The Book of Marvels and Travels (Mandeville John)(Paperback)

The Book of Marvels and Travels (Mandeville John)(Paperback)

In his Book of Marvels and Travels, Sir John Mandeville describes a journey from Europe to Jerusalem and on into Asia, and the many wonderful and monstrous peoples and practices in the East. Written in the fourteenth century, the Book is a captivating blend of fact and fantasy, an extraordinary

The Travels of Sir John Mandeville (Mandeville John)(Paperback)

Ostensibly written by an English knight, the Travels purport to relate his experiences in the Holy Land, Egypt, India and China. Mandeville claims to have served in the Great Khan's army, and to have travelled in 'the lands beyond' - countries populated by dog-headed men, cannibals, Amazons and

Writing East: The Travels of Sir John Mandeville (Higgins Iain MacLeod)(Pevná vazba)

No work revealed more of the mysterious East to statesmen, explorers, readers, and writers of the late Middle Ages than the Book of John Mandeville. One of the most widely circulated documents of its day, it first appeared in French between 1356 and 1371 and was soon translated into nine other

Phlegon of Tralles' Book of Marvels (Hansen William)(Paperback)

The Book of Marvels, a compilation of marvellous events of a grotesque, bizarre or sensational nature, was composed in the second century A.D. by Phlegon of Tralles, a Greek freedman of the Roman emperor Hadrian. This remarkable text is the earliest surviving work of pure sensationalism in Western

The Opening Country: A Walk Through France (Micklewright John)(Paperback)

In this journey of discovery, John Micklewright travels the slow way, on foot, on paths, tracks and byways from the Channel to the Alps - from the coast of Normandy to the flanks of Mont Blanc. The Opening Country is a beautifully written account of his progress through the French countryside, an

Fable of the Bees and Other Writings - Publick Benefits' (Mandeville Bernard)(Paperback / softback)

Travels with Charley - In Search of America (Steinbeck Mr John)(Paperback / softback)

Moving through the woods and deserts, dirt tracks and highways to large cities and glorious wildernesses, the author observed America, and the Americans who inhabited it. What he saw was a lonely, generous nation too packed with individuals for single judgements; what he saw made him proud, angry,

Quondam - Travels in a Once World (Devoy John)(Paperback / softback)

Once in a while a travel book comes along that pushes at the boundaries of the genre. Quondam: Travels in a Once World does exactly that, asking us to re-imagine the relevance and potential of travel--in this case, an epic, true-grit expedition by bike through the heart of Africa without the

Faber Book of Utopias (Carey Professor John)(Paperback / softback)

An experienced and imaginative anthologist, editor of The Faber Book of Reportage and The Faber Book of Science, Carey has gathered together a vast range of texts from Ancient Egypt to modern California, the authors of which, in different ways, attempt to describe a better world than our

Gulliver's Travels: And Verses on Gulliver's Travels (Swift Jonathan)(Paperback)

'Gulliver's Travels' describes the shipwrecked Gulliver's encounters with the inhabitants of four extraordinary places: Lilliput, Brobdingnag, Laputa, and the country of the

The Psychology of Terrorism (Horgan John G.)(Paperback)

This new edition of John Horgan's critically acclaimed book is fully revised and expanded.The book presents a critical analysis of our existing knowledge and understanding of terrorist psychology. Despite the on-going search for a terrorist pathology, the most insightful and evidence-based research

Mandeville (Francis Matthew)(Paperback / softback)

Purporting to describe the circumnavigation of an English knight through Africa, India, and the Middle East in 1322, the narrative is a fantastical collection of sights: seas, islands, phoenixes, pyramids, rocks that enchant ships and apes that contain human souls, interwoven with geographical

The Pumpkin Book (Gibbons Gail)(Paperback)

Big, small, round, tall -- pumpkins come in all shapes and sizes. Here one learns the marvels of the growth cycle of these incredible plants -- from flat seeds, to thick vines covered in golden flowers, to brilliant orange pumpkins Gail Gibbons also relates the special role pumpkins played in the

Conquests and Cultures: An International History (Sowell Thomas)(Paperback)

This book is the culmination of 15 years of research and travels that have taken the author completely around the world twice, as well as on other travels in the Mediterranean, the Baltic, and around the Pacific rim. Its purpose has been to try to understand the role of cultural differences within

Travels in the South of France (Stendhal)(Paperback)

Both an addition to the Stendhalian canon and a pioneering work of the travel-writing genre, Travels in the South of France provides an illuminating perspective on this popular region and the phenomenon of tourism in

A History of the Bible - The Book and Its Faiths (Barton Dr John)(Paperback / softback)

Dreaming Of Jupiter (Simon Ted)(Paperback / softback)

* The sequel to the classic travel book JUPITER'S TRAVELS, which sold over half a million copies and was the inspiration for the LONG WAY ROUND

Wild Coast - Travels on South America's Untamed Edge (Gimlette John)(Paperback / softback)

Between the Orinoco and the Amazon lies a fabulous forested land, barely explored. Much of Guiana seldom sees sunlight, and new species are often tumbling out of the dark trees. Beautiful and occasionally brutal, it is one of the great forgotten corners of the Earth: the Wild Coast. The author sets

The Artisan's Book of Fetishcraft (Huxley John)(Paperback)

This beautiful and useful book teaches the reader to design and construct fetishwear, restraints, sensory deprivation devices, toys and whips, professionally elegant and customised to the maker's individual needs and desires. Each project includes a detailed pattern with complete instructions for

The Permaculture Book of DIY (Adams John)(Paperback)

Permaculture is a low cost, environmental and creative approach to living. The Permaculture Book of DIY presents over 20 practical projects that show you how to cleverly recycle materials into useful and unique objects at low financial and environmental cost. Some projects can even be completed for

Making of Poetry - Coleridge, the Wordsworths and Their Year of Marvels (Nicolson Adam)(Paperback / softback)

March: Book Two (Lewis John)(Paperback)

Congressman John Lewis, an American icon and one of the key figures of the civil rights movement, continues his award-winning graphic novel trilogy with co-writer Andrew Aydin and artist Nate Powell, inspired by a 1950s comic book that helped prepare his own generation to join the struggle. Now,

The Enochian Evocation of Dr. John Dee (James Geoffrey)(Paperback)

Based on the transcriptions of Dr John Dee, the famous Elizabethan scientist and magus, this book presents the translation of original material received from direct Angelic

Children of the Fang and Other Genealogies (Langan John)(Paperback)

John Langan, author of the Bram Stoker Award-winning novel The Fisherman, returns with a new book of stories.An aspiring actress goes to an audition with a mysterious director. An editor receives the last manuscript of his murdered friend. A young lawyer learns the terrible connection between her