Travel writing
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Travel writing
paperback. A modern homage to a proud, cosmopolitan city, where geniuses like Picasso and Miro learned how to break the rules. Robert Hughes takes us down the Ramblas through the "intestinal windings" of the ancient gothic quarter, past the bountiful Boqueria market to the Eixample. Num Pages: 688 pages, 40 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 38. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781860468247
- ISBN
- 9781860468247
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.29
€ 19.99
€ 15.29
paperback. After moving from London to a new home in Yorkshire, and about to become a father for the first time, Rob Cowen finds himself in unfamiliar territory. Disoriented, he ventures out to a nearby edge-land: a pylon-slung tangle of wood, hedge, field, meadow and river that lies unclaimed and overlooked on the outskirts of town. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; BM; WN; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Windmill Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099592037
- ISBN
- 9780099592037
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Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.14
€ 12.99
€ 11.14
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.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780091896775
- ISBN
- 9780091896775
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.29
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€ 15.29
paperback. Describes the bazaars and brothels of Cairo and down the Nile to the Red Sea. Editor(s): Steegmuller, Francis. Translator(s): Steegmuller, Francis. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 2ADF; 3JH; DNF; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140435825
- ISBN
- 9780140435825
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Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 9.06
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€ 9.06
paperback. A book, in which, the author shares his irrepressible love of flying. It also includes a description of what it's like to fly by a commercial pilot who is also a master prose stylist and a deeply sensitive human being. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: TRPS; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 226 x 27. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099589853
- ISBN
- 9780099589853
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.14
€ 12.99
€ 11.14
paperback. Presents a history of Damascus from the Amorites of the Bible to the revolution of 1966. Explaining how modern Damascus is rooted in immemoriable layers of culture and tradition, this work explores the historical, artistic, social and religious inheritance of the Damascenes with anecdotes about travellers. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBS; WTL; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099532293
- ISBN
- 9780099532293
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.53
€ 14.99
€ 12.53
paperback. A guide to the history, people and culture of Central Asia in the wake of the break-up of the Soviet Union. It documents the widespread social upheaval in a region reeling from political change. Num Pages: 384 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FC; 3JJPR; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 30. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099459286
- ISBN
- 9780099459286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.53
€ 14.99
€ 12.53
Paperback. Traces the drifts of the trade route out of the heart of China into the mountains of Central Asia, across northern Afghanistan and the plains of Iran into Kurdish Turkey. This book recounts the adventures of the author when travelling through the Silk Route. Num Pages: 384 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1F; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 136 x 24. Weight in Grams: 276 363pp
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Edition
- Tenth edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099437222
- ISBN
- 9780099437222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.53
€ 17.99
€ 12.53
hardcover. Letters by the 18th century blue-stocking grande dame, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. She was a duke's daughter, who married the English ambassador in Constantinople, and the friend of Swift and Pope, whom she numbered among her correspondents. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781857151312
- ISBN
- 9781857151312
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 12.53
€ 24.99
€ 12.53
Paperback. Why does a particular landscape move us? What is it that attaches us to a particular place? From Where We Stand is an eloquent exploration of the connections we have with places-and the loss to us if there are no such connections. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815610724
- ISBN
- 9780815610724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.43
€ 27.43
paperback. Translator(s): Moody, Johanna E. Series: Ohio RIS Africa Series. Num Pages: 693 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: DNF; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 693
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780896801608
- ISBN
- 9780896801608
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Condition: New
€ 78.32€ 76.12
€ 78.32
€ 76.12
Hardcover. Presents the author's experiences and impressions, transporting the reader from bustling streets outside Shanghai's City God Temple to the Masai Mara plain. This title provides a literary journey, enriching his encounters with descriptions of the great books and great writers who have also brought the world closer to their readers. Num Pages: 280 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815609094
- ISBN
- 9780815609094
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.04
€ 26.99
€ 25.04
An Arab's Journey to Colonial Spanish America. The Travels of Elias al...
Al-Musili, Elias; Farah, Caesar E.. Ed(S): Fa...
Rediscovered in Syria in the late 19th century, this account relates the experiences of Reverend Elias al-Musili, a priest of the Chaldean Church and the first known visitor to the Americas from the Middle East. Supported by Spain and the pope, he offers a unique perspective on the New World. Editor(s): Farah, Caesar E. (Professor of Middle Eastern and Islamic History, University of Minnesota, USA). Translator(s): Farah, Caesar E. (Professor of Middle Eastern and Islamic History, University of Minnesota, USA). Series: Middle East Literature in Translation. Num Pages: 144 pages, 1 map, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 127 x 14. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 117
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815607908
- ISBN
- 9780815607908
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.99
€ 26.99
€ 23.99
paperback. A rich blend of history and spirituality, adventure and politics, laced with the thread of black comedy familiar to readers of William Dalrymple's previous work. Num Pages: 512 pages, 24 b/w, 8 col plates (16pp). BIC Classification: 1FB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Flamingo
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780006547747
- ISBN
- 9780006547747
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 11.39
€ 19.99
€ 11.39
"Essays and photography on the nature and culture of the Llano Estacado. Demonstrates multiple visions of the region and serves as a much-needed corrective to characterizations of the Llano Estacado as featureless, flat, and uninteresting"--Provided by publisher. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AJR; WN; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1746.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Texas Tech Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896726826
- ISBN
- 9780896726826
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.45
€ 47.45
Paperback. Editor(s): Danger, Sara. Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 141 x 35. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781554811113
- ISBN
- 9781554811113
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.81
€ 32.99
€ 23.81
Paperback. Covers the myth of the open road and the reality of the American driving experience. This book features the forces that shape the American driving experience - commercial, aesthetic, cultural and mechanical. It looks back at our historically unconditional love of motor travel. Series: Centre for American Places. Num Pages: 288 pages, 75 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WGC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820334158
- ISBN
- 9780820334158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.99
€ 39.99
Hardcover. A study of how narratives of travel through the antebellum South helped construct an American national identity during the years between the Revolutionary and the Civil Wars. The author makes his case on the basis of a broad range of texts including slave narratives, domestic literature, soldiers' diaries, and traditional forms of travel writing. Num Pages: 264 pages, 2 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 3JH; HBTB; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820327655
- ISBN
- 9780820327655
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.52
€ 62.52
Paperback. John Lane has scaled a granite dome in the Suriname rain forest and waded past cottonmouths in the heart of a Florida cypress swamp. He has shadowed crocodiles in a mangrove thicket. Waist Deep in Black Water offers a collection of Lane's writings on topics such as wilderness exploration, conversation, and family history. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WN; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820326214
- ISBN
- 9780820326214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 24.62
€ 29.99
€ 24.62
Hardcover. Nature and travel writer Bill Belleville has inspired and informed countless readers through his books and magazine articles. In these eighteen essays and articles Belleville takes us through Florida, the Caribbean, and Latin America in quest of the distinctive, the wondrous, the threatened, and the undiscovered. Num Pages: 256 pages, 19 b&w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 1KJ; 1KL; WNCS; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820325927
- ISBN
- 9780820325927
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.10
€ 36.99
€ 32.10