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Courting India: England, Mughal India and the Origins of Empire by Nandini Das 9781526615664
RRP: £12.99£8.78WINNER OF THE BRITISH ACADEMY BOOK PRIZE A SPECTATOR, WATERSTONES, BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE, PROSPECT AND HISTORY TODAY BOOK OF THE YEAR A profound and ground-breaking new history of one of the most important encounters in the history of colonialism: the... -
Shackleton by Ranulph Fiennes
RRP: £10.99£7.77Discover the exhilarating true story of Ernest Shackleton's legendary Antarctic expeditionTold through the words of the world's greatest living explorer, Sir Ranulph Fiennes - one of the only men to understand his experience first-hand . . .'For anyone... -
Moods of Future Joys by Alastair Humphreys
RRP: £7.99£5.79This enthralling account details Alastair Humphrey's epic journey across Africa, through Sudan, Ethiopia, and Kenya. His experience is at times brutal, and though he faces loneliness, despair, and harsh conditions, he also survives through trust in the... -
The Gold of the Gods by Erich von Daniken 9781948803212
RRP: £22.00£19.29Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781948803212Author Erich von DanikenFormat PaperbackPage Count 228Imprint Adventures Unlimited PressPublisher Adventures Unlimited PressWeight(grams) 1g -
Closer to the Edge: Climbing to the Ends of the Earth by Leo Houlding 9781472288714
RRP: £12.99£7.51Leo Houlding started climbing at ten years of age in the Lake District and was the youngest person (and first Briton) to free climb El Capitan in Yosemite National Park in the United States at eighteen years, which cemented his reputation. He has since... -
In the Heart of the Sea: The Epic True Story that Inspired `Moby Dick' by Nathaniel Philbrick
RRP: £10.99£7.25The Number One best-selling, epic true-life story of one of the most notorious maritime disasters of the 19th century, beautifully reissued alongside Philbrick's new paperback, Sea of Glory. The sinking of the whaleship Essex by an enraged... -
Cairngorm John: A life in mountain rescue by John Allen 9781839812170
RRP: £12.95£9.24'A fascinating account of a man of great humility and remarkable courage.' - The Daily Record. The Cairngorm mountains in Scotland are a magnet for climbers and walkers. John Allen spent more than thirty years in the Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team saving... -
Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journeys by Michael Collins
RRP: £14.99£11.13'No other person who has flown in space has captured the experience so vividly' - New York Times Book Review In July 1969, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins piloted the Apollo 11 spacecraft to the moon. Fifty years later, it is still one of... -
The Last Grain Race by Eric Newby
RRP: £10.99£7.25An engaging and informative first-hand account of the last 'grain race' of maritime history, from respected travel writer Eric Newby. In 1939, a young Eric Newby - later renowned as a travel writer of exceptional talent - set sail aboard... -
The Last Hillwalker: A sideways look at forty years in Britain's mountains by John D. Burns
RRP: £9.99£6.41From somewhere out in the vast whiteness of the blizzard we hear a cry for help. Instinctively the three of us turn and head across the mountainside. We find two men and a woman, huddled together in the snow, unable to descend the steep icy slope between... -
The Snow Leopard by Peter Matthiessen
RRP: £9.99£7.11Enjoy this special edition hardback of one of the greatest pieces of travel and nature writing ever written. Go with Peter Matthiessen all the way to Dolpo, a Tibetan plateau in the high Himalayas. ... -
Pass with Flying Colours - Vital Preparations for Aviation Students: Learn Simple Strategies To Save Money & Time On Flight School & Training For Your Private Pilot License by Sensei Paul David 9781777191337
£13.33Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781777191337Author Sensei Paul DavidFormat PaperbackPage Count 100Imprint SenseipublishingPublisher SenseipublishingWeight(grams) 127gDimensions(mm) 216mm *... -
Psychovertical by Andy Kirkpatrick
RRP: £10.99£7.77WINNER OF THE BOARDMAN TASKER PRIZE 2008Metro magazine recently wrote that Andy Kirkpatrick makes Ray Mears look like Paris Hilton. Words like boldness, adventure and risk were surely coined especially for him. As one of the world's most accomplished... -
Silence: In the Age of Noise by Erling Kagge
RRP: £9.99£7.11From the Norwegian explorer, a stunning meditation on the power of embracing silenceAn author for our noisy times, full of a rare and deeply redemptive languor and perspective' Alain de... -
A Labyrinth of Kingdoms: 10,000 Miles through Islamic Africa by Steve Kemper 9780393346237
RRP: £12.99£11.46In 1840 Heinrich Barth joined a small British expedition into unexplored regions of Islamic North and Central Africa. One by one his companions died, but he carried on alone, eventually reaching the fabled city of gold, Timbuktu. His... -
The Log from the Sea of Cortez by John Steinbeck
RRP: £16.99£12.28In 1940 Steinbeck sailed in a sardine boat with his great friend the marine biologist, Ed Ricketts, to collect marine invertebrates from the beaches of the Gulf of California. The expedition was described by the two men in SEA OF CORTEZ, published in... -
I Dreamed of Africa by Kuki Gallmann 9780141033181 [USED COPY]
RRP: £10.99£2.69'Often, at the hour of day when the savannah grass is streaked with silver, and pale gold rims the silhouettes of the hills, I drive with my dogs up to the Mukutan, to watch the sun setting behind the lake, and the evening shadows settle over the valleys... -
I Dreamed of Africa by Kuki Gallmann
RRP: £10.99£7.77'Often, at the hour of day when the savannah grass is streaked with silver, and pale gold rims the silhouettes of the hills, I drive with my dogs up to the Mukutan, to watch the sun setting behind the lake, and the evening shadows settle over the valleys... -
The Explorer and the Journalist: Frederick Cook, Philip Gibbs and the Scandal that Shocked the World by Richard Evans
RRP: £20.00£15.04On 1 September 1909, American explorer Frederick Cook caused one of the biggest sensations in exploration history when, after a year with no word from him, news arrived that he had not only survived his Arctic expedition but had become the first person... -
The Fear Bubble: Harness Fear and Live Without Limits by Ant Middleton 9780008194680 [USED COPY]
RRP: £8.99£2.26The brilliant, inspirational next book by the author of the incredible No. 1 bestseller FIRST MAN IN. Without fear, there's no challenge. Without challenge, there's no growth. Without growth, there's no... -
The Fear Bubble: Harness Fear and Live Without Limits by Ant Middleton
RRP: £8.99£6.02The brilliant, inspirational next book by the author of the incredible No. 1 bestseller FIRST MAN IN. Without fear, there's no challenge. Without challenge, there's no growth. Without growth, there's no... -
All Downhill From Here: Our John o' Groats to Land's End Cycling Adventure, and How You Can Do It Too by Paul Waters 9781838432904
£8.11Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838432904Author Paul WatersFormat PaperbackPage Count 188Imprint Balance Health and Fitness LimitedPublisher Balance Health and Fitness Limited -
I Spy: My Life in MI5 by Tom Marcus
RRP: £10.99£7.77The explosive book from ex-MI5 surveillance officer Tom Marcus takes you on a non-stop, adrenalin-fuelled ride as he hunts down those who would do our country harm.'The brutal truth about the war against terror. Fast-paced and gripping.' - Ant Middleton,... -
The Earl and the Pharaoh: From the Real Downton Abbey to the Discovery of Tutankhamun by The Countess of Carnarvon
RRP: £20.00£13.74Enter a world of ancient secrets, old money, new ambitions and the discovery of priceless treasure in this revelatory new biography. Between November 1922 and spring 1923, a door to the ancient Egyptian world was... -
Everest the Cruel Way: The audacious winter attempt of the West Ridge by Joe Tasker
RRP: £9.99£7.27On 30 January 1981 Joe Tasker and Ade Burgess stood at 24,000 feet on the West Ridge of Mount Everest. Below them were their companions, some exhausted, some crippled by illness, all virtually incapacitated. Further progress seemed impossible.Everest the... -
Inspire: Life Lessons from the Wilderness by Ben Fogle 9780008374037 [USED COPY]
RRP: £20.00£3.20The latest adventure from bestselling author Ben Fogle explores what we can learn from nature about living well and living wild. What can rowing across the Atlantic teach us about boredom and about patience? ... -
Sea People: In Search of the Ancient Navigators of the Pacific by Christina Thompson
RRP: £12.99£8.48Winner of the 2020 Australian Prime Minister's Literary Award for nonfiction and the 2019 NSW Premier's History Awards for general history 'Wonderfully researched and beautifully written' Philip Hoare, author of Leviathan ... -
Wilfred Thesiger: The Life of the Great Explorer by Alexander Maitland 9780006384076 [USED COPY]
RRP: £12.99£2.47Wilfred Thesiger, the last of the great gentlemen explorer-adventurers, became a legend in his own lifetime. This authorised biography by a longstanding friend and associate delves into his little-known character and motivations, as well as recounting... -
Lean Fall Stand by Jon McGregor
RRP: £14.99£7.82A WHITE REVIEW BOOK OF THE YEAR 'It leaves the reader moved and subtly changed, as if she had become part of the story' Hilary Mantel 'So moving and delicate and terrifying and haunting' Maggie O'Farrell The highly... -
The Earl and the Pharaoh: From the Real Downton Abbey to the Discovery of Tutankhamun by The Countess of Carnarvon 9780008531775
RRP: £10.99£7.12Enter a world of ancient secrets, old money, new ambitions and the discovery of priceless treasure in this revelatory new biography. Between November 1922 and spring 1923, a door to the ancient Egyptian world was... -
A Sailor, A Chicken, An Incredible Voyage: The Seafaring Adventures of Guirec and Monique by Guirec Soudee
RRP: £18.99£13.33"Exciting, funny, and occasionally heart-stopping ... readers can stay home and dry, but feel like they are on the high seas."-BOOKLISTA man and his chicken sail 45,000 nautical miles in this powerful story of following your dreams no matter what stands... -
The Ledge: An Inspirational Story of Friendship and Survival by Jim Davidson 9780345523204
RRP: £18.00£15.11Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345523204Author Jim DavidsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 255gDimensions(mm)... -
The Curse of Oak Island: The Story of the World's Longest Treasure Hunt by Randall Sullivan 9780802126931
RRP: £19.99£13.96From longtime Rolling Stone contributing editor and journalist Randall Sullivan, The Curse of Oak Island explores the curious history of Oak Island and the generations of individuals who have tried and failed to unlock its secrets. An investigation... -
Oh, What a Lovely Century: One man's marvellous adventures in love, war and high society by Roderic Fenwick Owen
RRP: £10.99£6.47'A completely extraordinary autobiography. One that reads like the most outlandish, beguiling fiction but that is - amazingly - all true' - William Boyd, Sunday Times bestselling author'Outrageous fun...my goodness there are knee-tremblers galore in this... -
Llama Drama: A two-woman, 5,500-mile cycling adventure through South America by Anna McNuff 9781999765859 [USED COPY]
RRP: £10.99£5.72Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781999765859Author Anna McNuffFormat PaperbackPage Count 444Imprint Rocket 88Publisher Rocket 88Weight(grams) 481gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 25mm -
Last Man Off: A True Story of Disaster, Survival and One Man's Ultimate Test by Matt Lewis
RRP: £10.99£7.77In the depths of Antarctic winter, hundreds of miles from land or rescue, a small fishing boat is swallowed by waves as high as houses. The captain is fatally slow to act, and then paralyzed by fear. The officers flee for their lives. Only the actions of... -
Finding Gobi (Main edition): The true story of a little dog and an incredible journey by Dion Leonard
RRP: £10.99£7.25THE SUNDAY TIMES NO.2 BESTSELLER Like A Streecat Named Bob before it, Finding Gobi is a truly heart-warming story for animal lovers worldwide... In 2016, Dion Leonard, a seasoned ultramarathon runner, unexpectedly stumbled across a... -
Shackleton by Roland Huntford 9780349107448
RRP: £16.99£11.94Ernest Shackleton was the quintessential Edwardian hero. A contemporary - and adversary - of Scott, he sailed on the 'Discovery' expedition of 1900, and went on to mount three expeditions of his own. Like Scott, he was a social adventurer; snow and ice... -
Soldier: Respect Is Earned by Jay Morton 9780008418182
RRP: £9.99£3.51With four years in the Parachute Regiment, ten years in the SAS and two Everest summits to his name, no one is better equipped than Jay Morton to reveal what it takes to become the best of the best. Soldier is Jay Morton's masterclass in... -
Train Beyond the Mountains: Journeys on the Rocky Mountaineer by Rick Antonson
RRP: £19.99£13.56A captivating journey blending memoir, history, and biography that takes the reader on one of the world's most famous trains and tells of carving the dramatic route it follows, while pondering other international railways through the eyes of travellers...