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Journal of a Tour in Marocco and the Great Atlas
ISBN: 9783836426268 / Angielski / Miękka / 540 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817 - 1911) is the most important British botanist of the nineteenth century. He wrote several scientific papers and monographs - often describing his journeys to different countries. In 1847, Hooker undertook a 3-year-long expedition to the Himalayas, where he became the first European to collect plants in the area. Also, he travelled to the South Pole and Palestine (1860), Morocco (1871), and the United States (1877). Through these expeditions, he quickly built up an impressive reputation at home. In 1855, Hooker was appointed assistant director of the Royal Botanic...
Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817 - 1911) is the most important British botanist of the nineteenth century. He wrote several scientific papers and monographs...
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354,20 zł |
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Around and about Abuja
ISBN: 9789780295257 / Angielski / Miękka / 348 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a welcome and important contribution to the travel literature on Abuja, Nigeria's official capital city. Presenting the city of Abuja in a positive and endearing light, the book provides details on the history, people, cultures, landscape and languages of the city and surrounding area. It provides much information on aspects of practical and social life - dress, food, drink, hotels, restaurants and bars; travel, transport and driving in Abuja. Whole sections are dedicated to the ex-pat experience: from finding from somewhere to live; getting connected, hooked up and down to business;...
This is a welcome and important contribution to the travel literature on Abuja, Nigeria's official capital city. Presenting the city of Abuja in a pos...
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203,85 zł |
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Race To Dakar
ISBN: 9780751538175 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 2004 Charley Boorman completed his astonishing round-the-world bike trip with his friend, Ewan McGregor. The journey left him exhausted, exhilarated and hungry for a new challenge. And what greater challenge than the Dakar rally? Beginning in Lisbon and ending in the Senegalese capital of Dakar, the rally covers 15,000 kilometres of treacherous terrain, and is widely regarded as the most dangerous race on earth. With his team-mates Simon Pavey and Matt Hall, Charley faced extreme temperatures, rode through shifting sands and stinging winds, and faced breakdowns miles from civilisation....
In 2004 Charley Boorman completed his astonishing round-the-world bike trip with his friend, Ewan McGregor. The journey left him exhausted, exhilarate...
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65,53 zł |
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Fountains in the Sand - Rambles Among the Oases of Tunisia
ISBN: 9781605973524 / Angielski / Miękka / 140 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Norman Douglas is best known for his travel books. After being jailed in England for inappropriate behavior with young boys, Douglas decided an extended trip to the Mediterranean would be in order. Fountains in the Sand tells the story of the oasitic people of Tuinsia and their way of life. Douglas had an eye for finding the unusual about the people he met. His not so flattering opinion of them was of a shiftless people who had little of offer.
Norman Douglas is best known for his travel books. After being jailed in England for inappropriate behavior with young boys, Douglas decided an extend...
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85,87 zł |
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The Danakil Diary
ISBN: 9780006387756 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The earliest and most influential expeditions of the man now considered to be the greatest living explorer. The Danakil Diary is the account of two journeys Thesiger made into the Danakil country in Abyssinia, now Ethiopia, in 1930-34 at the age of 24 - which, today, he still regards as the most dangerous he undertook. It was an extraordinary journey and a remarkable achievement. Thesiger succeeded in penetrating country that had wiped out two Italian expeditions and an Egyptian army before him, discovered what happened to the Awash River (one of the area's last geographical... The earliest and most influential expeditions of the man now considered to be the greatest living explorer. The Danakil Diary is the account ... |
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38,39 zł |
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Congo Journey
ISBN: 9780140121391 / Angielski / Miękka Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Features an adventurous travel to Congo, one of the most dangerous and inhospitable jungle in the world.
Features an adventurous travel to Congo, one of the most dangerous and inhospitable jungle in the world.
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97,50 zł |
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Coomassie and Magdala: The Story of Two British Campaigns in Africa
ISBN: 9781905748037 / Angielski / Miękka / 578 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Henry Morton Stanley is one of the most celebrated and controversial figures in the story of the 19th century 'scramble for Africa'. Originally a journalist working for US newspapers, this book is from an early stage of Stanley's career, recounting not his own expeditions, but those of two other heroes of British Imperial history, Sir Garnet Wolseley and Lord Napier, which Stanley accompanied as a war correpondent. in, respectively, east and west Africa. The two campaigns were similar in being Imperial punitive expeditions, albeit carried out in very different terrain. The campaign in...
Henry Morton Stanley is one of the most celebrated and controversial figures in the story of the 19th century 'scramble for Africa'. Originally a jour...
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154,95 zł |
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A Passage To Africa
ISBN: 9780349120782 / Angielski / Miękka / 319 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. * George Alagiah's personal testament about Africa, updated in a new Abacus edition
* George Alagiah's personal testament about Africa, updated in a new Abacus edition
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65,53 zł |
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Love and Butterflies: A Collection of Memories
ISBN: 9780595510221 / Angielski / Miękka / 84 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Freshly minted with an undergraduate degree from Cornell University, Taylor joins the Peace Corps hoping to put her skills and knowledge to use for the good of others. She soon learns, however, that this is easier said than done. Through language and cultural barriers, loneliness, and insecurities, she develops a newfound sense of self and a deeper understanding of others. Like a butterfly, Taylor emerges from her own chrysalis, and in doing so, she finds the love of a man to whom she dedicates this book.
Originally published as a wedding gift for her husband, Stephen, Taylor's first book... Freshly minted with an undergraduate degree from Cornell University, Taylor joins the Peace Corps hoping to put her skills and knowledge to use for th...
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42,08 zł |
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Namibia - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
ISBN: 9781857334739 / Angielski / Miękka / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Culture Smart provides essential information on attitudes, beliefs and behavior in different countries, ensuring that you arrive at your destination aware of basic manners, common courtesies, and sensitive issues. These concise guides tell you what to expect, how to behave, and how to establish a rapport with your hosts. This inside knowledge will enable you to steer clear of embarrassing gaffes and mistakes, feel confident in unfamiliar situations, and develop trust, friendships, and successful business relationships. Culture Smart offers illuminating insights into the culture and society...
Culture Smart provides essential information on attitudes, beliefs and behavior in different countries, ensuring that you arrive at your destination ...
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55,44 zł |
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Sierra Leone: 2008
ISBN: 9781553413967 / Angielski / Mapa, składana Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Scale = 1/560 edition = 2008.
Scale = 1/560 edition = 2008.
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81,00 zł |
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To the Sun
ISBN: 9780955852503 / Angielski / Twarda / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In July 1881, having established himself as a writer of great pedigree and potential and at the beginning of a ten-year period that would see him become one of the most popular authors of his age, Maupassant embarked on a dangerous journey to the troubled colony of Algeria, believed to be on the verge of an Arab insurrection. In To the Sun Maupassant describes a land and populace vanquished by the twin powers of the sun and French colonialism, he bows down before the former, finding a personal absolution in the light, heat and space of the desert. But he stands up to the latter, pointing out...
In July 1881, having established himself as a writer of great pedigree and potential and at the beginning of a ten-year period that would see him beco...
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173,55 zł |
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Lost city of the Kalahari
ISBN: 9781869140663 / Angielski / Twarda / 80 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1956, seven amateur adventurers set off from Natal (South Africa) in a decrepit five-ton truck named "Kalahari Polka," on "the craziest expedition ever to enter the unknown." The goal was to make archaeological history by locating a mythical Lost City in a remote range of mountains deep in the Kalahari Desert. Included in the party was Alan Paton, acclaimed author of Cry, the Beloved Country, chairman of the newly-formed South African Liberal Party, and a leading political voice of his time. Lost City of the Kalahari is Paton's hitherto unpublished account of the odd adventure. Recounted...
In 1956, seven amateur adventurers set off from Natal (South Africa) in a decrepit five-ton truck named "Kalahari Polka," on "the craziest expedition ...
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151,21 zł |
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Letters from Africa: Travel Stories from an Adventuresome Soul
ISBN: 9780595531233 / Angielski / Miękka / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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72,83 zł |
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Portrait with Keys: The City of Johannesburg Unlocked
ISBN: 9780393335408 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This dazzling portrait of Johannesburg is one of the most haunting, poetic pieces of reportage about a metropolis since Suketu Mehta s Maximum City. Through precisely crafted snapshots, Ivan Vladislavic observes the unpredictable, day-today transformation of his embattled city: the homeless using manholes as cupboards, a public statue slowly cannibalized for scrap. Most poignantly he charts the small, devastating changes along the postapartheid streets: walls grow higher, neighborhoods are gated off, the keys multiply. Security insecurity? is the growth industry. Vladislavic, described as one...
This dazzling portrait of Johannesburg is one of the most haunting, poetic pieces of reportage about a metropolis since Suketu Mehta s Maximum City. T...
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61,56 zł |
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Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands
ISBN: 9781438503363 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Mary Seacole (1805 - 1881) is also known as Mother Seacole. She was a Jamaican born nurse. During the Crimean War she set up boarding houses in Panama and Crimea to help the sick. Her mother taught her to use herbal and folk medicine. When she petitioned the British government to let her go to the sick soldiers she was turned down. Mary Seacole spent her own money and made the journey by herself. Her autobiography is a vivid account of this amazing woman, who fought against racial prejudice in order to help the wounded soldiers.
Mary Seacole (1805 - 1881) is also known as Mother Seacole. She was a Jamaican born nurse. During the Crimean War she set up boarding houses in Panama...
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81,56 zł |
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Sultan to Sultan - Adventures of a woman among the Masai and other Tribes of East Africa
ISBN: 9781906393137 / Angielski / Miękka / 492 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the last half of the nineteenth century, Africa was still the dark continent, with large areas of its territory unmapped. Tribes in many regions had not been subdued, and from their initial contacts with Arab slavers and Western explorers, they were often hostile to foreigners. Diseases against which outsiders had no immunities had been named but not cured. Roads and even trails were almost nonexistent. But these very obstacles made Africa an irresistible challenge to adventurers. Most, of course, were men, but one of the more remarkable, unconventional, and brave of these explorers...
In the last half of the nineteenth century, Africa was still the dark continent, with large areas of its territory unmapped. Tribes in many regions h...
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86,08 zł |
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Papers in African Prehistory
ISBN: 9780521095662 / Angielski / Miękka / 348 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Professor Fage and Professor Oliver, the editors of this collection, are distinguished historians of Africa, and as founding editors of the Journal of African History.
Professor Fage and Professor Oliver, the editors of this collection, are distinguished historians of Africa, and as founding editors of the Journal of...
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205,79 zł |
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In Arabian Nights: A Caravan of Moroccan Dreams
ISBN: 9780553384437 / Angielski / Miękka / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Named one of Time magazine's Ten Best Books of the Year, Tahir Shah's The Caliph's House was hailed by critics and compared to such travel classics as A Year in Provence and Under the Tuscan Sun. Now Shah takes us deeper into the real Casablanca to uncover mysteries hidden for centuries from Western eyes.
In this entertaining jewel of a book, Tahir Shah sets off across Morocco on a bold new adventure worthy of the mythical Arabian Nights. As he wends his way through the labyrinthine medinas of Fez and Marrakech, traverses... Named one of Time magazine's Ten Best Books of the Year, Tahir Shah's The Caliph's House was hailed by critics and compared ...
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69,17 zł |
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1089 Nights: An Odyssey Through the Middle East, Africa and Asia
ISBN: 9781440105203 / Angielski / Miękka / 316 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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72,83 zł |
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