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Paperback. High up on the remote Indian borders with Tibet, China and Pakistan, beyond the Kashmir Valley, lies Ladakh, one of the last places where a Tibetan Buddhist community survives. Andrew Harvey, a sophisticated westerner with a gift to be simple, travelled there - into another awareness of reality. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; HREX; HRLK; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 188.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Ebury Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844130481
ISBN
9781844130481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.87

Paperback. In 1910 Robert Falcon Scott and Roald Amundsen set sail for Antarctica, each from his own starting point, and the epic race for the South Pole was on. December 2011 marks the centenary of the conclusion to the last great race of terrestrial discovery. This title presents each man's full account of the race to the South Pole in their own words. Num Pages: 352 pages, 25 bw illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJC; BJ; HBJQ; HBLW; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526. The Expedition Diaries of Scott and Amundsen. 352 pages, 25 bw illustrations. In 1910 Robert Falcon Scott and Roald Amundsen set sail for Antarctica, each from his own starting point, and the epic race for the South Pole was on. December 2011 marks the centenary of the conclusion to the last great race of terrestrial discovery. This title presents each man's full account of the race to the South Pole in their own words. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJC; BJ; HBJQ; HBLW; WTLP. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 21. Weight: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Continuum Publishing Corporation
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441126672
ISBN
9781441126672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.73

Paperback. Paul Theroux left Victoria Station in April thinking that taking eight trains across Europe, Eastern Europe, the USSR and Mongolia would be the easy way to get to the Chinese border. The reality, of course, was very different. In fact, Theroux experienced a decidedly odd and unexpected trip to China that set the challenging tone for his journey. Num Pages: 512 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
Edition
REPRINT
SKU
9780140112955
ISBN
9780140112955
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Michael Palin tackles the full length of the Himalaya in this terrific number one bestseller Num Pages: 304 pages, 150. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
New
Edition
UK ed.
SKU
V9780753819906
ISBN
9780753819906
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.21

Paperback. With fiction, poetry, memoir, and oral history from a stellar collection of writers, including Raymond Chandler, Joan Didion, Washington Irving, Henry Miller, Sylvia Plath, Leslie Marmon Silko, and John Steinbeck, A Route 66 Companion offers a literary historical portrait of the most legendary open road in America Editor(s): Dunaway, David King. Num Pages: 200 pages, 6 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5499 x 3564 x 330. Weight in Grams: 245.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780292726604
ISBN
9780292726604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.04

Hardcover. Illustrator(s): Sheppard, Tom. Num Pages: 240 pages, 11 maps & diagrams, 351 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1HBA; WN; WTLP; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 268 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1096.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Desert Winds Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780953232468
ISBN
9780953232468
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.42

Paperback. Records the author's visits to the Aran Islands in 1898-1901, when he was gathering the folklore and anecdotes out of which he forged "The Playboy of the Western World" and his other major dramas. Editor(s): Robinson, Tim. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; DNF; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 160.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140184327
ISBN
9780140184327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.29

Paperback. Offers a long-overdue corrective to the mythology and the mystique which has plagued the study of pirates and served to deny them their rightful legitimacy as subjects of investigation Editor(s): Pennell, C. R. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FP; 1KJ; 1QSA; 1QSM; HBTM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 183 x 255 x 25. Weight in Grams: 822.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814766781
ISBN
9780814766781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.53

Paperback. Part of an annual series - "The Best Women's Travel Writing", this title presents adventures from women who have traveled to the ends of the earth to discover new places, peoples, and facets of themselves. It offers stories that encompass spiritual growth, hilarity and misadventure, romance, solo journeys, family travel, and more. Editor(s): McCauley, Lucy. Num Pages: 302 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 427.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Travelers´ Tales, Incorporated United States
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
Edition
2006 ed.
SKU
V9781932361353
ISBN
9781932361353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 135 x 27. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Sheridan House Australia Pty Ltd Australia
Condition
New
Number of pages
344
SKU
9781574090659
ISBN
9781574090659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.61

Paperback. Moving through the woods and deserts, dirt tracks and highways to large cities and glorious wildernesses, the author observed America, and the Americans who inhabited it. What he saw was a lonely, generous nation too packed with individuals for single judgements; what he saw made him proud, angry, sympathetic and elated. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
9780141186108
ISBN
9780141186108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 206 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 199 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S. United States
Edition
75 Anniversary Edition
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873515337
ISBN
9780873515337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.27

Paperback. Part political inquiry, part travel journal, part-self exploration, "Seek" is a collection of essays by an award-winning novelist out to explore himself and his life in the company of those who live on the edges of society. His travels take him from hippy conventions to war-torn Liberia Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 176.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Methuen Publishing Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413772756
ISBN
9780413772756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.51

Paperback. A true story that rivals the travels of Burton or Stanley for excitement, and surpasses them in scientific achievements. Num Pages: 448 pages, 8 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HB; 1HFJ; 3JH; WTLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 27. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
415
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393346237
ISBN
9780393346237
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.43

Paperback. "Uncommonly good .. makes a compelling case that .. intellectual curiosity not only changed Europe, but launched modernity." -Cleveland Plain Dealer Num Pages: 320 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; WTLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393349795
ISBN
9780393349795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.37

Hardback. Motorcycle Diaries for a new generation, this long-awaited volume provides a panoramic portrait of art and life across the twentieth century. Editor(s): Diano, Giada; Gleeson, Matthew. Num Pages: 496 pages, 50 drawings, 30 facsimile pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; 3JM; BJ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 244 x 43. Weight in Grams: 982.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781631490019
ISBN
9781631490019
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.62

Paperback. In July 2005, Robert Macfarlane and Roger Deakin travelled to explore the holloways of South Dorset's sandstone. They found their way into a landscape of shadows, spectres & great strangeness. Six years later, after Roger Deakin's early death, Robert Macfarlane returned to the holloway. The book is about those journeys and that landscape. Illustrator(s): Donwood, Stanley. Num Pages: 48 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DBKEWT; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 150 x 6. Weight in Grams: 78.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571310661
ISBN
9780571310661
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.49

Paperback. Written with deep knowledge and affection, Homage to Barcelona is a sensuous and beguiling portrait of a great Mediterranean city. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 176 224pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Picador
Edition
Main Market
Condition
New
SKU
9780330373562
ISBN
9780330373562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 10.38

Paperback. 'Sometimes you just have to do something, don't you? This work explores whether it's possible for an ordinary person to change the world, just a little, and if something so serious can be achieved with joy in one's heart. It celebrates the fact that we can make a difference. Num Pages: 384 pages, col. Illustrations, col. ports. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HRE; JP; WH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 278. A Beginner's Guide to Changing the World. 384 pages, col. Illustrations, col. ports. 'Sometimes you just have to do something, don't you? This work explores whether it's possible for an ordinary person to change the world, just a little, and if something so serious can be achieved with joy in one's heart. It celebrates the fact that we can make a difference. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HRE; JP; WH; WTL. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 25. Weight: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747572855
ISBN
9780747572855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.09

Paperback. Benjamin Lundy crossed oceans under sail in the late 19th century and over 100 years Derek Lundy, his great-great nephew, has re-created that journey. In this work, he palces Benjamin on board the Beara Head with a community of fellow seamen as they perform the dangerous work of sailing a square-rigger across the Atlantic and round Cape Horn. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrationsmap,port. BIC Classification: WSSN3; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 330. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0001385
ISBN
9780099286622
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. This title is the account of Brad Newsham's journey through the Philippines, India, Egypt, Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe and South Africa as he searches for someone to invite back to visit him in America. Num Pages: 384 pages, maps, portraits. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 32. Weight in Grams: 418. Fine copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Bantam
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KSS0001153
ISBN
9780553814484
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Historical diving bells, Greek sponge divers, world war two frogmen and record-setting breath hold divers compete for space with sharks, turtles, dolphins and sea slugs. From Ireland to Florida, Papua New Guinea to Vienna and the Bahamas to Seychelles, this title provides a view from a glass bottomed boat - on an unfamiliar destination. Num Pages: 384 pages, 8pp b&w illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: WSSC1; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
KTG0021148
ISBN
9780140287301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. A volume in which rich and unexpected seams of precious materials await discovery' - The Guardian Editor(s): O'Connor, Larry; Morris, Mary. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 31. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Virago Press Ltd London
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860492129
ISBN
9781860492129
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. An interesting and amusing account of living and working abroad, which documents a unique period of Polish history. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 330. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
O'Brien Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0003625
ISBN
9781847170484
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

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