| Edition |
Unabridged. |
| Description |
7 audio discs (8 hr., 15 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical 1.4 m. per second Digital recording rda |
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audio file CD audio rda |
| Note |
In container (17 cm.). |
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Title from container. |
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Compact disc. |
| Performer |
Narrated by Samuel Roukin. |
| Summary |
A professional tree climber encounters gorillas, snakes, spiders, and birds of prey, as well as answers and perspective, hundreds of feet up, all over the world Every child knows the allure of climbing trees. But how many of us get to make a living at it, spending days observing nature from the canopies of stunning forests all around the world' As a wildlife cameraman for the BBC and National Geographic, James Aldred spends his working life high up in trees, poised to capture key moments in the lives of wild animals and birds. Aldred's climbs take him to the most incredible and majestic trees in existence. In Borneo, home to the tallest tropical rain forest on the planet, just getting a rope up into the 250-foot-tall trees is a challenge. In Venezuela, even body armor isn't guaranteed protection against the razor-sharp talons of a nesting Harpy Eagle. In Australia, the peace of being lulled to sleep in a hammock twenty-five stories above the ground- after a grueling day of climbing and filming-is broken by a midnight storm that threatens to topple the tree. In this vivid account of memorable trees he has climbed ("Goliath," "Apollo," "Roaring Meg"), Aldred blends incredible stories of his adventures in the branches with a fascination for the majesty of trees to show us the joy of rising-literally-above the daily grind, up into the canopy of the forest. |
| Subject |
Aldred, James (Tree climber)
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British Broadcasting Corporation -- Officials and employees -- Biography.
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Tree climbing.
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Television camera operators -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Personal Memoirs.
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British Broadcasting Corporation. (OCoLC)fst00534503
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Employees. (OCoLC)fst00909111
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Television camera operators. (OCoLC)fst01146824
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Tree climbing. (OCoLC)fst01155909
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Great Britain. (OCoLC)fst01204623
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| Genre/Form |
Audiobooks. (OCoLC)fst01726208
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Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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Audiobooks.
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| Added Author |
Roukin, Samuel, narrator.
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Recorded Books, Inc.
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| ISBN |
9781501983412 |
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1501983415 |
| Music No. |
C05128 Recorded Books |
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