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Ibn Fadlan and the Land of Darkness: Arab Travellers in the Far North
A fascinating collection of medieval Arabic travel writing, translated into English by Paul Lunde and Caroline Stone In 922 AD, an Arab envoy from Baghdad named Ibn Fadlan encountered a...
The Motorcycle Diaries
An iconic bestseller- Che Guevara's account of his youthful adventures travelling around South America on his motorcycle 'All we could see was the dust on the road ahead and ourselves...
All the Wide Border: Wales, England and the Places Between
A Waterstones Travel Book of the Year 2023A funny, warm and timely meditation on identity and belonging, following the scenic route along the England-Wales border: Britain's deepest faultline. There is...
Travels with Charley: In Search of America
A witty, incisive classic of road-trip literature, from one of the great champions and critics of the American identity 'Delightful. This is a book to be read slowly for its...
Literary Landscapes: Dublin: Explore the city's vibrant legacy, where
A bibliophile's journey through Dublin's rich heritage, storied lore, and lively craic: exploring bookshops, museums, and authors' watering holes, offering an experience for literature students, Irish natives, and tourists alike....
South: The Endurance Expedition
Sir Ernest Shackleton's South is one of the greatest survival stories of all time. In 1914, Shackleton led a party of men hoping to be the first to traverse the...
My Family and Other Animals
Gerald Durrell's beloved account of his childhood in Corfu, published in a beautiful Penguin Clothbound Classics edition for the first time 'Living in Corfu was rather like living in one...
A New Voyage Round the World
A magical, substantially true narrative of piracy, zoology, anthropology, danger and adventure in the seventeenth-century Caribbean, Pacific and East Indies The first great English-language travel book, A New Voyage Round...
The Story of the World in 100 Moments: Discover the stories that
Massmarket edition of the hardback bestseller- In The Story of the World in 100 Moments Oliver presents a remarkable journey through time, curating one hundred moments that shaped our world,...
All the Wide Border: Wales, England and the Places Between
A Waterstones Travel Book of the Year 2023A funny, warm and timely meditation on identity and belonging, following the scenic route along the England-Wales border: Britain's deepest faultline. There is...
The Living Stones: Cornwall
'Colquhoun's unique artistic vision shines through like at no time in recent history' - Art UK 'Colquhoun's time-travelling survey of Cornwall's culture and history brings ghosts and dead landscapes to...
Kipling's India: Uncollected Sketches, 1884-88
NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand...
Hard Lying: Eastern Mediterranean, 1914-1919
Lewen Weldon was mapping the eastern desert of Egypt when World War I broke out. A fluent Arabic speaker, he was recruited to run a network of spies and confidential...