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Zusatztext Michael Palin's epic voyages have seen him circumnavigate the globe! travelfrom the North to the South Pole and circle the countries of the PacificOcean! but this was perhaps the greatest challenge yet: to cross the vastand merciless Sahara desert. As the journey unfolds! the Sahara revealsnot the emptiness of endless sand dunes! but a huge and diverse range ofcultures and landscapes and a long history of commerce and conquest stretchingfrom the time of the ancient Egyptians to the oil-rich Islamic republicsof today. On his way! he encounters dangers such as camel stew! being runover by the Paris-Dakar rally! Dakar nightlife as well as returning tothe orginal spot where "The Life of Brian" was filmed. This is travel writingat it's very best. Informationen zum Autor Michael Palin has written and starred in numerous TV programmes and films, from Monty Python and Ripping Yarns to The Missionary and The Death of Stalin . He has also made several much-acclaimed travel documentaries, his journeys taking him to the North and South Poles, the Sahara Desert, the Himalayas, Eastern Europe and Brazil. His books include accounts of his journeys, two novels ( Hemingway's Chair and The Truth ), three volumes of diaries and Erebus, the Story of a Ship . From 2009 to 2012 he was president of the Royal Geographical Society. He received a BAFTA fellowship in 2013, and a knighthood in the 2019 New Year Honours list. He lives in London. Klappentext Reissue. His travel books either published or republished with a new cover design. Palin dominated the bestseller lists, often maintaining the top spot for weeks at a time. Each contains colour photos. Zusammenfassung Michael Palin's superb No. 1 bestseller about his incredible voyage across the Sahara. 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 filmed. ...
