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The Worst Journey In The World by Apsley Cherry-Garrard
RRP: $29.23$22.13One of the world's greatest works of travel and adventure writing, reissued on its 100th birthday.This is a gripping account of an expedition gone disastrously wrong. Apsley Cherry-Garrard, one of the youngest members of Scott's team, recorded the... -
The Last Emperor of Mexico: The Dramatic Story of the Habsburg Archduke Who Created a Kingdom in the New World by Edward Shawcross 9781541674196
RRP: $58.50$38.12Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781541674196Author Edward ShawcrossFormat HardbackPage Count 336Imprint Basic BooksPublisher Basic BooksWeight(grams) 553gDimensions(mm) 240mm * 161mm * 30mm -
The Kon-Tiki Expedition by Thor Heyerdahl
RRP: $19.48$13.34About the AuthorThor Heyerdahl was born in Norway in 1914. He received the Order of Merit or similar decorations from Peru, Italy, Egypt, Morocco, Bulgaria, Norway and Sweden. He wrote many books on early travel and sea exploration. He died in April 2002... -
True Spirit: The True Story of a 16-Year-Old Australian Who Sailed Solo, Nonstop, and Unassisted Around the World by Jessica Watson 9781451616316
RRP: $37.03$23.17Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781451616316Author Jessica WatsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 440gDimensions(mm) 226mm *... -
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing
RRP: $21.43$13.10Discover the truth about ENDURANCE in this superb true story of adventure, shipwreck, storms and survival on the high seas.'Superb ... the greatest survival story of all time' Sir Chris Bonington'One of the most remarkable tales of human courage and... -
Infinite Powers: How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe by Steven Strogatz
RRP: $38.98$24.12Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780358299288Author Steven StrogatzFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Mariner BooksPublisher Mariner BooksWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 193mm * 137mm *... -
Children of Ash and ELM: A History of the Vikings by Neil Price 9780465096985
RRP: $46.78$45.34Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780465096985Author Neil PriceFormat HardbackPage Count 624Imprint Basic Civitas BooksPublisher INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES USWeight(grams) 880gDimensions(mm)... -
The Last Overland: 21,000 km, 23 Countries and One Very Old Land Rover by Alex Bescoby
RRP: $21.43$14.29SHORTLISTED FOR THE EDWARD STANFORD TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2023* NOW A MAJOR DOCUMENTARY SERIES ON ALL 4 *'This is a fabulous adventure - reckless, insanely ambitious and filled with sweat, tears and laughter ... irresistible reading.' Joanna... -
Snow White with the Red Hair, Vol. 22 by Sorata Akiduki
RRP: $15.58$11.54A romantic retelling of a classic fairy tale about a beautiful herbalist and a lovestruck prince.Shirayuki is an herbalist famous for her naturally bright-red hair, and the prince of Tanbarun wants her all to himself! The prince from the neighboring... -
In Patagonia by Bruce Chatwin
RRP: $21.43$11.02'The book that redefined travel writing' Guardian Bruce Chatwin sets off on a... -
Nathaniel's Nutmeg: How One Man's Courage Changed the Course of History by Giles Milton 9780340696767
RRP: $25.33$17.22THE 25th ANNIVERSARY EDITION WITH A NEW FOREWORD FROM WILLIAM DALRYMPLE'A book to read, reread, then read again to your children' Independent on Sunday 'Once embarked upon the journey of the book, one is loath, sometimes unable to turn back' Sunday... -
Longitude by Dava Sobel
RRP: $19.48$13.10The tenth anniversary edition of the dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest: the search for the solution of how to calculate longitude and the unlikely triumph of an English genius. With a new Foreword by the celebrated astronaut Neil Armstrong... -
River Kings: A New History of Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Roads by Cat Jarman
RRP: $21.43$13.81THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER & THE TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF 2021 'Astonishing and compelling' Bernard Cornwell 'This superb book is like a classical symphony, perfectly composed and exquisitely performed' THE TIMES Books of the Year ... -
The Universe: The book of the BBC TV series presented by Professor Brian Cox by Andrew Cohen
RRP: $19.48$13.10Every night, above our heads, a drama of epic proportions is playing out. Diamond planets, zombie stars, black holes heavier than a billion Suns. The cast of characters is extraordinary, and each one has its own incredible story to tell. ... -
Critical: Why the NHS is being betrayed and how we can fight for it by Dr Julia Grace Patterson 9780008603496
RRP: $33.13$23.15The true, eye-opening account of how the NHS has been failed and what we can do to save it. ‘The NHS is an institution. But it’s also a political football, kicked back and forth between politicians for the past 75 years. It’s a burden to some and a... -
The Negro Question Part 4 the Missing Link by Lee Cummings 9781508702863
RRP: $19.50$16.79Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781508702863Author Lee CummingsFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing... -
Ibn Fadlan and the Land of Darkness: Arab Travellers in the Far North by Ibn Fadlan
RRP: $25.33$18.21In 922 AD, an Arab envoy from Baghdad named Ibn Fadlan encountered a party of Viking traders on the upper reaches of the Volga River. In his subsequent report on his mission he gave a meticulous and astonishingly objective description of Viking customs,... -
Around the World in 80 Years: A Life of Exploration by Ranulph Fiennes 9781399729734
RRP: $48.75$32.43A CELEBRATION OF THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF 'THE WORLD'S GREATEST LIVING EXPLORER' PRAISE FOR SIR RANULPH FIENNES:'Always that little bit further and always the best. It is why, even to this day, I remain in awe at all he has accomplished... -
Petticoat Pilots: Biographies and Achievements of Irish Female Aviators, 1909-1939 by Michael Traynor
RRP: $58.48$52.01Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780954919429Author Michael TraynorFormat HardbackPage Count 326Imprint Michael TraynorPublisher Michael Traynor -
Petticoat Pilots: Biographies and Achievements of Irish Female Aviators, 1909-1939: Volume one by Michael Traynor
RRP: $58.48$52.01Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780954919412Author Michael TraynorFormat HardbackPage Count 295Imprint Michael TraynorPublisher Michael Traynor -
In the Heart of the Sea: The Epic True Story that Inspired `Moby Dick' by Nathaniel Philbrick
RRP: $21.43$14.55The 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... -
The Age of Reconnaissance: Discovery, Exploration, and Settlement, 1450-1650 by J. H. Parry
RRP: $58.50$45.42The Age of Reconnaissance, as J. H. Parry has so aptly named it, was the period during which Europe discovered the rest of the world. It began with Henry the Navigator and the Portuguese voyages in the mid-fifteenth century and ended 250 years later when... -
Sherpa: Stories of Life and Death from the Guardians of Everest by Ankit Babu Adhikari
RRP: $25.33$17.22Changing the narrative of mountaineering books, Sherpa focuses on the people who live and work on the roof of the world.Amid all the foreign adventurers that throng to Nepal to scale the world's highest peaks there exists a small community of mountain... -
The Map of Knowledge: How Classical Ideas Were Lost and Found: A History in Seven Cities by Violet Moller
RRP: $21.43$15.07'A lovely debut from a gifted young author. Violet Moller brings to life the ways in which knowledge reached us from antiquity to the present day in a book that is as delightful as it is readable.' Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk RoadsIn The Map of... -
The White Ship: Conquest, Anarchy and the Wrecking of Henry I's Dream by Charles Spencer
RRP: $21.43$13.10THE #2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'As gripping as any thriller. History doesn't get any better than this' BILL BRYSON 'A brilliant read ... Game of Thrones but in the real world' ANTHONY HOROWITZ ... -
Crean: The Extraordinary Life of an Irish Hero Tim Foley 9781785374562
RRP: $33.13$27.50Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781785374562Author Tim FoleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Merrion PressPublisher Merrion Press -
A World Lit Only by Fire by W MANCHESTER 9780316545310
RRP: $54.60$37.32Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316545310Author W MANCHESTERFormat HardbackImprint Little, Brown & CompanyPublisher Little, Brown & CompanyWeight(grams) 643g -
Espana: A Brief History of Spain by Giles Tremlett
RRP: $25.33$17.59Bestselling author Giles Tremlett traverses the rich and varied history of Spain, from prehistoric times to today, in a brief, accessible primer for visitors, curious readers and hispanophiles. 'Tremlett is a fascinating socio-cultural guide, as happy... -
River of Darkness: The Deadly First Voyage Through The Amazon by Buddy Levy 9781635769197
RRP: $32.92$25.78The acclaimed author of Conquistador and Labyrinth of Ice charts one of history's greatest expeditions, a legendary 16th-century adventurer's death-defying navigation of the Amazon River. In 1541, Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Pizarro and his lieutenant... -
Endurance: 100 Tales of Survival, Adventure and Exploration by Levison Wood
RRP: $48.75$36.86100 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 experiences. In this anthology, explorer and... -
The Earl and the Pharaoh: From the Real Downton Abbey to the Discovery of Tutankhamun by The Countess of Carnarvon 9780008531775
RRP: $21.43$14.29Enter 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... -
The Universe by Andrew Cohen
RRP: $48.75$35.16Every night, above our heads, a drama of epic proportions is playing out. Diamond planets, zombie stars, black holes heavier than a billion Suns. The cast of characters is extraordinary, and each one has its own incredible story to tell. ... -
Great Expeditions: 50 Journeys that changed our world by Levison Wood
RRP: $25.33$16.98Foreword by Levison Wood, presenter of Walking the Americas. A comprehensive, fascinating and inspiring gallery of the great adventures that changed our world. Throughout history there have been brave men and women who dared to go where few... -
A Brief History of Indonesia: Sultans, Spices, and Tsunamis: The Incredible Story of Southeast Asia's Largest Nation Tim Hannigan 9780804844765
RRP: $29.23$19.60Sultans, Spices, and Tsunamis: The Incredible Story of the World's Largest ArchipelagoIndonesia is by far the largest nation in Southeast Asia and has the fourth largest population in the world after the United States. Indonesian history and culture are... -
Sir David Attenborough by Lizzie Huxley-Jones 9780702302879
RRP: $11.68$8.21Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
A World Beneath the Sands: Adventurers and Archaeologists in the Golden Age of Egyptology by Toby Wilkinson
RRP: $25.33$18.21'It is a story full of drama, with the Nile, the pyramids and the Valley of the Kings as backdrop. That A World Beneath the Sands is also a subtle and stimulating study of the paradoxes of 19th-century colonialism is a bonus indeed.' - Tom Holland,... -
The Explorer and the Journalist: Frederick Cook, Philip Gibbs and the Scandal that Shocked the World by Richard Evans
RRP: $39.00$29.33On 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... -
Collecting the World: The Life and Curiosity of Hans Sloane by James Delbourgo
RRP: $29.23$21.66Hans Sloane was the greatest collector of his time, and one of the greatest of all time. His name is familiar today through the London streets and squares named after him, but the man himself, and his achievements, are almost forgotten.Born in the north... -
The Best British Travel Writing of the 21st Century: A Celebration of Outstanding Travel Storytelling from Around the World Jessica Vincent 9781800079960
RRP: $21.43$14.84Travel 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 most respected travel writers in the world: Levison Wood, Monisha Rajesh,... -
Einstein's Fridge: The Science of Fire, Ice and the Universe by Paul Sen
RRP: $19.48$13.34'Hugely readable and entertaining' JIM AL-KHALILI 'An accessible and crystal-clear portrait of this discipline's breadth, largely told through its history' PHIL BALL, PHYSICS WORLD Einstein's Fridge tells...