
Walking the Nile
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Narrated by:
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Gildart Jackson
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By:
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Levison Wood
About this listen
Starting in November 2013 in a forest in Rwanda, where a modest spring spouts a trickle of clear, cold water, Levison Wood set forth on foot, aiming to become the first person to walk the entire length of the Nile. He followed the river for nine months, over 4,000 miles, through six nations - Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, South Sudan, the Republic of Sudan, and Egypt - to the Mediterranean coast. Like his predecessors, Wood camped in the wild, foraged for food, and trudged through rainforest, swamp, savannah, and desert, enduring life-threatening conditions at every turn. He traversed sandstorms, flash floods, minefields, and more, becoming a local celebrity in Uganda, where a popular rap song was written about him, and a potential enemy of the state in South Sudan, where he found himself caught in a civil war and detained by the secret police.
An inimitable tale of survival, resilience, and sheer willpower, Walking the Nile is an inspiring chronicle of an epic journey down the lifeline of civilization in northern Africa.
©2015 Levison Wood (P)2016 TantorRegards,
Padraig
Best book I’ve ever read
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Narrator sounded like the Shipping Forecast
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What a great book
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A good listen, but the himalayas is better
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The narrator is also very good and speaks in a very posh very clear English accent. I did knock it down a star however as I felt the accent gave the novel a bit of an old fashioned 19th century African explorer tone, that at times made the work feel a little bit colonial.
Interesting, exciting and at times very moving
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Mixing history with adventure.
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I tend to prefer books when the author narrates but Gillard Jackson reads well and I really warmed to his telling of the tale. I will certainly seek him out as a narrator again.
I looked forward to driving in my car and listening to this every morning and evening.
A remarkable journey told very well
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Excellent audio book
Views of a 94year old
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Very good listen. Excellent narration.
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Really interesting listen
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