Product Description

Ray Mears has travelled the world for much of his life learning and teaching wilderness skills. Now he reflects on his experiences in some of the most remote and beautiful places on Earth along with his own stunning photographs of the landscapes and peoples he's encountered.

Fascinated by photography from an early age, each of Ray's pictures captures an instant of life, a powerful experience he has compared to hunting - to releasing the trigger on a rifle.

This book reveals our dramatically changing planet and inspires us to look more closely at the changes around us. See our vanishing world through the eyes, ears and camera lens of Ray Mears.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5602 in Books
• Published on: 2008-10-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 224 pages

Review
'If Ray Mears isn't a Great Living Englishman, then goodness me, who is? The man is great, and he doesn't even begin to know how great he is. Ray is a persuader, pragmatist and populariser in the Durrell-Attenborough-Bellamy tradition.' (Robert Crampton, The Times Magazine )

'Ray Mears is a bushman first and foremost and really can survive in any extreme environment. I can't think of a better companion in a crisis.' (Tim Lewis, GQ )

'The foremost purveyor of bushcraft in the UK today.' (Geographical Magazine )

'Ray Mears is a genius'

'Give the man a couple of twigs, a flint and a curved knife and he is transformed into a poet.'

About the Author
Born in 1964, Ray Mears has travelled the world studying and teaching the art of survival. He has appeared extensively in TV programmes such as Bushcraft Survival, Extreme Survival, The Real Heroes of Telemark and Wild Food.  As well as his TV and writing work, Ray founded Woodlore, School of Wilderness Bushcraft, in 1983, and has been teaching his unique bushcraft skills there for the past 25 years.

Customer Reviews

Ray Mears, vanishing world
I love this book. It is Ray doing what he is best at; conveying how different people live around the world.
Each double-page spread has a photograph with a caption explaining what is going on with either the skill or craft being shown, the landscape where the people live or the feelings he had when taking the photograph.
Photography is an art that is personal to yourself behind the camera and if you can convey those feelings to others through that art then you are doing well. This book conveyed lots of feelings to me and I shall enjoy dipping in and out of it for a long time.

Rubbish
Brought this book as a present. What a load of rubbish. Normally love Ray Mears books as they are so informative and really interesting to read. This book is full of pictures with a caption next to each photo telling what is going on in the picture. Really dissapointed and will be returning it and buying another.

ray mears vanishing world
great book according to my boyfriend. i have bought the book as a birthday present and just in one day he read it.
he said he felt like with was with ray mears on adventure.
i hav eread the book and this has enhanced my knowledged and skills too. we often go hiking and biking and this book has certainly gave us the ideas.
well doen ray mears x