The Last Giants: The Rise and Fall of the African Elephant

Levison Wood

Black Cat.

Escape from Kabul: The Inside Story

History

Geraint Jones

Military

Hodder&Stoughton

A major Channel 4 series and a Sunday Times bestseller His journey is 4,250 miles long. He is walking every step of the way, camping in the wild, foraging for food, fending for himself against multiple dangers. He is passing through rainforest, savannah, swamp, desert and lush delta oasis. He will cross seven, very different countries. No one has ever made this journey on foot. In this detailed, thoughtful, inspiring and dramatic book, recounting Levison Wood's walk along the length of the Nile, he will uncover the history of the Nile, yet through the people he meets and who will help him with his journey, he will come face to face with the great story of a modern Africa emerging out of the past. Exploration and Africa are two of his great passions - they drive him on and motivate his inquisitiveness and resolution not to fail, yet the challenges of the terrain, the climate, the animals, the people and his own psychological resolution will throw at him are immense. The dangers are very real, but so is the motivation for this ex-army officer. If he can overcome the mental and physical challenges, he will be walking into history...

Walking the Nile

Travel

Africa

Simon Schuster Ltd

Walking the Nile Ha

Simon&Schuster

Walking the Himalayas: An adventure of survival and endurance

Following his trek along the length of the Nile River, explorer Levison Wood takes on his greatest challenge yet--navigating the treacherous foothills of the Himalayas, the world's highest mountain range.Praised by Bear Grylls, Levison Wood has been called "the toughest man on TV" (The Times UK). Now, following in the footsteps of the great explorers, Levison recounts the beauty and danger he found along the Silk Road route of Afghanistan, the Line of Control between Pakistan and India, the disputed territories of Kashmir, and the earthquake-ravaged lands of Nepal. Over the course of six months, Wood and his trusted guides trek 1,700 grueling miles across the roof of the world.Packed with action and emotion, Walking the Himalayas is the story of one intrepid man's travels in a world poised on the edge of tremendous change.

Sports & Outdoors

Individual Sports

Hodder&Stoughton Ltd

Levison Wood was only 22 when he decided to hitch-hike from England to India through Russia, Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan, but he wasn't the conventional follower of the hippy trail. A fascination with the deeds of the early explorers, a history degree in the bag, an army career already planned and a shoestring budget of £750 - including for the flight home - he was determined to find out more about the countries of the Caucasus and beyond - and meet the people who lived and worked there.EASTERN HORIZONS is a true traveller's tale in the tradition of the best of the genre, populated by a cast of eccentric characters; from mujahideen fighters to the Russian mafia. Along the way he meets some people who showed great hospitality, while others would rather have murdered him...

Eastern Horizons: Shortlisted for the 2018 Edward Stanford Award

Asia

Hodder Paperbacks

Arabia EXPORT

Review: Levison Wood's account of his journey round the Middle East during the winter of 2017 gives a vivid picture of this ancient and beautiful but sad, war-torn and misunderstood region. (Country and Town House) / [A] rollicking Boys' Own adventure (Spectator) / Arabia reveals a much more humane and complex picture than that offered to us by our disaster-fixed TV broadcasts (Countryfile Magazine) / Book Description: The award-winning TV adventurer and travel writer's enthralling account of his 5,000-mile expedition around the Arabian Peninsula, from Iraq to Lebanon. About the Author: Levison Wood is an award-winning author, explorer and photographer who specialises in documenting people and cultures in remote regions and post-conflict zones. His work has taken him around the world leading expeditions on five continents and he is an elected fellow of both the Royal Geographical Society and the Explorers Club.Levison's second book, Walking the Himalayas, was voted Adventure Travel Book of the Year at the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards and his other books, Walking the Nile and Walking the Americas, were both Sunday Times bestsellers. He has presented several critically acclaimed documentaries including From Russia to Iran: Crossing the Wild Frontier where he re-traced part of his Silk Road adventures in a four-part series for Channel 4.

Arabia

Biographies & Memoirs

Following his trek along the length of the Nile River, explorer Levison Wood takes on his greatest challenge yet--navigating the treacherous foothills of the Himalayas, the world's highest mountain range.Praised by Bear Grylls, Levison Wood has been called "the toughest man on TV" (The Times UK). Now, following in the footsteps of the great explorers, Levison recounts the beauty and danger he found along the Silk Road route of Afghanistan, the Line of Control between Pakistan and India, the disputed territories of Kashmir, and the earthquake-ravaged lands of Nepal. Over the course of six months, Wood and his trusted guides trek 1,700 grueling miles across the roof of the world.Packed with action and emotion, Walking the Himalayas is the story of one intrepid man's travels in a world poised on the edge of tremendous change.

Walking the Himalayas

Hiking & Camping

Little. Brown and Company

Lessons in curiosity, leadership and getting things done.

The Art of Exploration

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