Kalahari is a non-fiction book written by Jens Bjerre, detailing his experiences and adventures in the Kalahari Desert in Southern Africa. The book provides a vivid account of the author's journey through the desert, exploring the vast and diverse landscape, encountering the local wildlife, and meeting the indigenous people who call the Kalahari their home.Bjerre's narrative takes the reader on a journey through the harsh and unforgiving environment of the Kalahari, where he encounters lions, elephants, and other wild ...
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Kalahari is a non-fiction book written by Jens Bjerre, detailing his experiences and adventures in the Kalahari Desert in Southern Africa. The book provides a vivid account of the author's journey through the desert, exploring the vast and diverse landscape, encountering the local wildlife, and meeting the indigenous people who call the Kalahari their home.Bjerre's narrative takes the reader on a journey through the harsh and unforgiving environment of the Kalahari, where he encounters lions, elephants, and other wild animals. He also meets the San people, who have lived in the desert for thousands of years and have adapted to its harsh conditions.The book is filled with detailed descriptions of the flora and fauna of the Kalahari, as well as the cultural practices of the San people. Bjerre also reflects on his own experiences and emotions throughout the journey, providing a personal perspective on his travels.Overall, Kalahari is a captivating and informative read for anyone interested in the natural world, African culture, and adventure travel. Bjerre's writing style is engaging and immersive, making the reader feel as though they are right there with him in the desert.This is a new release of the original 1960 edition.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Good. 227pp, 39 photos. G/G. The author, a Danish writer & film-maker, lived among the Bushmen of the Kalahari while gathering material for this adventure book. O12C.
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Good in Good jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Tan cloth binding. There are a very few small, light soil spots in the text. The dust jacket has several small edge tears and some edge creases. Illustrated.
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Very Good in Good jacket. 8vo-7¾"-9¾" Tall. Jacket scuffed with light edgewear. Gold cloth boards have only minor wear. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. 227 p. illus. 23 cm. Book Condition: Very good. DJ Condition: Some chips. Occasional isolated small soil spots, but otherwise clean interior pages. Slight soiling on outer page edges. Translation of Kalahari, atomidens stenalder.
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Good. Good condition. Acceptable dust jacket. (africa, travel, anthropology) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Publisher's cloth covered boards. Bindings firm. Text clean. Handling wear and moderate shelf handling. Pictorial dust jacket with price has light wear in a new protective Mylar sleeve. Illustrated with color and b/w photographs. First American Edition. Jens Bjerre was a Danish author, filmmaker and adventurer. He trained as a journalist at newspapers in provincial Denmark before becoming political editor at Aftenbladet in Copenhagen in 1943-47. In the mid-1960s, Bjerre spent almost a year among the nomadic aborigines of the Northern Territory in Australia. Jens Bjerre wrote five books about his travels and encounters with primitive people, which have been translated into 15 languages.