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High Summer

By Chris Townsend

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9780938567219 | Cloudcap, June 1, 1989, cover price $24.95

Long Distance Walks in the Pyrenees

By Chris Townsend

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9781852233914 | Crowood Pr, January 1, 1992, cover price $29.95

Walking the Yukon: A Solo Trek Through the Land of Beyond

By Chris Townsend

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9780877424208 | Intl Marine Pub Co, September 1, 1993, cover price $13.95

Wilderness Skiing and Winter Camping

By Chris Townsend

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9780070652538, titled "Wilderness Skiing & Winter Camping" | McGraw-Hill, December 1, 1994, cover price $17.95

9780877423973 | McGraw-Hill, January 1, 1994, cover price $17.95

Walking the Yukon: A Solo Journey Through the Land of Beyond

Product Description: Chris Townsend left Skagway, Alaska, in June 1990, following in the footsteps of the Klondike goldrushers for a time before finally ending his trek 83 days later at the Arctic Circle. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

By Chris Townsend

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9780070652491 | McGraw-Hill, December 1, 1994, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: Chris Townsend left Skagway, Alaska, in June 1990, following in the footsteps of the Klondike goldrushers for a time before finally ending his trek 83 days later at the Arctic Circle.

A Guide to Hillwalking

Product Description: This guide offers advice and information on all aspects of hillwalking. It includes comment on the variety and suitability of equipment required, food and drink, navigation and routes, hazards and rescue procedures, hillwalking in winter and a look at backpacking.

By Chris Townsend

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9781852239589 | Crowood Pr, March 1, 1996, cover price $29.99 | About this edition: This guide offers advice and information on all aspects of hillwalking.

The Munros and Tops: A Record-Setting Walk in the Scottish Highlands

When Chris Townsend reached the summit of Ben Hope he had walked his way into the record books. After 118 days of continuous climbing he covered 1700 miles and all of the 277 Munros and 240 Tops in the Scottish Highlands. This book recalls the complexities and enjoyment of this challenge.

By Chris Townsend

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9781851589869 | Mainstream Pub Co Ltd, October 1, 1997, cover price $35.00 | About this edition: When Chris Townsend reached the summit of Ben Hope he had walked his way into the record books.

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9781840187274 | Mainstream, April 1, 2003, cover price $19.99

Vile Bodies: Photography and the Crisis of Looking

Product Description: Published in cooperation with Channel Four Corporation in conjunction with the British television series of the same name, "Vile Bodies" is a collection of photographs and accompanying essays which penetrates the most urgent contemporary taboos concerning the human body and how we perceive it...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

By Chris Townsend

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9783791319407 | Prestel Pub, April 1, 1998, cover price $39.95 | About this edition: Published in cooperation with Channel Four Corporation in conjunction with the British television series of the same name, "Vile Bodies" is a collection of photographs and accompanying essays which penetrates the most urgent contemporary taboos concerning the human body and how we perceive it.

Into the Light: Photographic Printing Outside of the Darkroom

By Pam Roberts and Chris Townsend

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9780904495171 | Art Books Intl Ltd, December 1, 1999, cover price $22.50

The Advanced Backpacker: A Handbook for Year-Round, Long-Distance Hiking

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By Chris Townsend

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9780071357562 | Ragged Mountain Pr, September 1, 2000, cover price $18.95

Backpackers' Pocket Guide

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By Chris Townsend

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9780071370240 | Ragged Mountain Pr, November 1, 2001, cover price $10.95

Crossing Arizona: A Solo Hike Through the Sky Islands and Deserts of the Arizona Trail

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By Chris Townsend

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9780881505078 | Countryman Pr, January 1, 2002, cover price $24.95

Izima Karoru: Landscapes With a Corpse

By Chris Townsend

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9781874044482 | Art Books Intl Ltd, November 1, 2002, cover price $19.95

The Art of Tracey Emin

Product Description: The career of Tracey Emin, one of the best known contemporary British artists, has become a potent symbol of the relationship between art and celebrity in our time. When it was exhibited in London at the Tate in 1999, her now notorious installation My Bed was denounced by conservative critics as a national scandal, but this and her other work have continued to attract ever larger audiences...read more

By Tracey Emin (editor), Mandy Merck (editor) and Chris Townsend (editor)

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9780500283851 | Thames & Hudson, November 1, 2002, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: The career of Tracey Emin, one of the best known contemporary British artists, has become a potent symbol of the relationship between art and celebrity in our time.

Rapture: Art's Seduction by Fashion Since 1970

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By Chris Townsend

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9780500283837 | Thames & Hudson, December 1, 2002, cover price $29.95

Encyclopedia of Outdoor & Wilderness Skills

Product Description: This definitive guidebook to the outdoors is the most comprehensive reference to backcountry know-how available. From expert authors with more than 40 years of wilderness experience, the Encyclopedia of Outdoor and Wilderness Skills covers all terrains, climates, and situations. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

By Annie M. Aggens and Chris Townsend

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9780071384063 | McGraw-Hill, July 1, 2003, cover price $22.95 | About this edition: This definitive guidebook to the outdoors is the most comprehensive reference to backcountry know-how available.

Let's Go 2004 Austria & Switzerland

Features over 5,000 travel bargains on accommodations, restaurants, shopping, and attractions in the region

By Patrick Blanchfield (editor) and Chris Townsend (editor)

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9780312319786 | Let''s Go Travel Guides, December 1, 2003, cover price $19.99 | About this edition: Features over 5,000 travel bargains on accommodations, restaurants, shopping, and attractions in the region

The Art of Bill Viola

By Chris Townsend (editor)

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9780500284728 | Thames & Hudson, June 1, 2004, cover price $24.95

The Art Of Rachel Whiteread

By Chris Townsend (editor) and Rachel Whiteread (editor)

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9780500285046 | Thames & Hudson, November 30, 2004, cover price $24.95

New Art from London

Citing an emergence of more serious and mature art forms in Britain, a provocative survey of the nation's contemporary visual culture showcases artists who are discovering new perspectives on older debates of modernism and responding to today's political and social issues. Original.

By Chris Townsend

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9780500286067 | Thames & Hudson, June 8, 2006, cover price $29.95 | About this edition: Citing an emergence of more serious and mature art forms in Britain, a provocative survey of the nation's contemporary visual culture showcases artists who are discovering new perspectives on older debates of modernism and responding to today's political and social issues.

Francesca Woodman

By Chris Townsend and George Woodman (editor)

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9780714844305 | Phaidon Inc Ltd, June 1, 2006, cover price $75.00

Guide to Walks in North-west Highlands

The North-West Highlands is the last area in Britain which could be described as genuinely wild. This guide to 24 of the finest walks in this beautiful landscape is aimed at walkers who wish to enjoy the wild country. It also includes a glossary of Gaelic and Scots words and a Useful Information section listing organisations and websites.

By Chris Townsend

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9781845130671 | Ill edition (Aurum Pr Ltd, May 1, 2007), cover price $26.95 | About this edition: The North-West Highlands is the last area in Britain which could be described as genuinely wild.

Art and Death

Product Description: This highly sensitive and beautifully written book looks closely at the way contemporary Western artists negotiate death, both as personal experience and in the wider community. Townsend discusses, but moves beyond, the ""spectacle of death"" in work by artists such as Damien Hirst to see how mortality--in particular the experience of other people's death--brings us face to face with profound ethical and even political issues...read more

By Chris Townsend

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9781845116620 | Tauris Academic Studies, September 16, 2008, cover price $95.00 | About this edition: This highly sensitive and beautifully written book looks closely at the way contemporary Western artists negotiate death, both as personal experience and in the wider community.

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9781845116637 | I B Tauris & Co Ltd, September 16, 2008, cover price $29.00

Collins Ramblers Short Walks in the Yorkshire Dales: Guide to 20 Easy Walks of 3 Hours or Less

Product Description: In thisÂ brand new range of practical little walk guides endorsed by the Ramblers, allÂ featuredÂ routes are 5 miles or under in length and can easily be completed in less than 3 hours, making each one perfect for an afternoon stroll...read more

By Chris Townsend

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9780007359431 | Harpercollins Pub Ltd, July 1, 2010, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: In thisÂ brand new range of practical little walk guides endorsed by the Ramblers, allÂ featuredÂ routes are 5 miles or under in length and can easily be completed in less than 3 hours, making each one perfect for an afternoon stroll.

Short Walks in the Lake District: Guide to 20 Easy Walks of 3 Hours or Less

By Chris Townsend

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9780007359417 | Harpercollins Pub Ltd, July 1, 2010, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: In thisÂ brand new range of practical little walk guides endorsed by the Ramblers, allÂ featuredÂ routes are 5 miles or under in length and can easily be completed in less than 3 hours, making each one perfect for an afternoon stroll.

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