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Paperback. In the late summer of 1839, Thoreau and his older brother John made a two-week boat-and-hiking trip from Concord, to the White Mountains of New Hampshire. After John's death in 1842, Thoreau began to prepare a memorial account of their excursion. This is the story of a river journey depicting the early years of his spiritual and artistic growth. Editor(s): Hovde, Carl F.; Howarth, William L.; Witherell, Elizabeth Hall. Series: Writings of Henry D. Thoreau. Num Pages: 440 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JH; WN; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 128 x 200 x 15. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Revised edition
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691118789
ISBN
9780691118789
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.19

Paperback. Thirty woman travellers share their true-life tales of solo adventures from around the world. Inspiring, original and wholly engrossing. Editor(s): Conlon, Faith; Emerick, Ingrid; De Tessan, Christina Henry. Series: Adventura Books. Num Pages: 320 pages, maps. BIC Classification: BG; JFSJ1; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Seal Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580050593
ISBN
9781580050593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.06

Hardcover. Set primarily on a plantation called Arcadia, overlooking the sea and a distant Cuba from on high, the author alternates between the acceptable pursuits of a Victorian gentlewoman - sewing, social visits, riding - and trying to find a more meaningful role for herself in this man's world. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; 3JH; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 417.
Publisher
Eland Books
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906011833
ISBN
9781906011833
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.02

Paperback. An insider's account of the Saami reindeer hunters of Swedish Lapland. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DNS; 3JJ; BG; JHM; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Edition
1 Reprint
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295980379
ISBN
9780295980379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.30

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrationsmap. BIC Classification: 1HBM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 252. 192 pages, Illustrationsmap. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HBM; WTL. Dimension: 220 x 141 x 14. Weight: 246.
Publisher
Eland Books
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907871088
ISBN
9780907871088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.47

Paperback. Peter Mayle and his wife did what most of us only imagine doing when they made their long-cherished dream of a life abroad a reality: throwing caution to the wind, they bought a glorious two hundred year-old farmhouse in the Luberon Valley and began a new life. This work lets you discover the joys of French rural living. Illustrator(s): Clancy, Judith. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140296037
ISBN
9780140296037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.65

paperback. Offers a celebration of the allure of travel, of serendipitous pleasures found in unlikely places, of memory woven into the present, and of a joyous sense of quest. This book brings to the page the curiosity of an intrepid explorer, remarkable insights into the wonder of the everyday, and a compelling narrative style that entertains as it informs. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 28. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780857502407
ISBN
9780857502407
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. A new collection of dazzling travel pieces from SUNDAY TIMES journalist and critic A.A. GILL. Num Pages: 288 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753829295
ISBN
9780753829295
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.83

Paperback. A collection of travel writing by Britain's funniest and most feared critic. Num Pages: 336 pages, 25. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753816813
ISBN
9780753816813
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.85

Paperback. Translator(s): Mackintosh-Smith, Tim. Series: Library of Arabic Literature. Num Pages: 124 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QSN; 3F; DQ; HBTM; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5334 x 3556. .
Publisher
NYU Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479830596
ISBN
9781479830596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.30

Hardback. How do the places we live in and visit shape our lives and memories? What does it mean to reside in different locations across the span of a life? Presenting the portraits of places seen from within, the author contemplates how places create and gather their stories and how, in turn, a sense of place locates the stories of our own lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: DSB; WTL; WTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691113654
ISBN
9780691113654
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.12
€ 44.21

Paperback. The island of Crete was home to Europe's earliest civilization. Since the time of the Minoans, 4000 years ago, it has served as a crossroads where East and West meet and exchange skills and ideas, materials and artefacts. This illustrated book collects writing by visitors from around the world. Editor(s): Bakker, Johan De. Series: World discovery guide books. Num Pages: 288 pages, colour photographs, maps, engravings. BIC Classification: 1DVGSC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 134 x 24. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850433873
ISBN
9781850433873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.19

Hardcover. Illustrated with unpublished photographs and other personal materials from the author, this book is a record of a journey one that with rising temperatures and Arctic ice melt will probably never be repeated. Num Pages: 240 pages, 157 illustrations, 86 in colour. BIC Classification: 1MTN; 3JJPK; AJCR; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 278 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1464.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780500252147
ISBN
9780500252147
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 6.23

Hardcover. Across the Continent is an examination of Lewis and Clark's expedition. Essays look at the global politics that provided the context for the expedition and at the interest in science that grew from it and justified its undertaking. It considers the legacies of it on Native Americans and the control of the expansion of the American Empire. Editor(s): Seefeldt, Douglas; Hantman, Jeffrey L.; Onuf, Peter S. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; JPSL; RGR; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Virginia Press Charlottesville
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813923130
ISBN
9780813923130
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.13

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WSSN3; WSZG; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472905871
ISBN
9781472905871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.22

Paperback. A quirky, off-beat tour boat-hopping around the coasts and canals of Scotland by the author of Eight Men and a Duck Num Pages: 352 pages, Section: 8, colour. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; WGGN; WSSN; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349117379
ISBN
9780349117379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; WGGN; WN; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Icon Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785781278
ISBN
9781785781278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.18

Paperback. Jamie embarks on the biggest challenge of his life: running 5,000 miles across Canada, solo and unsupported, through -40 degree weather, surviving injuries and wearing through 13 pairs of trainers. And he does it all dressed as the superhero, the Flash, when he realises that everyone who helps him towards his goal is a superhero too. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BTP; WSKC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Summersdale Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849539692
ISBN
9781849539692
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harbour Publishing Canada
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781550175141
ISBN
9781550175141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.81

Paperback. This collection of stories toasts the warmth and wonders of the wine world as essayists offer tantalizing tales of wine, travel, and friendship across the globe. Illustrations. Series: Body & Soul S. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: WBXD1; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 203 x 17. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Travelers' Tales, Incorporated United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781885211804
ISBN
9781885211804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.77

Paperback. Everyone talks about 'Middle England'. Sometimes they mean something bad, like a lynch mob of "Daily Mail" readers, and sometimes they mean something good, like a pint of ale in a sleepy Cotswold village in summer twilight. But just where and what is Middle England? Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091926519
ISBN
9780091926519
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.68

Paperback. Translator(s): Parmee, Douglas. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 150.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590172599
ISBN
9781590172599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.35

Paperback. This work tells the story of the author's six-week journey by skiff along the Ohio river. He covered 1000 miles from Redstone, Pennsylvania, to Cairo, Ilinois, where the Ohio river meets the Mississippi. This edition is a reprinting of the original 1897 edition. Num Pages: 348 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 395. Clean copy.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press Illinois
Number of pages
348
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st
SKU
KEX0212370
ISBN
9780809322688
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Paperback. This work tells the story of the author's six-week journey by skiff along the Ohio river. He covered 1000 miles from Redstone, Pennsylvania, to Cairo, Ilinois, where the Ohio river meets the Mississippi. This edition is a reprinting of the original 1897 edition. Num Pages: 348 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 395. Clean copy.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press Illinois
Edition
1st
Number of pages
348
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KEX0212371
ISBN
9780809322688
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

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