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Quiet for a Tuesday
Tom Sheppard
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A solo, off-tracks Sahara expedition where the author faced ... unusual problems: his maps and satellite images were confiscated in mid-Sahara. But he went on to complete a complex, demanding and, at times, hazardous 700-mile off-piste route to visit and photograph the extraordinary landscapes he was determined to see. A carefully calculated risk, not reckless buccaneering, executed with considerable care. With one or two nasty surprises. Told tongue-in-cheek - with humour, a passion for the desert, a boundless sense of wonder, a love of nature, technical detail - and accompanied by achingly beautiful pictures of Algeria's pristine Sahara. ... Read more
A solo, off-tracks Sahara expedition where the author faced ... unusual problems: his maps and satellite images were confiscated in mid-Sahara. But he went on to complete a complex, demanding and, at times, hazardous 700-mile off-piste route to visit and photograph the extraordinary landscapes he was determined to see. A carefully calculated risk, not reckless buccaneering, executed with considerable care. With one or two nasty surprises. Told tongue-in-cheek - with humour, a passion for the desert, a boundless sense of wonder, a love of nature, technical detail - and accompanied by achingly beautiful pictures of Algeria's pristine Sahara. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Desert Winds Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Weight
965g
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780953232451
SKU
V9780953232451
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-3
About Tom Sheppard
Tom Sheppard, MBE, ex Royal Air Force test pilot, has accumulated more than 110,000 overlanding miles over the years. He led the expedition that made the first lateral, coast to coast crossing and continuous gravity survey of the Sahara, Atlantic to the Red Sea - for which he gained a Royal Geographical Society award. As the driving force ... Read more
Reviews for Quiet for a Tuesday
0 `Tom Sheppard, doyen of the desert.' ... Michael Palin... .; 0 `... filled with humour, drama and beauty, ... Very much a tale of adventure - all the better for being true. ... understated and lyrically descriptive, using words like the tip of a watercolour brush to outline natural beauty, but pulling no punches ... . It is ... Read more