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The Snow Tourist
Charlie English
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Description for The Snow Tourist
Paperback. Part eulogy, part history, part travelogue, the author goes in search of the best snow on the planet. Along the way he explains the extraordinary hold this commonplace phenomenon has over us, and reveals the ongoing drama of our relationship with it. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 312.
In this unique book, part eulogy, part history, part travelogue, Charlie English goes in search of the best snow on the planet. Along the way he explains the extraordinary hold this commonplace phenomenon has over us, and reveals the ongoing drama of our relationship with it. Combining on-the-slopes experience with off-piste research, Charlie English's journey begins with the magical moment when his two-year-old son sees snow for the first time, before setting off in the footsteps of the Romantic poets over the Alps, following the sled-tracks of the Inuit across Greenland, and meeting up with a flurry of fellow enthusiasts, ... Read more
In this unique book, part eulogy, part history, part travelogue, Charlie English goes in search of the best snow on the planet. Along the way he explains the extraordinary hold this commonplace phenomenon has over us, and reveals the ongoing drama of our relationship with it. Combining on-the-slopes experience with off-piste research, Charlie English's journey begins with the magical moment when his two-year-old son sees snow for the first time, before setting off in the footsteps of the Romantic poets over the Alps, following the sled-tracks of the Inuit across Greenland, and meeting up with a flurry of fellow enthusiasts, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Granta Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846270642
SKU
V9781846270642
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
About Charlie English
CHARLIE ENGLISH is the deputy editor for the Saturday Guardian. This is his first book.
Reviews for The Snow Tourist
'An enchanting tale of one man's search for snow, a report on the precarious state of our extreme climates, an evocative poem to lost childhood winters: I was gripped, from the first flakes to the final thaw - ' Joanna Kavenna 'This is a finely written and many-sided account of the fascination - both fearful and loving - that we ... Read more