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Comet, SharperImage, John Lewis Home Insurance, PCWorld Online Computer Store, Currys Digital, Damart Online Store, Circuit City Chapters, Canada . Buy Now Pay Later With Interest Free Credit | Sahara Author: Palin Michael Hardcover Usually ships in 24 hours Delivery is subject to warehouse availability. Shipping delays may occur if we receive more orders than stock. Our Price: $45.00 Our Sale Price: $31.50 Savings: $13.50 (30%) Ordering is 100% secure . Spend $39 or more at chapters.indigo.ca and your order ships free!. ( Details ) ISBN: 0297843036 Published: November 2002 | Published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson From the Publisher Michael Palin's epic voyages have seen him circumnavigate the globe, travel from the North to the South Pole and circle the countries of the Pacific Ocean but perhaps the greatest challenge facing an intrepid explorer is crossing the vast and merciless Sahara Desert. There is no easy way to do it, and Palin's experiences are like nothing he has encountered before. As the journey unfolds, the Sahara reveals not the emptiness of endless sand dunes, but a huge and diverse range of cultures and landscapes and a long history of civilisation, trade, commerce and conquest stretching from the ancient Egyptians to the oil-rich Islamic republics of today. From Gibraltar, Palin crosses the straits to Morocco, and the notorious city of Tangier. He pauses in Fes and Marrakech before traversing the mighty Atlas Mountains. From Southern Algeria he reaches the frontier with Western Sahara, where he encounters the Polisario Front, the guerrilla organisation that watches over the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic, a people in exile. Recovering from the after-effects of camel stew and heading south to Mauritania, he rides the desert ore train, then enters Mali, where the great Niger river, the second largest in Africa, deposits him in the city of Timbuktu, the legendary end of the camel caravans. From Niger, he travels north through the Hoggar Mountains to the gas and oil fields of Algeria, and the Great Man-Made River Project, showpiece of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi of Libya, a country long closed to foreigners, and then to Tunisia where Life of Brian was filmed and Palin crucified. This is Michael Palin , explorer-adventurer, at his very best. Info Desk iREWARDS Program About Our Company Affiliate Opportunities Careers Contact Us Corporate Sales Gift Certificates Privacy Policy Shipping Rates Store Locations Wish List chapters.indigo.ca: books Shopping Bag | Account Centre | Wish List | Help iREWARDS Program | Corporate Sales | Store Locations All Products Books DVD Video Gifts Books Advanced Search Search Tips About this Book From the Publisher Travel Adventure and Literary Travel Africa Asia Australia and Oceania Canada Europe Family Travel Middle East Museums, Tours, and Points of Interest Pictorials Polar Regions Reference Caribbean and Latin America Lodging and Restaurant Guides United States Browse Books View all Categories . Head Office | Privacy Policy | Free Delivery | Chapters-Indigo Coupons