Geographical discovery and exploration

'Slowly Down the Ganges' is seen as a vintage Newby masterpiece, alongside 'A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush' and 'Love and War in the Apennines'.

'An exemplary work of investigative journalism that is also a wonderfully colourful book of history and travel' Observer, Books of the Year'A piece of postmodern historiography of quite extraordinary sophistication and ingenuity.

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERA TIMES BEST MEMOIR OF 2023'Grippingly vivid and pacey' THE TIMES'A seven-year old girl on a seventy-foot yacht, for ten years, over fifty thousand miles of sailing' SIMON WINCHESTER'An astonishing almost day-by-day account of [a] hazardous journey and its legacy' TELEGRAPH'This is a story of an epic childhood journey, so exciting and so shocking it is hard to know whether you're reading about a dream or a nightmare.

'Windswept is a wonderful work, prose painted in bold, bright strokes like a Scottish Colourist's canvas' ROBERT MACFARLANE'An instant classic of British nature-writing' SUNDAY TELEGRAPHA few years ago, Annie Worsley traded a busy life in academia to take on a small-holding or croft on the west coast of Scotland.

"e;Who knew that RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK was based on real events?

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.

'I watched the mirror for a last view, for now, of the frozen mountains of Glen Coe.

It begins with a glimpse or a passing thought.

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.

'Intensely alive to the landscape; its pasts, people and creatures' Robert MacfarlaneTake a journey into our ancient past.

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A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEARWhat is the nature of things?

Random House presents the audiobook edition of Erebus, written and read by Michael Palin.

Travelling the circumference of the truly gigantic Pacific, Simon Winchester tells the story of the world's largest body of water, and - in matters economic, political and military - the ocean of the future.

"e;Narrator Billie Fulford-Brown's delightful British accent adds realism to the true story of Olive MacLeod, a Victorian-era woman who followed her heart to Africa.

Mike Parker, bestselling author of Map Addict, is back with a very full, intelligent and witty exploration into a glorious and passionate British subject - footpaths and the history of land ownership.

The classic adventure story of kidnap, shipwreck, murder and pursuit as young David Balfour tries to claim the inheritance he has been cheated out of.

Triumphs and disasters in the deep seaThis is a journey through time and water, to the bottom of the ocean and the future of our planet.

Enter a world of ancient secrets, old money, new ambitions and the discovery of priceless treasure in this revelatory new biography.

'My name is Mike and I am a map addict.

'Brilliant, clear, and humane' Elizabeth Gilbert'Miraculous and hopeful' Emma StraubRiverman: 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.

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William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic fiction read by some of the world's most renowned voices.

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 reaches opened before us and closed behind, as if the forest had stepped leisurely across the water to bar the way for our return.

Shortlisted for the 2017 PEN Ackerley Prize'The thing to remember about this story is that every word is true.

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How to Draw a Map is a fascinating meditation on the centuries-old art of map-making, from the first astronomical maps to the sophisticated GPS guides of today.

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'It happen'd one Day about Noon going towards my Boat, I was exceedingly surpriz'd with the Print of a Man's naked Foot on the Shore.

Mason Hawke just wants to be left alone.