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Widely acclaimed as among the finest achievements of 'one of our greatest living writers' (The Times). A personal appreciation, fuelled by five decades of journeying, this is Jan Morris at her best - at once magisterial and particular, whimsical and profound. It is a matchless portrait of a continent.

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In this series of pen-portraits of England in the 1930's, Victor Canning vividly captures the pattern and colour of the great fabric of English life from Cumberland to Cornwall from a bygone era.

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Each location brings its own epic challenges - whether it's the first climb of an arctic ice fall in Greenland, the first recorded navigation of a South American river, or the first exploration of the worlds longest cave system in Mexico.

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A lost city called 'Z'; lethal jungles; death-filled rivers: the last trip of a legendary explorer who was the inspiration for Indiana Jones.

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An exciting new adventure/travel book - accompanied by a six-part Channel 5 show

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Globetrotter Phoebe Smith sets out to prove that outdoor adventures are available in the UK which rival anything found elsewhere in the world. In this sometimes scary and frequently funny journey around the country, Phoebe attempts to conquer its wildest places, defy her perceptions of the great outdoors and teach her about herself along the way.

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Jeffrey Tayler gave up his day job of opening rejection letters from publishers and went exploring. He went to Kinshasa in Zaire and found a boat to take him up-river to Kisangani, deep in the heart of the jungle. He then bought a pirogue (a kind of canoe), hired a guide and set out to paddle the 1,000 miles back to Kinshasa.

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Rush drummer Neil Peart lets us ride with him along the backroads of North America, Europe, and South America, sharing his experiences in personal reflections and full-color photos. Spanning almost four years, these 22 stories are open letters that recount adventures both personal and universal.

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Rush drummer Neil Peart lets us ride with him along the backroads of North America, Europe, and South America, sharing his experiences in personal reflections and full-color photos. Spanning almost four years, these 22 stories are open letters that recount adventures both personal and universal.

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Neil Peart reveals the story behind Rush's 40th anniversary tour in this fully illustrated travel memoir, a follow-up to the bestsellers Far and Away and Far and Near.

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This is Frank Gardner's compelling, personal account of the myriad adventures that made him the man he was on that fateful day - and of the journeys he's made since, and how they've helped him to become the remarkable and inspiring individual he is today.

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Takes us through the in-between spaces of Nature - such as strandlines, mudflats, cliff tops and caves - where one wilderness is on the verge of becoming another and all things are possible. The author searches out wildlife and plants to reveal a Nature that is inspiring yet intimidating; miraculous yet mundane; part sacred space, part wasteland.

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Award-winning travel writer cycles through Israel and occupied Palestine.

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A brilliant political travelogue that uses Burma to explain Orwell and Orwell to explain what life is really like under the authoritarian rule of the Burmese generals.

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A poet explores the nature and landscapes of Scotland.

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'The best conceivable guide to the city' - an essential cultural history for all visitors of Florence

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John Hanson Mitchell tells of his 1500 mile ride on a trusty old Peugeot bicycle from the port of Cadiz to just below the Arctic Circle. The journey is interspersed with myth, natural history, and ritual all revolving around the lure and lore of the sun, culturally and historically.

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Through past and present, the country and the city, a unique exploration of the British Isles

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The gripping story of the worst ever catastrophe in British exploration, and the captain at the heart of it.

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