{"product_id":"brazil-paperback","title":"Brazil - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Palin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Once a traveller, always a traveller, and as long as there were maps and guide books and airline schedules I was still fatally susceptible to the lure of the open road . . .' \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBrazil: a growing global superpower, the size of half a continent, home to some of the world's most astonishing natural habitats. But despite having journeyed around the world and from pole to pole, Michael Palin had never explored this extraordinary country for himself. Here, he sets out to discover this vast and diverse nation in the adventure of a lifetime. Taking in shanty towns and waterfalls, pristine beaches and bustling cities, \u003ci\u003eBrazil \u003c\/i\u003eis the record of a journey of dazzling extremes.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Palin has written and starred in numerous TV programmes and films, from \u003ci\u003eMonty Python\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRipping Yarns\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eThe Missionary \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Death of Stalin\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also made several much-acclaimed travel documentaries, his journeys taking him to the North and South Poles, the Sahara Desert, the Himalayas, Eastern Europe and Brazil. His books include accounts of his journeys, two novels (\u003ci\u003eHemingway's Chair \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Truth\u003c\/i\u003e), three volumes of diaries and \u003ci\u003eErebus, the Story of a Ship\u003c\/i\u003e. From 2009 to 2012 he was president of the Royal Geographical Society. He received a BAFTA fellowship in 2013, and a knighthood in the 2019 New Year Honours list. He lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 7.72 x 5.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 13, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763390382368,"sku":"9781474625807","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5d4f2ad71f1df5593c08b36e7111acd8.webp?v=1780234312","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/brazil-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}