Quiet for a Tuesday by Tom Sheppard
A solo, off-tracks Sahara expedition where the author faced ... unusual problems: his maps and satellite images were confiscated in mid-Sahara. But he went on to complete a complex, demanding and, at times, hazardous 700-mile off-piste route to visit and photograph the extraordinary landscapes he was determined to see. A carefully calculated risk, not reckless buccaneering, executed with considerable care. With one or two nasty surprises. Told tongue-in-cheek – with humour, a passion for the desert, a boundless sense of wonder, a love of nature, technical detail – and accompanied by achingly beautiful pictures of Algeria's pristine Sahara. The story finishes with some sharp opinion and proposals for a Protected Area in the Sahara – with signs of a light at the end of the tunnel.
0 `Tom Sheppard, doyen of the desert’ ... Michael Palin… .; 0 `... filled with humour, drama and beauty, ... Very much a tale of adventure – all the better for being true. ... understated and lyrically descriptive, using words like the tip of a watercolour brush to outline natural beauty, but pulling no punches ... . It is also a superb primer for the nuts and bolts of “serious” expedition 4x4 use – when to lock diffs, when to deflate tyres (which type, and by how much), what to pack and how to pack it, campcraft, navigation, photography – the list goes on. .. Thought-provoking, inspiring, illustrated with wonderful photographs that achingly evoke the colours, freedom and spacious grandeur of the Sahara. ... Absorbing, uplifting, recommended reading.’ LRO Magazine. ; 0 'Inspiring .. ', '..a wonderful job of capturing the magic..' , 'photographs achingly evoke the .. spacious grandeur of the Sahara' , '..pulling no punches.', ' also a superb primer for .. serious 4x4 expeditions..', '..told tongue-in-cheek with great attention to technical detail ..', '..a magnificent production .. stunning images’.. ; 0 `... Mr Sheppard's writing style is engaging and practical, with a turn of phrase that ... draws you into the narrative in a thousand intangible ways beyond the words and pictures themselves. ... , as if it's told only this once, just for you.
`.. His description of getting stuck in soft sand just before twilight and all that it entails is just immaculate writing.’ DG, `Pointed Three’ forum, USA.
Tom Sheppard, MBE, ex Royal Air Force test pilot, has accumulated more than 110,000 overlanding miles over the years. He led the expedition that made the first lateral, coast to coast crossing and continuous gravity survey of the Sahara, Atlantic to the Red Sea – for which he gained a Royal Geographical Society award. As the driving force behind Desert Winds Publishing, he has authored 'Vehicle-dependent Expedition Guide', 'Four-by-four driving' and 'The Nobility of Wilderness – travels in Algeria'.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780953232451 |
| ISBN 10 | 095323245X |
| Title | Quiet for a Tuesday |
| Author | Tom Sheppard |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Desert Winds Publishing |
| Year published | 2008-10-16 |
| Number of pages | 248 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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