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The Blessings of a Good Thick Skirt
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The Blessings of a Good Thick Skirt
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Mary Russell
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:240 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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| Category/Genre | Geographical discovery and exploration
Travel writing |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780006547488
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| Classifications | Dewey:910.922 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
HarperCollins Publishers
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| Imprint |
Flamingo
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| Publication Date |
25 April 1994 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
What drew Annie Taylor and Alexandra David-Neal to Tibet, when it was still cut off from the world and so hostile to foreigners, and particularly female ones, that they had to wear male Tibetan dress for protection? What did Hester Stanhope and Gertrude Bell, two such different women, find so compelling about the desert life of the East? What possessed Mary, Duchess of Bedford, to take up flying at the age of 60 - or Naomi James to sail around the world, or Arlene Blum to climb Annapurna? These, and other, accounts of women travellers experiences around the world are included in this book.
Author Biography
Mary Russell began travelling when she went to Lesotho to research her Master's Degree in Peace Studies. That was in 1981 and since then, she has travelled to places as different as Donegal and Dominica, the Sahara and the Finnish Arctic.
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