Berner Oberland – July 2001
Things didn’t quite go according to plan on this trip. Our original plan was an 8 – 9 day traverse of the Berner Oberland, with some significant summits on the way. Then there were Plans B, C, D, . . … Continue reading →
Things didn’t quite go according to plan on this trip. Our original plan was an 8 – 9 day traverse of the Berner Oberland, with some significant summits on the way. Then there were Plans B, C, D, . . … Continue reading →
Funny and entertaining account of an unfit bloke cycling the route of the Tour de France. Very much in the "We’d never done any white-water rafting in bear country before, but we thought we’d give it a go" genre, but … Continue reading →
A young English lawyer’s experiences on a 2-year volunteer assignment in the remote Pacific islands of Tuvalu. Forget the idea of an island paradise – the traditional way of life has all but disappeared, and it doesn’t seem to have … Continue reading →
A recently-published revised edition of a classic text – an academic view of the whole range of glaciation phenomena, with each aspect clearly illustrated with superb black-and-white photographs.
Continue reading →An interesting and well-written account of one of the great siege-style mountaineering achievements – Bonington’s 1975 expedition which made the first ascent of the SW face of Everest. If you want to appreciate the planning and management that goes into … Continue reading →
Back in the mid ’90s, management consultants, business school academics and computer system sales people started throwing a new question at top management – "Who’s responsible for managing knowledge in your company?" Management fidgeted in its chair, fiddled with its … Continue reading →
Impressively well-researched thriller set in Arctic Siberia.
Continue reading →A collection of personal writing and broadcasts. Keane covers his family and the birth of his son, and his experiences in Africa and Asia. These include the end of apartheid, the genocide in Rwanda, and interviews with the Burmese opposition … Continue reading →
Accounts from his unpublished diaries of his travels through SW Asia (present-day Pakistan, Afghanistan) in the 1950’s. Includes many black & white photographs.
Continue reading →Policeman Aurelio Zen mixes with the mafia in Sicily.
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