{"product_id":"9781450002790","title":"With Pythons \u0026 Head-Hunters in Borneo: The Quest for Mount Tiban","description":"\u003cb\u003eAward-Winner in the Travel-Cultural category of the National Best Books 2008 Awards (sponsored by USA Book News), With Pythons \u0026amp; Head-Hunters in Borneo, The Quest For Mount Tiban, is a riveting piece of adventure writing\u003c\/b\u003e.  This is the thrilling narrative of the 2003 \u0026amp; 2006 journeys deep into the heart of Borneo, made by the author and his remarkable indigenous guides. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This is a classic travel narrative – long river voyages and foot trekking expeditions with the ultimate goal of scaling the mysterious \u0026amp; allegedly haunted Mount Tiban located near the jungly border between Malaysia and Indonesia.  Following in the footsteps of comedy-adventure writer Redmond O’Hanlon’s 1983 expedition, the author braves dangerous rivers, deadly disease, pestiferous insects, leeches, wild animals, venomous snakes \u0026amp; pythons in an attempt to become the first Westerner to scale Mount Tiban since naturalist-explorer Eric Mjoberg in 1925.  Brilliantly tying together his own intrepid expeditions with fascinating quotes from famous historic predecessors to include:  White Rajahs, District Officers, naturalist-scientists, military soldiers, writers, missionaries, and explorers, the author takes the reader on a rollercoaster ride of emotions while putting together a uniquely complete history of Sarawak, Borneo.   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This title is a finalist in the Travel Category of the 2009 National Indie Excellence Awards   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This book has just won the 2008 USBOOKNEWS.COM national award in the Travel-Cultural category. For more information, please visit http:\/\/www.usabooknews.com\/bestbooksawards2008.html","brand":"Xlibris US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47107275292912,"sku":"9781450002790","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781450002790_p0.jpg?v=1763833473","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781450002790","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}