{"product_id":"9781590209950","title":"Wilfred Thesiger: The Life of the Great Explorer","description":"\u003cp\u003eWilfred Thesiger (1910-2003), the last of the great gentlemen explorer-adventurers, journeyed for sixty years to some of the remotest, most dangerous places on earth from the mountains of western Asia to the marshes of Iraq.\u003c\/p\u003e The author of Arabian Sands and The Marsh Arabs and The Life of my Choice, he was a legend in his own lifetime but his character and motivations have remained an intriguing enigma.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In this authorized biography--written with Thesiger’s support before he died in 2003 and with unique access to the rich Thesiger archive--Alexander Maitland investigates this fascinating figure’s family influences, his wartime experiences, his philosophy as a hunter and conservationist, his writing and photography, his friendships with Arabs and Africans amongst whom he lived, and his now-acknowledged homosexuality.","brand":"ABRAMS, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47171018031344,"sku":"9781590209950","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781590209950_p0.jpg?v=1769901022","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781590209950","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}