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A Mad World, My Masters

A Mad World, My Masters

Author:John Simpson
Publisher:Pan Books
Catalogue number:101679
Availability: In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours

From small heroes to big villains, John Simpson is a master of storytelling, carrying within him a sense of wonder and adventure. Having been at the epicentre of many of the world's flashpoints for...

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News from No Man's Land

News from No Man's Land

Author:John Simpson
Publisher:Macmillan
Catalogue number:117145
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In his third riveting volume of autobiography, John Simpson draws once more on his own extraordinary experiences. He provides a vivid and utterly absorbing account of how news stories arise, are selected...

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Not Quite World's End - A Traveller's Tales

Not Quite World's End - A Traveller's Tales

Author:John Simpson
Publisher:Macmillan
Catalogue number:170928
Availability: In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours

SIGNED COPIES! The book’s full title gives a new reader an idea as to just what to expect from John Simpson; “Not Quite World’s End - A Traveller’s Tales” is an optimistic voice in seemingly pessimistic...

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Stange Places, Questionable People

Stange Places, Questionable People

Author:John Simpson
Publisher:Pan Books
Catalogue number:157956
Availability: In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours

John Simpson's eventful career as a BBC reporter has put him on the spot to witness the Tiananmen Square massacre, the fall of the Berlin Wall, the collapse of Communism through Eastern Europe and the...

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Tribe

Tribe

Author:Bruce Parry
Publisher:Penguin
Catalogue number:167606
Availability: In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours

Now available in paperback, "Tribe" tells the story of Bruce Parry's time spent understanding 15 remote native tribes around the world, a remarkable journey that became a successful BBC series. Over...

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Women Travelers - A Century of Trailblazing Adventures 1850-1950

Women Travelers - A Century of Trailblazing Adventures 1850-1950

Author:Christel Mouchard
Publisher:Flammarion
Catalogue number:157788
Availability: In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours

Inspiring stories of a century of pioneering women, with essays by Alexandra Lapierre, the bestselling novelist of “Artemesia”.
An award-winning novelist brings to life the stories of the greatest women...

£24.00

Taking On The World

Taking On The World

Author:Ellen MacArthur
Publisher:Michael Joseph
Catalogue number:116226
Availability: Temporarily out of stock: expected back within 10 days

Inspired by a sailing trip with her aunt on the East Coast when she was four, Ellen MacArthur saved her school dinner money for eight years to buy her first boat, an eight-foot dinghy called Thr'penny...

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