In the Mountains of Heaven: True Tales of Adventure on Six Continents [Lingua Inglese] - Brossura

Tidwell, Mike

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ISBN 10: 1585746274 ISBN 13: 9781585746279

Casa editrice: Lyons Pr, 2003

Riassunto

A gifted travel writer collects twenty-five oddball stories of adventures from across the globe, including trips on Cajun shrimp boats in Louisiana's bayous, following the Silk Road, and being marooned on a desert island. Original.

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L'autore:

MIKE TIDWELL is the author of three previous books, including Amazon Stranger (page 124) and The Ponds of Kalambayi (page 131). Tidwell's work has appeared in such publications as National Geographic Traveler, Reader's Digest, and the Washington Post, where his writing has earned him two Lowell Thomas awards, the highest prize in American travel journalism. He lives near Washington, DC.

Dalla quarta di copertina:

In this collection of twenty-five essays, award-winning travel writer Mike Tidwell shatters the mold of the travel genre. His writing is more than just adventurous tales about getting from here to there. There's plenty of that, of course, whether it's getting marooned on a desert island or traveling the Silk Road with nomadic shepherds or hitchhiking on Cajun shrimp boats through Louisiana's bayou country.
But what makes Tidwell's writing different - what makes it deeper is his uncanny ability to draw out those he meets - a Bombay prostitute, a Hanoi barber, a real-life Tarzan in the Amazon rain forest.
In the Mountains of Heaven is a powerful and fascinating book of travel, a volume sure to earn Tidwell a place alongside Tim Cahill and Randy Wayne White in the pantheon of adventure writers.

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• Editore: Lyons Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1585746274
• ISBN 13: 9781585746279
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 240