The great Russian explorer Nikolay Przhevalsky (1839-1888) made an indelible contribution to the world’s atlases, and its store of zoological and botanical knowledge, as a consequence of his four arduous and dangerous expeditions through the Central Asia of Western Mongolia, Eastern Turkestan and Northern Tibet. Donald Rayfield’s biography of Przhevalsky – first published in 1976 and drawing on … drawing on the exporer’s diaries, letters, and published works – tells the thrilling story of the explorer’s groundbreaking journeys, undertaken in an age of extreme political sensitivity between Russia, China and Britain. A rich portrait emerges of an extraordinary Byronic character who was ill-suited to civilisation but much at home with the loneliness and hardship of the nomadic life. A rigorous army officer and a phenomenal shot, gifted also with a photographic memory, Przhevalsky became one of the most widely-admired men in Russia, and Rayfield adroitly explores the grounds of his reputation.
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I miss this author’s skill and style. Enjoyed the whole series.
A humorous look at a detective!
Love this series!!
I have read or listened to every single book in the Alphabet Series. Again I have to say the audible versions are great. You really feel like you know the characters personally. It’s like having a face to a name. I love Kinsey. It makes me sad that Sue Grafton passed away. I was always waiting for the next book. And hoping after the …
Cannot say enough about how great Sue Grafton’s books are. You feel like you really know Kinsey.
enjoy each of her alphabet books
This was the first Kinsey Milhone by Sue Grafton I ever read. After I read it I went back and bought the paperbacks ABC. I fell into her world and stayed through her last. As her fans say. The alphabet ends in Y.
I’ve read all of the Sue Grafton mysteries and highly recommend them.
Grafton created a great character and the series was a treat. Too bad she passed before finishing…but perhaps that was best.
I have read all of Sue Grafton’s alphabet books and have enjoyed them all.
Red the whole series. Live them
Absolutely, hands down my favorite series. Love Kinsey.
I love all her books. I feel like I know her well and each time I read her books, it’s like visiting an old friend.
I have read the entire alphabet series by Sue Grafton and enjoyed them all.
All the books by grafton in this series are great. Read them all.
I like everything by Sue Grafton!
Love all of her books!
The best series ever!
I read ALL Sue Graftons ABC books up to R, and I loved everyone
I love Sue Grafton. Her books are fast and easy reads. A great book to lose yourself in for a short period of time. Kinsey Milhone is quirky and tough. A fun read!