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Into the Abyss
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Into the Abyss
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Benedict Allen
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:304 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 200,Width 130 |
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| Category/Genre | Geographical discovery and exploration
Travel writing |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780571223954
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| Classifications | Dewey:910.4 |
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| Edition |
Main
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Faber & Faber
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| Imprint |
Faber & Faber
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| Publication Date |
21 June 2007 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Why do explorers put themselves in dangerous situations? And, once the worst possible situation occurs, how do they find the resources to survive? In answering these questions, Benedict Allen weaves a series of tales from Cortez, Scott, Shackleton, Stanley, Livingstone and their modern counterparts: Joe Simpson and Ranulph Fiennes.
Author Biography
Benedict Allen is the editor of THE FABER BOOK OF EXPLORATION. For the past 20 years he has conducted solo expeditions through the Amazon jungle, along Namibia's Skeleton Coast and across Mongolia's Gobi Desert. These journeys have been transmitted on the BBC. And he has published accounts of them. He regularly gives lectures at the Royal Geographic Society.
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