V. Good Used. Illustr. With Maps, Drawings, Monochrome And Colour Photographs. 345pp. Seventeen Of The Most Thrilling Expeditions And Adventures Of The Second Half Of The 20th Century, Uncovering The Common Thread Which Drives Men And Women To Achieve The Impossible. In This Collection Of Exhilarating And Page-turning Stories, Chris Bonington Looks At The Adventurous Impulse Which Has Driven Men And Women To Achieve The Impossible In All The Earth"s Elements-crossing Its Oceans, Deserts And Poles, Canoeing Its Rivers, Climbing Its Mountains, In Balloons Above And In Caves Beneath Its Surface. He Has Travelled Extensively To Talk To The Adventurers Whose Stories Are Told In This Book.