Product Information
A remarkable journey to the forgotten corners of the world In Tropic of Capricorn, bestselling author Simon Reeve embarks on a 23,000-mile trek around the southernmost border of the tropics - a place of both amazing beauty and overwhelming human suffering. Heading east through Africa, Australia and South America, Simon encounters breathtaking landscapes and truly extraordinary people- from Bushmen of the Kalahari and Namibian prostitutes battling with HIV to gem miners in Madagascar and teenagers in the Brazilian favela once described as the most dangerous place on earth. It is a collection of daring adventures, strange rituals and exotic wildlife, all linked together by one invisible line.Like the best travel writing, Tropic of Capricorn confronts important issues of our time - our changing environment, poverty, globalisation - by taking us on an unforgettable journey of discovery.Product Identifiers
PublisherEbury Publishing
ISBN-139781846073861
eBay Product ID (ePID)89683590
Product Key Features
Book TitleTropic of Capricorn
AuthorSimon Reeve
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicMemorials, Travel Writing
Publication Year2009
Dimensions
Item Height198mm
Item Width126mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorSimon Reeve
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom