{"product_id":"throw-out-two-hands","title":"Throw Out Two Hands","description":"\u003cp\u003eby Anthony Smith\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a wonderful account of an idea and the trip that followed - travelling around Africa in a hot air balloon. It sounds idyllic and peaceful, but it is also fraught with danger. \"We were 6,000 feet above a caustic lake, and nearly 10,000 feet above sea-level. The wind had virtually failed, and on all sides the huge puffy giants of thundercloud, the cumulo-nimbus of Africa...\" the author tells us on the first page. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA great read, funny and interesting and you have to admire the determination of the author and his travelling companions. Great stuff. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardback with dust jacket in good condition. Lots of colour photographs too. Published 1963. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Retro Reads","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52785372102956,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0921\/2677\/3548\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_f77d4716-5aea-4518-b693-ddd9483adcb1.jpg?v=1774374448","url":"https:\/\/www.retroreads.co.nz\/products\/throw-out-two-hands","provider":"Retro Reads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}