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Travel writing

hardcover. *Tales of travellers through history to the Levantine capital in a beautiful anthology that includes writers as diverse as Alphonse de Lamartine and Mark Twain. *Takes the reader on a nostalgic journey through Beirut of old with the travellers' account of their encounters with the city and beautiful illustrations to complement the text. Editor(s): Gorton, T. J. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBL; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 126 x 21. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Condition
New
SKU
9789774166983
ISBN
9789774166983
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 8.29

hardcover. In 1938, with the Japanese army approaching from Nanking, Huan Hsu's great-great grandfather, Liu, and his five granddaughters, were forced to flee their hometown on the banks of the Yangtze River. But before they left a hole was dug as deep as a man, and as wide as a bedroom, in which was stowed the family heirlooms. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8 col plates (8pp). BIC Classification: BM; HBJF; HBLW; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 224 x 39. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Fourth Estate
Condition
New
SKU
9780007479436
ISBN
9780007479436
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 8.29

Publisher
Singapore
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9789814382670
ISBN
9789814382670
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.68

This anthology, selected and edited by Brain Fagan, encompasses tales that fall into a little known literary genre, wherein authors seek to capture the romance and sense of wonder they experienced while gazing upon the monumental architecture of ancient civilisations. Num Pages: 320 pages, Numerous halftones, maps. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; 1KB; HDDA; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 177 x 28. Weight in Grams: 707.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195160918
ISBN
9780195160918
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: JHM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816643738
ISBN
9780816643738
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.76

paperback. If you want to know about writing, about how to make others share the horror and intensity of an experience, try the first piece in this collection, Justice at Night Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; DNJ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 218 x 27. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Eland Publishing Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781780601045
ISBN
9781780601045
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.91

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

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 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

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 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

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

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

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.15
€ 76.12

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
€ 23.90

Paperback. The "extraordinary regionality" of Croatia is drawn through thoughtful portraits during a time of great transition. OR Written with sensitivity and balance, Fabijancic's literate travel writing takes us to the heart of a fascinating land. Num Pages: 208 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DVWYC; WTH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Edition
1st
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888643971
ISBN
9780888643971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.77

paperback. A Happy Holiday argues that overseas tourism offered people the chance to explore questions of identity during this period, a time in which issues such as gender, nation, and empire were the subject of much public debate and discussion. Num Pages: 416 pages, 41 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 720.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802095183
ISBN
9780802095183
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 44.27

Paperback. John Ruskin wrote more than half a million words on Venice. This is an abridged version of his opus, which still contains the essence of his original work, for those who would appreciate Venice, architecture and Ruskin's fine writing. Series: Pallas Athene Travel Literature S. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; AC; WTH; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Pallas Athene Publishers United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781873429457
ISBN
9781873429457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

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