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Himalaya
Michael Palin
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Description for Himalaya
Paperback. Michael Palin tackles the full length of the Himalaya in this terrific number one bestseller Num Pages: 304 pages, 150. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 290.
Michael Palin tackles the full length of the Himalaya in this terrific number one bestseller.
Having risen to the challenge of seas, poles, dhows and deserts, the highest mountains in the world were a natural target for Michael Palin. In a journey rarely, if ever, attempted before, in 6 months of hard travelling Palin takes on the full length of the Himalaya including the Khyber Pass, the hidden valleys of the Hindu Kush, ancient cities like Peshawar and Lahore, the mighty peaks of K2, Annapurna and Everest, the gorges of the Yangtze, the tribal lands of the Indo-Burmese border ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780753819906
SKU
V9780753819906
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-99
About Michael Palin
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, ... Read more
Reviews for Himalaya
The ultimate armchair travel book
Guardian
Coupled with his eye for detail, he has the diarist's willingness to try anything and to laugh at himself ... travel-writing of unpretentious charm and enjoyable originality
Independent
Brisk, fresh and makes you want to go where he has gone
Daily Telegraph
A glorious travel book
Daily ... Read more
Guardian
Coupled with his eye for detail, he has the diarist's willingness to try anything and to laugh at himself ... travel-writing of unpretentious charm and enjoyable originality
Independent
Brisk, fresh and makes you want to go where he has gone
Daily Telegraph
A glorious travel book
Daily ... Read more