The Resource The immeasurable world : a desert journey, William Atkins
The immeasurable world : a desert journey, William Atkins
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- Summary
- In the classic literary tradition of Bruce Chatwin and Geoff Dyer, and for readers of Ryszard Kapuscinski and Rory Stewart, a rich and exquisitely written account of travels in six deserts on five continents that evoke the timeless allure of these remote and forbidding places and their inhabitants. One-sixth of the earth's surface is classified as desert. Restless, unhappy in love, and intrigued by the Desert Fathers who forged Christian monasticism in the Egyptian desert, William Atkins decided to travel to six of the world's driest, hottest places: the Empty Quarter of Oman, the Gobi Desert of North China, the Great Victoria Desert of Australia, the man made desert of the Aral Sea in Kazhakstan, the Black Rock and Sonoran deserts of the American Southwest, and the Sinai Desert of Egypt. Each of his travel narratives effortlessly weaves aspects of natural history, historical background, and present-day reportage into a compelling tapestry that reveals the human appeal of these often inhuman landscapes
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First Anchor Books edition.
- Extent
- 352 pages
- Isbn
- 9780771007705
- Label
- The immeasurable world : a desert journey
- Title
- The immeasurable world
- Title remainder
- a desert journey
- Statement of responsibility
- William Atkins
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In the classic literary tradition of Bruce Chatwin and Geoff Dyer, and for readers of Ryszard Kapuscinski and Rory Stewart, a rich and exquisitely written account of travels in six deserts on five continents that evoke the timeless allure of these remote and forbidding places and their inhabitants. One-sixth of the earth's surface is classified as desert. Restless, unhappy in love, and intrigued by the Desert Fathers who forged Christian monasticism in the Egyptian desert, William Atkins decided to travel to six of the world's driest, hottest places: the Empty Quarter of Oman, the Gobi Desert of North China, the Great Victoria Desert of Australia, the man made desert of the Aral Sea in Kazhakstan, the Black Rock and Sonoran deserts of the American Southwest, and the Sinai Desert of Egypt. Each of his travel narratives effortlessly weaves aspects of natural history, historical background, and present-day reportage into a compelling tapestry that reveals the human appeal of these often inhuman landscapes
- Cataloging source
- CaOONL
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Atkins, William
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Atkins, William
- Voyages and travels
- Deserts
- Label
- The immeasurable world : a desert journey, William Atkins
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Control code
- cap17907748
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First Anchor Books edition.
- Extent
- 352 pages
- Isbn
- 9780771007705
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- Label
- The immeasurable world : a desert journey, William Atkins
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Control code
- cap17907748
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First Anchor Books edition.
- Extent
- 352 pages
- Isbn
- 9780771007705
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
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