Chance Is a Fine Thing: A Memoir by Writer, Mountaineer, Campaigner, Explorer and Historian

Chance Is a Fine Thing

A Memoir by Writer, Mountaineer, Campaigner, Explorer and Historian

By
Philip Temple
Philip Temple
2009 • 272 pages

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Travelling: An Entertainment
My Life
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