Gobi: Tracking the Desert (Phoenix Giants) [Paperback]

John Man (Author)

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Product details

Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: W&N; New edition edition (12 Jun 1998)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0753801612
ISBN-13: 978-0753801611
Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 13.7 x 2.5 cm

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

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 630,930 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #20 in Books > Travel & Holiday > Countries & Regions > Asia > Mongolia
- #25 in Books > History > Countries & Regions > Asia > East Asia > Mongolia

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For 70 years, the Gobi, one of the worlds richest yet least explored wildernesses, was all but barred to outsiders by Mongolia's position as a buffer-state between Russia and China. With the collapse of communism, however, the Gobi is beginning to br revealed in all its glorious diversity. Travelling from west to east across the Gobi, John Man retraced the steps of the early explorers, livingwith herdsmen, and drawing on the most recent scientific work, This core of Central Asia's heartland is extraordinarily rich in wildlife and astonishing natural beauty.

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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A good read 15 May 2010

By Mr. M. Di Duca

Format: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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Window to a surprising corner of the world 22 May 2000

By John A. Kackley - Published on Amazon.com

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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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