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In the Footsteps of Marco Polo: Being the Account of a Journey Overland from Simla to Pekin

In the Footsteps of Marco Polo: Being the Account of...
Author: Clarence Dalrymple Bruce ISBN: 9789629377397 Format: Paperback	$69.84
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Across China on Foot: Life in the Interior and the Reform Movement

Across China on Foot: Life in the Interior and the Reform...
Author: Edwin J. Dingle ISBN: 9789629377403 Format: Paperback	$69.84
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Among the Celestials: A Narrative of Travels in Manchuria, Across the Gobi Desert, Through the Himalayas to India

Among the Celestials: A Narrative of Travels in Manchuria,...
Author: Francis Younghusband ISBN: 9789629377380 Format: Paperback	$69.84
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In Forbidden China: The D'Ollone Mission 1906–1909; China-Tibet-Mongolia

In Forbidden China: The D'Ollone Mission 1906–1909;...
Author: Vicomte d'Ollone ISBN: 9789629377373 Format: Paperback	$69.84
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Through Hidden Shensi

Through Hidden Shensi
Author: Francis H. Nichols ISBN: 9789629377366 Format: Paperback	$69.84
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Boggo Road: Stories from Australia's Most Brutal Prison from number 1 bestselling true crime writer

Boggo Road: Stories from Australia's Most Brutal Prison...
Author: James Phelps ISBN: 9781460767672 Format: Paperback	$36.99
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Real Horror Stories: Strange Happenings and Terrifying Tales from Around the World

Real Horror Stories: Strange Happenings and Terrifying...
Author: Jamie King ISBN: 9781837997862 Format: Paperback	$24.99
This creepy compendium takes a closer look at some of the world's most bloodcurdling mysteries. From demonic possessions... Read More >>

The Women Are Not Fine: The Dark History of a Poisonous Sisterhood

The Women Are Not Fine: The Dark History of a Poisonous...
Author: Hope Reese ISBN: 9781840918427 Format: Paperback	$22.99
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The Engine of Scientific Discovery: How New Methods and Tools Spark Major Breakthroughs

The Engine of Scientific Discovery: How New Methods...
Author: Alexander Krauss (Research Associate, Research Associate, London School of Economics) ISBN: 9780197829790 Format: Hardback	$105.47
Many believe that discoveries arise by chance or serendipity. The Engine of Scientific Discovery illustrates, for... Read More >>

Historia de Los Incas

Historia de Los Incas
Author: Eduardo Alonso González ISBN: 9791387812171 Format: Paperback	$65.87
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The Blood Says Otherwise: A fascinating and heart-breaking story of life as a forensic scientist

The Blood Says Otherwise: A fascinating and heart-breaking...
Author: Ruben Miller ISBN: 9781775542728 Format: Paperback	$36.99
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Finding Dad

Finding Dad
Author: Paul Bessell ISBN: 9781917439572 Format: Paperback	$28.44
Drawing on exclusive personal knowledge and extensive archives bequeathed to Paul Bessell by both his parents, he... Read More >>

The Noble Quest: Explorers and Adventurers in a Golden Age of Scientific Discovery

The Noble Quest: Explorers and Adventurers in a Golden...
Author: Stephen R. Bown ISBN: 9781837050482 Format: Hardback	$59.99
Profiling 9 important naturalists of the pre-Darwinian age who set off to quantify, categorize and rationally explain... Read More >>

An Early Florida Adventure Story: The Fray Andrés De San Miguel Account

An Early Florida Adventure Story: The Fray Andrés De...
Author: John H. Hann , Fray Andrés de San Miguel ISBN: 9780813081434 Format: Paperback	$57.99
This book makes available a rare eyewitness account of Florida's Spanish colonial period: the 1595 narrative of... Read More >>

Medical Firsts: Innovations and Milestones That Changed the World

Medical Firsts: Innovations and Milestones That Changed...
Author: Tish Davidson (Independent Scholar, USA) ISBN: 9798216452171 Format: Paperback	$44.99
Profiling 60 medical milestones, this book highlights the people and stories behind these key moments while also... Read More >>

The Parthenon Paradox: Rivers of redemption

The Parthenon Paradox: Rivers of redemption
Author: Peter Barber ISBN: 9781916574991 Format: Paperback	$42.21
When a raging flood destroys their home, Peter and Alex face more than just mud and ruin—they battle bureaucracy,... Read More >>

Neptune’s Fortune: The Billion-Dollar Shipwreck and the Ghosts of the Spanish Empire

Neptune’s Fortune: The Billion-Dollar Shipwreck and...
Author: Julian Sancton ISBN: 9780753560693 Format: Paperback	$36.99
The riveting true story of a legendary Spanish galleon that sunk with over $1 billion in gold and silver-and one... Read More >>

Neptune’s Fortune: The Billion-Dollar Shipwreck and the Ghosts of the Spanish Empire

Neptune’s Fortune: The Billion-Dollar Shipwreck and...
Author: Julian Sancton ISBN: 9780753560686 Format: Hardback	$65.00
The riveting true story of a legendary Spanish galleon that sunk with over $1 billion in gold and silver-and one... Read More >>

Be More Bird: Life Lessons from a Hawk

Be More Bird: Life Lessons from a Hawk
Author: Candida Meyrick ISBN: 9780008761523 Format: Hardback	$34.99
'Part memoir, part beginner’s guide, part self-help, but wholly wonderful book … It's a real treat to read these... Read More >>

Straya Day: from the bestselling author of RUM and GOLD, with 45 trivia quiz questions to test your history: The unofficial history of Australia's national day

Straya Day: from the bestselling author of RUM and GOLD,...
Author: Matt Murphy ISBN: 9780733344305 Format: Paperback	$36.99
The unofficial history of Australia's national day since the first contentious one, thereby offering 237 other reasons... Read More >>

Realm of Ice and Sky: Triumph, Tragedy, and History's Greatest Arctic Rescue

Realm of Ice and Sky: Triumph, Tragedy, and History's...
Author: Buddy Levy ISBN: 9781250906830 Format: Paperback	$36.99
Two-time National Outdoor Book Award-winning author Buddy Levy's thrilling narrative of polar exploration via airship... Read More >>

A Knock at the Door: A Homeless Man, a Lawyer . . . and a Family Changed Forever

A Knock at the Door: A Homeless Man, a Lawyer . . ....
Author: Rob Parsons ISBN: 9780008708696 Format: Paperback	$24.99
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Badass Begums

Badass Begums
Author: Anoushka Jain ISBN: 9789373076515 Format: Paperback	$36.20
History rarely shines a light on the formidable Mughal begums who boldly navigated the imperial courts, brokered... Read More >>

The Chain

The Chain
Author: Sir Bradley Wiggins ISBN: 9780008767747 Format: Paperback	$36.99
'Back in 2012, everyone knew who Bradley Wiggins was. Everyone, that is, but me. Thirteen years after the summer... Read More >>

The Chain

The Chain
Author: Sir Bradley Wiggins ISBN: 9780008767730 Format: Hardback	$55.00
'Back in 2012, everyone knew who Bradley Wiggins was. Everyone, that is, but me. Thirteen years after the summer... Read More >>

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