In the Footsteps of Adam: A Memoir
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| Rating | : | 4.60 (977 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 189462212X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Full color.. Defining himself as an experimental philosopher and a cautious scientist, the world renowned anthropologist and adventurer reviews his amazing life's work in this captivating memoir
Completely beguiling- unconventionalutterly charming. MAIL ON SUNDAY A compendium of adventure, history and philosophy by a man who knows arguably as much about the planet as anyone alive SCOTSMAN The compelling life story of one of the great explorers of all time Good Book Guide . It conveys faithfully Heyerdahl's continuing sense of wonder, his appreciation of so-called primitive cultures, his suspicion of Western civilisation and his conviction that people should work with nature rather than against it captivating
"Diary of an adventurous man." according to Abe Vigoda. To use Thor's own words "There is nothing for modern man to return to. Our wonderful time in the wilderness had given us a taste of what man had abandoned and what mankind was still trying to get even further away from. Progress today can be defined as man's ability to complicate simplicity. Nothing in all the procedure that modern man , helped by all his modern middlemen, goes through before he earns money to buy a fish or a potato will ever be as simple as pulling it out of the water or soil. Without the farmer and the fisherman, modern society would collapse., with all its shops and pipes and wires. The farmers and the fishermen. A real credit to the late Mr Heyerdahl [1918-2005], who is a real credit to Western Civilization! The Norwegian born Mr Heyerdahl was anathlete, explorer and writer par excellance,who wroter twenty very good to great booksand this is his best. The greatest explorerin our cultures history, I highly also rec-ommend the books, 'On the Seventh Day' and'Kon-Tiki'. Actually all his book s are worthgetting, provided the price is right here onamazon.com or alibris.com.. "In the footsteps of a great man" according to CRL. I started this book already a great fan of Thor Heyerdahl, especially his Kon-Tiki and Easter Island exploits. I had viewed him as an explorer, but often outside the scientific mainstream. This book reinforces, then dispels, that image. He is an adventurer and explorer, but his scientific credentials are solid. Some of the most interesting portions of this book for me was his describing how he was treated by the academic community initially. That changed and the perspective of academia was altered over time.He uses an interesting technique to permit periodic Q&A's: His aku-aku (a still small voice, perhaps?) asks questions that the
. Thor Heyerdahl achieved lasting fame in 1947 sailing the primitive balsa-wood raft 'Kon-Tiki' from Peru to Polynesia