Signed by Author on half title page. Minor wear & soiling to boards & edges of text block. Corners of several pages creased. Text and images unmarked. Dj lightly shelf worn with "Autographed" label on front panel. Dust jacket in a mylar cover.

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Bibliographic Details

Title: Amazon Beaming
Publisher: Viking
Publication Date: 1991
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0670829978
ISBN 13: 9780670829972
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: First Edition.
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Signed: Signed by Author

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Synopsis

Follows National Geographic writer and photographer Loren McIntyre's search for the source of the Amazon with special attention paid to his telepathic experience with the shaman of an undiscovered tribe

Review

'[Petru Popescu] gives McIntyre's story the narrative drive of a thriller' Sunday Telegraph

'Eye-popping account' Daily Mail

'Blazing tale of mysticism and acculturation' Financial Times

'As powerful and mystical as any ancient epic... Travel writing in a class of its own: Heart of Darkness meets Walden' The Lady

'Strange and wonderful... Fascinating reading... A sort of Castaneda exercise in mystical and ecological inquiry' Kirkus Reviews

'An extraordinary, gripping tale' Publishers Weekly

'A fascinating tale of ethical and spiritual dilemmas' Wanderlust

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'A tour de force that shows contemporary theatre at its most immersive and thought provoking' Financial Times

'Spellbinding' Telegraph

'An unforgettably brilliant work of total theatre' Herald

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