Sahara
by Michael Palin
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Michael Palin's epic voyages have seen him circumnavigate the globe, travel from the North to the South Pole and circle the countries of the Pacific Ocean, but this was perhaps the greatest challenge yet: to cross the vast and merciless Sahara desert. As the journey unfolds, the Sahara reveals not the emptiness of endless sand dunes, but a huge and diverse range of cultures and landscapes and a long history of commerce and conquest stretching from the time of the ancient Egyptians to the oil-rich Islamic republics of today. On his way, he encounters dangers such as camel stew, being run over by the Paris-Dakar rally and Dakar nightlife, as well as returning to the original spot where THE LIFE OF BRIAN was fimed. This is travel writing at its very best.
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Travel, Description and travel, Pictorial works, Sahara Description and travel, Erlebnisbericht, Sahara, description and travel, Journeys, ViewsPeople
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Sahara
2003, Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press
in English
- 1st U.S. ed.
0312305419 9780312305413
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September 26, 2002, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
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0297843036 9780297843030
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