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8 produkter
Tales from the Torrid Zone
Travels in the Deep Tropics
Häftad, 2013
204 kr
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Part memoir, part travelogue, Tales From the Torrid Zone is rooted in Alex Frater's birthplace, the tiny tropical republic of Vanuatu where his father ran its hospital and his mother, in her front garden, built its first school. From this obscure South Seas group he ranges over the hot, wet, …
Tales from the Torrid Zone
Travels in the Deep Tropics
E-bok, 2011
189 kr
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Alexander Frater was born to a family of Scottish expatriates on the tiny island of Irikiki in the South Seas. Following his dreams of being a writer, Frater left home, but the call of the tropics compelled him to return again and again. Join him as he dines with the Queen of Tonga; makes his way …
Balloon Factory
The Story of the Men Who Built Britain's First Flying Machines
Häftad, 2009
135 kr
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‘Frater is a reliable, informed and entertaining navigator. He soars confidently across the centuries, between abandoned aerodromes and Scottish estates, from one delightful anecdote to another’ Sunday TimesAt the heart of his story lies the Balloon Factory, a cathedral-sized shed overlooking …
Balloon Factory
The Story of the Men Who Built Britain's First Flying Machines
E-bok, 2011
146 kr
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At the heart of his story lies the Balloon Factory, a cathedral-sized shed overlooking Farnborough Common, and its most celebrated occupant, the remarkable long-haired gun-toting ex-cowboy, Sam Cody.Frater, in a work that is part history, part travelogue, goes in search of some of the most …
Tales from the Torrid Zone
Travels in the Deep Tropics
E-bok, 2011
149 kr
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Part memoir, part travelogue, Tales From the Torrid Zone is rooted in Alex Frater's birthplace, the tiny tropical republic of Vanuatu where his father ran its hospital and his mother, in her front garden, built its first school. From this obscure South Seas group he ranges over the hot, wet, …
Beyond The Blue Horizon
E-bok, 2011
199 kr
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In Beyond The Blue Horizon Alexander Frater reveals and relives the romance and breathtaking excitement of the legendary Imperial Airways Eastbound Empire service – the world’s longest and most adventurous scheduled air route. Written with an infectious passion, this is an extraordinarily original …
Chasing The Monsoon
A Modern Pilgrimage Through India
E-bok, 2011
165 kr
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On 20th May the Indian summer monsoon will begin to envelop the country in two great wet arms, one coming from the east, the other from the west. They are united over central India around 10th July, a date that can be calculated within seven or eight days.Alexander Frater aims to follow the …
Chasing the Monsoon
A Modern Pilgrimage through India
Ljudbok, 2012
353 kr
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This is the inspiring story of how one man realized his dream of witnessing firsthand the most dramatic of meteorological events: the Indian monsoon. Alexander Frater spent the first six years of his life on a South Pacific island, where his father, the only doctor within a thousand square miles, …
