Tropic of Capricorn

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Description

In Tropic of Capricorn, bestselling author Simon Reeve embarks on a 23,000-mile trek around the southernmost border of the tropics – a place of both amazing beauty and overwhelming human suffering. Heading east through Africa, Australia and South America, Simon encounters breathtaking landscapes and truly extraordinary people: from Bushmen of the Kalahari and Namibian prostitutes battling with HIV to gem miners in Madagascar and teenagers in the Brazilian favela once described as the most dangerous place on earth. It is a collection of daring adventures, strange rituals and exotic wildlife, all linked together by one invisible line.Like the best travel writing, Tropic of Capricorn confronts important issues of our time – our changing environment, poverty, globalisation – by taking us on an unforgettable journey of discovery.

Additional information

Weight0.27 kg
Dimensions2.5 × 12.6 × 19.8 cm
Format

Paperback

Pages

400

Year Published

2009-2-5

Publication City/Country

London, United Kingdom

ISBN 10

1846073863

About The Author

Simon Reeve, author and broadcaster, has travelled the world for a series of television documentaries including BBC series Equator and Places That Don't Exist. His first book, The New Jackals: Ramzi Yousef, Osama bin Laden and the future of terrorism, was a New York bestseller and the first in the world on bin Laden and al Qaeda. His second book, One Day in September: the story of the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre, was adapted for screen and won an Oscar for best feature documentary.

Review Quote

Like all the best travellers, Reeve carries out his investigations with infectious relish

Other text

Brilliant…a fascinating, illuminating journey…much more than a travelogue

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