The Resource The immeasurable world : journeys in desert places, William Atkins
The immeasurable world : journeys in desert places, William Atkins
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The item The immeasurable world : journeys in desert places, William Atkins represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 5 library branches.
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- Summary
- "In the classic literary tradition of Bruce Chatwin and Geoff Dyer, a rich and exquisitely written account of travels in six deserts on five continents that evoke the timeless allure of these remote and forbidding places. One-sixth of the earth's surface is classified as desert. Restless, unhappy in love, and intrigued by the Desert Fathers who forged Christian monasticism in the Egyptian desert, Will Atkins decided to travel in six of the world's driest, hottest places: the Empty Quarter of Oman, the Gobi Desert of North China, the Great Victoria Desert of Australia, the man-made desert of the Aral Sea in Kazkahstan, the Black Rock and Sonoran Deserts of the American Southwest, and the Sinai Desert of Egypt. Each of his travel narratives effortlessly weaves aspects of natural history, historical background, and present-day reportage into a compelling tapestry that reveals the human appeal of these often inhuman landscapes"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 352 pages
- Contents
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- The desert library : the Empty Quarter, Oman
- Field of thunder : the Great Victoria Desert, Australia
- Troublemakers : the Gobi Desert and the Taklamakan Desert, China
- Bastard sturgeon : the Aralkum, Kazakhstan
- Between great fires : the Sonoran Desert, USA
- Matter out of place : the Black Rock Desert, USA
- The inner mountain : the Eastern Desert, Egypt
- Isbn
- 9780385539883
- Label
- The immeasurable world : journeys in desert places
- Title
- The immeasurable world
- Title remainder
- journeys in desert places
- Statement of responsibility
- William Atkins
- Subject
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- trueArid regions
- Atkins, William, (Editor) -- Travel
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs
- trueDesert People
- trueDesert life
- trueDeserts
- Deserts
- Deserts -- Discovery and exploration
- trueGeography
- HISTORY / Historical Geography
- trueNatural history
- TRAVEL / Special Interest / Adventure
- Travel
- Travel writing
- trueTravel writing
- trueTravel writing -- Personal narratives
- trueVoyages and travels
- Voyages around the world
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "In the classic literary tradition of Bruce Chatwin and Geoff Dyer, a rich and exquisitely written account of travels in six deserts on five continents that evoke the timeless allure of these remote and forbidding places. One-sixth of the earth's surface is classified as desert. Restless, unhappy in love, and intrigued by the Desert Fathers who forged Christian monasticism in the Egyptian desert, Will Atkins decided to travel in six of the world's driest, hottest places: the Empty Quarter of Oman, the Gobi Desert of North China, the Great Victoria Desert of Australia, the man-made desert of the Aral Sea in Kazkahstan, the Black Rock and Sonoran Deserts of the American Southwest, and the Sinai Desert of Egypt. Each of his travel narratives effortlessly weaves aspects of natural history, historical background, and present-day reportage into a compelling tapestry that reveals the human appeal of these often inhuman landscapes"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10684858
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Atkins, William
- Dewey number
- 910.915/4
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Atkins, William
- Deserts
- Deserts
- Voyages around the world
- TRAVEL / Special Interest / Adventure
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs
- HISTORY / Historical Geography
- Deserts
- Travel
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- journeys in desert places
- Label
- The immeasurable world : journeys in desert places, William Atkins
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The desert library : the Empty Quarter, Oman -- Field of thunder : the Great Victoria Desert, Australia -- Troublemakers : the Gobi Desert and the Taklamakan Desert, China -- Bastard sturgeon : the Aralkum, Kazakhstan -- Between great fires : the Sonoran Desert, USA -- Matter out of place : the Black Rock Desert, USA -- The inner mountain : the Eastern Desert, Egypt
- Control code
- 1960167
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- 352 pages
- Isbn
- 9780385539883
- Lccn
- 2017053583
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9780385539883
- (OCoLC)1008873870
- Label
- The immeasurable world : journeys in desert places, William Atkins
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The desert library : the Empty Quarter, Oman -- Field of thunder : the Great Victoria Desert, Australia -- Troublemakers : the Gobi Desert and the Taklamakan Desert, China -- Bastard sturgeon : the Aralkum, Kazakhstan -- Between great fires : the Sonoran Desert, USA -- Matter out of place : the Black Rock Desert, USA -- The inner mountain : the Eastern Desert, Egypt
- Control code
- 1960167
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- 352 pages
- Isbn
- 9780385539883
- Lccn
- 2017053583
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780385539883
- (OCoLC)1008873870
Subject
- trueArid regions
- Atkins, William, (Editor) -- Travel
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs
- trueDesert People
- trueDesert life
- trueDeserts
- Deserts
- Deserts -- Discovery and exploration
- trueGeography
- HISTORY / Historical Geography
- trueNatural history
- TRAVEL / Special Interest / Adventure
- Travel
- Travel writing
- trueTravel writing
- trueTravel writing -- Personal narratives
- trueVoyages and travels
- Voyages around the world
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