Travel writing
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Travel writing
Paperback. Combining history and travel narrative, this journey around the eastern edge of the Mediterranean, the sea which gave birth to Western civilisation and has its own, distinct culture. In three cities the author finds traces of a vibrant and cosmopolitan heritage, and asks what these cities and their inhabitants owe to the sea. Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1DVT; 1HBE; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 125 x 22. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- The Armchair Traveller at the BookHaus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909961067
- ISBN
- 9781909961067
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.53
€ 16.99
€ 12.53
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WSSN3; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613733486
- ISBN
- 9781613733486
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.10
€ 17.99
€ 17.10
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, photos. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1QDT; HBJF1; WTH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Paul Dry Books, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589881044
- ISBN
- 9781589881044
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.15
€ 24.99
€ 17.15
Paperback. ' A screamingly funny genre-defying feat .. sublime.' Maggie O'Farrell, Daily Telegraph Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 180. 256 pages. ' A screamingly funny genre-defying feat . sublime.' Maggie O'Farrell, Daily Telegraph. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: WTL. Dimension: 196 x 132 x 17. Weight: 176.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857864062
- ISBN
- 9780857864062
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.57
€ 13.99
€ 10.57
Paperback. In these pages P.S. Allfree recounts a year and a half spent as a political officer among the Bedouin of the south-eastern Rub' al-Khali, the 'Empty Quarter', where the many fascinating characters in this ancient land spring happily to life. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBXY; BM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Robert Hale Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719807381
- ISBN
- 9780719807381
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.45
€ 23.45
Paperback. A take-no-prisoners approach to life has seen Paul Carter heading to some of the world's most remote, wild and dangerous places as a contractor in the oil business. Amazingly, he's survived (so far) to tell these stories from the edge of civilization. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8pp colour photos. BIC Classification: KNBP; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 172. (She Thinks I'm a Piano Player in a Whorehouse). 224 pages, 8pp photos. Taking postings in some of the world's wildest and most remote regions, not to mention some of the roughest rigs, Paul Carter has worked, and got into trouble, in locations as far-flung as the North Sea, as exotic as Sumatra, and as flat-out dangerous as Columbia, Nigeria and Russia. Here, he tells his stories. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: KNBP; WTL. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight: 256.
- Publisher
- Nicholas Brealey Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New PB edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857883770
- ISBN
- 9781857883770
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.95
€ 13.99
€ 10.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; VSW; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
- Publisher
- September Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910463215
- ISBN
- 9781910463215
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.49
€ 13.99
€ 11.49
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408834039
- ISBN
- 9781408834039
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.09
€ 17.99
€ 13.09
Paperback. Taking one event from each decade of the twentieth century, the author visits the places where history happened and still echoes down the years. He goes in search of the days that shaped the Britain we live in today. He goes to Orgreave and Windsor, Wembley and Wootton Bassett, assembling a unique cast of Britons along the way. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 120 x 22. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091926496
- ISBN
- 9780091926496
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.86
€ 19.99
€ 14.86
Paperback. Derived from studies and sketches made between 1979 and 1992, this book covers ten centuries of Spain's history - its politics, its architecture, its climate and its people. Cees Nooteboom's destination is Santiago de Compostela, though he makes numerous detours. Translator(s): Rilke, Ina; Rike, Ina. Num Pages: 368 pages, 40 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DSE; JFC; WTL; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860464195
- ISBN
- 9781860464195
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.20
€ 17.99
€ 13.20
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKSHL; HBJD1; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847085184
- ISBN
- 9781847085184
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.41
€ 14.99
€ 11.41
Paperback. When the mighty Endurance becomes trapped in the Weddell Sea, Ernest Shackleton's dream to cross the Antarctic becomes a fight to save the thirty-one souls that set sail with him. The first illustrated retelling of the greatest feat of leadership and survival ever recorded. Illustrator(s): Butler, David. Num Pages: 96 pages, Full colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJF; BGH; FZG; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 240 x 7. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- The Collins Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848892811
- ISBN
- 9781848892811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.98
€ 9.99
€ 9.98
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; WSZC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Beaufort Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780825307362
- ISBN
- 9780825307362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.31
€ 15.99
€ 15.31
Paperback. Tourists come to Bangkok for many reasons - a sex change operation, a night with two prostitutes dressed as nuns, and a stay in a luxury hotel. This title takes us to the place where a blend of ancient Buddhist practice and sexual mores has created a version of modernity only superficially indebted to the West. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1FMT; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099535973
- ISBN
- 9780099535973
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.73
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€ 11.73
Paperback. In November 1974, when Werner Herzog was told that his mentor Lotte Eisner, the film-maker and critic, was dying in Paris, he set off to walk there from Munich, 'in full faith, believing that she would stay alive if I came on foot'. Along the way he recorded what he saw, how he felt, and what he experienced. This book deals with this walk. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: APFB; BM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 158 x 5. Weight in Grams: 68.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784870379
- ISBN
- 9781784870379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.18
€ 11.99
€ 10.18
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, Full-Colour Illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 185 x 19. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Publisher
- Tuttle Shokai Inc Japan
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Paperback with Flaps
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784805311370
- ISBN
- 9784805311370
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.67
€ 25.99
€ 17.67
Paperback. Kenneth Murphy's brother was one of the last US soldiers to be killed during the Vietnam. Travelling through Vietnam, he captures its ancient culture and what remains after French and US imperialism and the onslaught of the 21st century finance; and gradually falls in love with the country where his brother is burried. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 21. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Gibson Square Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783341276
- ISBN
- 9781783341276
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.08
€ 14.99
€ 12.08
Paperback. High adventure on a small budget - this is Charles Stock's philosophy as he cruises his midget 16-foot gaff-rigged sailing cruiser "Shoal Waters" on the Thames Estuary, having logged 68,000 miles since 1963. The art of pottering taken to its zenith and happiness achieved with great simplicity. Num Pages: 240 pages, line drawings, b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; WSSN3; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780953818068
- ISBN
- 9780953818068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.00€ 13.28
€ 14.00
€ 13.28
Paperback. Used paperback, in very good condition. Some shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Harvill Secker
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- KRF0037639
- ISBN
- 9781846552212
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 14.99€ 5.28
€ 14.99
€ 5.28
Paperback. Explores the fascinating history and culture of this archipelago, where nature and geology provide a spectacular setting Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTANC; HBJ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 215 x 16. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Signal Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908493996
- ISBN
- 9781908493996
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.55
€ 19.99
€ 19.55
Paperback. The notorious 1914 Giro d'Italia was an ordeal of 400-kilometre stages, cataclysmic night storms and relentless sabotage - all on a diet of raw eggs and red wine. Of the 81 who rolled out of Milan, only eight made it back. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; WSQ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Yellow Jersey
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780224100151
- ISBN
- 9780224100151
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.73
€ 14.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. Presents a series of letters composed by the author as a result of a Grand Tour in 1780-81. Serving as a travel journal, this composition gives glimpses into the inner thoughts and dreams of the man who was to become known in later life as the 'Fool of Fonthill'. Editor(s): Gemmett, Robert J. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Publisher
- Nonsuch Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845881610
- ISBN
- 9781845881610
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.55
€ 33.99
€ 28.55
Paperback. In 1878, Robert Louis Stevenson was suffering from poor health, struggling to survive on the income derived from his writings, and tormented by his infatuation with Fanny Osbourne, a married American woman. His response was to embark on journeys through Cevennes and America where he wrote 'Travels With a Donkey' and 'The Amateur Emigrant'. Editor(s): MacLachlan, Christopher. Num Pages: 320 pages, maps. BIC Classification: WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141439464
- ISBN
- 9780141439464
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.17
€ 11.99
€ 10.17
Paperback. Evliya Celebi was the 17th century's most diligent, adventurous, and honest recorder, whose puckish wit and humor are laced throughout his ten-volume masterpiece. This brand new translation brings Evliya sparklingly back to life. "Well worth a read."-Irish Echo 7/2011 Num Pages: 482 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JD; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 146 x 35. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Publisher
- Eland Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906011581
- ISBN
- 9781906011581
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.34
€ 33.99
€ 22.34