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Tim Butcher

    November 15, 1967

    Tim Butcher is a British author, journalist, and broadcaster known for his compelling narratives from conflict zones and his adventurous travels. His writing is characterized by meticulous observation and a deep exploration of the places he visits, often delving into the history and impact of conflicts on ordinary people. Butcher's style is both analytical and engaging, offering readers insightful perspectives on complex social and political landscapes.

    Heart of Darkness
    Blood River
    The Trigger
    Blood River. The Terrifying Journey Through the World's Most Dangerous Country
    Chasing the Devil
    Chasing the devil : the search for Africa's fighting spirit
    • 2014

      The Trigger

      • 352 pages
      • 13 hours of reading
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      "On a summer morning in Sarajevo almost a hundred years ago, a teenager took a pistol out of his pocket and fired not just the opening rounds of the First World War but the starting gun for modern history. By killing Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Gavrilo Princip started a cycle of events that would leave 15 million dead from fighting between 1914 and 1918 and proved fatal for empires and a way of ruling that had held for centuries."--Publisher's description.

      The Trigger
    • 2013

      The eighteenth annual Rugby League yearbook produced by thegame’s biggest selling newspaper, Rugby Leaguer & League Express. It has anin-depth statistical section, chapters on every major competition and a record of every game in Super League, the Challenge Cup, the Championship, Championship One and the Northern Rail Cup.It is illustrated with many high-quality full colour and black-and-whitephotographs. AlsoPersonalities of the Season.Month-by-month review of Super League XVIII.Championship & Championship One season review.Full records of every player to have played in Super League.Grand Final history.Longest serving players.

      League Express Rugby League Yearbook 2013-2014
    • 2011

      Kiedy Tim Butcher, korespondent gazety „The Daily Telegraph”, został w 2000 roku wysłany do Afryki, szybko pochłonęła go obsesja na punkcie legendarnej rzeki Kongo (płynącej obecnie na terytorium Demokratycznej Republiki Konga, a w dolnym biegu stanowiącej granicę z Kongiem i Angolą). Podróżnik wpadł na pomysł, by odtworzyć słynną XIX-wieczną wyprawę Henry’ego Mortona Stanleya, który podążał wówczas wzdłuż rzeki, odkrywając nieznane Europejczykom tajemnice Afryki. Pomimo przestróg, że jego plan był „samobójczy”, Butcher wyruszył w kierunku Demokratycznej Republiki Konga wyposażony tylko w plecak i kilka tysięcy dolarów ukrytych w butach. Poruszał się przy użyciu różnych pojazdów, na motocyklu, kanoe, łodzi, i korzystając z pomocy wielu postaci – od pracowników prowadzonych przez ONZ organizacji powodziowych po przewodnika- pigmeja – podążał śladami wielkich poszukiwaczy przygód doby wiktoriańskiej. Podróż Butchera była nadzwyczajnym wyczynem, ale jednocześnie stanowiła pretekst do opowiedzenia niezwykłej historii Demokratycznej Republiki Konga, nierzadko dramatycznej, tragicznej i krwawej, a także była próbą zrozumienia specyfiku kontynentu afrykańskiego. Tim Butcher, urodzony w 1967 r., pracował dla „Daily Telegraph” od 1990 w charakterze głównego korespondenta wojennego gazety i szef Biura Afrykańskiego. Obecnie jest korespondentem z Bliskiego Wschodu, mieszka w Jerozolimie.

      Rzeka krwi Podróż do pękniętego serca Afryki
    • 2011

      Chasing the Devil

      • 336 pages
      • 12 hours of reading
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      Facing down demons from his time in Africa as a journalist, Tim Butcher heads deep into this combat zone, encountering the devastation wrought by lawless militia, child soldiers, brutal violence, blood diamonds and masked figures who guard the spiritual secrets of remote jungle communities.

      Chasing the Devil
    • 2010

      Chasing the Devil tells the story of Tim Butcher's audacious expedition from Freetown at the mouth of the Sierra Leone river overland through forest-covered mountains and malarial plains to the coast of Liberia. He ventures deep into areas not visited by outsiders for years. Both nations are on a developmental cusp and Tim explores whether national and international attempts to chase away the devil of war can succeed.

      Chasing the devil : the search for Africa's fighting spirit
    • 2009

      Despite warnings about marauding rebels, Tim Butcher travels alone along the Congo River for 2,500 kilometers, from Lake Tanganyika to Boma. Using various modes of transport, he explores "Africa's broken heart," driven by a desire to understand a country under the world's largest UN peacekeeping mission. His account is a brave and compelling eyewitness report.

      Blood River. The Terrifying Journey Through the World's Most Dangerous Country
    • 2008

      Blood River

      A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart

      • 363 pages
      • 13 hours of reading
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      'Blood River' is a readable account of an African country now virtually inaccessible to the outside world and what is perhaps one of the most daring and adventurous journeys a journalist has made.

      Blood River