Gobi: Tracking the Desert [Hardcover]

John Man (Author)

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Hardcover: 288 pages
Publisher: W&N (14 July 1997)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0297818597
ISBN-13: 978-0297818595
Product Dimensions: 23.9 x 15.7 x 3.3 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,328,866 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #40 in Books > History > Countries & Regions > Asia > East Asia > Mongolia
- #44 in Books > Travel & Holiday > Countries & Regions > Asia > Mongolia

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Following in the footsteps of the few who have trod the Gobi desert, the author relives its extraordinary history and portrays the world's last great wildernessin all its variety.This is an extremely rich book which uses firsthand experiences of travelling in Mongolia for two months with nomads, herdsman, and paloentologists to relive the past of this extraordinary wilderness, and to explore the Gobi as it is today.

About the Author

John Man is the author of Jungle Nomads of Ecuador, an account of an Amazonian Indian tribe with whom he lived for two years, and The Survival of Jan Little. His work in television includes a 6-part Channel 4 documentary on human endurance, and for Radio 4 he has made a series on survivors, the second part of which will be broadcast in 1996. He is married to the playwright, Timberlake Wertenbaker.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A good read, 15 May 2010

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This review is from: Gobi: Tracking the Desert (Phoenix Giants) (Paperback)

This is a good read, especially if you like your travel writing with a large dollop of authoritative background. However, John Man does go on a bit about dinosaurs towards the end. I think he got a bit carried away with the subject and it leaves the reader a little bewildered. Otherwise a great travel book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Window to a surprising corner of the world, 22 May 2000

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This review is from: Gobi: Tracking the Desert (Hardcover)

The author's somewhat standard travelogue visit to Mongolia is escalated to excellence through two key things: the detail he provides about a little-documented country, and the insight that bridges Western concepts of society and natural beauty with those of Mongolia.

It may help a great deal to be interested in Mongolia or Central Asia before you pick up this book, but if you have even the slightest interest in the area Man will draw you in completely. While at first you might consider reading the book to learn about Mongolia without going there, Man paints in this blank corner of most people'e world view so well that you wish for much more contact with the country and its people.

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