About this title: A story of extraordinary danger and adventure follows a very young woman who attempts, alone, a trip across Papua, New Guinea, as she follows in the footsteps of British explorer Ivan Champion.
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Edition: First Edition, First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Counterpoint Press, N Y.
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9781582431659ISBN:1582431655
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. Stated first edition, first printing with full number line starting with 1......hardcover edition w/ dustjacket....nice clean copy WITH BRODART DUSTJACKET COVER INCLUDED....d.j. bumped with one small closed tear...remainder mark....travel, adventure. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Counterpoint, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9781582431659ISBN:1582431655
Description: Fine in Very Good jacket. Fine in Very Good dj; stated first ed.; as-new boards and text block; pictorial dj shows only the most minimal shelfwear. Both a travel book and an adventure story, filled with images of exotic landscapes and fascinating characters. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Counterpoint
Date Published: 2001-10
ISBN-13:9781582431659ISBN:1582431655
Description: New. 2001 FIRST PRINTING STATED. Hardback w/ DJ. You are buying a Book in NEW condition with very light shelf wear to include very light edge and corner wear. Buy it Now! ! ! As always, thank you for buying this book from International Book Source, YOUR ONE source FOR ALL your BOOK related NEEDS. Please remember to CHOOSE carefully how QUICKLY you would like to RECEIVE this material FAST, or standard (on next page). Thanks again! ! ! ! read more
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Counterpoint LLC
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9781582431659ISBN:1582431655
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Clean copy, shelf wear. Remainder mark on bottom. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 401 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Counterpoint
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9781582431659ISBN:1582431655
Description: Good in Good jacket. BINDING LOOSE BUT INTACT, DUST JACKET WORN AS IT HAS SERVED IT'S PURPOSE AND PROTECTED THE BOOK, Clean, nice condition, good reading copy. read more
Description: Very good. Appearance of only slight previous use. Cover and binding show a little wear. All pages are undamaged with potentially only a few, small markings. Help save a tree. Buy all your used books from Green Earth Books. Read. Recycle and Reuse! read more
Description: Very Good. Previously read with moderate shelf wear. No underlining or margin notes present. We are the Twin Cities' largest independent book store. read more
Description: Very Good. 1582431655 hardcover in very good condition. Pages are clean, binding is tight. Cover has slight shelf wear. Appears gently read. Satisfaction Guaranteed. read more
Edition: First Edition (stated)
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Counterpoin, Washington D.C.
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9781582431659ISBN:1582431655
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. FIRST PRINTING (stated) of the First Edition. Author discusses her experiences and impressions from her time spent in various exotic locations in New Guinea, the people, places, and sights, the dangers, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, 401pp., remainders mark. A very nice copy. Rare. read more
Description: Like New. 2001 Hardcover. 401pp. Keywords: "General, Women, Memoirs, Australia & Oceania, Travel, Papua New Guinea, Solo Travel, All Titles, Biographies & Memoirs, Reference, Science" Not a first edition copy. All books in stock. We ship daily from our warehouse. Over 200, 000 customers served online! Our feedback reflects our service...."Fast delivery, great seller", "Fantastic, came right away and was in perfect condition--thanks! " read more
Description: Two tone boards, dj, F/F. xii+403pp, b/w map, a nice fine copy. New. At the age of nineteen the author leaves America & Her job to retrace the footsteps of the British Explorer Ivan Champion-in 1927 the first person to successfully cross the Island of Papua New Guinea. An account of travel, adventure and self discovery. read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: COUNTERPOINT
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9781582431659ISBN:1582431655
Description: A story of extraordinary danger and adventure follows a very young woman who attempts, alone, a trip across Papua, New Guinea, as she follows in the footsteps of British explorer Ivan Champion. read more
"Kira Salak travels through Papua New Guinea and explores this interesting and dangerous world while also questioning her inner motives and feelings. I'm sure that I must have heard of PNG before but I couldn't have told you a thing about it including location. Reading this book brought back to mind the "native" stereotype I'd learned as a child, the cannibal with a bone in his nose. That would be PNG, complete with white missionaries, the tropical jungle and crocodiles. This place and people actually exist, and in some ways not so differently than before white men arrived. I did not expect this book to break my heart but it did. The chapter about the Blackwater refugee camp had me weeping for the people from West Guinea who had survived and were waiting for help so faithfully. Kira survives her trip although there were myriad things she could have died from over there, she works out her emotions and writes a great book about it all."
"I found this to be an excellent book in which the author, Kira Salak, retraces the journey across Papua New Guinea that explorer Ivan Champion took in 1927. This book provides amazing descriptions of Papua New Guinea. It takes you to all parts of PNG, from the cities to the inner jungles, and introduces you to the PNG native tribes and their spiritual and religious beliefs. Salak also meets with the rebel leader of a guerrilla movement fighting in Western New Guinea through a series of adventures that are reminiscent of a scene in a James Bond movie. Throughout the book, Salak discovers ways out of nearly impossible situations. What makes the book so readable and interesting is the vivid and powerful narrative that describes the journey from Salak's own perspective. This allows us to easily join Salak in this incredible trek across PNG as we read her story. The book begins with the events in the author's life that led to her taking this journey. Without this introduction, I think I would have spent the entire book wondering what would lead a person to take such a journey. I consider this introduction an essential part of the book, giving a unique insight into what leads someone to take a dangerous journey into the unknown. In this book you will find a rare glimpse into the hidden world of PNG as Salak works out her demons through this difficult journey. This makes for a book that cannot be put down. "Four Corners" is an inspiring real life journey into the unknown, and a story of survival and personal triumph. I highly recommend this book."
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