Limits of the known / David Roberts.
Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2018Edition: First editionDescription: xxi, 306 p. ; 23 cmISBN:- 9780393609868 (hardcover)
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- GV199.92.R624 A3 2018
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Loanable Book | Library | Biography | 920 ROB (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 000412551 |
Includes bibliographical references.
Farthest north -- Blank on the map -- Prehistoric 5.10 -- The quest for the other -- First descent -- First contact -- The undiscovered Earth -- The future of adventure.
In the wake of his diagnosis with throat cancer, Roberts seeks answers with sharp new urgency. He explores his own lifelong commitment to adventuring, as well as the cultural contributions of explores throughout history ... What motivates the explores we most admire, who are willing to embark on perilous journeys and push the limits of the human Body? And what is the future of adventure in a world we have mapped and trodden from end to end?
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