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Around the World in Eighty Days by Michael Palin
24.99 AUD
Category: Travel Vicarious
'The reason why the 80-day journey retains its appeal is that it is still the minimum time needed to go round the world and notice it. To see it, smell it and touch it at the same time . . .' More than a century on from Phileas Fogg's fictional adventure around the world, Michael Palin sets out from the ...Show more
Emperor - The Perfect Penguin by Sue Flood; Michael Palin (Foreword by)
49.99 AUD
Category: Animals
- This stunning anthology of wildlife photographs captures emperor penguins in their natural habitat in the Antarctic - Incredible pictures reveal both the harshness of the environment and the day-to-day life of the colony - Narrates the penguins' long journey across the sea ice and the immense effort i ...Show more
Erebus: The Story of a Ship by Michael Palin
35.00 AUD
Category: History
____________________________________BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK____________________________________HMS Erebus was one of the great exploring ships, a veteran of groundbreaking expeditions to the ends of the Earth.In 1848, it disappeared in the Arctic, its fate a mystery. In 2014, it was found.This is i ...Show more
Erebus: The Story of a Ship by Michael Palin
22.99 AUD
Category: History
HMS Erebus was one of the great exploring ships, a veteran of groundbreaking expeditions to the ends of the Earth. In 1848, it disappeared in the Arctic, its fate a mystery. In 2014, it was found. This is its story. 'Beyond terrific. I didn't want it to end.' - Bill Bryson Michael Palin - Monty Python ...Show more
Full Circle by Michael Palin
24.99 AUD
Category: Travel Vicarious
Michael Palin’s terrific account of his journey through 18 countries bordering the Pacific Ocean For almost a year, Michael Palin travelled through 18 countries on the perimeter of the world’s largest ocean, in a spectacular journey of contrasts, drama and beauty. From head-hunters in Borneo to a meal ...Show more
Great-Uncle Harry: A Tale of War and Empire by Michael Palin
24.99 AUD
Category: Warfare
Michael Palin recreates the extraordinary life and tragic death of a First World War soldier - his great-uncle Harry. 'An important historical record and a well-paced story in its own right, Great-Uncle Harry is also much more than that- a tremendous act of love.' Guardian _____________________________ ...Show more
Great-Uncle Harry - A Tale of War and Empire by Michael Palin
36.99 AUD
Category: Warfare
Michael Palin recreates the extraordinary life and tragic death of a First World War soldier - his great-uncle Harry. From the time, many years ago, when Michael Palin first heard that his grandfather had a brother, Harry, who died in tragic circumstances, he was determined to find out more about him. ...Show more
Into Iraq by Michael Palin
35.00 AUD
Category: Travel Vicarious
A fascinating and rare insight into the history and culture of Iraq, by Britain's best-loved travel writer. In March 2022, former Monty Python stalwart and intrepid globetrotter Michael Palin journeyed along the River Tigris and into Iraq to gain a glimpse of life in an area of the world that can claim ...Show more
North Korea Journal by Michael Palin
29.99 AUD
Category: Travel | Series: travel writing bio
A glimpse of life inside the world's most secretive country, as told by Britain's best-loved travel writer. In May 2018, former Monty Python stalwart and intrepid globetrotter Michael Palin spent two weeks in the notoriously secretive Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a cut-off land without interne ...Show more
Pole to Pole by Michael Palin
24.99 AUD
Category: Travel Vicarious
Three years after the epic adventure described in Around the World in 80 Days, Michael Palin was off again. Not circumnavigating the globe, but journeying from one end to the other: the North Pole to the South Pole. Following the 30 degree east line of longitude and using aircraft only as a last resort, ...Show more
Sahara by Michael Palin
24.99 AUD
Category: Travel
Michael Palin's superb No. 1 bestseller about his incredible voyage across the Sahara.