Ever since Frank Gardner's student days the BBC security correspondent has done some ... more
epicly hard travelling in a remarkable number of countries. Drawing on the diaries sketches and photos he kept during his travels this title presents his observed a...
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Advantages: It educates about Islam's roots and the hospitality of the Middle East Disadvantages: I honestly can't think of any
Blood and Sand is a beautifully written autobiography by BBC Security Correspondent FrankGardner. Not only does he tell the tale of the terrible attack he and cameraman Simon Cumbers were subjected to in Riyadh, but he tells it with with an incredibly unweakened love for the Middle East.
Born in London, FrankGardner went on to study Arabic Studies at university, before securing himself a well-paid job in banking with many exclusive benefits. Feeling something was missing in his life, he reflected on past travel articles he had written as a student and during his early career, recognising that he wanted to become a journalist, and educate the West about the Arabic world.
Gardner goes on to tell of his struggle to get in to journalism in his thirties, clinging on to every contact and offering himself for graveyard shifts and jobs ...
Advantages: Good pace and twists Disadvantages: Previous book means not all characters explored fully
I hadn't read any of Lisa Gardner's books before but had heard of her so when I saw she had a few in the library I picked up one that sounded good and wasn't too big to fit in my bag.
The story is about a woman called Annabelle Granger who had spent most of her life on the run, as her father made the family move from place to place changing aliases throughout her childhood until eventually they ended up back in their hometown of Boston and her father died. One morning Annabelle opens the paper and discovers that she has been declared dead, her body found in an underground chamber along with five other young girls.
Annabelle goes to the police where she meets Detective Bobby Dodge and Sergeant DD Warren. Bobby is new to working with the Boston police as he used to be a police sniper but due to events in the past he has changed ...
Advantages: Factual, well presented, interesting Disadvantages: None
--Introduction--
Horizon is a weekly documentary show broadcast on the BBC. It is shown on BBC Two and each separate instalment lasts for 50-minutes. The documentaries focus on the world of science, looking into all fields from biology to chemistry and the environment to medical exploration. It also incorporates history and geography into its programmes, examining a wide scope of subjects. The programme is hugely respected around the world, especially in the science community. Many people view it as the leader in producing the documentaries that it does, always setting the standard by which all similar programmes are judged. In this review, I will do my best to describe this programme in as much detail as possible. I hope that once you finish reading this, you go away eager to watch it.
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Product details
EAN
9780593059685
Type
Non-Fiction
Genre
Travel
Title
Far Horizons
Author
Frank Gardner
Release Date
05-08-13
ISBN
593059689
Manufacturer's product description
Lost on a remote Sumatran volcano...pursued through a Tokyo backstreet by a Japanese gangster...picnicking with the French Foreign Legion in the Horn of Africa: Frank Gardner's idea of a holiday is not everyone's. But ever since his student days, the BBC security correspondent has done some epicly hard travelling in a remarkable number of countries. Drawing on the diaries, sketches and photos he kept during his travels, his immaculately observed accounts of these often strange, sometimes daring, adventures in many of the world's most out of the way places form the backbone of his new book. In June 2004, while reporting on what should have been a routine assignment in Riyadh, his life - never mind his ability to travel the world - was nearly brought to a violent end by Islamist gunmen. Incredibly, Frank not only survived being shot six times at point blank range but also, against all the odds and through force of will, has found himself looking towards those far horizons once more. He's not only been slalom skiing in the Alps, scuba diving in the Red Sea and explored the jungle in northern Thailand. And he is also reporting once more from far-flung destinations like Afghanistan and Colombia - and this is a man who no longer has the use of his legs...This is Frank Gardner's compelling, personal yet unsentimental account of the myriad adventures that made him the man he was on that fateful day five years ago - and of the journeys he's made since, and how they've helped him to become the remarkable and inspiring individual he is today. About the AuthorBorn in 1961, Frank Gardner is the BBC's full-time Security Correspondent, reporting for television and radio on issues of domestic and international security. A fluent Arabist, with a degree in Arabic and Islamic Studies, he was previously the BBC's Middle East Correspondent based in Cairo, and before that in Dubai. He has written for the Economist, Daily Telegraph and The Best of Sunday Times Travel Writing. His first book was his bestselling memoir, Blood & Sand. Awarded an OBE in 2005 for services to journalism, and the prestigious El Mundo Prize for International Journalism, Frank Gardner is married with two children and lives in London.
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