Davidson, Robyn 1950-

Australia : beyond the dreamtime by Thomas Keneally( Book )

17 editions published in 1987 in English and held by 466 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

To celebrate the bicentennial of Australia's first settlement, three of her leading modern writers present their country from a personal view; each depicts a period of the continent's rich and varied history, its events and personalities

No fixed address by Robyn Davidson( )

6 editions published between 2006 and 2015 in English and held by 415 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

After thousands of years, the nomads are disappearing, swept away by modernity. Robyn Davidson has spent good part of her life with nomadic cultures. In this fascinating & moving essay she evokes a vanishing way of life & notes a paradox: that even as classical nomads are disappearing, hyper mobility has become the hallmark of contemporary life

Ancestors by Robyn Davidson( Book )

22 editions published between 1989 and 2013 in 3 languages and held by 405 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Lucy has returned to the isolated house in the Australian rainforest where she was raised by the ferociously loving and eccentric Aunt Laura. She had yearned for the fabulous world that lay beyond the jungle, but even there she could not escape the ancestral ghosts and so returns to confront them

Tracks by Robyn Davidson( Book )

74 editions published between 1980 and 2017 in 12 languages and held by 184 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

En 27-årig australsk kvindes ensomme kamelridt i 8 måneder gennem den australske ørken i 1977

Tracks by John Curran( Visual )

12 editions published between 2014 and 2016 in English and held by 96 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Midden jaren zeventig besluit een jonge vrouw om, gesponsord door National Geographic, met haar hond en vier dromedarissen een enorme voettocht te maken door de woestijn van Australië

From Alice to ocean : alone across the Outback by Robyn Davidson( Book )

4 editions published in 1992 in English and held by 80 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In April 1977, Robyn Davidson set out with four camels and a dog to cross the deserts of Western Australia--1700 miles from Alice Springs to the Indian Ocean. Her sponsor, National Geographic, arranged for photographer Rick Smolan to meet her at various locations along the way. Davidson's riveting account of her journey, Tracks, won awards and became a bestseller. Here, Smolan presents his color photographs alongside excerpts from Tracks. It is a rewarding combination that dramatizes the hardships Davidson encountered and the stark beauty of a hostile landscape. Smolen, creator of the Day in the Life series, photographed tourists, aborigines, scenery and Davidson with her animals--riding, resting, playing. His images make a great adventure even more memorable

No fixed address : nomads and the fate of the planet by Robyn Davidson( Book )

2 editions published in 2006 in English and held by 80 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"In a time of environmental peril, Davidson argues that the nomadic way with nature offers valuable lessons. Cosmologies such as the Aboriginal Dreaming encode irreplaceable knowledge of the natural world, and nomadic cultures emphasise qualities of tolerance, adaptability and human interconnectedness. She also explores a notable paradox: that even as classical nomadism is disappearing, hypermobility has become the hallmark of modern life. For the privileged, there is an almost un-restricted freedom of movement and an ever-growing culture of transience and virtuality."--Cover

Desert places by Robyn Davidson( Book )

14 editions published between 1996 and 2013 in English and Undetermined and held by 69 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Beskrivelse af et fysisk og psykisk udmarvende ophold i Rajasthan, hvor forfatteren forsøger at opnå kontakt til og færdes i ørkenen med nomadefolket Rabari - virkeliggørelsen af en drøm, som dog viser sig at være umulig at opfylde i nutidens Indien

The Picador book of journeys( Book )

4 editions published between 2000 and 2001 in English and held by 66 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The topics in this book range from letters from Ancient Egypt to a terrifying hyena attack in Kenya. The author questions the idea of travel writing and argues that travel writing can span many styles and ideas, as well as continents

Running wild( Visual )

3 editions published in 2016 in English and held by 65 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Australia is home to some of the world's most interesting animals - from kangaroos to koalas, to deadly spiders and snakes. But did you know it's also home to the largest population of wild camels on Earth? After first arriving on our shores in 1860 to assist in the ill-fated Burke and Willis expedition to cross Australia from Melbourne to the Gulf of Carpentaria, there was once an estimated one million feral camels running wild across the Australian outback. Narrated by Robyn Davidson, author of Tracks - the story of her remarkable 1,700 mile trek on camelback across the deserts of western Australia - this riveting documentary looks at the history of the camel in our country. From the explorers who brought them here, to the people still working with them today, Running Wild: Australia's Camels examines both the impact of feral camels on our fragile environment and the massive culling operations responsible for thinning the herd