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02868cam a2200337 a 4500 |
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140730s2014 xnaa 001 0beng |
| LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2014432333 |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781922013996 |
| SOURCE OF ACQUISITION |
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| Source of stock number/acquisition |
3 Whitehall Road Kenthurst NSW 2156 |
| CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
DLC |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
| Transcribing agency |
DLC |
| Modifying agency |
DLC |
| AUTHENTICATION CODE |
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| Authentication code |
pcc |
| GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE |
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| Geographic area code |
u-at-we |
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u-at--- |
| LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
GV199.92.M376 |
| Item number |
A3 2014 |
| DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
796.510994 |
| Edition number |
23 |
| SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
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| System control number |
(IMchF)fol15350537 |
| DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20170126100647.0 |
| CONTROL NUMBER |
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59646 |
| CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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UOWD |
| MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Mason, David |
| TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Walk across Australia : |
| Remainder of title |
the first solo crossing |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
David Mason |
| PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
Dural Delivery Centre, NSW : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Rosenberg, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
c2014. |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
224 p. : |
| Other physical details |
col. ill. ; |
| Dimensions |
23 cm. |
| SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
That part of me that I could not ignore needed to be tested. It needed to be tired, cold, hungry, thirsty and frightened. It was not just a need for adrenaline; the Foreign Legion gave me plenty of that. It was a need to see other parts of me. If what other people thought of me did not matter, knowledge of my own self certainly did. It meant that to be happy I had to know myself, and the only way I could do that was to be exposed to fear and hope and the possibility of losing everything. I wanted to see other parts of me that a comfortable life could never expose. I felt the need to strip away the noise and colour that made up so much of everyday life and find the noise and colour inside myself." *** In 1998, David Mason became the first person to walk solo across Australia at its widest point. After his experiences in the French Foreign Legion, his trek was at once a challenge and a way to reconnect with life, people, and Australia. It was one man, a swag, three camels, and his hopes and his fears. Mason did it all on foot (there was no riding of the camels) so that, at the end of the expedition, he could say that he had walked his country, every single step of the way. He was alone, with no support crew offering massage tables, beds, or beer. In the course of the expedition, David Mason also became the first documented person to walk solo east-west across Australia's Simpson Desert and its 1100 dunes. He sought to demonstrate that, in taking on challenges, one can truly experience a life more fully lived. For this achievement, Mason was named Australia's Adventurer of the Year and was awarded the Gold Medal of the Australian Geographic Society. In Walk Across Australia: The First Solo Crossing, David Mason shares the experiences of his personal achievement. *** "Walk Across Australia is a special treat for armchair travelers, highly recommended. |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Mason, David |
| Titles and other words associated with a name |
(Lawyer) |
| General subdivision |
Travel |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Hikers |
| Geographic subdivision |
Australia |
| Form subdivision |
Biography |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Overland Trails |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Adventure travel |
| Geographic subdivision |
Australia, Western |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Adventure travel |
| Geographic subdivision |
Australia |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
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| Geographic name |
Australia |
| Source of heading or term |
sears |
| ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Koha item type |
REGULAR |