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Travel writing

Paperback. A portrait of Istanbul that guides us across the Bosphorus, through Istanbul's historical monuments and lost paradises, its dilapidated Ottoman villas, back streets and waterways. It also introduces us to the city's writers, artists and murderers. Translator(s): Freely, Maureen. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
Edition
Main
SKU
9780571218332
ISBN
9780571218332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 9.88

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

€ 12.99
€ 9.92

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

€ 14.99
€ 13.11

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. Outstanding travel narrative about a journey up the Congo river: superbly evocative writing in the tradition of Paul Theroux and Bruce Chatwin Num Pages: 352 pages, Integrated: 12, b/w int. BIC Classification: 1HFJC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 246. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSS0001565
ISBN
9780349114507
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. By their stomachs ye shall know them. From the thigh-tasters of Vitel to the truffle mass of St Antoine, the French are enticingly captured by the master. Num Pages: 240 pages, map. BIC Classification: WBN; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 170. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
UK ed.
SKU
KSS0002387
ISBN
9780751532692
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 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

€ 16.99
€ 13.01

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

Paperback. Henri de Monfried is inextricably linked to the Red Sea and the raffish ports between Suez and Aden in the early years of the twentieth century. This book is an account of how de Monfried becomes a collector and merchant of the fabled Gulf pearls, and is drawn into the shadowy world of arms trading, slavery, smuggling and drugs. Num Pages: 224 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QSL; BG; BTC; HBTM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 172.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141442105
ISBN
9780141442105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.73

Paperback. Describes the author's three-week trip on an Orkney trawler as it journeys far into the north Atlantic in search of its catch. Combining humour with erudition, this title provides an account of this journey. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BT; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140276688
ISBN
9780140276688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.26

Paperback. As Islam and the West prepare to clash once again, the author embarks on a quest to discover Spain's hidden Moorish legacy and lift the lid on a country once forged by both Muslims and Christians. He unveils the neglected Arab ancestry of modern Spain - apparent in its food, language, people and culture. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 21. Weight in Grams: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Black Swan
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552779579
ISBN
9780552779579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.26

Paperback. Bestselling author Giles Milton takes us on an extraordinary journey and uncovers the answer to one of greatest historical riddles Num Pages: 304 pages, b/w/ integrated. BIC Classification: 3H; HBG; RGR; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 206. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Murray Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSS0004379
ISBN
9780340819456
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. This is an account of how the author answered an advertisement for a "wife" to spend a year on a tropical island with a writer, and subsequently found herself alone on a remote desert island with a "husband" she hardly knew. Num Pages: 412 pages, maps. BIC Classification: BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552146814
ISBN
9780552146814
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.99

Hardback. "A remarkable analysis of an important medieval text.. This work will surely initiate new studies of the precolonial frame of mind and the role of distinct versions of medieval manuscripts in the shaping of medieval understanding."-Sixteenth Century Journal Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DNF; DSB; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812233438
ISBN
9780812233438
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.40
€ 60.01

Paperback. A travel book that reveals Corsica as a vital element in Europe: a highly individualistic island culture whose people have nurtured their love of freedom and political justice, as well as their pride, hospitality and poetry. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DDFC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141442273
ISBN
9780141442273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.17

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; WTH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 382. Good copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0007580
ISBN
9780486468761
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Hardcover. Looks to the open road and the Beat Generation in American Smoke. This book is filled with bad journeys and fated decisions. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations (black and white), map (colour). BIC Classification: 1KBB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Hamish Hamilton
Condition
New
SKU
9780241145272
ISBN
9780241145272
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.00
€ 12.00

Paperback. In this new collection, Richie once again demonstrates his mastery of the essay and his deep knowledge about Japan. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 133 x 19. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stone Bridge Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933330983
ISBN
9781933330983
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.34

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