Travel

At the age of twenty-eight, stuck in a dead-end job in London, and on the run from a broken heart, Bryce Corbett takes a job in Paris, home of l'amour...

This book invites you to travel in a way that tourists rarely do, whether you're a lifelong New Yorker looking for an excuse to leave your apartment or a first...

An in-depth exploration of Ukraine through encounters with the many different people who live there. "Will someone pay for the spilled blood? No. Nobody." Mikhail Bulgakov composed this ominous and...

This unique guide to the sacred sights of Tibet is written by one of the leading western experts on Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism. Keith Dowman has lived for over 30...

The fierce secrecy surrounding the corps of the Queen's messengers has been somewhat relaxed recently, but the "silver greyhounds" are still bound by the Official Secrets Act. This is the...

It is a great truth of modern life that businessmen today are the world's most accomplished travellers. Like Marco Polo, the business traveller has a purpose; he is a man...

THE WEATHER PROPHET is a much-needed book, the first account of this fascinating and culturally complex region of the world since Patrick Leigh Fermor's THE TRAVELLER'S TREE in the 1950s....

THE OLIVE TREE charts Carol Drinkwater's colourful and often dangerous journey in search of the routes that olive cultivation has taken over the centuries. Set during a springtime Mediterranean that...

When Michael Asher and his wife, Mariantonietta Peru, arrived in Mauritania to begin their trek across the Sahara alone on camelback, they had been married only five days. The harsh...

A collection of stories of travel and adventure by some of the most feted travel writers of our time.'We travel, initially, to lose ourselves; and we travel, next, to find...

Two chance encounters during one beautiful summer led New Zealander Allan Parker into a lifestyle that many of us can only dream about: he was offered a house-sit of a...

The mountains have always fascinated people. When you think of a mountain vacation you immediately think of hiking, skiing, cross-country skiing, climbing, etc., but there are plenty of other disciplines...

Far Far East is an homage to distant Asia and a love letter to the wanderlust and freedom we miss in pandemic times. From writer and author duo Alexa Schels...

'Both moving and hilarious' - Spectator , Books of the Year 'A tale of gloriously eccentric British pensioners. Aitken rivals Alan Bennett in the ear he has for an eavesdropped...

On Christmas Eve in 1882 an impromptu game of cricket was organised between the touring English Cricket team and a local side in the grounds of Rupertswood, a 50-room Italianate...

In the late 1990s, Patrick O'Brian's multimillion-copy-selling historical novel series-the Aubrey-Maturin series, which was set during the Napoleonic Wars-seemed destined for film. With Russell Crowe as Jack Aubrey and Paul...

Frommer's Complete Guides America's #1 bestselling travel series More full-color guides than ever before Foldout maps in annual guides Outspoken opinions, exact prices, and insider tips

If you're wondering what Chris Stewart did before he and Ana moved to El Valero, their Spanish farm, here's one of the answers. He took to the sea, landing a...

In this ode to the charms of Paris and Parisian style, Belgian photographer Henk van Cauwenbergh captures the essence of the city's most iconic venues and its perennially chic denizens....

The mighty, inaccessible peaks of Mt. Everest have always posed an irresistible challenge to those motivated to test their mettle against the harsh conditions. Packed with spectacular archival and specially...

The large house gecko, called tokek, is regarded as a lucky talisman by the Indonesians. When its 'Toke' resounds in the night, they count how many times it calls, both...

Sydney Harbour Bridge - Celebrations from Eternity to Now is a pictorial and historical collection of the celebratory events which have been enjoyed on the Sydney Harbour Bridge, from the...

These tales take the reader far beyond a packaged tour of Italy to encounter the

In this volume, seven distinguished writers offer penetrating insights into the complexities of the subcontinent. Roderick MacFarquhar reflects on the legacy of Empire ad Partition, Ian Buruma considers secularism and...

Author: Jules VerneBinding: HardbackPublished: The Children's Press., 1958Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor tears and chips to DJ, tanning and foxing to pages. This...

Author: Great Museums of the WorldBinding: HardbackPublished: Newsweek, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Light wear to dust jacketWithin the pages of this book - in 124...

Author: R.E. SandersBinding: HardbackPublished: Brown, Son and Ferguson Ltd, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis non-fiction guide, "The Practice Of Ocean Rescue" by R.E. Sanders, provides a comprehensive...

Author: Evelyn WaughBinding: HardbackPublished: Chapman & Hall, 1960Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: General wear to dust jacket, tanning along spineFew people go to East and Central...

Author: Frank Pash, Charles AmeryBinding: HardbackPublished: Kornada, 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has tears along some edges/corners and heavy tanning on front100 pages with colour and...

Author: John GuntherBinding: HardbackPublished: Hamish Hamilton London, 1972Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Bumped/dull spine. John Gunther's "Inside Australia...

Author: Laurie LeeBinding: HardbackPublished: W.W. Norton & Company, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Light foxing on top paper edges.Laurie Lee's "As I Walked Out...

Author: William JoyBinding: HardbackPublished: Golden Press, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsWilliam Joy's "The Exiles" is a compelling work of historical fiction that transports readers to the brutal...

Author: Sir Charles Kingsford-SmithBinding: HardbackPublished: A H & A W Reed, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Faded and discoloured cloth with some rubbing. Light...

Author: Wilfrid BluntBinding: HardbackPublished: James Barrie, London, 1956Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Fold-out map intact. Board with bumping on corners and spine. Minor nick/tear...

Author: Olive J. CarrollBinding: HardbackPublished: Cordillera Book Co, 1993Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsIn this compelling memoir, "Deep Sea 'sparks': A Canadian Girl In The Norwegian Merchant Navy," Olive...

Jane Hutcheon's connection to China goes back more than one hundred and fifty years, when her great-great-grand-uncle Phineas, a Scottish tea merchant, was drawn to its shores. When Jane became...

Author: Hammond InnesBinding: HardbackPublished: Hill of Content, Melbourne, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsHammond Innes Introduces Australia is a richly illustrated anthology that offers a multifaceted portrait of...

Author: John O'GradyBinding: HardbackPublished: Kaye & Ward, 1969Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor wear and tear to some edges of dust jacketJohn...