Delizia: The Epic History of Italians and Their Food by John Dickie
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
'If only we could all write as brilliantly on Italy and its food as John Dickie does. He may well know Italy and Italians better than they know themselves' Stanley Tucci The new edition of the much-loved classic, with a fresh chapter that brings the surprising and moreish tale of the Italian way of eat ...Show more
The Boy and the Mountain A Father, His Son, and a Journey of Discovery by Torbjorn Ekelund
$39.99 AUD
Category: Travel Narrative
In this engrossing book, a father and son ascend a mountain together, retracing the steps of a boy who went missing there a century earlier — a quest that spawns a tender meditation on nature, family, and the joy of discovery.Six-year-old Hans Torske disappeared in Norway's Skrim mountains in 1894. Why ...Show more
Signs of Life - To the Ends of the Earth with a Doctor by Stephen Fabes
$27.99 AUD
Category: Travel Narrative
The cycling doctor: Round the world with a stethoscope.
Everest, Inc.: The Renegades and Rogues Who Built an Industry at the Top of the World by Will Cockrell
$34.99 AUD
Category: Travel Narrative
Featuring original interviews with mountain guides and climbers—including Jimmy Chin and Conrad Anker—this vivid and authoritative adventure history chronicles one of the least likely industries on Earth: guided climbing on Mount Everest. Anyone who has read Jon Krakauer’s Into Thin Air or has seen a re ...Show more
52 Ways to Walk: The Surprising Science of Walking for Wellness and Joy, One Week at a Time by Annabel Streets
$22.99 AUD
Category: Travel Narrative
'Fascinating ... Connected both to old wisdom and new scientific frontiers of discovery' Lauren Laverne 'We can all learn something from 52 Ways to Walk. I know I can.' Michael Ball, BBC Radio 2 Walking strengthens our bodies, calms our minds and lifts our spirits. But it does so much more than this. ...Show more
Landlines: The remarkable story of a thousand-mile journey across Britain by Raynor Winn
$24.99 AUD
Category: Travel Narrative
Raynor knows that her husband Moth's health is declining, getting worse by the day. She knows of only one cure. It worked once before. But will he - can he? - set out with her on another healing walk?Being one with nature saved them in their darkest hour and their hope is that it can work its magic agai ...Show more
Touching The Void by Joe Simpson
$19.99 AUD
Category: Travel Narrative
'Touching the Void' is the heart-stopping account of Joe Simpson's terrifying adventure in the Peruvian Andes. He and his climbing partner, Simon, reached the the summit of the remote Siula Grande in June 1995. A few days later, Simon staggered into Base Camp, exhausted and frost-bitten, with news that ...Show more
Endurance: 100 Tales of Survival, Adventure and Exploration by Levison Wood
$44.99 AUD
Category: Travel Narrative
100 of the most astonishing stories of human survival, adventure and exploration, chosen by Levison Wood. We are always captivated by tales of courage and bravery, of world-firsts and death-defying experiences. In this anthology, explorer and bestselling author Levison Wood has gathered 100 of the most ...Show more
Down Under: Travels in a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
$24.99 AUD
Category: Travel Narrative | Series: \
"It is the driest, flattest, hottest, most desiccated, infertile and climatically aggressive of all the inhabited continents and still Australia teems with life u a large portion of it quite deadly. In fact, Australia has more things that can kill you in a very nasty way than anywhere else. Ignoring suc ...Show more
Bad Land by Jonathan Raban
$24.99 AUD
Category: Travel Narrative
Jonathan Raban's enthralling journey into the history of the Great Plains of Montana - the least populated, most uncharted region of the United States - to uncover the heart and soul of the country.Bringing to life the extraordinary landscape of the prairie and the homesteaders whose dreams foundered th ...Show more
National Dish: Around the World in Search of Food, History and the Meaning of Home by Anya von Bremzen
$34.99 AUD
Category: Travel Narrative
In National Dish, acclaimed food writer Anya von Bremzen sets out to investigate the eternal cliche that "we are what we eat". Travelling from Paris to Tokyo, from Seville, Oaxaca and Naples to Istanbul, she investigates the rapid decline of France's pot-au-feu, the misconstrued beginnings of pizza, th ...Show more
The Salt Path by Raynor Winn
$22.99 AUD
Category: Travel Narrative
Just days after Raynor learns that Moth, her husband of 32 years is terminally ill, their home is taken away and they lose their livelihood. With nothing left and little time, they make the brave and impulsive decision to walk the 630 miles of the sea-swept South West Coast Path, from Somerset to Dorset ...Show more