About this title: Robyn Davidson, the intrepid Australian traveler, spent a year with the pastoral nomads of northwest India. In this memoir, she chronicles their harsh way of life and the deeper self-knowledge that resulted from her journey with them.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Adult
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780670840779ISBN:0670840777
Description: Good. 154-Z-Add: Ex-library. Books rated "Good" may have some notes, underlining, or highlighting. These books also may contain the previous owner's name, stamp, sticker, or gift inscription, or may be library discards. read more
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Description: Fine. Almost in new condition. Book shows only very slight signs of use. Cover and binding are undamaged and pages show minimal use. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Good. 1997-Paperback----Used-Good-Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
Edition: 1st Printing
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Group USA, E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780140267976ISBN:0140267972
Description: Good. No Dust Jacket as Issued. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Book shows moderate wear/ spine tight, pages clean/ covers creased; moderate edge wear/ corners and spine hinge creased/ several pages and page tips creased. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Adult
Date Published: 1996-11-01
ISBN-13:9780670840779ISBN:0670840777
Description: Very Good. Very good hardcover. No DJ. Covers show very minor shelf wear and one dog eared page, otherwise an unblemished copy.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Free Delivery Confirmation! Ships same or next business day! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Books
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780670840779ISBN:0670840777
Description: Fine. No dust jacket. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 288 p. 8vo hardcover with no dust jacket Fine condition hardcover with no dust jacket. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking, New York
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780670840779ISBN:0670840777
Description: Near Fine. No Jacket. 8vo-8"-9" Tall. Handsome decorative boards, half bound in cloth. Spotting to upper page edges. 279 pp. "A woman's odyssey with the wanderers of the Indian desert. " read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Penguin USA, E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780140267976ISBN:0140267972
Description: Good + 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" Tall. A couple of creases to front cover. previous owners name and notes on front cover page in pencil. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Press, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780670840779ISBN:0670840777
Description: New. Hardcover with pages that are clean, crisp and unmarked. Covers show minor bumping from storage. A woman's odyssey with the wanderers of the Indian desert. read more
Edition: First Paperback Edition
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Penguin Books, United States of America
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780140267976ISBN:0140267972
Description: Illustrated With Photos. Fine. No Jacket. As New. No Jacket 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. In 1992, Robyn Davidson traveled through a year's migratory cycle with the Rabari, pastoral nomads of northwest India, whose grazing lands and trading and pilgrimage routes are quickly being destroyed by new political boundaries, atomic test sites, and irrigation. Sleeping among five thousand sheep and surviving on goat's milk, flatbread, and parasite-infested water in a landscape of misery and haunting ... read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking, New York
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780670840779ISBN:0670840777
Description: Near Fine. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. No Jacket As Issued. Illustrated. Stated first edition & first printing. Light shelf wear to the edges. A woman's odyssey with the wanderers of the Indian desert. read more
"Desert Places was an unexpected find. I randomly chose it from the World History shelf at the library because "the cover looks interesting" (I actually said that to myself. . .). After reading the first few pages, I was not sure I would finish but then suddenly I was hooked and by the time I reached the last 30 pages I began to read it extra slowly, as I did not want for it to come to an end. An incredible insight to the daily lives and special occasions of a nomadic people of India as observed through a Western perspective. Also, an astounding story of the trials of world travel, the challenges of language barriers and cultural expectations (or lack of) and the personal joys and sufferings of traveling through the desert landscape. One of my favorites!"
"Davidson's amazing and true story of her year wandering with the Rabaris, a nomadic camel-herding people of India. This book was a little hard to read. She goes through some very tough times."
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