My Life as an Explorer
by Sven Hedin
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Author: Sven HedinEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2003-03-01
ISBN: 079226987X
Number of pages: 500
Publisher: National Geographic
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Summary: 4 Stars
Close to brilliant!Xinjiang now has, alas, lost some of its romantic aura, and Hedin's book is one of the few ways to feel it even in modern world.
I'd recommend the book not only to those interested in China, Tibet or Asia at large but also to those who delight in adventure. In this book Hedin has not so much dwelled upon his really great geographical or archeological input than in a surprisingly light and interesting way - and language - told about the region, its people and nature as well as shown his daredevil side in bending and breaking the laws he wouldn't comply with.
However, I do not recommend the book to people who truly love animals. It gets difficult somewhere at the middle of the book to read on to the next adventure knowing that the biggest part of horses, donkeys and camels will not reach the goal but fall dead because of cold or thirst.
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