Distant Suns: Adventure in the Vastness of Africa and South America
Author | : | |
Rating | : | 4.80 (876 Votes) |
Asin | : | 0955657326 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 380 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2015-08-07 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
'A great story which reads with the ease of a novel. It has it all: love, good guys, bad guys, beauty, danger, history, geography and last but not least-bikes! Distant Suns is a fast, easy and thoroughly enjoyable read.' --web bike world 'A really great read that'll doubtless give you itchy feet' --Trail Bike Magazine'Few travel writers can conjure up sights and smells so provocatively as Sam.' --The Daily Record Scotland
Distant Suns is a fast, easy, thoroughly enjoyable read.' Web Bike WorldSam Manicom's dynamic third book transports you to Southern Africa and South America in an action-packed three year voyage of discovery. His richly descriptive writing opens up a world where travellers create their own breathtaking but fragile paths.Sam has a gift for describing the vibrancy of people and places, why there were there, and how they fit in. You are led effortlessly through other worlds by his enthusiasm and his acute observations on everything from human behavi
"Two Riders, Two Continents - Lots of Adventure!" according to J.Espresso. As the third book of what has now grown to a four volume series by Sam Manicom, Distant Suns picks up from not long after where his prior book, Under Asian Skies concluded. I was a bit concerned upon starting the book that this one was going to be a chore - and not due to Sam's writing, but as, after the first 50 pages of the book, it was literally falling apart in my hands, with pages separating. Five Stars Barbara Loveling Gave as a gift