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From Madagascar and New Guinea to the Pacific Islands and the Northern Territory of Australia, young David Attenborough and his cameraman were aiming to record not just the wildlife, but the way of life of some of the indigenous people of these regions, whose traditions had never been encountered by most of the public before.


In the late 1950s onward, following the success of the original Zoo Quest expeditions, Attenborough embarked on further travels in a very different part of the world.

From the land divers of Pentecost Island and the sing-sings of New Guinea, to a Royal Kava ceremony on Tonga and the ancient art of the Northern Territory, it is a journey like no other. Alongside these remarkable cultures he encounters paradise birds, chameleons, sifakas and many more animals in some of the most unique environments on the planet.

Written with David Attenborough's characteristic charm, humor and warmth, Journeys to the Other Side of the World is an inimitable adventure among people, places and the wildest of wildlife. span
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"Attenborough relates his adventures of sixty years ago with typical British wit . . . This is a great book for anyone who wants to vicariously travel like an old-fashioned adventurer and seeks to understand how far we have come in developing a protective attitude toward wildlife.―Frans de Waal, The New York Times

"A rare glimpse of a fledgling David Attenborough in the wild."―Sloane Crosley, Vanity Fair

"Everyone who enjoys wildlife programming on television owes a debt of gratitude to David Attenborough. Attenborough--zoologist by training, TV man by profession--pioneered the concept over sixty years . . . He went out in the field, lived in the jungle for weeks at a time, and wrestled everything from caimans to boa constrictors . . . His new memoir, Adventures of a Young Naturalist, collects accounts of three of his first trips into the wilderness, stories that amaze and fascinate."―Curt Schleier, Minneapolis Star Tribune

"A marvelous book, an invaluable record of David Attenborough's first three journeys . . . What makes this elegant book so unputdownable is that Attenborough makes the viewer feel inside the picture, part of his team . . . On the page, as on the screen, he shares, shows, explains. His style is disarmingly self-deprecating, utterly engaging."―Telegraph

"An elegant and gently funny writer."―The Times

"One of the last of the pith-helmeted, noble British adventurers, he tells a host of wondrous tales set in the last years of the crumbling British Empire and he tells them beautifully . . . His writing is as impressive and as enjoyable as his TV programs and there can be no higher praise."―Daily Express

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Sir David Attenborough is a broadcaster and naturalist whose television career is now in its seventh decade. After studying Natural Sciences at Cambridge and a brief stint in publishing, he joined the BBC. Since the launch of his famous Zoo Quest series in 1954 he has surveyed almost every aspect of life on earth and brought it to the viewing public. His latest program, Blue Planet II, was the most-watched nature documentary of all time.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Quercus (July 20, 2021)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 432 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1473666678
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1473666672
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.7 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 1.25 x 7.88 inches
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Sir David Attenborough is Britain's best-known natural history film-maker. His career as a naturalist and broadcaster has spanned nearly five decades and there are very few places on the globe that he has not visited.

Sir David's first job - after Cambridge University and two years in the Royal Navy - was at the London publishing house Hodder & Stoughton. Then in 1952 he joined the BBC as a trainee producer and it was while working on the Zoo Quest series (1954-64) that he had his first opportunity to undertake expeditions to remote parts of the globe to capture intimate footage of rare wildlife in its natural habitat.

He was Controller of BBC2 (1965-68), during which time he introduced colour television to Britain, then Director of Programmes for the BBC (1969-1972). However in 1973 he abandoned administration altogether to return to documentary-making and writing.

Over the last 25 years he has established himself as the world's leading natural history programme maker with several landmark BBC series, including Life on Earth (1979), The Living Planet (1984), The Trials of Life (1990), The Private Life of Plants (1995), Life of Birds (1998), Life of Mammals (2002) and Life in the Undergrowth (2005). Sir David is a Trustee of the British Museum and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; an Honorary Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge; a Fellow of the Royal Society and was knighted in 1985.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific arm chair adventure
Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2020
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I've had this book for 30 years, got this reprint for my Mom and she loves it. His sense of humor is priceless, and what he goes through to get his critters is sometimes staggering. Wish this would come out in Kindle version.
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Kris McInerney
5.0 out of 5 stars Great
Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2019
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Very nicely written book. I like the way crafted the story and how he described all the adventuring hardships they endured in a "well that's just what had to be done" attitude. This book has improved my admiration for a great man.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Attenborough
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Wonderful observations of people and natural history in early explorations. Articulate and incite full and technically interesting. Classic David Attenborough
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Karina S Thibodeau
4.0 out of 5 stars Very Educational and Entertaining!
Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2020
Journeys to the other side of the World by David Attenborough was what I thought a very interesting read. His is entertaining and kept me engaged until the end. The writing was wonderful I felt like I was right there with him. It was interesting to learn about different people and cultures. This was an enjoyable and educating read.
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Jean K.B.
5.0 out of 5 stars Book is a Keeper~
Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2020
I loved this book so much as I do every single
Documentary he's ever been involved with. This
book is a must-read. I will always love him for what
he's done for our world.

Thank you so much, David Attenborough, your Publisher,
and NetGalley for giving me the chance to read and
review this fine book!
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tommy
3.0 out of 5 stars Disregard for animals
Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2021
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Interesting adventures of a young David Attenborough. I was stunned at the lack of respect for animals in this book. Having read two other books by him, The Life Of Mammals and The Life On Our Planet, I was looking forward to reading all his books. Perhaps I should have purchased this one first. I thought he had much more respect for all animals. Not so much in Journeys To The Other Side Of The World.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A knowledge of most animals
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This lad has travled everywhere ,very interesting ,very instructive with descriptions about places,animals and tribes most of us will never see.
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Nick Ransdale
4.0 out of 5 stars (English edition) Another superb Attenborough book...
Reviewed in France on November 8, 2021
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...and the perfect companion to 'Adventures of a Young Naturalist: The Zoo Quest Expeditions'.
If you liked one you'll like the other.
Thoroughly recommended.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Old book delivered.
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The book that was delivered looks more like a secondhand book with a dirty cover, sporting smudges here and there. I have tried to show this through the photographs. Please ensure you maintain better quality and professional standards.
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MasterMars
5.0 out of 5 stars David Attenborough, el dios de todo el reino animal.
Reviewed in Spain on July 7, 2020
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No hay mucho que decir, este hombre en el día que muere, debería ser un feriado mundial y tres días de luto. Todos sus libros son tesoros y super informativos.
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No hay mucho que decir, este hombre en el día que muere, debería ser un feriado mundial y tres días de luto. Todos sus libros son tesoros y super informativos.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Wie der Vorgänger - eine große Freude!
Reviewed in Germany on June 11, 2019
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Wie im Titel schon angemerkt handelt es sich hierbei um einen Anschlussband des etwa ein Jahr zuvor erschienenen Buches  Adventures of a Young Naturalist . Wie schon im diesem handelt es in "Journeys to the Other Side of the World" um Berichte von den ersten Expeditionen in den späten 1950er und frühen 1960er Jahren.

Im Gegensatz zu den gegenwärtigen High End Produktionen der BBC mit immensem technischen Aufwand, zahlreichen Drehteams und schier unendlich vielen Minuten Filmmaterial waren die ersten Schritte der modernen Dokumentarfilmära klein und fanden unter heute unvorstellbaren Umständen statt. Die meiste Zeit (erst für den Aufenthalt in Nordaustralien im letzten Teil des Buches war auch ein Tontechniker mit von der Partie) war der junge David Attenborough alleine, lediglich mit Kameramännern Charles Lagus oder Geoff Mulligan, sowie einheimischen Führern unterwegs. Dabei dienten die Reisen nicht nur dem Filmen von Tieren, sondern zum Teil auch deren Fang, um sie anschließend als zur Schau zu stellende Exemplare für den Londoner Zoo nach England zu importieren. Nebenbei oder auch ganz gezielt wurden bei den verschiedenen Reisen auch die unterschiedlichen regionalen Kulturen dokumentiert, wobei es zu vielen bis dahin wenig oder gar nicht gekannten Einblicken in deren Alltags- und Festtagsleben kam.

Das Buch zeigt, wie auch der Vorgänger, sehr gut, wie mühselig, strapaziös und wenig zu planen das frühe Tierfilmen war. Toll sind auch die vielen Einblicke in Kulturen, die zum Zeitpunkt der Reisen der modernen Welt für viel kürzere Zeit ausgesetzt waren und die deshalb noch viel enger mit Lebensweisen und Bräuchen ihrer Vorfahren verwurzelt waren. Gerade beim Aufeinandertreffen mit diesen Kulturen zeigt sich einmal mehr der große Weitblick und das tiefe Verständnis von David Attenborough, der nicht nur die passendsten Worte findet, wenn er den Zuschauern intime, bedrohliche oder unerwartete Momente aus dem Leben der unterschiedlichsten Tierarten nahebringt, sondern der es ebenso schafft, die teils befremdlichen oder für uns eigenartig anmutenden Bräuche vieler Völker zwar mit dem ihm eigenen Witz und Humor zu beschreiben, dabei jedoch immer verständnisvoll, offen und niemals belächelnd oder verächtlich ist.

Zusätzlich zu den im Text verteilten Scharzweißfotografien finden sich an zwei Stellen auch mehrere schöne Farbmotive, die die zuvor oder direkt im Anschluss beschriebenen Erlebnisse bildlich hinterlegen.

Generell kann ich das Buch jedem, dem bereits der Vorgänger gefallen hat, nur wärmstens empfehlen. Das Englisch von David Attenborough ist, wenn auch mit einigen Fachbegriffen gespickt, gut zu verstehen. Ein weiterer Vorteil ist, dass man den Zusammenhang auch meist nachvollziehen kann, selbst wenn man mal ein oder zwei Wörter nicht kennt - in den meisten Fällen kann man sich also hier auch gut und gerne das Nachschlagen sparen.
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