 x 23. Weight: 1278.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226482477
ISBN
9780226482477
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 36.38

paperback. Num Pages: 108 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Hearing Eye United Kingdom
Number of pages
108
Condition
New
SKU
V9781870841863
ISBN
9781870841863
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.33

Paperback. A gritty, hilarious and often touching memoir of a year spent living in the immigrant melting pot of London's East End. Num Pages: 288 pages, one map. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
John Murray
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719565564
ISBN
9780719565564
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Paperback. High adventure on a small budget - this is Charles Stock's philosophy as he cruises his midget 16-foot gaff-rigged sailing cruiser "Shoal Waters" on the Thames Estuary, having logged 68,000 miles since 1963. The art of pottering taken to its zenith and happiness achieved with great simplicity. Num Pages: 240 pages, line drawings, b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; WSSN3; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780953818068
ISBN
9780953818068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.43

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