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With Pythons & Head-Hunters in Borneo

The Quest for Mount Tiban

With Pythons & Head-Hunters in Borneo
By: Brian Row McNamee

ISBN: 1-4363-2420-3 (Trade Paperback 6x9)
ISBN13: 978-1-4363-2420-5 (Trade Paperback 6x9)

ISBN: 1-4363-2421-1 (Trade Hardback 6x9)
ISBN13: 978-1-4363-2421-2 (Trade Hardback 6x9)

Pages : 246
Book Format : Trade Book 6x9
Subject : BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General

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Award-Winner in the Travel-Cultural category of the National Best Books 2008 Awards (sponsored by USA Book News), With Pythons & Head-Hunters in Borneo, The Quest For Mount Tiban, is a riveting piece of adventure writing. This is the thrilling narrative of the 2003 & 2006 journeys deep into the heart of Borneo, made by the author and his remarkable indigenous guides.

This is a classic travel narrative – long river voyages and foot trekking expeditions with the ultimate goal of scaling the mysterious & allegedly haunted Mount Tiban located near the jungly border between Malaysia and Indonesia. Following in the footsteps of comedy-adventure writer Redmond O’Hanlon’s 1983 expedition, the author braves dangerous rivers, deadly disease, pestiferous insects, leeches, wild animals, venomous snakes & pythons in an attempt to become the first Westerner to scale Mount Tiban since naturalist-explorer Eric Mjoberg in 1925. Brilliantly tying together his own intrepid expeditions with fascinating quotes from famous historic predecessors to include: White Rajahs, District Officers, naturalist-scientists, military soldiers, writers, missionaries, and explorers, the author takes the reader on a rollercoaster ride of emotions while putting together a uniquely complete history of Sarawak, Borneo.

This title is a finalist in the Travel Category of the 2009 National Indie Excellence Awards

This book has just won the 2008 USBOOKNEWS.COM national award in the Travel-Cultural category. For more information, please visit http://www.usabooknews.com/bestbooksawards2008.html

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