{"product_id":"as-told-at-the-explorers-club-more-than-fifty-gripping-tales-of-adventure","title":"As Told At the Explorers Club: More Than Fifty Gripping Tales Of Adventure","description":"For more than a century, The Explorers Club has been the meeting place for some of the most daring adventurers on the planet. It's a legendary oasis, where a man just back from the Gobi Desert might kick back and, over some port, have a chat with a fellow off to Bandung.This updated edition includes a new foreword by Richard Wiese, the 44th president of The Explorers Club, and an all-new photo insert that takes readers inside the exclusive club and its world-famous adventure archives.\n\nHere then, are some of the best tales ever swapped at that capital of adventure, including:\n\nAnthony Fiola on being in close quarters with a polar bear\nCharles Lindbergh on his famous flight\nFelix Reisenberg on the Arctic\nAnne Keenleyside, Ph. D. on cannibalism\nRoald Amundsen on the explorer Stefansson\nMervyn Cowie on hunting killer lions\nJean-Marc Boivin on hang-gliding\nCurtis and Kathleen Saville on oceanic rowing\nE. W. Deming on Sitting Bull's mysterious death\n\nIt's some of the finest writing on some of the most hair-raising journeys ever made, all selected by the late George Plimpton, himself a member of The Explorers Club.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1493047442\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.1493047442.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Plimpton, George|Wiese President  The Explorers Club  New York City, Richard\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Book has little sign of wear or use  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43494143524925,"sku":"BVV.1493047442.VG","price":7.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/1493047442-0.jpg?v=1787261739","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/as-told-at-the-explorers-club-more-than-fifty-gripping-tales-of-adventure","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}