Travel writing
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Travel writing
Paperback. Embarks on a 23,000-mile trek around the southern-most border of the tropics - a place of both beauty and human suffering. This work is a collection of adventures, strange rituals and exotic wildlife. It also confronts issues such as our changing environment, poverty, and globalisation. Num Pages: 400 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QMT; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- BBC Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846073861
- ISBN
- 9781846073861
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.00€ 12.99
€ 15.00
€ 12.99
Paperback. In 1985 the author, struck by a sudden need to discover exactly what was left of the British Empire, travelled 100,000 miles back and forth from Antarctica to the Caribbean to visit the far-flung islands that are all that remain of what once made Britain great. This title presents his adventures in these distant and forgotten ends of the earth. Num Pages: 384 pages, b&w maps, further reading. BIC Classification: 1QDB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 25. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141011899
- ISBN
- 9780141011899
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.38
€ 20.99
€ 16.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1QRP; 1QSP; 3J; 3JM; RGC; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007550777
- ISBN
- 9780007550777
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.07
€ 19.99
€ 14.07
Paperback. Written by the author of "Against The Wall", this title takes us back to his early years as a climber, the escapades and excitement of a young life lived on the edge and for the moment, when experience was all important and dramatic achievements and failures came as naturally as the hair raising risks themselves. Num Pages: 256 pages, colour illustrations maps, colour portraits. BIC Classification: WSZG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 187.
- Publisher
- Mountaineers Books, The
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099283867
- ISBN
- 9780099283867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.58
€ 14.99
€ 11.58
Paperback. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1MTS; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241251096
- ISBN
- 9780241251096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.85
€ 13.99
€ 10.85
Paperback. Ernest Shackleton's own account of his ill-fated attempt to cross Antarctica from sea to sea is a story of courage, endurance, survival and the true spirit of adventure. Series: Adlard Coles Maritime Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages, Maps. BIC Classification: 1MTS; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 24. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472907158
- ISBN
- 9781472907158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.65
€ 13.99
€ 10.65
paperback. Explorer, novelist, writer and film-maker, Sir Laurens van der Post was one of the most influential figures of our era. Here, in conversation with Jean-Marc Pottiez, he records his ideas and insights into a wide range of issues and personalities, forged by a lifetime of vast experiences and challenges. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099428725
- ISBN
- 9780099428725
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.39
€ 20.99
€ 16.39
Paperback. Dingo Smart is stuck in a dead-end desk job when the sudden demise of his newspaper's Olympic correspondent presents the chance of a lifetime. A stranger to foreign travel, he is soon winging his way to Atlanta where he stumbles into the chaos of possibly the worst Games ever staged and the Centennial Park bombing. Num Pages: 366 pages. Dimension: 147 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Empire Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781901746952
- ISBN
- 9781901746952
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.41
€ 14.99
€ 11.41
Paperback. Break into Travel Writing, Make it Pay the Easy Way. Num Pages: 114 pages. BIC Classification: CBWJ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 216 x 8. Weight in Grams: 132.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780999449
- ISBN
- 9781780999449
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.99
€ 13.99
€ 12.99
Paperback. As a child, award-winning travel writer Stanley Stewart dreamed of crossing Mongolia on horseback. This is the story of how that dream was fulfilled by following in the footsteps of a 13th-century Franciscan friar. Num Pages: 300 pages, 1 b/w illus, 16 b/w plates (8pp), With index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1QDM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 222. 8vo
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Flamingo
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- New Ed
- SKU
- KEX0293466
- ISBN
- 9780006530275
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. This story of an anthropological expedition to Albania in 1929 is an account of the rugged Highlands as seen by an Albanian that presents a faithful portrayal of Northern Albania as it was more than seventy years ago. Translator(s): Prifti, Peter R. Num Pages: 180 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DVWA; JHM; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 14. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880334945
- ISBN
- 9780880334945
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.89
€ 47.89
Paperback. Both an addition to the Stendhalian canon and a pioneering work of the travel-writing genre, Travels in the South of France provides an illuminating perspective on this popular region and the phenomenon of tourism in general. Translator(s): Abbott, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 228 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 212. 228 pages. Both an addition to the Stendhalian canon and a pioneering work of the travel-writing genre, Travels in the South of France provides an illuminating perspective on this popular region and the phenomenon of tourism in general. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DDF; WTLC. Dimension: 203 x 128 x 18. Weight: 212. Translator(s): Abbott, Elizabeth.
- Publisher
- Alma Books
- Number of pages
- 228
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847492920
- ISBN
- 9781847492920
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.33
€ 13.99
€ 11.33
Hardback. As T. E. Lawrence did for the Arab world and Richard Burton did for the heart of Africa, Knud Rasmussen opened the landscape and culture of the Arctic. Stephen Bown, biographer of Roald Amundsen, follows Rasmussen's thrilling expeditions, including a three-year sled ride from Baffin Bay to Alaska, Series: A Merloyd Lawrence Book. Num Pages: 384 pages, two 8-pages of b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1MTN; BGH; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 557.
- Publisher
- INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306822827
- ISBN
- 9780306822827
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.97
€ 29.99
€ 25.97
paperback. In 1728, William Byrd, the wealthy, English-educated master of Westover plantation, undertook a journey with a troop of commissioners, surveyors, and woodsmen to determine the exact boundary between North Carolina and Virginia. This book presents the author's dialogue with Byrd across the years. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; 1KBBFV; 3JF; WN; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780813921358
- ISBN
- 9780813921358
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.57
€ 19.99
€ 18.57
Paperback. Britain's best-loved comic genius Stephen Fry turns his celebrated wit and insight to unearthing the real America as he travels across the continent in his black taxicab. Stephen's account of his adventures is filled with his unique humour, insight and warmth in the fascinating book that orginally accompanied his journey for the BBC1 series. Num Pages: 352 pages, 30 col plates (24pp), (3x8pp). BIC Classification: 1KBB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 278. Some damage to cover on spine, but remains a good reading/reference copy
- Condition
- Used, Acceptable
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- SKU
- KRA0010618
- ISBN
- 9780007266357
Paperback
Condition: Used, Acceptable
€ 10.00
€ 10.00
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€ 18.18
€ 19.99
€ 18.18
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393246858
- ISBN
- 9780393246858
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.74
€ 27.99
€ 25.74
paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 259.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- HarperOne United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780060834500
- ISBN
- 9780060834500
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.09
€ 19.99
€ 18.09
Paperback. Revisits the Lewis and Clark Trail and its famous people, landmarks, and events, exploring questions the expedition raises. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 10. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Bison Original United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803215856
- ISBN
- 9780803215856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.43
€ 18.99
€ 16.43
Paperback. A Childhood Dream. A Lost Land. The Journey of a Lifetime. Num Pages: 352 pages, col. Illustrations, maps, col. ports. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753828724
- ISBN
- 9780753828724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.61
€ 14.99
€ 11.61
Paperback. Journalist Steve Boggan sets free a ten-dollar-bill and accompanies it on an epic journey for thirty days and thirty nights through six states across 3,000 miles armed only with a sense of humour and a small, and increasingly grubby, set of clothes. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 288. A Month in the Life of a Ten-Dollar Bill. 304 pages. Journalist Steve Boggan sets free a ten-dollar-bill and accompanies it on an epic journey for thirty days and thirty nights through six states across 3,000 miles armed only with a sense of humour and a small, and increasingly grubby, set of clothes. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; WTL. Dimension: 197 x 131 x 22. Weight: 288.
- Publisher
- Union Books
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908526212
- ISBN
- 9781908526212
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.65
€ 4.65
Hardcover. In 1839, John Lloyd Stephens and his travelling companion Frederick Catherwood ventured into the rain forest of Guatemala and braved Indian uprisings, road agents, heat and biting insects in search of the remains of the artistic and cultural civilization of the Maya. Num Pages: 296 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; 3JH; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 689.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817313036
- ISBN
- 9780817313036
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.49
€ 44.49
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
€ 16.99€ 16.14
€ 16.99
€ 16.14
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Sandstone Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910985700
- ISBN
- 9781910985700
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.21
€ 11.99
€ 10.21