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Lädt ... The Adventurer's Handbook: Life Lessons from History's Great Explorersvon Mick Conefrey
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. This book, complete with journals and diaries of famous adventurers and explorers, is full of wonderful tales of famous mountaineers, arctic explorers, and those who traversed deadly deserts. There are also quite a few handy tidbits on surviving out in the wild, which I found to be most enjoyable. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book, and its highly accessible writing style would be perfect for use in a high school or middle school classroom. I especially enjoyed the parts about Shackleton and Scott. ( ) keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
What makes a good explorer? Adaptability, ambition, stamina, self-confidence, curiosity, optimism, authority--and fund-raising ability. Though few of us will ever have to face a charging elephant, or survive solely on penguin stew, when it comes to project management, crisis aversion, or any number of everyday problems, there is much we can learn from the larger-than-life tales of the world's most famous adventurers. Here, award-winning documentarian Mick Conefrey pulls practical advice fromtheir original diaries and logs, like how to survive an anaconda attack (wait until it has swallowed your legs, then reach down and cut its head off), and how to keep morale up (according to Ernest Shackleton, "A good laugh doesn't require any additional weight"). In addition to the wonderful characters and stories, this book offers many lessons on how to set sail without a clear path home. Answers to some important questions, courtesy ofThe Adventurer's Handbook: * How many corpses are believed to be on Mt. Everest? Answer: 120 * How is polar bear meat best prepared? Answer: Raw and frozen. * What do you do if attacked by a charging lion? Answer: Stand very still and stare it down. * What should you wear when crossing a desert? Answer: Lots of layers--fabric absorbs sweat and prolongs its cooling action. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Google Books — Lädt ... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)910.9History and Geography Geography and Travel Geography and Travel History, geographic treatment, biography - Discovery. explorationKlassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt:
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