Travel writing
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Travel writing
Paperback. At the climax of a 9-month Millennium cruise in a 16-foot classic wooden yacht lay Cape Horn, the most challenging cape to round for generations of sailors. The author complements the drama of his voyage with tales of earlier adventurers who braved these seas, from Magellan and Drake to Cook, Fitzroy and Darwin. Num Pages: 286 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574092028
- ISBN
- 9781574092028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.13
€ 25.99
€ 21.13
paperback. Series: Around the World by Bike. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 33. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Eye Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Second Edition, Second edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903070888
- ISBN
- 9781903070888
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.42
€ 13.99
€ 11.42
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€ 14.67
€ 19.99
€ 14.67
Paperback. Describes day-to-day life in the camps where hundreds of children are living in squalor while a handful of dedicated volunteers do their best to feed and care for them, attempting to keep disease at bay with limited resources. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1FKA; WTH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 217 x 16. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Eland Publishing Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781906011642
- ISBN
- 9781906011642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 11.54
€ 16.99
€ 11.54
paperback. Tom Chesshyre has made it his mission to experience the world through train travel - on both epic and everyday rail routes, aboard every type of train, from colonial steam locomotives to high-tech bullet trains. Join him on a whistle-stop tour of some of the most exhilarating journeys around the globe, from Sri Lanka to Tehran and beyond. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: WGF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 218 x 22. Weight in Grams: 222. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Summersdale Publishers
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0021875
- ISBN
- 9781849538268
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.12
€ 5.12
Paperback. Why do the English pretend to be unhappy all the time? Why can't they accept they rank about 5th, in everything? And what's with all the fudge? This book explores themes such as nostalgia, identity, eccentricity, gin drinking and occasional violence. It is an eye-opening journey through the Sceptred Isle. Num Pages: 320 pages, Integrated b&w maps, endpage collages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; WH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 232. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0000712
- ISBN
- 9780141046662
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. * A brilliant and beautiful travel book about love, escape, and that most mesmerising of animals: the tiger. *'Lyrical and deeply impressive .. a gripping and informative book' GUARDIAN Num Pages: 448 pages, Integrated: 4, int b/w. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 29. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349116983
- ISBN
- 9780349116983
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.21
€ 17.99
€ 13.21
Paperback. After the success of his memoir, the author got in touch with people he admires, and asked them to suggest an album for him to track down on his travels, giving an insight into what makes them tick, while also giving him a chance to see how record shops around the world were faring in the digital age. This is the story of what came back. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVX; BM; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571314744
- ISBN
- 9780571314744
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.34
€ 14.99
€ 12.34
Paperback. Presenting an account of a time spent in Rome, the author describes its history, its architecture, its atmosphere, and the famous classical sites in the city. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099284956
- ISBN
- 9780099284956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.60
€ 14.99
€ 11.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 183 pages, 55 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCY; WSX; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 183
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888394842
- ISBN
- 9780888394842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.47
€ 20.99
€ 15.47
Hardcover. When the author found himself doing the same things week in, week out while living in England's capital, he decided to heed Johnson's words and seek out a thing to do each day in London to make him fall back in love with the city. In this book, he shares the fun, diverting and imaginative things that you can do to keep yourself amused in London. Num Pages: 224 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753540329
- ISBN
- 9780753540329
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.01
€ 23.99
€ 17.01
Paperback. Mount Kailas is the most sacred of the world's mountains - holy to one fifth of humanity. Isolated beyond the central Himalayas, its summit has never been scaled, but for centuries the mountain has been ritually circled by Hindu and Buddhist pilgrims. This title tells the stories of exiles and of eccentric explorers from the West. Num Pages: 240 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HRLK; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099532644
- ISBN
- 9780099532644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.66
€ 14.99
€ 11.66
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Poetry Wales Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854114013
- ISBN
- 9781854114013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.31
€ 16.99
€ 16.31
Paperback. In the mid-1970s, Saul Bellow visited Israel. This book presents his account of his time there. Immersing himself in its landscape and culture, he records the opinions, passions and dreams of Israelis of varying viewpoints - from Prime Minister Rabin, novelist Amos Oz and the editor of an Arab-language newspaper to the barber at Bellow's hotel. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 137 x 12. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141188874
- ISBN
- 9780141188874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.66
€ 14.99
€ 11.66
Paperback. Dervla Murphy travelling in Cuba at the age of 74, Matthew Parris swimming the Thames at 60, and Colin Thubron climbing the last stronghold of the Assassins in his 60s are among the writers recounting their adventures, often defying expectations - and the odds - and going outside their comfort zone to take a less-travelled path in later life. Editor(s): Barclay, Jennifer; Phillips, Adrian. Series: Bradt Travel Guides (Travel Literature). Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JFSP31; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Bradt Travel Guides
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784770273
- ISBN
- 9781784770273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.37
€ 19.99
€ 18.37
Paperback. Samuel Johnson and James Boswell spent the autumn of 1773 touring through the Lowlands and Highlands of Scotland as far west as the islands of Skye, Raasay, Coll, Mull, Inchkenneth and Iona. Here, they paint a picture of a society which was still almost unknown to the Europe of the Enlightenment. Editor(s): Black, Ronald. Num Pages: 640 pages, 16pp illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 198 x 43. Weight in Grams: 562. Samuel Johnson's Journey to the Western Islands and James Boswell's Journal of a Tour. 640 pages, 16pp illustrations. Editor(s): Black, Ronald. Samuel Johnson and James Boswell spent the autumn of 1773 touring through the Lowlands and Highlands of Scotland as far west as the islands of Skye, Raasay, Coll, Mull, Inchkenneth and Iona. Here, they paint a picture of a society which was still almost unknown to the Europe of the Enlightenment. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKS; WTLC. Dimension: 147 x 198 x 43. Weight: 562.
- Publisher
- Birlinn General
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780270319
- ISBN
- 9781780270319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.75
€ 22.75
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€ 17.45
€ 25.99
€ 17.45
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Manicom, Sam; Cooper, Jez; Chard. Editor(s): Blezard, Paul. Num Pages: 320 pages, 22 colour photos, 7 b&w photos, 83 line drawings inc 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 1KLCM; WGCK; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Sam Manicom United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780955657337
- ISBN
- 9780955657337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.29
€ 20.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; WSZG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 27. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- HarperOne
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062516886
- ISBN
- 9780062516886
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.67
€ 18.99
€ 17.67
Paperback. Join adventurer motorcyclist Ryan Pyle as he spends months exploring the most exciting and remote locations in Brazil. Num Pages: 200 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 1KLSBZ; WGCK; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 135 x 19. .
- Publisher
- G219 Productions Limited
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780957576254
- ISBN
- 9780957576254
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.71
€ 19.99
€ 14.71
Paperback. Covers Britain in the early eighteenth century. Num Pages: 736 pages, illustrations, map, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DNF; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 43. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 736
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Edition
- Abridged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140430660
- ISBN
- 9780140430660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.75
€ 19.99
€ 14.75
Paperback. After reaching the heights as a successful fashion editor, Karen said goodbye to all that and set about renovating a run-down house in rural France, and living a simpler life - until, that is, a gang of macho Portuguese builders, a procession of Brits behaving badly and the ghosts of boyfriends past begin to arrive on her doorstep. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Summersdale Publishers lo
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849530668
- ISBN
- 9781849530668
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 11.50
€ 11.99
€ 11.50
Paperback. On a 6,000-mile train trip across the North American continent from New York City to the West Coast, then back to New York ,Jonathan Goodman visited a number of sites of notorious murders. This is a fusion of true crime and travel writing, with reflections on American manners and morals observed during this serendipitous transcontinental journey. Num Pages: 208 pages, 27 photographs & illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Publisher
- Kent State University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KEX0227609
- ISBN
- 9780873388252
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A travel classic, revised after twenty years: a journalist's lyrical account of life in Castro's Cuba. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KJC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465005031
- ISBN
- 9780465005031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.76
€ 19.99
€ 14.76