Books about exploration

623 books in our catalogue · showing 385–432

Writing on exploration

SOLO : A true story of spirit, adventure & the life-changing power of running alone

SOLO : A true story of spirit, adventure & the life-changing power of running alone

Jenny Tough

Something of his Art : Walking to Lubeck with J. S. Bach

Something of his Art : Walking to Lubeck with J. S. Bach

Horatio Clare

Somewhere Over The Rainbow : Travels in South Africa

Somewhere Over The Rainbow : Travels in South Africa

Gavin Bell

Soundings : Journeying North in the Company of Whales - the award-winning memoir

Soundings : Journeying North in the Company of Whales - the award-winning memoir

Doreen Cunningham

South : The Endurance Expedition

South : The Endurance Expedition

Ernest Shackleton

South : The Illustrated Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition 1914-1917

South : The Illustrated Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition 1914-1917

Ernest Henry Sir Shackleton

South of the Border

South of the Border

Tiffani Burkett

Sovietistan : A Journey Through Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan

Sovietistan : A Journey Through Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan

Erika Fatland

Space : The Passenger

Space : The Passenger

Various

Stanley : Africa's Greatest Explorer

Stanley : Africa's Greatest Explorer

Tim Jeal

Step By Step : By the presenter of BBC TV's WILDERNESS

Step By Step : By the presenter of BBC TV's WILDERNESS

Simon Reeve

Strange Harvests : The Hidden Histories of Seven Natural Objects

Strange Harvests : The Hidden Histories of Seven Natural Objects

Edward Posnett

Sunken Cities, Sacred Cenotes, and Golden Sharks : Travels of a Water-Bound Adventurer

Sunken Cities, Sacred Cenotes, and Golden Sharks : Travels of a Water-Bound Adventurer

Bill Belleville

Surfacing

Surfacing

Kathleen Jamie

surfEXPLORE : Discovering New Surfing Locations Worldwide

surfEXPLORE : Discovering New Surfing Locations Worldwide

John Seaton Callahan

Syria : The Desert and the Sown

Syria : The Desert and the Sown

Gertrude Bell

Taking the Risk

Taking the Risk

Hilary Bradt

Tales of a Female Nomad

Tales of a Female Nomad

Rita Golden Gelman

Tanked Up

Tanked Up

Ben Thomson

Tea and Grit : A Bicycle Journey along the Silk Road

Tea and Grit : A Bicycle Journey along the Silk Road

Helen Watson

Telling Our Way to the Sea : A Voyage of Discovery in the Sea of Cortez

Telling Our Way to the Sea : A Voyage of Discovery in the Sea of Cortez

Aaron Hirsh

Terra Incognita : Travels in Antarctica

Terra Incognita : Travels in Antarctica

Sara Wheeler

The 8.55 To Baghdad

The 8.55 To Baghdad

Andrew Eames

The Accursed Mountains : Journeys in Albania

The Accursed Mountains : Journeys in Albania

Robert Carver

The Adventures of the Mountain Men

The Adventures of the Mountain Men

Stephen Brennan

The Age of Wonder : How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science

The Age of Wonder : How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science

Richard Holmes

The Alps : A Human History from Hannibal to Heidi and Beyond

The Alps : A Human History from Hannibal to Heidi and Beyond

Stephen O'Shea

The Amazing Story of the Man Who Cycled from India to Europe for Love : 'You won’t find any other love story that is so beautiful’ Grazia

The Amazing Story of the Man Who Cycled from India to Europe for Love : 'You won’t find any other love story that is so beautiful’ Grazia

Per J Andersson

The Amur River : Between Russia and China

The Amur River : Between Russia and China

Colin Thubron

The Apprentice Tourist

The Apprentice Tourist

Mario de Andrade

The Art of Exploration

The Art of Exploration

Levison Wood

The Ascent of the Matterhorn : INCLUDING THE FORGOTTEN PHOTOGRAPHS

The Ascent of the Matterhorn : INCLUDING THE FORGOTTEN PHOTOGRAPHS

Edward Whymper, Theresa May

The Bathysphere Book : Effects of the Luminous Ocean Depths

The Bathysphere Book : Effects of the Luminous Ocean Depths

Brad Fox

The Blessings of a Good Thick Skirt

The Blessings of a Good Thick Skirt

Mary Russell

The Border - A Journey Around Russia : SHORTLISTED FOR THE STANFORD DOLMAN TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020

The Border - A Journey Around Russia : SHORTLISTED FOR THE STANFORD DOLMAN TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020

Erika Fatland

The Brendan Voyage : Across the Atlantic in a leather boat

The Brendan Voyage : Across the Atlantic in a leather boat

Tim Severin

The Brilliant Abyss : True Tales of Exploring the Deep Sea, Discovering Hidden Life and Selling the Seabed

The Brilliant Abyss : True Tales of Exploring the Deep Sea, Discovering Hidden Life and Selling the Seabed

Scales Helen Scales

The Buried : Life, Death and Revolution in Egypt

The Buried : Life, Death and Revolution in Egypt

Peter Hessler

The Condor and the Cows

The Condor and the Cows

Christopher Isherwood

The Cosmography and Geography of Africa

The Cosmography and Geography of Africa

Leo Africanus

Guides and practical books

Socotra

Socotra

Hilary Bradt, Janice Booth

Somaliland : with the overland route from Addis Ababa via Eastern Ethiopia

Somaliland : with the overland route from Addis Ababa via Eastern Ethiopia

Philip Briggs

South American Handbook

South American Handbook

Neil Matthews

Tajikistan

Tajikistan

Sophie Ibbotson

Climbing and mountaineering

Straight Up : Himalayan Tales of the Unexpected

Straight Up : Himalayan Tales of the Unexpected

Steve Berry

Summits and Secrets : The Kurt Diemberger autobiography

Summits and Secrets : The Kurt Diemberger autobiography

Kurt Diemberger

That Untravelled World : The autobiography of a pioneering mountaineer and explorer

That Untravelled World : The autobiography of a pioneering mountaineer and explorer

Eric Shipton

The Climb : Tragic Ambitions on Everest

The Climb : Tragic Ambitions on Everest

Anatoli Boukreev, G.Weston DeWalt

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