Sovietistan: A Journey Through Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan by Erika Fatland
30.00 NZD
Category: Travel - Narratives
"A mesmerising trip across Central Asia . . . A fascinating travelogue" Financial Times SHORTLISTED FOR EDWARD STANFORD/LONELY PLANET DEBUT TRAVEL WRITER OF THE YEAR 2020 An unforgettable journey through the former Soviet Republics, by a prizewinning author of international reportage Erika Fatland ta ...Show more
The Unlikely Voyage of Jack de Crow by A.J. Mackinnon
40.00 NZD
Category: Travel - Narratives
Truly hilarious books are rare. Even rarer are those based on real events. Join A.J. Mackinnon, your charming and eccentric guide, on an amazing voyage in a boat called Jack de Crow.Equipped with his cheerful optimism and a pith helmet, this Australian Odysseus in a dinghy travels from the borders of No ...Show more
Bicycle Diaries by David Byrne
30.00 NZD
Category: Travel - Narratives
"...an engaging book: part diary, part manifesto." The Guardian A round-the-world bicycle tour with one of the most original artists of our day. Urban bicycling has become more popular than ever as recession-strapped, climate-conscious city dwellers reinvent basic transportation. In this wide-ranging me ...Show more
The Journey Matters - Twentieth-Century Travel in True Style by Jonathan Glancey
28.00 NZD
Category: Travel - Narratives
What was it really like to take the LNER's Art Deco Coronation streamliner from King's Cross to Edinburgh, to cross the Atlantic by the SS Normandie, to fly with Imperial Airways from Southampton to Singapore, to steam from Manhattan to Chicago on board the New York Central's 20th Century Limited or to ...Show more
Farewell Mr Puffin - A Small Boat Voyage to Iceland by Paul Heiney
28.00 NZD
Category: Travel - Narratives
'It would be hard to imagine a more thoughtful, intelligent and companionable person to go to sea with than Paul Heiney.' Bill Bryson'High comedy on the high seas. Informative and warm and freezing. It's quite a combination.' Griff Rhys JonesThe puffin is the joker amongst the seabirds of the north Atla ...Show more
Down South - In Search of the Great Southern Land by Bruce Ansley
50.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Natural History | Reading Level: near fine
In Down South, writer Bruce Ansley goes on a journey back to his beloved South Island. From Curio Bay to Golden Bay, in Down South writer Bruce Ansley sets off on a vast expedition across the South Island, Te Waipounamu, visiting the places and people who hold clues to the south's famous character. Not ...Show more
Dark, Salt, Clear: Life in a Cornish Fishing Town by Lamorna Ash
25.00 NZD
Category: Travel - Narratives
There is the Cornwall Lamorna Ash knew as a child - the idyllic, folklore-rich place where she spent her summer holidays. Then there is the Cornwall she discovers when, feeling increasingly dislocated in London, she moves to Newlyn, a fishing town near Land's End. This Cornwall is messier and harder; i ...Show more
The Hebrides by Paul Murton
43.00 NZD
Category: Travel - Narratives
Paul Murton has spent half a lifetime exploring some of the most beautiful islands in the world - the Hebrides. He has travelled the length and breadth of the Scotland's rugged, six-thousand-mile coast line, and sailed to over eighty islands. In this book Paul visits each of the Hebridean islands in t ...Show more
The Draw of the Sea by Wyl Menmuir
45.00 NZD
Category: Travel - Narratives
Wyl Menmuir's The Draw of the Sea is a book about the fishermen, surfers, swimmers, beachcombers, conservationists, sailors and boatbuilders who make their living on the Cornish Coast. Since the earliest stages of human development, the sea has fascinated and entranced us. It feeds us, sustaining co ...Show more
Fearless Footsteps - True Stories That Capture the Spirit of Adventure by Nathan James Thomas (Editor); Jennifer Roberts (Editor)
30.00 NZD
Category: Travel - Narratives
Travelling the world is an exhilarating, eye-opening, life-affirming experience. But it can also be scary to even think about. There are language barriers, borders to cross, planes to fly in, and of course, the mystery of an unknown land. It can be difficult to take the chance, even when you're yearni ...Show more
Paris Match: Falling in (love) with the French by John von Sothen
25.00 NZD
Category: Travel - Narratives
How to become Parisian - a genuine, laugh-out-loud tale of French life.
The Glitter in the Green: In Search of Hummingbirds by Jon Dunn
26.00 NZD
Category: Travel - Narratives
For centuries hummingbirds have captured our imaginations- revered by Native Americans, coveted by European collectors and admired worldwide for their jewel-like plumage, acrobatic flight and immense character. Though their renown extends throughout the world, hummingbirds are found exclusively in the A ...Show more