{"product_id":"overland-with-top-deck-ian-kenneth-hall-9780473659356","title":"Overland with Top Deck: A dog's life","description":"The adventures of a Top Deck Tour leader in 1979 and 1980 travelling from Kathmandu to London on double decker buses. It's a volatile time in Asia with the Soviets invading Afghanistan, revolution in Iran, Saddam Hussein campaigning in Iraq, Hafez al - Assad quelling rebellions in Syria and a coup d'état in Turkey. Ian's winter overland tour, where temperatures in Iran and Turkey drop to minus 30 degrees contrasts vividly with his summer Overland - monsoons in India and temperatures in Pakistan and Iran rise to 45-50 degrees\u003cbr\u003eOverland crew needed a blend of resourcefulness, initiative, audacity improvisation, problem solving and rule bending to get their passengers safely to their destination. This is a fascinating book full of keen observations, everyday people he meets, Kiwi and Aussie characters, adventures and misadventures, big and small, ordinary, extraordinary, exciting and dangerous.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ian Kenneth Hall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0473659352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780473659356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ian Hall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/03\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 430\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.87d","brand":"Ian Kenneth Hall","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48799310774527,"sku":"9780473659356","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/overland-with-top-deck-ian-kenneth-hall-9780473659356","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}