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Paperback. The James Caird is an unlikely hero, a 23-foot lifeboat that completed the most desperate and celebrated open boat voyage in history. On board were some of the most recognised names in Antarctic and Polar history. This is the story of that little boat from its commissioning to its dramatic escape to its final resting place at Dulwich College. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJ; HBTM; WGG; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 217 x 14. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- The Collins Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848892125
- ISBN
- 9781848892125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.57
€ 13.99
€ 12.57
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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 15.99€ 11.48
€ 15.99
€ 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
€ 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
€ 54.46€ 43.05
€ 54.46
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 15.99€ 14.44
€ 15.99
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 133.80€ 92.52
€ 133.80
€ 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
€ 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
€ 15.99€ 11.85
€ 15.99
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 13.99
€ 11.06