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100 of the most astonishing stories of human survival, adventure and exploration, chosen by Levison Wood. We are always captivated by tales of courage and bravery, of world-firsts and death-defying...

Author: Levison Wood Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 Following in the footsteps of great explorers such as Lawrence of Arabia and Wilfred Thesiger, ARABIA is Levison Wood's account of...

'Levison Wood is a great adventurer and a wonderful storyteller' Sir Ranulph Fiennes'Britain's best-loved adventurer... he looks like a man who will stare danger in the face and soak up...

Embark on 20 epic expeditions alongside real-life explorer Levison Wood , from the Silk Road and medieval pilgrimages to the Holy Land to Nellie Bly's trip around the world, and...

Travel writing matters Explore the world through this beautiful collection of the finest travel writing published in British media in the 21st century - as judged by some of the...

Afghanistan, August 2021. As the clock ticks down to a total Allied withdrawal and the Taliban go door to door to execute 'collaborators', a small, semi-official force of allied Paratroopers...

Found in Translation: The Unexpected Origins of Place Names unravels the tangled threads of history and etymology to uncover the strange, intriguing and enlightening stories that have shaped the names...

Author: Gareth Timmins Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 'A practical and no-nonsense guide on dealing with the toughest situations, from someone who has been there and done it.' --...

Why We Travel asks why humans yearn to travel, what motivates us and what we can gain from venturing out into the world. INDEPENDENT BEST TRAVEL BOOK OF 2024 Good...

Author: Simon Parker Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 "A truly inspiring journey that celebrates the healing power of adventure. A must-read." - Levison Wood "Wonderfully relatable on so many...

Author: Ash Bhardwaj Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 272 INDEPENDENT BEST TRAVEL BOOK OF 2024 Good Housekeeping Travel Book of the Month A LoveReading Best Book of 2024 Smithsonian Magazine...

Found in Translation: The Unexpected Origins of Place Names unravels the tangled threads of history and etymology to uncover the strange, intriguing and enlightening stories that have shaped the names...

Author: Brian Levison Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 Features the most breathtakingly beautiful cricket grounds from around the world. Across six of the seven continents on which cricket is...

Author: Fearghal O'Nuallain Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 320 Travel is the only thing you can buy that makes you richer. Exploring new places and getting to know...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, some tears. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: markings on title page. Binding: Intact. Set against the glittering and corrupt backdrop of 1930s Hollywood, Hollywood &...

** The Times instant Top Ten bestseller** **Named a book to look out for in 2024 by the Sunday Times , Guardian and BBC** **A small hardback edition featuring an...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew comic strips have etched themselves into the cultural fabric of everyday American life quite like Blondie, and...

Not everything about wool is warm and fuzzy. Wool, for millennia the cold climate textile fiber, has a long relationship to war, both in terms of supporting it and causing...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: SignedLong before she became one of Britain's most beloved comic actresses, Joanna Page was just a girl from Swansea with big dreams and an...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn the verdant seclusion of a Breton forest, a young English art critic arrives to interview Henry Breasley,...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodCondition remarks: Faded slipcase. This three-volume Oxford World's Classics set presents Samuel Richardson's final novel, "The History of Sir Charles Grandison," a landmark epistolary...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Some general wear on binding but otherwise good copy.What does it mean for a woman writer to find herself — truly find herself...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodFew artists of the twentieth century have so relentlessly interrogated the nature of representation as Georg Baselitz, the provocateur who famously began painting his subjects upside...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew texts have so fundamentally reshaped how we think about a dominant cultural medium as Raymond Williams' Television:...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFrom the frost-bitten halls of Asgard to the shadowy depths of Niflheim, Scandinavian Mythology by H.R. Ellis Davidson presents a sweeping and authoritative account...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodIn the scorching deserts of northeastern Africa, a forgotten chapter of British imperial history played out in blood and sand — A Good Dusting...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodWhat shapes a child's mind in the earliest and most formative years of life? Experience and Environment: Major Influences on the Development...

Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodCondition remarks: Faint glue residue on front pastedown. Few books have so completely and irrevocably altered humanity's understanding...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA landmark contribution to the study of antipodean modernism, Modern Painters 1931–1970 presents a sweeping survey...

A fully illustrated catalogue of new work and texts by Sir Grayson Perry to accompany a landmark exhibition at the Wallace Collection in celebration of the artist's 65th birthday. This...

Jim Kay's dazzling depiction of J.K. Rowling's wizarding world has won legions of fans since the first Illustrated Edition of the Harry Potter novels was published in hardback in 2015,...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt a pivotal moment in the history of broadcast media, a coalition of parents, educators, researchers, and policymakers...

STUART TURTON'S INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER THE LAST MURDER AT THE END OF THE WORLD NOW IS OUT NOW 'If you read one book this year, make sure it's this...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerFew voices have captured the rugged soul of the Australian bush with the raw honesty and lyrical power of Henry Lawson, and...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodFew figures in English literary history loom as large or as vividly as Samuel Johnson — and John Wain's acclaimed biography captures the full measure...

Edition: First ed.Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: SignedWhen the King of Rock 'n' Roll died on August 16, 1977, the world mourned — but none felt the loss more...

Harley and Ivy hit the road! Harley and Ivy hit the road! The Clown Princess of Crime is ready for a change. After the death of a superhero she actually...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFew names in the history of the automobile carry the mythological weight of Bugatti — a marque so revered that separating legend from mechanical...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew artists captured the raucous, unruly spirit of Georgian England with the raw vitality and comic genius of...

Edition: First ed.Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous owner,Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and cornersIn the desolate flatlands of the American...

The prevailing image of food at sea in the age of sail features rotting meat and weevily biscuits, but this highly original book proves beyond doubt that this was never...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingCondition remarks: Jacket in mylar sleeve. Few names in the history of art criticism carry as much weight as Bernard Berenson, whose...