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| Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific in a Raft | 
 enlarge | Author: Thor Heyerdahl
Publisher: Pocket
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (58 reviews)
Sales Rank: 93973
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 4.1 x 1
ISBN: 0671726528
Dewey Decimal Number: 910.09164
EAN: 9780671726522
ASIN: 0671726528
Publication Date: May 1, 1990
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 A spellbinding chronicle of amazing human achievement. November 12, 1998
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Few, if any, authors can claim the same realism and drive that Heyerdahl accomplishes in Kon-Tiki. It is a story of a journey of unparalleled magnitude and importance. Eight men in a balsa log raft against 4,000 miles of the blue unknown. Simply put, a spellbinding chronicle of amazing human acheivement, the like of which will not soon be equaled.
the most exciting real-life adventures you will ever read November 3, 1998
this book is an absolute classic. It tells of six men determined to prove the theory that polynesia was populated by humans travelling the open seas on reed rafts. To test this theory they built a raft and set sail. An inspiration to everyone and a book that should be compulsory school reading.
A classic true-life adventure! October 20, 1998
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I first heard of this book from my father. It was always his favoite, and I remember seeing it in his bookcase when I was a child. I stumbled upon an old first edition, like my Dad's in a bookstore, bought it, and read it in two days. This book is so good -- and so astonishing -- that it reads more exciting than any fiction that I've ever read. This is a great story for anyone yearning for adventure. These six men, alone on a hand-made balsa raft, adrift in the pacific -- by their choice! Just to prove the validity of a theory. What makes this account so astounding is the conviction these men had in their belief and their willingness to risk everything--including their own lives. Highly recommended!
Excellent book of real life adventure & discovery July 22, 1998
Heyerdahl epitomises the human search for knowledge and man's driving curiosity to seek out the truth. His voyaga is inspiring. This book is great.. I read it as a child and I'm getting this book for my son..
one of the best books i've ever read June 14, 1998
I couldn't say enough good things about this book, even if I had all of eternity. It was read to me first by my father, and I have since read it twice, soon to be three times. Highly reccomended!
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