Travel writing
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Travel writing
Paperback. Tibet has long fascinated the West, but what really lies beyond our romantic image of a Buddhist mountain kingdom of peace and spirituality? Travelling through the country, the author meets warrior monks, nomads and a nun secretly fighting Chinese communist rule, but also young Tibetans with a more pragmatic attitude to their situation. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HBJF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 136 x 22. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241950388
- ISBN
- 9780241950388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.08
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Paperback. When the author travelled to Manchester in 1966, he packed in his bags certain literary favourites which would remain central to him throughout the rest of his life and during his years in England. In this book, he reflects on six of the figures who shaped him as a person and as a writer, from Jean-Jacques Rousseau to Jan Peter Tripp. Translator(s): Catling, Jo. Num Pages: 224 pages, With 4x 4pg. full-colour insets and b/w integrated photographs throughout. BIC Classification: DSB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141037011
- ISBN
- 9780141037011
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.90
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Paperback. After her husband died of cancer, 57-year-old Rosie set off to run around the world, raising money in memory of the man she loved. Followed by wolves, knocked down by a bus, confronted by bears, chased by a naked man with a gun and stranded with severe frostbite, Rosie's breathtaking 20,000-mile solo journey is as gripping as it is inspiring. Num Pages: 336 pages, (1x8pp plates). BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers London
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007306206
- ISBN
- 9780007306206
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
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Paperback. A portrait of Istanbul that guides us across the Bosphorus, through Istanbul's historical monuments and lost paradises, its dilapidated Ottoman villas, back streets and waterways. It also introduces us to the city's writers, artists and murderers. Translator(s): Freely, Maureen. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Edition
- Main
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571218332
- ISBN
- 9780571218332
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.57
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Paperback. A gritty, hilarious and often touching memoir of a year spent living in the immigrant melting pot of London's East End. Num Pages: 288 pages, one map. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719565564
- ISBN
- 9780719565564
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
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Hardback. Num Pages: 260 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 215 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1098.
- Publisher
- ECW Press,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 260
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781770410589
- ISBN
- 9781770410589
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 37.94
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Paperback. Written by Robert Lloyd Praeger, Ireland's greatest field botanist and published in 1937, this enduring celebration of the Irish landscape is the result of five years of weekends spent walking a mazy 5,000 miles across hills and bogs, swimming through flooded caverns, sifting fossil bones and exploring cattle-trampled tombs. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; WN; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 35. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Publisher
- Gill
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848891944
- ISBN
- 9781848891944
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.21
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Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Random House Inc
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780679600213
- ISBN
- 9780679600213
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.93
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Paperback. Adiary of Monty Don's journey around France looking at the history of French gardens. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; WMB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471114588
- ISBN
- 9781471114588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
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Paperback. With both a native s intimacy and the fresh-eye of an outsider, Simeti celebrates the Mediterranean island she and the Greek goddess of the harvest call home. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSTC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Eland Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780601076
- ISBN
- 9781780601076
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
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Paperback. Compiling a lifetime of travel into one book, Clubley explores the Scottish islands with enthusiasm and love as he meets the locals, embraces the weather and admires their natural beauty. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 211 x 17. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Luath Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910021071
- ISBN
- 9781910021071
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
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Paperback. Few countries are as marked by their history as the Maltese islands of Malta and Gozo. Each period of Maltas turbulent historynot least its heroic role during the Second World Warhas added to its rich cultural fabric. Editor(s): Manley, Deborah. Num Pages: 256 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1DSM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 136 x 22. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- Interlink Signal
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904955702
- ISBN
- 9781904955702
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.87
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Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKN; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 146 x 15. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Eland Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780600420
- ISBN
- 9781780600420
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
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Paperback. For four months and five hundred miles the author walked the mountains of Lebanon, following tracks and rivers. His journey was not only a survey of a remarkable country, but a quest for the gods and divinities who held the secrets of death and rebirth in the land's ancient cults. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 208 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBL; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099532286
- ISBN
- 9780099532286
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.90
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Paperback. In 1935, the author set off from his adopted home, Paris, to revisit his native land, America. This title describes the trip and his return journey on a Dutch steamer. It shows height of his powers. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJG; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141398860
- ISBN
- 9780141398860
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
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Paperback. Would you cheer if they sent you to Coventry? Could you stick up for Stoke or big-up Bracknell? Can you handle the thrill of Rhyl, the heaven of Hull or the mirth of Tydfil? The author takes you round all places on our beloved island that nobody wants to go to - our most miserable towns, shonkiest hotels, and silliest sea zoos. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, col. map. BIC Classification: 1DBK; WH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099546931
- ISBN
- 9780099546931
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
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Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 8 black & white plates, 26 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTS; BGH; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752497792
- ISBN
- 9780752497792
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.68
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Paperback. Twenty years ago, the author was leading guided walks at Nenthead, one of a network of 'model' villages which sprang up across Britain during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. A life-long fascination was born. From Scotland's New Lanark Mills to the Arts and Crafts cottages of Port Sunlight, the author explores their rich histories. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099584636
- ISBN
- 9780099584636
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Condition: New
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Paperback. Tells a story of the narrator, his son Chris and their month-long motorcycle odyssey from Minnesota to California profoundly affected an entire generation. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPX; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 34. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Vintage/Ebury (a Division of Random
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099786405
- ISBN
- 9780099786405
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
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Paperback. Nanga Parbat Pilgrimage is a classic of mountaineering literature that has inspired thousands of climbers. In it, Buhl records his 1953 solo first ascent of Nanga Parbat - the ninth-highest mountain in the world, and the third 8,000-metre peak to be climbed, following Annapurna and Everest. It was one of the most incredible climbs ever made. Translator(s): Merrick, Hugh. Num Pages: 448 pages, black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; 1FKN; BGS; WSZG; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Vertebrate Graphics Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Edition
- New, 2020
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910240588
- ISBN
- 9781910240588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.51
€ 13.99
€ 13.51