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Hardcover. Presents the story of the early exploration of the Sahara Desert and the first motorised crossing of the Sahara from North Aftice to Timbuktu by Citroen autochenilles in the early years of the 20th century. This book includes period photographs and recounts the dangers and difficulties of exploration in those times. Translator(s): MacGill, Ingrid. Num Pages: 194 pages, 200 black and white period photographs, 20 colour images, 12 maps. BIC Classification: 1HBX; 3JJC; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 330 x 250 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1532.
Publisher
Dalton Watson Fine Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
194
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854432223
ISBN
9781854432223
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 36.11

Paperback. I swear I will be more open to opportunity. I swear I will live my life taking every available chance. I will say Yes to every favour, request, suggestion and invitation. I will swear to say Yes where once I would say No. This title tells the story of what happened when the author decided to say YES, in order to make his life more interesting. Num Pages: 416 pages, 8. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 288. Paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear. WALLACE
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Ebury Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
SKU
KRF0022478
ISBN
9780091896744
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Ostensibly written by an English knight, the Travels purport to relate his experiences in the Holy Land, Egypt, India and China. Mandeville claims to have served in the Great Khan's army, and to have travelled in the lands beyond' countries populated by dog-headed men, cannibals, Amazons and Pygmies. Translator(s): Moseley, C. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441436
ISBN
9780141441436
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1HFGS; HBJH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 322. Life and Death Among the Somalis. 200 pages, Illustrations, map. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HFGS; HBJH; WTL. Dimension: 213 x 138 x 18. Weight: 322.
Publisher
Eland Books
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907871835
ISBN
9780907871835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.95

Paperback. The author was the most famous traveller of his time. His voyages began in 1271 with a visit to China, after which he served the Kublai Khan on numerous diplomatic missions. This book offers a fascinating glimpse of what he encountered abroad: unfamiliar religions, customs and societies. Translator(s): Cliff, Nigel. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 3H; BTH; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241253052
ISBN
9780241253052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. A deeply affecting memoir of a childhood in Africa and the continent's horrendous wars, which Hartley witnessed at first hand as a journalist in the 1990s. Shortlisted for the prestigious Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-fiction, this is a masterpiece of autobiographical journalism. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 b/w plates, With index. BIC Classification: 1FBX; BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006531210
ISBN
9780006531210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 maps; 16-page black and white photo insert. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; 3JJP; BM; HBJD; HBW; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 274 x 26. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812986624
ISBN
9780812986624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.72

Hardcover. Gives a description of the individual steps of the "Odyssey", starting in troy and finishing in Ithaca. This title includes the countries of Turkey, Tunisia, Malta, Italy and of course Greece. Translator(s): Bell, Anthea. Series: Red Books. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1QRM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 122 x 27. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Haus Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905791392
ISBN
9781905791392
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Paperback. Translator(s): Auden, W. H.; Mayer, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 512 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ACG; BG; DNF; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140442335
ISBN
9780140442335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. Determined to understand the day-to-day complexities of being a Palestian-Arab in modern-day Israel, the author discovers the hidden stories of the ordinary people who must live out their lives in the shadow of a brutal conflict, and asks the vital question - how does humanity endure under such great oppression? Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBP; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 25. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552774475
ISBN
9780552774475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. Dervla Murphy travelling in Cuba at the age of 74, Matthew Parris swimming the Thames at 60, and Colin Thubron climbing the last stronghold of the Assassins in his 60s are among the writers recounting their adventures, often defying expectations - and the odds - and going outside their comfort zone to take a less-travelled path in later life. Editor(s): Barclay, Jennifer; Phillips, Adrian. Series: Bradt Travel Guides (Travel Literature). Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JFSP31; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Bradt Travel Guides
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784770273
ISBN
9781784770273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.20

Paperback. Young and beautiful, Lois Pryce was a rising star at the BBC. Unbeknownst to her co-workers, Lois lived a parallel life as a biker babe with an overwhelming sense of wanderlust. So she packed in her career to ride her motorcycle on her own from the northernmost tip of Alaska to the southernmost tip of South America. Num Pages: 368 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1KLS; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099493563
ISBN
9780099493563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. The awe-inspiring account of Ranulph Fiennes' first major expedition, completing the first circumpolar navigation of the earth. Num Pages: 592 pages, 2 x 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 142 x 38. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471135705
ISBN
9781471135705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.99

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

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
TouchWood Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894898157
ISBN
9781894898157
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.75

Paperback. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; AMX; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 34. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
Old Street Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908699893
ISBN
9781908699893
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.50

Paperback. A visual record of a stay in Signy Island, Antarctica, containing sketches, photographs and a written journal. "Due South" is published to coincide with exhibitions at the Natural History Museum and Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 1MTS; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 6. Weight in Grams: 136.
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902669908
ISBN
9781902669908
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.63

Paperback. William Dalrymple, who wrote so magically about India in 'City of Djinns', returns to the country in a series of remarkable essays. Num Pages: 416 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Flamingo
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006547754
ISBN
9780006547754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.88

Hardcover. The route is 247 miles long and divided into eighteen stages. With maps and illustrations inspired by the work of the great AW, this labour of love is essential for all those who wish to follow in Wainwright's footsteps. Num Pages: 240 pages, 120 line/map, 55 bw. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; WSZG; WTH; WTL; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 111 x 20. .
Publisher
Sigma Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910758144
ISBN
9781910758144
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.38

Paperback. * George Alagiah's personal testament about Africa, updated in a new Abacus edition Num Pages: 336 pages, Section: 16, b/w. BIC Classification: 1H; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349120782
ISBN
9780349120782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Translator(s): Frisch, Shelley, PH.D. Num Pages: , black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DS; WTD; WTH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 148 x 28. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster United States
Number of pages
333
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Original
Condition
New
SKU
V9781416553878
ISBN
9781416553878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 12.50

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

€ 14.17

Paperback. Dismayed by the relentless on slaught of faceless American chains muscling in where local businesses had once thrived, the author set off on the American road trip - in search of the true, independent heart of the U S of A. But when he finds himself being threatened at gun point, he starts to worry about what's going to break down next. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Ebury Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091899370
ISBN
9780091899370
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Paperback. Taking the reader on a journey around Paris' secret stairways, courtyards, alleys and hidden places, this title offers a meditation on getting lost and wasting time, and on what it truly means to know a city. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 10. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141194653
ISBN
9780141194653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

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