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First Contact | 
 enlarge | Author: Mark Anstice
Publisher: Eye Books
Category: Book
List Price: £9.99
Buy New: £6.99
You Save: £3.00 (30%)
Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 18309
Media: Paperback
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.8
ISBN: 1903070260
Dewey Decimal Number: 910
EAN: 9781903070260
ASIN: 1903070260
Publication Date: April 15, 2004
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 First Contact - First Book - First Rate September 13, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
First Contact is an excellent first book from Mark Anstice detailing the trials and tribulations of an expedition to climb Gunung Mandala with friend and fellow adventurer Bruce Parry. His writing is refreshing and emotional and brings to life the many difficulties, high points and discoveries of their journey. His account is honest and insightful and it is interesting to discover the changing dynamics of their relationship - to each other and to their surroundings and the thrill of making `first contact' with a previously undiscovered (and undisturbed!) tribe in the heart of the jungle. As Bruce Parry is now most widely known for his series `Tribe' it is interesting to learn more about his earlier encounters as well as the length's a writer will go to in order to retrieve their journals!
The accompanying film `Cannibals and Crampons' is brilliant but it is Mark's writing which brings the adventure to life and adds depth to their experiences in a way which can never really be captured on film.
Read the book, watch the DVD, then re-read the book again!
 DVD of Cannibals & Crampons September 3, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
If bought new, Mark's brilliant book DOES come with a DVD of the film, "Cannibals and Crampons" about the journey. The film was produced in the UK by Ginger TV, but was filmed, directed and presented on location by Mark Anstice and Bruce Parry.
This film has won many international awards including "Grand Prize" and "Peoples Choice" at Kendal Mountain Film Festival as well as "Best Mountain Film" and "Peoples choice" at the prestigious Banff Mountain Film Festival .
The DVD is PAL but works on all region codes. May not work on all NTSC DVD players but should work on all computers internationally.
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