Tropic of Capricorn

Reeve, Simon

ISBN 10: 1846074401 / ISBN 13: 9781846074400

Published by BBC, London, 2008

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Size: Octavo (standard book size). 376 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Travel & Places. ISBN: 1846074401. ISBN/EAN: 9781846074400. Dewey Code: 910.913 22. All our pictures shown here are of the actual item, not stock photos. Inventory No: RB14195: 77B For further info on this title, click on the "Contact Seller" button within this listing. We will try to reply within 24 hours. Otherwise you can order right now (inclusive of shipping options) from the "Add to Basket" button to the right. Seller Inventory # RB14195

Bibliographic Details

Title: Tropic of Capricorn

Publisher: BBC, London

Publication Date: 2008

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket

Edition: First Edition.

About this title

Synopsis:

In his greatest challenge yet, intrepid author and broadcaster Simon Reeve sets out on a unique journey to track the Tropic of Capricorn around the globe. Motivated by a desire to learn more about forgotten corners of the world, Simon heads east through Africa, Australia and South America, discovering breathtaking sights, strange rituals, desperate poverty and exotic wildlife. For the 22,835-mile Tropic of Capricorn marks the southern border of the tropics, and crosses some of the wildest and most spectacular parts of our planet. Following Capricorn takes Simon across great deserts, awesome mountains, remote valleys and sun-kissed beaches. At the heart of the book are his encounters with the people of Capricorn, including the Bushmen of the Kalahari, Namibian prostitutes, gem miners in Madagascar, Australian Aboriginals, and indigenous tribes in South America. As he travels Simon investigates elephant culling in southern Africa, bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef, goes hunting with the Ache people in Paraguay, and makes pizzas with teenagers in the Brazilian favela once described as the most dangerous place on earth. Accompanying a major new BBC series, Tropic of Capricorn blends a travelogue with natural history, politics and stories of extraordinary lives all linked by one invisible line. In this latter-day voyage of discovery, Simon reveals parts of our world little understood or even known about in the West - until now.

About the Author:

Simon Reeve, author and broadcaster, has been travelling around little-known regions of the world for a series of BBC television documentaries including the highly acclaimed BBC series Equator, Places That Don't Exist, House of Saud and Meet the Stans. Simon's previous books include The New Jackals: Ramzi Yousef, Osama bin Laden and the future of terrorism, a New York Times bestseller published in 1998, which predicted a new age of apocalyptic terrorism. It was the first in the world on bin Laden and al Qaeda and a New York bestseller. His 2000 book One Day in September: the story of the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre and Israeli revenge operation a Wrath of God accompanied an Oscar-winning documentary movie. In 2005 Simon received a One World Broadcasting Trust award for an a outstanding contribution to greater world understanding .