The Last River: The Tragic Race for Shangri-LA - Brossura

Balf, Todd

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ISBN 10: 060980801X ISBN 13: 9780609808016

Casa editrice: Broadway Books, 2001

Riassunto

A spinetingling chronicle of a kayak team's quest to make the first descent through the dangerous Tsangpo Gorge in Tibet describes how the four expert members of the team, partially funded by the National Geographic Society, attempted the first end-to-end journey through the gorge, an adventure that ended in tragedy. Reprint. 75,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

Heart-pounding . . . like Jon Krakauer's Into Thin Air, The Last River is a page-flipping odyssey fueled by the adrenaline and near-madness of a team of well-heeled world-class thrill seekers . . ."
-- Entertainment Weekly

"Difficult to put down . . . a fascinating book . . . a kind of kayaker's Rashomon."
-- the New York Times

"A thrilling read about a terrifying expedition."
-- Men's Journal

L'autore:

TODD BALF, a former senior editor for Outside magazine, writes for Men's Journal, Fast Company, and other publications. His cover story inMen's Journal on the Tsangpo and the Walker-McEwan expedition appeared in March 1999. He lives in Beverly, Massachusetts, with his wife and two children.

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• Editore: Broadway Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 060980801X
• ISBN 13: 9780609808016
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Numero di pagine: 293