Travel writing

Tough Women Adventure Stories: Stories of Grit, Courage and Determination [9781787833005]

It's time we celebrated women in adventure What does toughness mean to you? Perhaps it's being physically fit and mentally resilient. Perhaps it's d…

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Beyond Possible: One Soldier, Fourteen Peaks - My Life In The Death Zone [9781529312249]

My comfort zone begins where most individuals quit.As a kid in Nepal, I went barefoot because my family had nothing. That's how I developed the resili…

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Clanlands: Whisky, Warfare, and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other [9781529342000]

From their faithful camper van to boats, kayaks, bicycles, and motorbikes, join stars of Outlander Sam and Graham on a road trip with a difference, as…

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Owls of the Eastern Ice: The Quest to Find and Save the World's Largest Owl [9780241333938]

A breathtaking portrait of Russia's remote far eastern forest, and of the world's most extraordinary owl. Primorye, a remote forested region near to …

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Where There's A Will: Hope, Grief and Endurance in a Cycle Race Across a Continent [9781788161510]

In 2015 Emily Chappell embarked on a formidable new bike race: The Transcontinental. 4,000km across Europe, unassisted, in the shortest time possible.…

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The Lost Pianos of Siberia: In search of Russia's remarkable survivors [9780857524942]

Siberia's story is traditionally one of exiles, penal colonies and unmarked graves. Yet there is another tale to tell. Dotted throughout this remote …

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The Amur River: Between Russia and China [9781784742874]

A dramatic and ambitious new journey for our greatest travel writerThe Amur River is almost unknown. Yet it is the tenth longest river in the world, r…

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Underland: A Deep Time Journey [9780141030579]

The highly anticipated new book from the internationally bestselling, prize-winning author of Landmarks, The Lost Words and The Old Ways Discover the…

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Waterlog: A Swimmer's Journey Through Britain [9780099282556]

Roger Deakin set out in 1996 to swim through the British Isles. The result a uniquely personal view of an island race and a people with a deep affini…

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Wild Women [9781788540018]

From Constantinople to Crimea, from Antarctica to the Andes, women throughout history have travelled across land and sea and recorded their adventures…

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East of Croydon: Blunderings through India and South East Asia [9781405938143]

A few years ago I was asked if I'd like to make a documentary on the Mekong River, travelling from the vast delta in Vietnam to the remote and snowy p…

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The Lost Pianos of Siberia [9781784162849]

'Stunningly written' Sunday Times'Richly absorbing' Guardian'Hooks you in from the start' Times'Masterful' Independent'Hugely compelling' Observer'Won…

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All Together Now?: One Man's Walk in Search of His Father and a Lost England [9781783351565]

When Mike Carter's father died, he decided to follow the route of a march against unemployment his dad had organised 35 years before. Mike had a troub…

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One More Croissant for the Road [9780008377267]

The nation's 'taster in chief' cycles 2,300 km across France in search of the definitive versions of classic French dishes. A green bike drunkenly we…

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Signs of Life: To the Ends of the Earth with a Doctor [9781788161213]

They say that being a good doctor boils down to just four things: Shut up, listen, know something, care. The same could be said for life on the road, …

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A Month in Siena [9780241987056]

FROM THE PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING AND MAN BOOKER-SHORTLISTED AUTHOR 'Hisham Matar has the quality all historians - of the world and the self - most need…

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Queen of the Sea: A History of Lisbon [9781849049979]

Lisbon's charm is legendary, but its vibrant 2,000-year history is not widely known, from its Roman legacy to its centuries under Moorish rule. Its jo…

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The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot [9780141030586]

THE TOP TEN BESTSELLER 'Outstanding' - Independent 'Macfarlane has shown how utterly beautiful a brilliantly written travel book can still be. As perf…

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Notes from A Small Island: Journey Through Britain [9781784161194]

'Laugh-out-loud' - Observer In 1995, before leaving his much-loved home in North Yorkshire to move back to the States for a few years with his family,…

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Skyfaring: A Journey with a Pilot [9780099589853]

Sunday Times Bestseller. Book of the Week on Radio 4. A curious and articulate exploration of flying . (Guardian). One of the most constantly fascin…

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