A Dictionary, Practical, Theoretical, and Historical of Commerce and Commercial Navigation illustrated with maps and plans by J R McCullough
$280.00 NZD
Category: rare & collectable | Reading Level: very good
Among the Believers - An Islamic journey by V.S. Naipaul
$14.00 NZD
Category: Middle East | Reading Level: very good
An astonishing piece of travel writing and a timely and insightful analysis of Islamic fundamentalism.Among the Believers is V. S. Naipaul's classic account of his journeys through Iran, Pakistan, Malaysia and Indonesia. The 'Believers' are the Muslims he met on those journeys, young men and women battl ...Show more
The Passport - The history of man's most travelled document travelled doc by Martin Lloyd
$10.00 NZD
Category: Travel | Reading Level: very good
The passport is one of the most widespread documents in worldwide use and yet, paradoxically, it has no basis in law: one state cannot demand another to do something - give access - simply by issuing a document. Yet, by insisting on the requirement of holding a passport the state has provided itself wit ...Show more
The River at the Centre of the World - A Journey Up the Yangtze, and Back in Chinese Time by Simon Winchester
$10.00 NZD
Category: Travel | Reading Level: good-very good
The mighty Yangtze splits China in two, between the wheat-growing North and the rice-growing South; almost 500 million people live and work along its banks. In this compelling book, award-winning writer Simon Winchester and his plucky companion Lily travelled upstream all the way from bustling cosmopoli ...Show more
Clanlands in New Zealand - Kiwis, Kilts, and an Adventure Down Under by Sam Heughan; Graham McTavish; Charlotte Reather
$20.00 NZD
Category: Travel | Reading Level: very good
Buckle up, grab a dram, and get ready for another unforgettable wild ride. They're back! Stars of Outlander, Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish are no strangers to the rugged beauty of Scotland. But this time they're setting their sights on a new horizon: New Zealand. Join our intrepid Scotsmen on their la ...Show more
The Adventures of John Wetherall by C S Forester (ed.)
$15.00 NZD
Category: Travel | Reading Level: good
Corsica Boswell - Paoli, Johnson and Freedom by Moray McLaren
$14.00 NZD
Category: Travel | Reading Level: good
Jan Compagnie in Japan 1600-1817 by C R Boxer
$20.00 NZD
Category: Asia | Series: Oxford in Asia Historical Reprints | Reading Level: good
Stones of Silence - Journeys in the Himalaya by George B Schaller
$16.00 NZD
Category: Travel | Reading Level: very good
The Bridge - A Journey Between Orient and Occident by Geert Mak
$10.00 NZD
Category: Travel | Reading Level: very good
Istanbul's Galata Bridge has spanned the Golden Horn since the sixth century AD, connecting the old city with the more Western districts to the north. But the bridge is a city in itself, peopled by merchants and petty thieves, tourists and fishermen, and at the same time a microcosmic reflection of Turk ...Show more
The Shadow of the Sun by Ryszard Kapuscinski
$12.00 NZD
Category: Travel | Series: Penguin Celebrations Ser.
Tells about the people of Africa throughout author's career. In a study that avoids the official routes, palaces and big politics, this book sets out to create an account of post-colonial Africa seen at once as a whole and as a location that wholly defies generalised explanations.