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The Bridge Between Worlds
In a world increasingly preoccupied by borders, bridges celebrate the possibility of connection, allowing the flow of goods, people and ideas. Bridges are among our grandest physical structures with the power of transforming lives and economies, but we also stand (or fall) upon the simple arch of bones in our feet. Text is a bridge between writer and reader, and conversation builds bridges of understanding between minds. Dr Gavin Francis has spent his life fascinated by the power of bridges to improve human connection. In this book, he examines bridges both actual and metaphorical, on a journey through more than twenty countries, across four decades of travel. From Rome's Ponte Sant'Angelo to Brooklyn, Victoria Falls to London, Singapore to Siberia, this thought-provoking book reflects on connections between nations and between individuals.
£10.99
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Edgeland
In 'Edgeland', the political diarist Sasha Swire escapes the confines of Westminster to walk the northern stretch of the South West Coast Path. Starting at Minehead in Somerset, she follows the well-trodden path to Land's End in Cornwall, walking it in sections over a decade-long period, returning each year like a migratory bird from the spot she had previously left off from. The result is an immersive, beguiling and literary exploration of one of the most enigmatic, beautiful and popular coastlines on earth. It is also a contemplative and very personal response to a story about our English shore from pre-Celtic times to the present day; of the upheaval of rocks; of astonishing botany; of pilgrimage and customs; of the exploitation of resources and of dangers to come.
£12.99
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Türkiye
From Thracian borders with Bulgaria to a sparkling Aegean coast, Julian Sayarer cycles across Anatolian hills towards the Black Sea, Kurdish southeast and the Armenian frontiers. Whereas books on Türkiye - renamed on the eve of its first century - often root themselves in history, romanticism, religion or civilisational terms, Sayarer brings to life this living, breathing community of peoples and place at the meeting point of Asia, Africa and Europe; a mid-point not only of East and West, but of all the unfurled globe. The result is a love letter to a country and its neighbours, but one that gives a clear-eyed view of Türkiye and its place in a changing world.
£14.99
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Riding Route 66
'Riding Route 66' follows Henry Cole as he travels along Route 66, on a journey of self-discovery. Route 66, or the 'Mother Road', is one of the most famous roads in the USA. Crossing the width of the country, it is an immensely challenging road to travel. Henry has ridden it four times. This book is about the freedom that only the road and a motorcycle can give you, and the importance of embracing the highs and lows of life equally.
£10.99
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Somebody told me...
Have you been keeping your eye on your grandma lately? You sure she's not spending too much time on YouTube? Is she talking fondly of dictators? When was the moment the world began to believe anything? Danny Wallace has fallen down the modern rabbit hole of lies, conspiracies and disinformation. Along the way, he encounters families torn apart by accusations and fake news, journalists putting themselves on the frontline of the disinformation war, reformed conspiracy theorists, influencers who see profit in stoking paranoia, and the shadowy nameless, faceless trolls on the other side of our screens. He discovers how disinformation and well-told lies can ruin a year or a whole life, how they can affect our family, our street, our community. How they can spread across a country, a continent, even the world. And Danny asks: can you do anything to stop it - even with the truth on your side?
£12.99
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The snow geese
Shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize and winner of the Hawthornden Prize, The Snow Geese is a beautiful meditation on the meaning of home, republished as part of the Picador Collection.
£10.99
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High Caucasus
Emotionally scarred after witnessing the bloody climax of the Beslan school siege in Russia's North Caucasus, in which 314 hostages died, Tom Parfitt set out on a journey. In 'High Caucasus', he shares his remarkable thousand-mile quest in search of personal peace - and a greater understanding of the roots of violence in a region whose fate has tragic parallels with the Ukraine of today.
£12.99
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The impossible journey
A decade of travel. Not a single plane in sight. This is the story of one man's journey to be the first to visit every country in the world without flight.
£25.00
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The North Pole
Throughout recorded human time, few places on Earth have inspired as much fascination as the North Pole. This is an otherworldly place with no latitude and no longitude, a place where the sun rises and stays aloft for six months before setting, plunging the expanse of ice and water into darkness for half a year. Long before we ever journeyed to the North Pole, human beings have wondered what the northernmost point of our planet might be like. It became densely mythologised by writers, thinkers, historians and philosophers across civilisations. Perhaps it was the actual garden of Eden? Or the sunny land of the Hyperboreans, as Herodotus surmised? Only recently did we get to the North Pole - fending off scurvy, polar bears and frostbite - to report on its strange wonders.
£22.00
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One woman walks Wales
Having returned home for Christmas from time out travelling in Europe, what should have been a routine trip to the doctor left 31 year old Ursula with a diagnosis of Stage 1A ovarian cancer. Only 36% of all UK women diagnosed with ovarian cancer will still be alive 5 years later. Determined not to sink into self-pity Ursula decided that she would continue her travels and walk between her home in Machnlleth and hospital appointments in Bristol and any follow up treatment. This decision led her to plan to walk Wales publicising the need for early detection for the disease which kills far too many patients due to ignorance of symptoms. 'One Woman Walks Wales' is a story of determination, tears and laughter, joy and pain, and a fascinating insight into not just one woman during a testing time, but a country, its landscape and its people.
£12.99
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Wounded Tigris
The River Tigris is in danger. It has been the lifeblood of ancient Mesopotamia and modern Iraq, but geopolitics and climate change have left the birthplace of civilisation at risk of becoming uninhabitable. In 2021, adventurer Leon McCarron travelled by boat along the full length of the river, in search of hope. 'Wounded Tigris' is the story of what humanity stands to lose with the death of a great river, and what can be done to try to save it.
£12.99
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The bridge between worlds
In a world increasingly preoccupied by borders, bridges celebrate the possibility of connection, allowing the flow of goods, people and ideas. Bridges are among our grandest physical structures with the power of transforming lives and economies, but we also stand (or fall) upon the simple arch of bones in our feet. Text is a bridge between writer and reader, and conversation builds bridges of understanding between minds. Dr Gavin Francis has spent his life fascinated by the power of bridges to improve human connection. In this book, he examines bridges both actual and metaphorical, on a journey through more than twenty countries, across four decades of travel. From Rome's Ponte Sant'Angelo to Brooklyn, Victoria Falls to London, Singapore to Siberia, this thought-provoking book reflects on connections between nations and between individuals.
£20.00
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A cheesemonger's Tour de France
Every French cheese carries an essence of the place where it's made - its history, identity and landscape. Sometimes that's a physical thing, as the hard texture of Comté echoes its mountainous home in the Jura. Other times it's about power and politics - Brie swelling to royal dimensions due to its proximity to the French court, or Camembert gaining national status after being supplied in patriotic boxes to WWI soldiers. In 'A Cheesemonger's Tour de France', Ned Palmer wends his way around the country's regions, meeting the remarkable cheesemongers who carry the torch for France's oldest and most treasured traditions.
£18.99
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Island dreams
Gavin Francis examines our collective fascination with islands. He blends stories of his own travels with psychology, philosophy and great voyages from literature, shedding new light on the importance of islands and isolation in our collective consciousness. Comparing the life of freedom of thirty years of extraordinary travel from the Faroe Islands to the Aegean, from the Galapagos to the Andaman Islands with a life of responsibility as a doctor, community member and parent approaching middle age, 'Island Dreams' riffs on the twinned poles of rest and motion, independence and attachment, never more relevant than in today's perennially connected world.
£10.99
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Places In Between
The compelling story of a death-defying walk across war-torn Afghanistan from Rory Stewart, former Cabinet minister, bestselling author and the co-presenter of hit podcast The Rest is Politics.
£12.99
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Travel Journal
The perfect companion for your adventures - from weekend getaways to once-in-a-lifetime journeys.Organize and relive your travels with this beautifully designed A5 travel journal and planner. With dedicated space for 10 trips, this practical yet inspiring travel diary helps you plan, enjoy and remember every detail - making it the ideal bucket list notebook or travel gift for wanderlusters of all kinds.INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:Dedicated space for 10 trips - ideal for short breaks or big adventuresPacking lists for each trip - never forget your essentials againBudget trackers to plan and reflect on your spendingPrompted journal pages, including space for favourite meals, memorable conversations and special momentsLined and blank pages per trip for writing, sketching, or collaging tickets and mementoesReview pages for rating restaurants, cafés, hotels and shopsUseful extras like imperial/metric conversions and time zone infoPREMIUM FEATURES:Har
£15.99
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The joy of quiet places
Discover 60 of the world's most serene spaces with a further 120 ideas on quiet places to visit. Packed with expert insights, 'don't miss' experiences, reasons why each setting is so special, and handy trip planning tips, this is the ultimate guide to slowing down, travelling with purpose, and learning how a little quiet can bring a lot of joy.
£22.99
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Steeple chasing
Churches are all around us. Their steeples remain landmarks in our towns, villages and cities, even as their influence and authority has waned. They contain art and architectural wonders - one huge gallery scattered, like a handful of jewels, across these isles. Peter Ross sets out to tell their stories, and through them a story of Britain. Join him as he visits the unassuming Norfolk church which contains a disturbing secret, and London's mighty cathedrals with their histories of fire and love. Meet cats and bats, monks and druids, angels of oak and steel.
£10.99
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Climbing days
When Dorothy Pilley first began climbing in the 1910s, female mountaineers were seen as a dangerous liability, their achievements ignored, unrecorded or disbelieved. Undeterred, Dorothy proved herself on the vertiginous slopes of Wales, Scotland and the Lake District before tackling rock faces in the Alps, the Pyrenees, the Rockies, Mount Fuji and the Himalayas. Her tireless championing of fellow women climbers and her own trailblazing example helped establish female alpinists as serious mountaineers with impressive records on bravery, skill and endurance. First published in 1935, 'Climbing Days' tells a daredevil tale of adventure, near-death slips and rapturous achievement in high places, interleaved with moments highlighting the particular challenges of being a woman in a sport seen as the province of men.
£12.99
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Without ever reaching the summit
Paolo Cognetti marked his 40th birthday with a journey he had always wanted to make: to Dolpo, a remote Himalayan region where Nepal meets Tibet. He took with him two friends, a notebook, mules and guides, and a well-worn copy of 'The Snow Leopard'. Written in 1978, Matthiessen's classic was also turning forty, and Cognetti set out to walk in the footsteps of the great adventurer. 'Without Ever Reaching the Summit' combines travel journal, secular pilgrimage, literary homage and sublime mountain writing in a short book for readers of Macfarlane, Rebanks and Cognetti's own bestseller, 'The Eight Mountains'. An investigation into the author's physical limits, an ancient mountain culture, and the magnificence of nature, it is an awestruck love letter to one of the most spectacular places on earth.
£10.99
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Lochs and legends
**THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**A Scotsman's guide to the extraordinary tapestry of the land, history, folklore and stories of his homeland.
£16.99
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Metropolitain
Andrew Martin has been described as 'the laureate of railways', having written many books with railway themes. But Andrew has always been obsessed with the Paris Metro, hence 'Metropolitain', an English history of the Metro for the general reader. 'Metropolitain' is as stylish as the Metro itself and laced with cultural references. Andrew explains why 'Last Tango in Paris' is a great Metro film, and what the Metro chase scene in the classic thriller, 'Le Samourai', says about Parisian culture. He describes how he came to appreciate the beauty of Guimard's sinuous green Metro entrances when he bought a lily of the valley and observed it flowering on his desk.
£10.99
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Walking the bones of Britain
The influence Britain's geology has had on our daily lives is profound. While we may be unaware of it, every aspect of our history has been affected by events that happened ten thousand, a million, or a thousand million years ago. In 'Walking the Bones of Britain', Christopher Somerville takes a journey of a thousand miles, beginning in the far north, at the three-billion-year-old rocks of the Isle of Lewis, formed when the world was still molten, and travelling south-eastwards to the furthest corner of Essex, where new land is being formed. Crossing bogs, scaling peaks and skirting quarry pits, he unearths the stories bound up in the layers of rock beneath our feet, and examines how they have influenced everything from how we farm to how we build our houses, from the Industrial Revolution to the current climate crisis.
£10.99
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The full English
A Sunday Times Book of the Week and Top 10 BestsellerA Waterstones Travel Book of the YearA Spectator Book of the Year
£10.99
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