Spanning 23,000 miles, the Tropic of Capricorn marks the southernmost border of the tropics and is a place of both amazing beauty and overwhelming human suffering. Starting in Africa and heading east through Australia and South America, Simon Reeve conducts a mammoth expedition along the entire length of the tropic in this thrilling account. Along the way he encounters breathtaking landscapes and truly extraordinary people, from Bushmen of the Kalahari and Namibian prostitutes battling with HIV to gem miners in Madagascar and teenagers in the Brazilian favela once described as the most dangerous place on earth. Collected here are the most daring adventures, the strangest rituals, and the most exotic wildlife in the world, all linked together by one invisible line.
A Remarkable Journey to the Forgotten Corners of the World.
Reeve, takes a 23,000-mile trek around the southernmost border of the tropics, heading east through Africa, Australia and South America. He confronts important issues of our time — our changing environment, poverty and globalization.
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Like all the best travellers, Reeve carries out his investigations with infectious relish * Daily Telegraph * Brilliant...a fascinating, illuminating journey...much more than a travelogue * Daily Mail * A romping good travelogue * Wanderlust *
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A remarkable journey to the forgotten corners of the world
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Simon Reeve, author and broadcaster, has travelled the world for a series of television documentaries including BBC series Equator and Places That Don't Exist. His first book, The New Jackals: Ramzi Yousef, Osama bin Laden and the future of terrorism, was a New York bestseller and the first in the world on bin Laden and al Qaeda. His second book, One Day in September: the story of the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre, was adapted for screen and won an Oscar for best feature documentary.
