Gavin Francis, 1975 in Fife in Schottland geboren, ist praktizierender Arzt und zugleich Weltreisender und Reiseschriftsteller. Nach seiner Approbation arbeitete er in Afrika und Indien und erkundete auf ausgedehnten Reisen alle Kontinente. Sein Buch »Empire Antarctica«, 2013 mit dem Scottish Book Award ausgezeichnet und im DuMont Reiseverlag auf Deutsch erschienen, dokumentiert seine Zeit als Arzt in einer britischen Forschungsstation in der Antarktis. Im vorliegenden Band »Dem Nordpol entgegen« beschreibt er seine Expeditionen in die europäische Arktis.
19 Ebooks de Gavin Francis
Gavin Francis: True North
A journey through the far north from the Shetland Islands to Greenland and beyond: “A wonder-voyage . . . often beautiful” (Robert Macfarlane, author of Underland). The sta …
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Gerald Drißner & Rolf Neuhaus: DuMont Reiseabenteuer Leseprobe 2014
Die neuen Du Mont Reiseabenteuer 2014:Vorab als Leseprobe erhältlich.Die neuen Du Mont Reiseabenteuer beginnen dort, wo die Nachrichten aufhören: Sie zeigen aus erster Hand das wirkliche Leben und di …
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John Berger: A Fortunate Man
In 1966 John Berger spent three months in the Forest of Dean shadowing an English country GP, John Sassall. Sassall is a fortunate man – his work occupies and fulfils him, he lives amongst the patien …
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Gavin Francis: Adventures in Human Being
Sunday Times bestseller We have a lifetime’s association with our bodies, but for many of us they remain uncharted territory. In Adventures in Human Being, Gavin Francis leads the reader on a journey …
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Gavin Francis: Shapeshifters
‘Stylish and exhilarating… from a wide-ranging mind and a profound humanity… inspiring’ Hilary Mantel ‘A wonderful series of meditations – clinical, anthropological, literary and deeply humane – …
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Gavin Francis: Empire Antarctica
* WINNER OF THE SCOTTISH BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2013 **Shortlisted for the 2013 Costa Biography Prize** Shortlisted for the 2013 RSL Ondaatje Prize ** Shortlisted for Banff Adventure Travel Prize ** …
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Gavin Francis: Island Dreams
SHORTLISTED FOR WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR In Island Dreams, Gavin Francis combines stories of his own travels with psychology, philosophy and myth, shedding new light on the importance of islands …
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Gavin Francis: Intensive Care
A Spectator Book of the Year An Observer, New Statesman, Financial Times, Irish Times and Scotsman 2021 Non-Fiction Highlight ‘Compassionate, beautifully written .. will only grow in importance and i …
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Gavin Francis: Inseln
Inseln üben seit jeher eine besondere Faszination und Anziehung auf uns aus. Sie können Orte der Ruhe und Entspannung sein. Heilige oder heilende Orte. Isolation im besten oder schlechtesten Sinne. W …
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Gavin Francis: Mutatio corporis. Medicina y transformación
«Oportuno, sugerente y elocuente… rebosante de humanidad y agudeza, Francis se suma a las filas de esos médicos de elegante pluma, entre los que se encuentran Oliver Sacks y Atul Gawande, y que a p …
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Gavin Francis: Recovery
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER: an uplifting account of hope and healing by GP Gavin Francis ‘I cannot think of anybody – patient or doctor – who will not be helped by reading this short and profound bo …
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Gavin Francis: Free For All
‘Needle-sharp analysis from the front line’ Ian Rankin ‘Utterly compelling’ Henry Marsh ‘Wonderful … A heartbreaking chronicle of the NHS’s near-demise, and a call to action’ Leah Hazard ‘A reminde …
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Gavin Francis: Sir Thomas Browne
In this book, Gavin Francis writes about the resonance for him as a medic in reading the work of early modern polymath Sir Thomas Browne. Sir Thomas Browne (1605-1682) was an English physician, words …
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Gavin Francis: Sir Thomas Browne
In this book, Gavin Francis writes about the resonance for him as a medic in reading the work of early modern polymath Sir Thomas Browne. Sir Thomas Browne (1605-1682) was an English physician, words …
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€20.36
Kathleen Jamie: Antlers of Water
”Luminous” The Times”Beautiful’ Caught by the River Bringing together contemporary Scottish writing on nature and landscape, this inspiring collection takes us from walking to wild swimming, from …
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Gavin Francis: True North: Travels in Arctic Europe
Driven by a yearning to experience the vast skies and frozen beauty of the North, Gavin Francis goes in search of the people living along the northern limits of Europe. From the first Greek explorers …
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Gavin Francis: The Bridge Between Worlds
In The Bridge Between Worlds, Gavin Francis explores bridges old and new, man-made or natural, musing on the view from the bridge through history, geopolitics, psychology and literature. Against the …
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