The Great Divide
‘A gorgeous, sweeping epic’ ANN NAPOLITANO
‘A master of prose’WASHINGTON POST
‘One of my favourite writers’ ROXANE GAY
‘Spectacular’ JOANNE SEFTON
‘I didn’t want it to end’ SARA SHERIDAN
Geographical discovery & exploration
The Great Divide: Unabridged edition
‘A gorgeous, sweeping epic’ ANN NAPOLITANO
‘A master of prose’WASHINGTON POST
‘One of my favourite writers’ ROXANE GAY
‘Spectacular’ JOANNE SEFTON
‘I didn’t want it to end’ SARA SHERIDAN
Riverman: An American Odyssey
‘Brilliant, clear, and humane’ Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love
‘Miraculous and hopeful’ Emma Straub, author of All Adults Here
‘Quietly profound … belongs on the shelf next to Jon Krakauer’s Into the Wild’ New York Times
Riverman: An American Odyssey
‘Brilliant, clear, and humane’ Elizabeth Gilbert
‘Miraculous and hopeful’ Emma Straub
Riverman: An American Odyssey uncovers the story of an extraordinary man and his puzzling disappearance, and paints a picture of the singular spirit of America’s riverbank towns.
Riverman: An American Odyssey: Unabridged edition
‘Brilliant, clear, and humane’ Elizabeth Gilbert
‘Miraculous and hopeful’ Emma Straub
Riverman: An American Odyssey uncovers the story of an extraordinary man and his puzzling disappearance, and paints a picture of the singular spirit of America’s riverbank towns.
Riverman: An American Odyssey
‘Brilliant, clear, and humane’ Elizabeth Gilbert
‘Miraculous and hopeful’ Emma Straub
Riverman: An American Odyssey uncovers the story of an extraordinary man and his puzzling disappearance, and paints a picture of the singular spirit of America’s riverbank towns.
The Sea Inside: Unabridged edition
A startling book, his most personal to date, from Philip Hoare, co-curator of the Moby-Dick Big Read and winner of the 2009 Samuel Johnson Prize for ‘Leviathan’.
A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush: Abridged edition
A classic of travel writing, ‘A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush’ is Eric Newby’s iconic account of his journey through one of the most remote and beautiful wildernesses on earth.
All at Sea
Shortlisted for the 2017 PEN Ackerley Prize
‘The thing to remember about this story is that every word is true. If I never told it to a soul, and this book did not exist, it would not cease to be true. I don’t mind at all if you forget this.
The important thing is that I don’t.’
All at Sea: Unabridged edition
Shortlisted for the 2017 PEN Ackerley Prize
‘The thing to remember about this story is that every word is true. If I never told it to a soul, and this book did not exist, it would not cease to be true. I don’t mind at all if you forget this.
The important thing is that I don’t.’
The Sea Inside
A startling book, his most personal to date, from Philip Hoare, co-curator of the Moby-Dick Big Read and winner of the 2009 Samuel Johnson Prize for ‘Leviathan’.
The Sea Inside
A startling new book, his most personal to date, from Philip Hoare, co-curator of ’Moby Dick: Big Read and winner of the 2009 Samuel Johnson Prize for ‘Leviathan’.
The Ice Balloon
The story of the only person to attempt to reach the North Pole by balloon, and the golden age of Polar Exploration.
The Groundwater Diaries: Trials, Tributaries and Tall Stories from Beneath the Streets of London (Text Only)
A flight of imagination back to a time when London was green meadows and rolling hills, dotted with babbling brooks. Join Tim Bradford as he explores the lost rivers of London.
The Ice Balloon
The story of the only person to attempt to reach the North Pole by balloon, and the golden age of Polar Exploration.
The Ice Balloon
The story of the only person to attempt to reach the North Pole by balloon, and the golden age of Polar Exploration.