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In Ethiopia with a Mule(2012) MURPHY, DERVLAIn 1966 Dervla Murphy travelled the length and breadth of Ethopia, first on a mule, Jock, whom she named after her publisher, and later on a recalcitrant donkey. The remarkable achievement was not surviving three armed robberies or the thousand-mile trailVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Travels on my Elephant(2012) SHAND, MARKThe author buys an elephant named Tara and rides her over six hundred miles across India to the Sonepur Mela, the world's oldest elephant market. From Bhim, a drink-racked mahout, Shand learned to ride and care for her. From his friend Aditya Patankar heVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Full Tilt(2010) MURPHY, DERVLABraving hunger, heat exhaustion, unbearable terrain and cultures largely untouched by civilization, Dervla Murphy chronicles her determined trip through nine countries, through snow and ice in the mountains and miles of barren land in the scorching desertVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Pattern of Islands(2011) GRIMBLE, ARTHURLiving for thirty years in the Gilbert and Ellis Islands, Grimble was ultimately initiated but not before he was severely tested, as when he was used as human bait for a giant octopus.Vezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Central Asia(2014)A title, in which, the millennia of mercantile and cultural exchange along the Silk Route are celebrated by travellers and writers from Marco Polo to Sven Hedin, from William of Rubrick to Ella MaillartVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Light Garden of the Angel King(2013) LEVI, PETERAncient scrolls and beliefs entered the land in the satchels of Buddhist pilgrims and in the baggage of military invaders - from Alexander the Great to Mughal, Persian and Arab conquerors and even the ill-fated armies of the British Raj. This title seeksVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Voices of the Old Sea(2013) LEWIS, NORMANDescribes the Costa Brava, a place where men regulated their lives by the sardine shoals of spring and autumn and the tuna fishing of summer, and where women kept goats and gardens, arranged marriages and made ends meet.Vezava: Mehka21,02 € -
20 Sussex Gardens(2007) HARRISON, LORRAINEGuides you to some of the best and most varied gardens that are regularly open to the public in Sussex. This book covers the gardens in a wide geographical, historical and stylistic spread and, where appropriate, sets them within their architectural conteVezava: Trda12,61 € -
Waiting Land(2011) MURPHY, DERVLADescribes the author's various journeys by air, by bicycle and on foot into the remote and mountainous Lantang region on the border of Tibet.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
What the Victorians Did for Sussex(2007) LEWIS, ROLANDSussex has a wide-ranging and renowned collection of Victorian buildings, from grand town halls and outstanding churches, to distinctive railway stations and unassuming parish halls; from eminent colleges and splendid country mansions, to modest village sVezava: Trda12,61 € -
Fields Beneath(2011) TINDALL, GILLIANA journey through time: from a scattering of cottages along a pre-roman horse track, to a medieval parish and staging post for travellers, onwards into a prosperous Tudor village favoured by gentlemen for their country seats and an 18th century resort ofVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Trouble I've Seen(2012) GELLHORN, MARTHAMartha was the youngest of sixteen, handpicked reporters who filed accurate, confidential reports on the human stories behind the statistics of the Depression directly to Roosevelt's White House.Vezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Salacious Sussex(2009) CROOT, VIVSalacious means salty. It seemed the appropriate word to use for an invigorating gallop alongside the fast-and - loose livers of the Sussex-by-the-Sea. This title is divided into five themed chapters, each covering a different kind of scandal from hanky pVezava: Trda12,61 € -
Travels into Bokhara(2012) BURNES, ALEXANDERThe author has travelled up the Indus to Lahore and to the Khanates of Afghanistan and Central Asia in the 1830s, spying on behalf of the British Government in what was to become known as the Great Game. This title provides an account his travels.Vezava: Mehka21,02 € -
20 Sussex Walks(2007) BOWEN, PATA good walk should do more than exercise your heart, lungs and muscles; it should enhance your mood, refresh your soul and leave you knowing a bit more about your world. This book offers 20 walks that have been designed to let you experience every aspectVezava: Trda12,61 € -
Sussex Women(2007) KRAMER, ANNEverybody knows about Virginia and Vanessa, but did you realise that Sussex is the birthplace, home or workplace for many inspiring, intriguing and formidable women; from royal mistresses to pioneering women doctors and from educators and philanthropistsVezava: Trda12,61 € -
Inspiring Sussex Gardeners(2008) HARRISON, LORRAINELooks at the gardeners behind public parks and spaces and those whose small private paradises are so entraling, catch some of Angus White's boundless enthusiasm for his architectural plants and even peer over the county fence to look at Derek Jarman's wonVezava: Trda12,61 € -
20 Sussex Churches(2007) WATNEY, SIMONProvides an introduction to the parish churches of Sussex reflecting the region's rich cultural history. This book also explores the question of why churches matter in the modern world, and the many kinds of pleasure they can provide to Christians and nonVezava: Trda12,61 €
