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Buy this book on-line BOORMAN**, CHARLEY: : Race to Dakar. [Author SIGNED copy.]LONDON.TIME WARNER BOOKS, 2006. ISBN 0316731927.
UK,8vo HB+protected dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.
FINE+/FINE+.No owner inscrptn,but author's
handwritten,bold,expansive,black ink signature - without dedication - to foot of title page,and no price-clip to protected dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,scenic landscape,colour photographic illustrated, protected dw/dj,Signed by Author adhesive, circular sticker to top panel of dw/dj,and with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top edge minisculely and sporadically spotted/foxed,fore-edge unfoxed and bright and clean; contents bright,tight and near pristine - no dog- ear reading creases to any pages' corners - possibly an unread copy? Bright,clean,
sharp-cornered,publisher's original,plain
black cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped
silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and
clean,b/w map illustrated eps.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn,viii-xipp+3-306pp [paginated] includes contents list/table, Pts 1-3 comprising 14 chapters,foreword by Ewan McGregor,16pp of related colour photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece, between pp84/5 and pp212/13 respectively, some chapter head b/w maps,appendices (2),UNICEF advert,acknowledgements,plus [unpaginated] half-title,SIGNED title page,a dedication,Pts separator pages,and 2pp blanks at rear.
In 2004 Charley Boorman completed his astonishing round-the-world bike trip with
his friend,Ewan McGregor.The journey left him exhausted,exhilarated and hungry for a new challenge.
And what greater challenge than the Dakar
Rally? Beginning in Lisbon and ending in the Senegalese capital of Dakar,the rally takes competitors through 15,000 kilometres of treacherous terrain,and is widely regarded as the most dangerous race
on earth.
Charley teamed up again with producer and
director Russ Malkin to set about making his dream a reality.But even after months of gruelling practice nothing can really prepare a rider for this ultimate off-road
event.With his team-mates Simon Pavey and Matt Hall,Charley faced temperatures that
soared from below freezing to more than 54C; rode through shifting sands,rock-strewn roads and stinging winds; and faced
breakdowns miles from civilisation.
In 'Race to Dakar',Charley recounts his
extraordinary adventures,and offers an insight into the history of the race.He also follows the stories of other riders in the rally - an eccentric,dedicated band
of professionals and rookies who all dream
of one thing: reaching the finishing line.
From Portugal through Morocco, Western Sahara,Mauritania,Mali,Guinea and Senegal,
'Race to Dakar' is a thrilling adventure,
and a fascinating account of a race that has captured the imagination of millions.
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