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Travel writing

Paperback. Wilfred Thesiger was born in Addis Ababa and educated at Eton and Oxford. In the spirit of TE Lawrence, Thesiger spent five years exploring the deserts of Arabia. This book narrates his stories, including two crossings of the Empty Quarter, among peoples who had never seen a European and considered it their duty to kill Christian infidels. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBX; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141442075
ISBN
9780141442075
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.64

Paperback. Lopez's journey across our frozen planet is a celebration of the Arctic in all its guises. A hostile landscape of ice, freezing oceans and dazzling skyscapes. Home to millions of diverse animals and people. The stage to massive migrations by land, sea and air. The setting of epic exploratory voyages. Num Pages: 512 pages, maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1MTN; WN; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 33. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9780099583455
ISBN
9780099583455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. After a heavy night of tequila, flatmates Dave and Danny set off on what turns out to be a 24,000-mile journey to meet all the other Dave Gormans in the world. They visit Scotland, Israel, America, France and Ireland. They even hold a party in London where 50 Dave Gormans attend, including two women who changed their name via deed-poll. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8. BIC Classification: WH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 25. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Ebury Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091884710
ISBN
9780091884710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.70

Paperback. A luminous and challenging work of autobiographical travel writing. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Picador
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330522830
ISBN
9780330522830
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.53

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752497730
ISBN
9780752497730
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.60

Paperback. Born Elizabeth Jane Cochran, the author was renowned as America's first 'girl stunt reporter'. She was a pioneer of investigative journalism, including an expose of patient treatment at a mental asylum and a travelogue from her record-breaking race around the world in emulation of Phileas Fogg. This title deals with her works. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DNJ; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143107408
ISBN
9780143107408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Provides an insight into everything from holiday romance to hotel mini-bars, airports to sight-seeing. This book suggests how we might be happier on our journeys. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241970065
ISBN
9780241970065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. The epic true story of one man, his dog, and how they found each other. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2x8p colour plates; 40 b&w integrated pics. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; BT; WNGD; WSE; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
John Murray Two Roads
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473625266
ISBN
9781473625266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. The stooping figure of my mother, waist-deep in the grass and caught there like a piece of sheep's wool, was the last I saw of my country home as I left it to discover the world' Abandoning the Cotswolds village that raised him, the young Laurie Lee walks to London. There he makes a living labouring and playing the violin. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; BM; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241953280
ISBN
9780241953280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

paperback. A diary of a stay in Papua New Guinea. The author introduces the reader to the family cleaner - Margaret - her extended family, her unreliable husbands and her independent spirit. Then there is Kaman, the gardener, who has to be prised away from his creation so that his employers can enjoy it. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; BG; JFSJ1; WTL; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The Women's History Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780953773091
ISBN
9780953773091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.41

Paperback. Paraguay - the name conjures up everything most exotic and extreme in South America. It's a place of hellish jungles, dictators, fraudsters and Nazis, utopian experiments, missionaries and lurid coups. This book reveals Paraguay as the most beautiful and captivating countries in the world. Num Pages: 400 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1KLSP; HBJK; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099416555
ISBN
9780099416555
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.85

Hardback. Oliver Le Carrer brings us a fascinating history and armchair journey to the world's most dangerous and frightful places, complete with vintage maps and period illustrations in a handsome volume. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrated throughout. BIC Classification: GBG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 269 x 195 x 21. Weight in Grams: 742.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781631910005
ISBN
9781631910005
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 22.12

Hardcover. The uniquely designed Atlas of Lost Cities details the destinies of 44 once-thriving urban centers that are now vacant ruins and empty ghost towns. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrated throughout. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 270 x 19. Weight in Grams: 766.
Publisher
Black Dog & Leventhal
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316352024
ISBN
9780316352024
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 24.58

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Centre for Alternative Technology Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902175584
ISBN
9781902175584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Describes Corinne Hofmann's return to Switzerland and the difficulties that faced her there, detailing how she built a new life for herself and her daughter and overcame all obstacles with the same courage and optimism with which she faced the demands of her life in the Kenyan outback. Translator(s): Millar, Peter. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; BT; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Arcadia Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905147441
ISBN
9781905147441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.84

Paperback. 'Toibin writes prose of a heart-breaking beauty' Daily Telegraph Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFS; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 13. Weight in Grams: 178 194pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Picador
Edition
Reprints
Condition
New
SKU
9780330373586
ISBN
9780330373586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 10.38

Paperback. A funny and poignant account of life in Buenos Aires, by a young prize-winning writer. Num Pages: 224 pages, Black and White 24. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753805510
ISBN
9780753805510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Hardcover. Just as the art of the table became a centrepiece of French mores, Balzac used it as a connecting thread in his novels, showing how food can evoke character, atmosphere, class, and social climbing. This title describes the ways food and the art of the table feature in Honore de Balzac's writings. Translator(s): Hunter, Adriana. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; DSRC; JFCV; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
The Armchair Traveller at the Bookhaus United Kingdom
Number of pages
220
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907973222
ISBN
9781907973222
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.35

Paperback. Offers a long-overdue corrective to the mythology and the mystique which has plagued the study of pirates and served to deny them their rightful legitimacy as subjects of investigation Editor(s): Pennell, C. R. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FP; 1KJ; 1QSA; 1QSM; HBTM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 183 x 255 x 25. Weight in Grams: 822.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814766781
ISBN
9780814766781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. Tourists come to Bangkok for many reasons - a sex change operation, a night with two prostitutes dressed as nuns, and a stay in a luxury hotel. This title takes us to the place where a blend of ancient Buddhist practice and sexual mores has created a version of modernity only superficially indebted to the West. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1FMT; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099535973
ISBN
9780099535973
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.81

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