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Travel writing
Paperback. On Christmas Eve 1971, the packed LANSA flight 508 from Lima to Pucallpa was struck by lightning and went down in dense jungle hundreds of miles from civilization. Of its 93 passengers, only one survived: Juliane Koepcke - here is her fascinating story of survival against all the odds. Translator(s): Benjamin, Ross. Num Pages: 248 pages, B&W illustrations. BIC Classification: BTP; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Nicholas Brealey Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857885835
- ISBN
- 9781857885835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.44
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Paperback. A Septuagenarian Odyssey Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Harpercollins Pb
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906321666
- ISBN
- 9781906321666
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.45
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Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Publisher
- New Island Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848403529
- ISBN
- 9781848403529
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.44
€ 19.99
€ 16.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 23. Weight in Grams: 398. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: WTL. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 23. Weight: 394.
- Publisher
- Eland Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906011185
- ISBN
- 9781906011185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 13.96
€ 18.99
€ 13.96
Paperback. Mother Land is a brilliant debut autobiographical novel with a literary style that recalls such coming-of-age novels as Catcher in the Rye and The Kite Flyer. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVGS; 1DVT; BM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Eland Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906011635
- ISBN
- 9781906011635
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.19
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Paperback. In 1941, Richard Evans Schultes took a leave of absence from Harvard University and disappeared into the Northern Amazon of Colombia. The world's leading authority on the hallucinogens and medicinal plants of the region, he returned after twelve years of travelling through South America in a dug-out canoe. Num Pages: 544 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSBZ; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 40. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099592969
- ISBN
- 9780099592969
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.95
€ 19.99
€ 14.95
Paperback. Tells of the author's journey down the length of North and South America. Beginning on Boston's subway, this work depicts a voyage from ice-bound Massachusetts to the arid plateau of Argentina's most southerly tip, via pretty Central American towns and the ancient Incan city of Macchu Pichu. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 448 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1K; 3JJPL; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141189154
- ISBN
- 9780141189154
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
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Paperback. The River Ganges has a thousand names. Hindu priests regard it as a sin to call her a river at all. She is a goddess, the source of the world, her waters holy and healing. This title describes a country between ancient traditions and astonishing modernity and the holy river that crosses it for hundreds of miles. Series: Armchair Traveller. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 11. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- The Armchair Traveller at the bookHaus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906598914
- ISBN
- 9781906598914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552779845
- ISBN
- 9780552779845
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.81
€ 11.99
€ 10.81
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Max Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906251765
- ISBN
- 9781906251765
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 4.58
€ 11.99
€ 4.58
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€ 14.82
€ 19.99
€ 14.82
Paperback. With descriptions of the vibrant local markets, food, wine and the Italian landscape, this book intends to inspire readers to embark on their own journeys - whether that be flying to a foreign country in search of themselves, or savouring one of the book's dozens of delicious seasonal recipes. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 20th Anniversary
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857503589
- ISBN
- 9780857503589
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
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Paperback. From the slums of Cape Town to the palaces of Algiers, to the Gulf of Guinea where the sea blazes with oil flares, across two continents and fourteen countries - this epic journey is nothing to swallows. This work follows the swallows from reed beds in South Africa, where millions roost in February, to a barn in Wales, where a pair nest in May. Num Pages: 336 pages, maps. BIC Classification: WNCB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099526315
- ISBN
- 9780099526315
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
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Paperback. In mid to late March 1913 Edward Thomas took a bicycle ride from Clapham to the Quantock Hills. The poet recorded his journey; In Pursuit of Spring was published in 1914. One of his most important works, it stands as an elegy for a lost world. Thomas photographed much of what he saw. The prints are now published for the very first time. Series: Nature Classics. Num Pages: Photographs included taken by Edward Thomas. BIC Classification: 1DBKES; 3JJC; BM; DN; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Little Toller Books United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908213433
- ISBN
- 9781908213433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.98
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Paperback. Series: Creaky Traveler. Num Pages: 292 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; WTH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Sentient Publications
- Number of pages
- 292
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1ST
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591810278
- ISBN
- 9781591810278
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 25.25
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€ 25.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Eland Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906011574
- ISBN
- 9781906011574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.19
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Paperback. From the present-day street life of Ginza, to the heights of Mount Fuji in the company of 16th-century traveller and poet Basho, this work brings together a chorus of voices from Japan and across the globe. It is a source book for those visiting Japan for the first time and for expatriates. Series: Through Writers' Eyes. Num Pages: 304 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 424. Series: Through Writers' Eyes. 304 pages, maps. From the present-day street life of Ginza, to the heights of Mount Fuji in the company of 16th-century traveller and poet Basho, this work brings together a chorus of voices from Japan and across the globe. It is a source book for those visiting Japan for the first time and for expatriates. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WTL. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 15. Weight: 424.
- Publisher
- Eland Books
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906011086
- ISBN
- 9781906011086
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.19
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Paperback. In a ruined temple along the Nile, Anthony Sattin sees a woman praying to the gods of ancient Egypt to bless her with a child. Later that day, a policeman stops his taxi to ask to borrow a mobile phone to call his mother. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340. 264 pages. In a ruined temple along the Nile, Anthony Sattin sees a woman praying to the gods of ancient Egypt to bless her with a child. Later that day, a policeman stops his taxi to ask to borrow a mobile phone to call his mother. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HBE; WTL. Dimension: 218 x 147 x 20. Weight: 336.
- Publisher
- Eland Publishing Ltd
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780600611
- ISBN
- 9781780600611
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.27
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Paperback. Captain Scott's expedition, carried in the Terra Nova, pitted him and his team not only against the elements but also against the Norwegian explorer, Amundsen. Ultimately, Scott was beaten by both. This title provides an account of his expedition to the South Pole in 1910-12. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJC; BJ; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 36. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099561385
- ISBN
- 9780099561385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
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Hardback. Cambridge, 1961. A group of students set off on the trip of a lifetime. Against the backdrop of the Cold War they travel through the Soviet Union to the Middle East, South Asia and on to Africa. Their mode of transport? The iconic VW Kombi. This book tells the story of that trip and the many experiences that they encountered along the way. Num Pages: 304 pages, 100 bw integrated, 12 colour in 8pp plates. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 181 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1240.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780763767
- ISBN
- 9781780763767
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.21€ 54.65
€ 59.21
€ 54.65
Paperback. A reissue of Van der Post's classic account of his rediscovery of the Bushmen of the Kalahari desert, outcast survivors from Stone Age Africa. His attempt to capture their way of life and the secrets of their ancient heritage provide captivating reading and an insight into a forgotten culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1HFMB; JHMP; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099428756
- ISBN
- 9780099428756
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
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Paperback. The Danube cuts across and connects central Europe, flowing through and alongside ten countries: Romania, Ukraine, Moldova, Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, Hungary, Slovakia, Austria and Germany. Travelling its full length from east to west, the author embarks on a year-long journey that leads to a new perspective on Europe today. Num Pages: 328 pages, 32 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DF; HBJD; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 200 x 26. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- First Edition, Third Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300205459
- ISBN
- 9780300205459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.50
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Paperback. A Childhood Dream. A Lost Land. The Journey of a Lifetime. Num Pages: 352 pages, col. Illustrations, maps, col. ports. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753828724
- ISBN
- 9780753828724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.58
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Paperback. Gives an account of the author's journey by rail through Asia. This work describes the many places, cultures, sights and sounds he experienced and the fascinating people he met. It also shows how he is drawn into conversation with fellow passengers, from Molesworth, while avoiding the forceful approaches of pimps and drug dealers. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1F; 3JJPL; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141189147
- ISBN
- 9780141189147
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.85
€ 15.99
€ 11.85