The Risk in Being Alive One Man's Adventures Across the Planet |
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| Author:
| Hancock, Brian |
| Foreword by:
| Novak, Skip |
| ISBN: | 978-1-61930-069-9 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2003 |
| Publisher: | Open City Books
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $7.99 |
Book Description:
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Diving off a Jamaican waterfall, evading a charging black rhino in the veldt, running naked through the streets of South Africa, nearly drowning off the coast of Brazil--such adventures and many more are recounted in this personal collection of travel essays about one man's journey following the cardinal winds. Infused with a dry sense of humor and an observant sense of place, these stories cascade in a torrent of thrilling events and breathtaking wonder.
Diving off a Jamaican waterfall, evading a charging black rhino in the veldt, running naked through the streets of South Africa, nearly drowning off the coast of Brazil--such adventures and many more are recounted in this personal collection of travel essays about one man's journey following the cardinal winds. Infused with a dry sense of humor and an observant sense of place, these stories cascade in a torrent of thrilling events and breathtaking wonder.