| Edition |
First U. S. edition. |
| Description |
xxiii, 240 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Beginnings, 1988 -- How I got here -- Goliath: England, 1859, 1991, 1994 -- Tumparak: Borneo, 1998 -- Apollo: The Congo, 1999 -- Tree of Life: Costa Rica, 2001 -- Castaña: Peru, 2003-2004 -- Roaring Meg: Australia, 2008 -- Ebana: Gabon, 2008 -- Kayu Besi: Papua, 2009 -- Fortaleza: Venezuela, 1987, 2010 -- Idyll: Morocco, 2013 -- New Forest: England, 2017. |
| Summary |
Meet the man who climbs trees for a living. Whether he's scouting out the perfect canopy shot for the BBC, or just looking for a little fun, James Aldred has climbed scores of behemoth trees. In this adventure memoir, Aldred carries us with him across the globe and up to the top of these towering forest titans as he recalls his most memorable encounters with trees and their inhabitants.-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Aldred, James (Tree climber)
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British Broadcasting Corporation -- Officials and employees -- Biography.
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Aldred, James (Tree climber.)
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British Broadcasting Corporation -- Officials and employees -- Biography.
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British Broadcasting Corporation. (OCoLC)fst00534503
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Tree climbing.
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Trees -- Growth.
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Television camera operators -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs.
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NATURE / Plants / Trees.
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TRAVEL / Special Interest / Adventure.
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Television camera operators -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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Tree climbing.
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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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Trees -- Growth.
(OCoLC)fst01156043
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Great Britain. (OCoLC)fst01204623
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| Genre/Form |
Autobiographies.
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Autobiographies. (OCoLC)fst01919894
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Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Aldred, James (Tree climber). Man who climbs trees. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018 9781328473530 (DLC) 2018005336 |
| ISBN |
9781328473059 hardcover |
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1328473058 hardcover |
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