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| Author: | Stephen Venables |
| Publisher: | Arrow |
| Catalogue number: | 168607 |
| Availability: | In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours |
SIGNED COPIES! Stephen Venables is one of the greatest British climbers of his generation and he has now written a full autobiography - Higher than the Eagle Soars - A Path to Everest. He explores how...
| Author: | Britta Das |
| Publisher: | Summersdale Publishers |
| Catalogue number: | 143585 |
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Set against the dramatic scenery of the Himalaya, "Buttertea At Sunrise" is Britta Das's beautiful memoir, revealing hardships and happiness in a land almost untouched by the West. Often seen as a magical...
| Author: | Patrick French |
| Publisher: | Flamingo |
| Catalogue number: | 46913 |
| Availability: | In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours |
In this travelling biography, Patrick French tells the story of the man who held the world record for the 300-yard dash, discovered a new overland route from China to India, and organized the early...
| Author: | Simon Winchester |
| Publisher: | Penguin |
| Catalogue number: | 168726 |
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In “Bomb, Book & Compass” celebrated historical author Simon Winchester tells the amazing story of Joseph Needham, the pre-eminent Western scholar and chronicler of China. Before fate intervened, Joseph...
The Sky Above, the Kingdom Below
| Author: | Daniel Allen |
| Publisher: | Haus Publishers Ltd |
| Catalogue number: | 167995 |
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The wellspring of “The Sky Above, the Kingdom Below” is the remarkable 17th century figure, Thomas Coryate, unofficial jester to the court of King James I, associate of John Donne, Ben Johnson and Inigo...
| Publisher: | Sutton Publishing |
| Catalogue number: | 162007 |
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In “Beijing: Biography of a City”, author Jonathan Clements tells the story of Beijing, the capital of China and the site of the 2008 Olympics, from its earliest beginnings as a campsite for primitive...
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