{"product_id":"near-death-in-the-desert-isbn-9780307279361","title":"Near Death in the Desert","description":"\u003cb\u003eA travel anthology that gathers the best adventure stories from the world's  most barren landscapes.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRanging from 19th-century explorers to modern-day journalists,  these desert trekkers deal with everything from deserting men, corrupt armed soldiers,  and Nigerian bush taxis to suspicious natives, stubborn camels, and debilitating  sunburn. These thirteen tales are more than suspenseful; they also show how life  can survive in the most punishing climates.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The night was heavy with foreboding. The rain, which had been spitting down on us during the late afternoon, grew heavier. It hurled into our faces, borne by a wind that was now gusting between the dunes at full force. . . . It was the worst storm we had encountered and Ned was out in it alone.” —Justin Marozzi,\u003ci\u003e South from Barbary\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlso featuring:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobyn Davidson's \u003ci\u003eDesert  Places-\u003c\/i\u003eRobyn Davidson follows the Rubari people across the Thar as she tries to adapt  to a difficult-but fascinating-way of life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMichael Asher's\u003ci\u003e Two Against the Sahara-\u003c\/i\u003eNewlyweds  embark upon a nine-month, 4500-mile journey across the world's largest desert, traveling  from Morocco to Sudan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBayle St. John's \u003ci\u003eAdventure in the Libyan Desert-\u003c\/i\u003eIn 1847,  a team of four trek deep into Libya in search of an oasis. 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