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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

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; WSZC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Beaufort Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780825307362
ISBN
9780825307362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.42

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. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKSHL; HBJD1; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847085184
ISBN
9781847085184
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.54

Paperback. Derived from studies and sketches made between 1979 and 1992, this book covers ten centuries of Spain's history - its politics, its architecture, its climate and its people. Cees Nooteboom's destination is Santiago de Compostela, though he makes numerous detours. Translator(s): Rilke, Ina; Rike, Ina. Num Pages: 368 pages, 40 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DSE; JFC; WTL; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860464195
ISBN
9781860464195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. Taking one event from each decade of the twentieth century, the author visits the places where history happened and still echoes down the years. He goes in search of the days that shaped the Britain we live in today. He goes to Orgreave and Windsor, Wembley and Wootton Bassett, assembling a unique cast of Britons along the way. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 120 x 22. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091926496
ISBN
9780091926496
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408834039
ISBN
9781408834039
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; VSW; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
September Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910463215
ISBN
9781910463215
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.65

Paperback. A take-no-prisoners approach to life has seen Paul Carter heading to some of the world's most remote, wild and dangerous places as a contractor in the oil business. Amazingly, he's survived (so far) to tell these stories from the edge of civilization. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8pp colour photos. BIC Classification: KNBP; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 172. (She Thinks I'm a Piano Player in a Whorehouse). 224 pages, 8pp photos. Taking postings in some of the world's wildest and most remote regions, not to mention some of the roughest rigs, Paul Carter has worked, and got into trouble, in locations as far-flung as the North Sea, as exotic as Sumatra, and as flat-out dangerous as Columbia, Nigeria and Russia. Here, he tells his stories. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: KNBP; WTL. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight: 256.
Publisher
Nicholas Brealey Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New PB edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857883770
ISBN
9781857883770
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. In these pages P.S. Allfree recounts a year and a half spent as a political officer among the Bedouin of the south-eastern Rub' al-Khali, the 'Empty Quarter', where the many fascinating characters in this ancient land spring happily to life. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBXY; BM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Robert Hale Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719807381
ISBN
9780719807381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.49

Paperback. ' A screamingly funny genre-defying feat .. sublime.' Maggie O'Farrell, Daily Telegraph Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 180. 256 pages. ' A screamingly funny genre-defying feat . sublime.' Maggie O'Farrell, Daily Telegraph. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: WTL. Dimension: 196 x 132 x 17. Weight: 176.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857864062
ISBN
9780857864062
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.57

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, photos. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1QDT; HBJF1; WTH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140. .
Publisher
Paul Dry Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589881044
ISBN
9781589881044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.33

Paperback. Petty Officer Edgar Evans was Captain's Scott's 'giant worker' and his 'invaluable assistant'. He went with Scott on both the British Antarctic Expeditions of the early 1900s - the 'Discovery' expedition of 1901 and the 'Terra Nova' expedition in 1910 - distinguishing himself on both. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752458458
ISBN
9780752458458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WSSN3; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Chicago Review Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613733486
ISBN
9781613733486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.34

Paperback. Combining history and travel narrative, this journey around the eastern edge of the Mediterranean, the sea which gave birth to Western civilisation and has its own, distinct culture. In three cities the author finds traces of a vibrant and cosmopolitan heritage, and asks what these cities and their inhabitants owe to the sea. Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1DVT; 1HBE; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 125 x 22. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
The Armchair Traveller at the BookHaus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909961067
ISBN
9781909961067
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Three Rivers Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804137607
ISBN
9780804137607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.55

Paperback. When Pete's story begins, his goals for an upcoming semester abroad are clear: study how to make America's cities more bicycle friendly, and then return home to his new bride, Amy Joy. Once he sets foot in Amsterdam, however, Pete falls immediately in love with the city that already lives life on two wheels. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDN; BM; WSQ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 141 x 27. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Original
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061995200
ISBN
9780061995200
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.67

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752452463
ISBN
9780752452463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.54

Paperback. .
Publisher
Troubador Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
450
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780883861
ISBN
9781780883861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. Tom Anderson has always loved surfing - anywhere except the UK. But a chance encounter leads him to a series of adventures on home surf.. As he visits the popular haunts and secret gems of British surfing he rekindles his love affair with the freezing fun that is surfing the North Atlantic. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 18. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Summersdale Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849530415
ISBN
9781849530415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.37

Paperback. A story about the author's 3,000-mile solo walk across an entire continent, from Namibia's Skeleton Coast to the Indian Ocean near Zanzibar. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 pp f/c insert. BIC Classification: 1H; WTL; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780715637678
ISBN
9780715637678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.34

Paperback. A memoir-cum-travelogue, in which, the author charts his journey, inspired by Charley's passion for Japanese Manga and anime, and explores his own resulting re-evaluation of Japan. Although graphically violent and disturbing, the two mediums are both inherently concerned with Japan's rich history and heritage. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571228706
ISBN
9780571228706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.48

Paperback. In 1995, before leaving his much-loved home in North Yorkshire to move back to the States for a few years with his family, the author insisted on taking one last trip around Britain. This book tells about his experiences. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 27. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784161194
ISBN
9781784161194
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. One small East African country embodies the battered history of the continent: patronised by colonialists, riven by civil war, confused by Cold War manoeuvring, proud, colorful, with Africa's best espresso and worst rail service. Michela Wrong brilliantly reveals the contradictions and comedy, past and present, of Eritrea. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1H; BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007150953
ISBN
9780007150953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.65

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