Travel writing
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Travel writing
Hardcover. From petticoat duels and lucky cats to the Stiffs Express, Lord Nelson's spare nose, the Piccadilly earthquake and the Great Beer Flood of 1814, this book takes you on a captivating, wildly entertaining tour of the city you think you know, unearthing the capital's secrets and commemorating its rich, colourful and unusual history. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; WQH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780593073230
- ISBN
- 9780593073230
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.95
€ 19.99
€ 14.95
Paperback. Anthony Bourdain is a life-long line cook and author of "Kitchen Confidential". Here, he sets off to eat his way around the world. He heads out to Saigon where he eats the still-beating heart of a live cobra, and travels deep into landmined Khmer Rouge territory to find the rumoured Wild West of Cambodia (Pailin). Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: WBA; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Edition
- New
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747558217
- ISBN
- 9780747558217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.78
€ 19.99
€ 14.78
Paperback. From the bestselling author of Walking the Nile, explorer Levison Wood begins his next challenging adventure - walking the length of the Himalayas. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 x 8 page colour insets. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; WSZC; WSZG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473626263
- ISBN
- 9781473626263
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.43
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€ 13.43
Hardcover. Anthology of short excerpts from the writings of more than 50 famous literary and historical figures on the subject of cycling and journeys by bicycle from around the world - Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle, Ernest Hemingway, Jerome K Jerome, DH Lawrence, Dervla Murphy, Eric Newby, Dorothy Sayers, Mark Twain and HG Wells among many others. Editor(s): Slade, Nicky. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; WSQ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 186 x 18. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Trailblazer Publications
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905864690
- ISBN
- 9781905864690
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.68
€ 13.99
€ 11.68
paperback. In 1960, John Steinbeck and his dog Charley set out in their green pickup truck to rediscover the soul of America, visiting small towns and cities from New York to New Orleans. The trip became Travels With Charley, one of his best-loved books. Half a century on, Geert Mak sets off from Steinbeck's home. Translator(s): Waters, Liz. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 37. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099578734
- ISBN
- 9780099578734
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.95
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Paperback. The bestselling first volume of Tim Mackintosh-Smith's masterful journey in the footsteps of fourteenth-century traveller Ibn Battutah Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QFM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848546752
- ISBN
- 9781848546752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
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€ 13.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Blue Bike Books
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781926700427
- ISBN
- 9781926700427
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. The Follow-up to the Massive No.1 Bestseller Num Pages: 368 pages, Four 8 page colour insets with line drawings in the text. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857867506
- ISBN
- 9780857867506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.73
€ 13.99
€ 10.73
Paperback. A lost city called 'Z'; lethal jungles; death-filled rivers: the last trip of a legendary explorer who was the inspiration for Indiana Jones. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; WTLC; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 236 x 25. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Complete Numbers Starting with 1, 1st Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753827901
- ISBN
- 9780753827901
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.03
€ 19.99
€ 15.03
Paperback. From the early sketches of philosophers and explorers through to Google Maps and beyond, this title examines how maps both relate and realign our history. It explores the legendary, impassable mountains of Kong, the role of cartography in combatting cholera, the 17th-century Dutch craze for Atlases, the Norse discovery of America and more. Num Pages: 468 pages, 60 ills. BIC Classification: HBTP; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 138 x 34. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 468
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846685101
- ISBN
- 9781846685101
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.15
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Paperback. Presents an account of a solitary journey by car from St Petersburg and the Baltic States south to Georgia and Armenia. This book presents a revealing account of the habits and idiosyncrasies of a fascinating nation along with a sharp and insightful social commentary of Russian life. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 12. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099459293
- ISBN
- 9780099459293
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.88
€ 14.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. The decisions that change your life are often the most impulsive ones. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Publisher
- Sourcebooks, Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402210877
- ISBN
- 9781402210877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.48
€ 19.48
Hardcover. A critical edition of Edward Thomas' 1903 account of Oxford. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133. .
- Publisher
- Signal Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902669847
- ISBN
- 9781902669847
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.34
€ 26.99
€ 25.34
Paperback. Somerset Maugham's success as a writer enabled him to indulge his adventurous love of travel, and he recorded the sights and sounds of his wide-ranging journeys with an urbane, wry style all his own. This book presents an account of his trip through what was then Burma and Siam, ending in Haiphong, Vietnam. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 1FMT; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099286776
- ISBN
- 9780099286776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
Paperback. One small East African country embodies the battered history of the continent: patronised by colonialists, riven by civil war, confused by Cold War manoeuvring, proud, colorful, with Africa's best espresso and worst rail service. Michela Wrong brilliantly reveals the contradictions and comedy, past and present, of Eritrea. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1H; BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007150953
- ISBN
- 9780007150953
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.65
€ 21.99
€ 17.65
Paperback. In 1995, before leaving his much-loved home in North Yorkshire to move back to the States for a few years with his family, the author insisted on taking one last trip around Britain. This book tells about his experiences. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 27. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784161194
- ISBN
- 9781784161194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.88
€ 14.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. A memoir-cum-travelogue, in which, the author charts his journey, inspired by Charley's passion for Japanese Manga and anime, and explores his own resulting re-evaluation of Japan. Although graphically violent and disturbing, the two mediums are both inherently concerned with Japan's rich history and heritage. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571228706
- ISBN
- 9780571228706
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.48
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Paperback. A story about the author's 3,000-mile solo walk across an entire continent, from Namibia's Skeleton Coast to the Indian Ocean near Zanzibar. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 pp f/c insert. BIC Classification: 1H; WTL; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780715637678
- ISBN
- 9780715637678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.34
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Paperback. Tom Anderson has always loved surfing - anywhere except the UK. But a chance encounter leads him to a series of adventures on home surf.. As he visits the popular haunts and secret gems of British surfing he rekindles his love affair with the freezing fun that is surfing the North Atlantic. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 18. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Summersdale Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849530415
- ISBN
- 9781849530415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.37
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Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Troubador Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 450
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780883861
- ISBN
- 9781780883861
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.06
€ 18.99
€ 15.06