Into the Heart of Borneo : An account of a journey made in 1983 to the mountains of Bastu Tiban with James Fenton by Redmond O'Hanlon
27.95 AUD
Category: Travel Literature
Armed with equipment and advice from 22 SAS, Hereford, and accompanied by three trackers, Redmond O'Hanlon, the naturalist, and James Fenton, the poet, set out on a long river voyage into the interior of a tropical jungle hoping to reach the Tiban massif. At once funny and knowledgeable, Redmond O'Hanlo ...Show more
The Island That Dared by Dervla Murphy
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Category: Travel Literature
"The Island That Dared" is a passionate book from the pen of Dervla Murphy, which begins with a three-generational family holiday in Cuba. Led by their redoubtable hard-walking grandmother, the trio of young girls and their mother soon find themselves camping out on empty beaches beneath the stars with ...Show more
The Last Wild Men of Borneo - A True Story of Death and Treasure by Carl Hoffman
45.00 AUD
Category: Travel Literature
A 2019 EDGAR AWARDS NOMINEE (BEST FACT CRIME) - A BANFF MOUNTAIN BOOK AWARDS FINALISTTwo modern adventurers sought a treasure possessed by the legendary "Wild Men of Borneo." One found riches. The other vanished forever into an endless jungle. Had he shed civilization--or lost his mind? Global headlines ...Show more
Impossible Owls - Essays from the Ends of the World by Brian Phillips
24.99 AUD
Category: Travel Literature
From its opening journey into remote Alaska for the Iditarod Sled Dog Race, IMPOSSIBLE OWLS leads us on a kaleidoscopic exploration of contemporary reality. Brian Phillips takes us to a sumo tournament in Japan, the jungle in India, the studio of a great Russian animator, a royal tour of the Yukon Terri ...Show more
La Belle Saison by Patricia Atkinson
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Category: Travel Literature
How often have you eaten a mushroom that you picked yourself that morning? Or sat on a boat opening and eating oysters as you lift them from the sea? Or partaken of a seven course feast of game to celebrate the success of the chasse? When Patricia Atkinson - bestselling author of "The Ripening Sun" - fi ...Show more
Mississippi Solo: John Murray Journeys by Eddy L Harris
22.99 AUD
Category: Travel Literature | Series: Overcoming Bks.
INTRODUCED BY ADAM WEYMOUTH, award-winning author of The Kings of Yukon'A wonderful book -- and a highly original contribution to the literature of travel' PAUL THEROUX'The Mississippi. Mighty, muddy, dangerous, rebellious and yet a strong, fathering kind of river. The river captured my imagination when ...Show more
The Carpet Wars by Christopher Kremmer
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Category: Travel Literature | Reading Level: good
This tells of foreign correspondent Christopher Kremmer's, fascinating and timely account of over a decade spent living, travelling, and reporting from Asia, and the Middle East. During this time he formed an obsession with carpets and the 'perfect rug' - an obsession that saw him trace the threads of c ...Show more
Where the Deer and the Antelope Play: The Pastoral Observations of One Ignorant American Who Loves to Walk Outside by Nick Offerman
34.99 AUD
Category: Travel Literature
A humorous and rousing set of literal and figurative sojourns as well as a mission statement about comprehending, protecting, and truly experiencing the outdoors, fueled by three journeys undertaken by actor, humorist, and New York Times bestselling author Nick OffermanNick Offerman has always felt a pa ...Show more
The Voices Of Marrakesh: A Record Of A Visit by Elias Canetti
19.99 AUD
Category: Travel Literature | Series: Penguin Modern Classics
Nobel Prize-winning author Canetti spent only a few weeks in Marrakesh, but it was a visit that would remain with him for the rest of his life. In "The Voices of Marrakesh", he captures the essence of that place: the crowds, the smells - of spices, camels and the souks - and, most importantly to Canetti ...Show more
The Raven's Nest by Sarah Thomas
39.99 AUD
Category: Travel Literature
A breathtaking mix of nature writing, memoir and travel, this is the story of the making and unmaking of a marriage, and the search for home among the elemental landscape of Iceland's bewitching Westfjords. In 2008, on a week-long trip to a film festival in Iceland, Sarah Thomas was spellbound by the st ...Show more
Through Khiva to Golden Samarkand by Ella Christie; Caroline Eden (Introduction by)
22.99 AUD
Category: Travel Literature | Series: JM Journeys
INTRODUCED BY CAROLINE EDEN, award-winning author of Black Sea, Red Sands and Samarkand'Medieval pomp, splendour, and picturesqueness... a life that one can hardly even realize.'In 1912, Ella R. Christie - a veteran Scottish traveller who had made expeditions to Kashmir, Tibet, Malaya, Borneo, China, Ko ...Show more
Waterlog: A Swimmer's Journey Through Britain by Roger Deakin
45.00 AUD
Category: Travel Literature
A masterpiece of nature writing, Roger Deakin’s Waterlog is a fascinating and inspiring journey into the aquatic world that surrounds us. In an attempt to discover his island nation from a new perspective, Roger Deakin embarks from his home in Suffolk to swim Britain–the seas, rivers, lakes, ponds, poo ...Show more