Travel writing
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Travel writing
Paperback. Talks about the colourful life and the kaleidoscopic history of an idiosyncratic Sicilian town not far from Palermo, in the mountainous west of the island. This book traces events and uncovers layer upon layer of the lives of the people there, from the time of the Greeks, the Romans, the Byzantines, the Arabs, the Normans and the Spanish to 2000. Num Pages: 312 pages, 13 colour and 7 black & white. BIC Classification: 1DSTC; 5AN; HBJD; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Publisher
- Giles de la Mare Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781900357289
- ISBN
- 9781900357289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.69
€ 25.99
€ 17.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Signal Books
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908493088
- ISBN
- 9781908493088
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.59
€ 17.99
€ 17.59
Paperback. A magnet for trade and travellers from all over the world, cosmopolitan Amsterdam is a city not only of dreams and nightmares, of grand civic architecture and legendary beauty, but also of civil wars, bloody religious purges, and the tragedy of Anne Frank. This title - part history and part travel guide - examines the city's soul. Translator(s): Blom, Philipp. Num Pages: 352 pages, 40 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DDN; HBJD; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Vintage London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860467899
- ISBN
- 9781860467899
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.61
€ 14.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. Radio 4 Today presenter and national treasure John Humphrys' funny and engaging memoir of building a home in Greece with his son Christopher. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8pp colour photos. BIC Classification: 1DVG; BM; VSW; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340978849
- ISBN
- 9780340978849
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.94
€ 14.99
€ 11.94
Paperback. Born in Australia, Shirley Hazzard first moved to Naples as a young woman in the 1950s to take up a job with the United Nations. This work collects the best of Hazzard's writings on Naples. Illustrated with photographs, it is a lyrical letter to a lifelong love. Num Pages: 144 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 9. Weight in Grams: 213.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226322025
- ISBN
- 9780226322025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.58
€ 17.99
€ 15.58
Paperback. At twenty-five, Emily Chappell took up cycle couriering while she searched for a 'real job'. This book records the pains and pleasures of life on wheels: the dangerous missions; the moments of fear and freedom, and ultimately the simple joy of pedalling onward. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BM; WSQ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 2. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Guardian Faber Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783350544
- ISBN
- 9781783350544
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.42
€ 14.99
€ 11.42
Paperback. Novelist Sarah Moss's compelling account of living in Iceland with two small children, in the wake of the financial crisis and in the year the volcano erupted Num Pages: 368 pages, maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DNC; BM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847084163
- ISBN
- 9781847084163
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.67
€ 13.99
€ 10.67
Paperback. A traveller's history of Istanbul from the ancient time to nowadays Turkey. An account of city's great buildings, delicious food and vibrant life. BIC Classification: 1DVT; HBJD; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- The Armchair Traveller at the BookHaus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909961142
- ISBN
- 9781909961142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.64
€ 13.99
€ 11.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 32 B&W photos. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 471.
- Publisher
- Easton Studio Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935212867
- ISBN
- 9781935212867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.79
€ 19.99
€ 19.79
Hardcover. This is a diary of Sir Henry Rider Haggard's tour of South Africa in 1914. It captures his feelings and perceptions on the change of Southern Africa, and of himself, since his departure in 1881. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations facsimiles, maps, portraits. BIC Classification: 1HFM; 3JJC; BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850654681
- ISBN
- 9781850654681
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 46.99
€ 51.99
€ 46.99
Paperback. In 1914, Sir Ernest Shackleton set forth to make history with the first-ever crossing of the Antarctic continent. He sailed into the Weddell Sea aboard the Endurance, while a ship called the Aurora sailed into the Ross Sea to create a lifeline of vital food and fuel depots to supply the epic crossing. Yet all went tragically wrong. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJC; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 304. The Harrowing Story of Shackleton's Ross Sea Party. 384 pages. In 1914, Sir Ernest Shackleton set forth to make history with the first-ever crossing of the Antarctic continent. He sailed into the Weddell Sea aboard the Endurance, while a ship called the Aurora sailed into the Ross Sea to create a lifeline of vital food and fuel depots to supply the epic crossing. Yet all went tragically wrong. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJC; WTLP. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 27. Weight: 284.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747579724
- ISBN
- 9780747579724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.86
€ 19.99
€ 14.86
Paperback. A lush evocation of Tuscan life and food by the author of 'A THOUSAND DAYS IN VENICE'. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group London
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844081530
- ISBN
- 9781844081530
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.76
€ 14.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, map,ports. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 404. 320 pages, map,ports. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KLCM; WTL. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 21. Weight: 400.
- Publisher
- Eland Publishing Ltd
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907871873
- ISBN
- 9780907871873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.72
€ 19.99
€ 14.72
Hardback. Offers an introductory essay drawing on important new developments in New Zealand literary criticism, advances in historiography of the period and legal history, notably Judith Binney's Te Urewera: Encircled Lands (2009), Richard Boast's Buying the Land, Selling the Land (2008) and the Waitangi Tribunal Reports. Editor(s): Plumridge, Anna. Num Pages: 128 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBN; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 179 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474400152
- ISBN
- 9781474400152
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.17€ 45.41
€ 50.17
€ 45.41
Paperback. Portrays in microcosm a history made of great human tides of invasion, colonization, emigration, nomadism and tourism. Enriched by cross-cultural comparisons with the history of the American West, this title carves a route through Ireland's history, literature and landscape. Num Pages: 208 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Verso Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Fully Updated New Second Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844677085
- ISBN
- 9781844677085
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.31
€ 15.31
Hardcover. This intriguing odyssey, set on the edges of time, encompasses biography, memoir, detective story, travelogue and history to tell a remarkable tale of East-West connections and a mysterious love. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGH; BM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 173 x 30. Weight in Grams: 812.
- Publisher
- Medina Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909339538
- ISBN
- 9781909339538
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.78
€ 25.99
€ 22.78
Paperback. Deep South of America is a place of contradictions. There is the warm, open spirit of the soul food cafes, found in every town, no matter how small. There is the ruined grandeur of numberless ghostly towns, long abandoned by the industries that built them. This book is about this place. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241969359
- ISBN
- 9780241969359
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
€ 17.99
€ 13.37
Paperback. Tells the story of a game and the city that frames it. Sampling the rags and the riches, the author reveals how Pall Mall got its name, which three addresses you won't find in your A-Z and why the sorry cul-de-sac that is Vine Street has a special place in the heart of Britain's most successful Monopoly champion. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; WTL; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099433866
- ISBN
- 9780099433866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
€ 17.99
€ 13.37
Paperback. In his Book of Marvels and Travels, Sir John Mandeville describes a journey from Europe to Jerusalem and on into Asia, and the many wonderful and monstrous peoples and practices in the East. A captivating blend of fact and fantasy, Mandeville's Book is newly translated in an edition that brings us closer to Mandeville's worldview. Translator(s): Bale, Anthony. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; 3H; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 121 x 13. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199600601
- ISBN
- 9780199600601
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.94
€ 16.99
€ 15.94
Paperback. The author and Kirstin Isaacson were heartbroken when they learned that their two-year-old son Rowan was autistic. And with each passing day, Rowan's growing isolation, his uncontrollable fits, each failed treatment, filled them with despair. This title offers one family's epic journey to rescue their son. Num Pages: 336 pages, 28 colour (2x8pp). BIC Classification: VXH; WNGH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141033631
- ISBN
- 9780141033631
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.93
€ 14.99
€ 11.93