[bksvol-discuss] book suggestion from Louise: Fwd: Fw: Book Review: "A Sense of the World: How a Blind Man BecameHistory's Greatest Traveler"
- From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 20 May 2006 22:33:37 -0700 (PDT)
--- Louise <bookscanner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Perhaps a book that should be obtained and scanned
> for the Bookshare
> collection?
>
>
>
> Harper Collins Books
> Saturday, May 20, 2006
>
> Book Review: "A Sense of the World: How a Blind Man
> Became History's
> Greatest Traveler"
>
> A Sense of the World: How a Blind Man Became
> History's Greatest Traveler
>
> by Jason Roberts
>
> Format: Hardcover
> On Sale: 05/30/2006
> Price: $26.95
>
> About A Sense of the World
>
> He was known simply as the Blind Traveler -- a
> solitary, sightless
> adventurer who, astonishingly, fought the slave
> trade in Af-rica, survived a
> frozen captivity in Siberia, hunted rogue elephants
> in Ceylon, and helped
> chart the Australian outback. James Holman
> (1786-1857) became "one of the
> greatest wonders of the world he so sagaciously
> explored," triumphing not
> only over blindness but crippling pain, poverty, and
> the interference of
> well-meaning authorities (his greatest feat, a
> circumnavigation of the
> globe, had to be launched in secret). Once a
> celebrity, a bestselling
> author, and an inspiration to Charles Darwin and Sir
> Richard Francis Burton,
> the charismatic, witty Holman outlived his fame,
> dying in an obscurity that
> has endured -- until now.
>
> A Sense of the World is a spellbinding and moving
> rediscovery of one of
> history's most epic lives. Drawing on meticulous
> research, Jason Roberts
> ushers us into the Blind Traveler's uniquely vivid
> sensory realm, then
> sweeps us away on an extraordinary journey across
> the known world during the
> Age of Exploration. Rich with suspense, humor,
> international intrigue, and
> unforgettable characters, this is a story to awaken
> our own senses of awe
> and wonder.
>
> ISBN13: 9780007161065; ISBN: 0007161069; Imprint:
> Fourth Estate;
>
> On Sale: 05/30/2006;
>
> Format: Hardcover; Trimsize: 6 x 9; Pages: 400;
> $26.95
>
> "Vibrant...evok(es) with grace and wit the tale of
> this man once lionized as
> "The Blind Traveler."
>
> - Publishers Weekly (starred review)
>
> "A well-written popular history that will appeal to
> an audience interested
> in stories of individuals triumphing over physical
> difficulties."
>
> - Library Journal
>
>
>
http://www.harpercollins.com/global_scripts/product_catalog/book_xml.asp?isb
> n=0007161069&tc=bd
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