Desert, Marsh and Mountain: The World of a Nomad

Desert, Marsh and Mountain: The World of a Nomad

By
Wilfred Thesiger
Wilfred Thesiger
1979 • 304 pages

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24 books

Oman

Daren
Daren
The Last of the Bedu: In Search of the Myth
Sailing with Mohammed
Across the Empty Quarter
Arabia Felix: The Danish Expedition of 1761-1767
My Life and Travels
The Customs of the Kingdoms of India
The Sindbad Voyage

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13 books

Eritrea

Daren
Daren
High-Ho to London: Incidents and interviews on a leisurely journey by air from Australia to Britain
Sailing with Mohammed
Desert, Marsh and Mountain: The World of a Nomad
Arabian Sands
Inside Africa
Into the Hidden Land
Lone Dhow

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37 books

Saudi Arabia

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Daren
Behind the Veil: An Australian Nurse in Saudi Arabia
Wanderings in Arabia
To the Holy Shrines
Revolt in the Desert
Better Than Fiction: True Travel Tales from Great Fiction Writers
The Road to Mecca
With Passport and Parasol

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101 books

Afghanistan

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Daren
Danziger's Travels: Beyond Forbidden Frontiers
The Sleeping Buddha
THE SEWING CIRCLES OF HERAT. My Afghan Years.
Afghanistan: A Companion and Guide
Taliban
Where the Wild Things Were: Travels of a Conservationist
The Underground Girls Of Kabul: The Hidden Lives of Afghan Girls Disguised as Boys

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66 books

Iraq

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Daren
The Real "Bravo Two Zero"
Soldier Five: The Real Truth about the Bravo Two Zero Mission
Travels in American Iraq
The Marsh Arabs
Bagpipes in Babylon: A Lifetime in the Arab World and Beyond
Husky Be My Guide
First Overland

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34 books

Photography

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Daren
The Terracotta Army of Emperor Qin Shihuang
Man on the Rim: The Peopling of the Pacific
The Spectacle Of Empire: Style, Effect And The Pax Britannica
Eye on the world
Still Life: Inside The Antarctic Huts of Scott and Shackleton
Rivers of time
Full Circle: The Photographs

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33 books

Yemen

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Daren
A Winter in Arabia: A Journey Through Yemen
Journey to the Vanished City : Search for a Lost Tribe of Israel
Bagpipes in Babylon: A Lifetime in the Arab World and Beyond
The Last of the Bedu: In Search of the Myth
Dust in the Lion's Paw
High-Ho to London: Incidents and interviews on a leisurely journey by air from Australia to Britain
Rivers of time

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12 books

United Arab Emirates

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Daren
Bagpipes in Babylon: A Lifetime in the Arab World and Beyond
Baghdad without a Map and Other Misadventures in Arabia
The Silk Roads: A New History of the World
Arabia Through the Looking Glass
Burqalicious: The Dubai Diaries
Arabian Sands
Arabian Adventure

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41 books

Ethiopia

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Daren
High-Ho to London: Incidents and interviews on a leisurely journey by air from Australia to Britain
The Coronation of Haile Selassie
Cult of the Sacred Spear: The Story of the Nuer Tribe in Ethiopia
Walking the Nile
From The Roof Of Africa
In Ethiopia with a Mule
The Mountains Of Rasselas

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47 books

Sudan

Daren
Daren
Bagpipes in Babylon: A Lifetime in the Arab World and Beyond
Better Than Fiction: True Travel Tales from Great Fiction Writers
Where the Wild Things Were: Travels of a Conservationist
The Last of the Bedu: In Search of the Myth
High-Ho to London: Incidents and interviews on a leisurely journey by air from Australia to Britain
Off the Rails
Walking the Nile

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105 books

Iran

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Daren
Danziger's Travels: Beyond Forbidden Frontiers
Guests of the Ayatollah: The Iran Hostage Crisis: The First Battle in America's War with Militant Islam
Lifting the Veil: Life in Revolutionary Iran
Unveiled: Love and Death among the Ayatollahs
The Shah's Last Ride
Two Wings of a Nightingale: Persian Soul, Islamic Heart
Prince Borghese's Trail: 10,000 Miles over Two Continents, Four Deserts, and the Roof of the World in the Peking to Paris Motor Challenge

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2,755 books

Owned

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Two Under the Indian Sun
Sailing with Mohammed
Beowulf
Slowly Down the Ganges
One Lonely Night
Killer Mine
The Snake

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15 books

Signed Copy

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Captive Kiwi
Voyage to the ice: The Antarctic expedition of Solo
In the Steps of Stanley
Dare to Dream: The John Britten Story
The Epic Voyage of the Seven Little Sisters
The Wild White Man of Badu
The Suicide Club: A Virgin Tea Planter's Journey

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1,379 books

Uk Author

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Daren
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Real "Bravo Two Zero"
City of Djinns
In Xanadu: A Quest
The Age of Kali
Danziger's Travels: Beyond Forbidden Frontiers
The Baker's Boy

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1,513 books

Travel

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Daren
City of Djinns
The Age of Kali
Red Dust: A Path Through China
Notes from My Travels: Visits with Refugees in Africa, Cambodia, Pakistan and Ecuador
Travelling: An Entertainment
The Wrong Way Home
On The Road To Damascus

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2,153 books

Non Fiction

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Daren
Days and Nights in Calcutta
The Real "Bravo Two Zero"
Soldier Five: The Real Truth about the Bravo Two Zero Mission
In Xanadu: A Quest
Danziger's Travels: Beyond Forbidden Frontiers
Infiltrators: Guns Drugs Deception And Murder Duty Calls
Paddy O'Brien: Whistle While You Work

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201 books

5 Star

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Daren
Vurt
The Marsh Arabs
Who Wanders Alone
My Kenya Days
Samarkand and Beyond: A History Of Desert Caravans
First Overland
Madman's Island

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425 books

Multi Continent

Daren
Daren
In Xanadu: A Quest
Danziger's Travels: Beyond Forbidden Frontiers
Notes from My Travels: Visits with Refugees in Africa, Cambodia, Pakistan and Ecuador
The Wrong Way Home
Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure
The Bonesetter's Daughter
On The Road To Damascus

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111 books

Pakistan

Daren
Daren
Danziger's Travels: Beyond Forbidden Frontiers
Broken Bangles
The Age of Kali
Prince Borghese's Trail: 10,000 Miles over Two Continents, Four Deserts, and the Roof of the World in the Peking to Paris Motor Challenge
Quest for Kim: In Search of Kipling's Great Game
Return Ticket
First Overland