{"product_id":"2026200007043-secondhand-the-life-of-my-choice","title":"The Life Of My Choice","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good. Jacket: Worn\/faded, with some minor wear to edges and corners. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Intact and secure. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA landmark work of autobiographical travel literature, The Life of My Choice chronicles the extraordinary life of one of the twentieth century's greatest explorers and adventurers. Born in Addis Ababa in 1910, Wilfred Thesiger recounts a remarkable journey from a privileged upbringing in the court of Emperor Haile Selassie to daring expeditions across the deserts of Arabia, the marshes of Iraq, and the remote highlands of Africa. Written with vivid, unsentimental prose, the memoir presents a vivid portrait of a man driven by an insatiable hunger for wild places and traditional peoples untouched by modernity. Thesiger argues passionately against the encroachment of industrial civilisation, mourning the loss of the ancient ways of life he witnessed firsthand among the Bedu, the Marsh Arabs, and the tribes of the Hindu Kush. A testament to a vanishing world and the indomitable spirit of a true explorer, this autobiography stands as both a personal reckoning and an invaluable historical document.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48888029380827,"sku":"2026200007043-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/74921761-bf8f-4d6d-95d3-67161a776751.png?v=1781753277","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200007043-secondhand-the-life-of-my-choice","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}