Rachel Carson, Jeffrey S. Levinton, Ann H. Zwinger: 9. Amazon. com: Books. Find Oscars 2017 news and blogs about Oscar History. Read news about the Academy Awards nominees, winners, red carpet, awards night predictions and more. Watch BBC Four live, find TV programme listings and schedules, plus enjoy your favourite shows on BBC iPlayer. ![]() Kon- Tiki: Across the Pacific in a Raft (9. Thor Heyerdahl: Books. I had heard about the legendary Kon- Tiki adventure all my life, but never really understand the magnitude of the accomplishment of the 6- man team until I read the book. No wonder the story has captivated thrill- seekers, adventurers and historians for more than 6. On a recent trip to Peru, our tour guide proudly mentioned that the Peruvians were responsible for populating the Pacific Islands, so I decided to finally to read this great adventure book. ![]() Early in the book Heyerdahl writes that in ancient Peru, . Heyerdahl decided that he needed to prove his theory by demonstrating that a primitive balsa- wood raft could have been carried by the currents from Peru to Polynesia. So he set out to find backers, assemble a team of men to accompany him, build the raft, and acquire the provisions. They knew that once they left the coastal area of Peru, they would not encounter any ships, for no shipping route ran through that part of the Pacific. They had only minimal trials on their crudely built raft, and said that the first days of their journey turned . By modern day standards, they seemed spectacularly unprepared for this 4. The author writes in intricate detail about how the raft behaved on the ocean, and about their daily routine of manning the helm, setting the sail, preparing meals, catching fish, playing with dolphins and sharks, etc. ![]() One of their most exciting experiences was meeting a terrifying sea monster, a whale shark, largest fish known in the world. The writing is quite humorous at times; for instance, . We were swallowed up in the absolute common measure of history - endless unbroken darkness under a swarm of stars. We read about a few humorous episodes and scary events when one of the sailors falls into the sea, but we read almost no dialogue or interaction between them. How did they get along? Did they squabble? Did they get homesick? ![]() Were they afraid of never reaching shore again? Did they have wives and children at home? Did they have annoying habits? SBS On Demand provides free, unlimited streaming of TV shows, films and events. Watch full episodes of your favourite SBS shows online when you want. Share this Rating. Title: Kon-Tiki (2012) 7.2 /10. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. Find the latest movie reviews from Empire, the world’s biggest movie destination. Discover Empire's take on the latest cinema, Blu-ray and DVD releases. How did they handle boredom? Did they get badly sunburned? Did someone always sing out of tune and irritate the heck out of the others? Those types of little details would have humanized the 6 men considerably. I can hardly remember any distinguishing characteristics between them, other than 2 of them slaved over the radio all the time, and one dove into the water to save the life of the other who was falling further and further behind the raft after going overboard. Nevertheless, it is a well written chronology of the most impressive feat of floating 1. They endured and thrived and have won a well deserved spot in history.
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