F+/F+. 8vo. original burgundy textured paper boards gilt in dustwrapper; pp. 240, with illustrations. A very fine copy, as new. Flatsigned on title page 'Mick Conefrey'.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

A Teacup in a Storm. An Explorer's Guide to Life

Publisher

Collins, London

Publication Date

2005

Language

English

ISBN 10

0007203985

ISBN 13

9780007203987

Binding

Hard Cover

Edition

First Edition.

Condition

F+

Dust Jacket Condition

F+

Signed

Signed By Author

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Synopsis

‘If Scott had had this book he'd have either died laughing or got out alive.’

A witty, entertaining and utterly unique look at the great explorers and the life-lessons we can draw from them.

Exploration and explorers hold a constant fascination, with tales of heroism and the overcoming of great odds in the most inhospitable environments. The excitement over books on Shackleton and the abiding success of series such as Michael Palin's 'Pole to Pole', ‘Around the World in 80 days' and ‘Himalaya’ demonstrate this amply. Add to this already compelling formula a touch of inspiration, in the lessons we can learn from the explorers in our everyday life and a spice of 'How to do Just about everything' in the bizarre and quirky lessons Mick Conefrey teaches us, such as how to cook an albatross or play football on an ice floe and the combination is unbeatable.

The book takes as its structure the stages of a typical expedition from planning to setting out, finding your goal and surviving safely to get home. Packed with fascinating anecdotes about explorers such as Shackleton, Scott, Livingstone and Stanley, the book also teaches us instructive lessons about fund-raising, team-building, dealing with confrontations, whilst also dealing with less everyday problems, such as digging a latrine in permafrost or facing down a charging polar bear. With its combination of the serious and the bizarre, the inspirational and the hilarious, Teacup in a Storm will be an engagingly irresistible proposition.

'Teacup in a Storm' is a unique book. Witty, irreverent, debunking, entertaining and inspirational all in one competitively priced and handy format package.

About the Author

Mick Conefrey is a film maker who has made award winning documentaries on Arctic exploration and Himalayan mountaineering. He recently produced the BBC's anniversary film to commemorate the first ascent of Everest in 1953. His has co-authored two previous books: "Mountain Men" and "Icemen".

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Established in 2001, Arapiles Mountain Books is the only specialist mountaineering bookseller in Australia. We carry a large stock of fine, rare and out of print mountaineering and adventurous travel books, with a particular emphasis on British, Australian, New Zealand and Himalayan climbing narratives and guides. We have an especially wide selection of early - mid 20th travel books in dustwrapper, signed books and expedition memorabilia. On-line catalogues can be browsed on this website. The proprietor, Andrew Long, has climbed the world over since 1980, and has spent much of his time over the (last few) years, collecting and reading climbing and travel narratives by more intrepid writers. He will be happy to answer any queries or provide advice on condition, approximate value, rarity or just plain readability free of charge. A booksearch service is available. Although we are a mail order store, visitors are most welcome to browse our stock by making an appointment. I have a bricks and mortar bookshop in Central Victoria ('Mount of Alex', 273 Barker Street, Castlemaine), which is open 11am - 5pm Saturday and Sundays (excluding public holidays). Note that internet listed books are not stored in the shop, but can be brought in by request. Appointments to view the stock may be made by calling Andrew on +61 410 650 923 or by email to araps@alassoc.com.au.

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