{"product_id":"2026200017428-secondhand-our-fantastic-planet-circling-the-globe-via-the-poles-with-dick-smith","title":"Our Fantastic Planet: Circling The Globe Via The Poles With Dick Smith","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners\u003cbr\u003ePages: Yellowed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn one of the most audacious aviation feats ever undertaken by an Australian, Our Fantastic Planet chronicles the remarkable polar circumnavigation of the globe by legendary adventurer and entrepreneur Dick Smith. Piloting a single-engine helicopter across some of the most unforgiving and remote terrain on Earth — from the frozen wastes of the Arctic to the desolate expanses of Antarctica — Smith recounts a journey defined by mechanical daring, raw courage, and an unquenchable thirst for discovery. The narrative unfolds with the pace and tension of a real-life thriller, grounding the reader in the cockpit alongside Smith as he battles extreme weather, logistical nightmares, and the ever-present spectre of catastrophic failure at the ends of the Earth.\n\nPublished as an Australian Geographic Members' Edition, the work stands as both a personal memoir and a vivid geographical portrait of our planet's most inaccessible frontiers. Smith's prose is characteristically direct and unpretentious — the voice of a man more at home in the sky than at a desk — yet it carries a profound wonder for the natural world and the human spirit's capacity to push beyond the horizon. For readers who have ever stared at a map and felt the pull of the unknown, this account of one man's aerial odyssey will leave them breathless and hungry for the next adventure.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49269341520091,"sku":"2026200017428-SECONDHAND","price":40.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/bc45710b-41b5-4fb1-9838-8ae0d228c9ec.png?v=1788998686","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200017428-secondhand-our-fantastic-planet-circling-the-globe-via-the-poles-with-dick-smith","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}