{"product_id":"as-told-at-the-explorers-club-9781493047444","title":"As Told At the Explorers Club","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more than a century, The Explorers Club has been the meeting place for some of the most daring adventurers on the planet. It''s a legendary oasis, where a man just back from the Gobi Desert might kick back and, over some port, have a chat with a fellow off to Bandung. Here then, are some of the best tales ever swapped at that capital of adventure, including:Anthony Fiola on being in close quarters with a polar bearCharles Lindbergh on his famous flightFelix Reisenberg on the ArcticAnne Keenleyside, Ph. D. on cannibalismRoald Amundsen on the explorer StefanssonMervyn Cowie on hunting killer lionsJean-Marc Boivin on hang-gliding Curtis and Kathleen Saville on oceanic rowingE. W. Deming on Sitting Bull''s mysterious deathIt''s some of the finest writing on some of the most hair-raising journeys ever made, all selected by the late George Plimpton, himself a member of The Explorers Club. This updated edition includes a new foreword by Richard Wiese, the 44th president of The Explorers C","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49531084702039,"sku":"9781493047444","price":18.04,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/as-told-at-the-explorers-club-9781493047444","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}