Full moon over Noah's ark [DAISY talking book] : an odyssey to Mount Ararat and beyond

Title:

Author:

Antonson, Rick, 1949- author.

Added Author:

Holdway, Peter, narrator.

Publication Date:

2017

Publication Information:

Washington, D.C. : National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, 2017

Physical Description:

1 computer optical disc (11 hours, 44 minutes) : sound, 4 3/4 in.

Abstract:

Chronicle of the author's participation in an expedition to climb Mount Ararat in eastern Turkey and his further travels in Iraq, Iran, and Armenia. Discusses the history of the region, including border disputes, the role of Ararat in biblical and mythological floods, and personalities who have explored the mountain. 2016.

General Note:

Digital audiobook in DAISY format.

Performers:

Narrated by: Peter Holdway.

Contents:

The Forbidden Mountain -- The Bosporus Strait -- Whirling Dervish -- The Van Gölü Express -- Women of Ararat -- Turkish Honeycomb -- Taking Tea with Van Cats -- Doğubeyazıt -- Base Camp -- Mountain of Pain -- Final Ascent -- Walking Bones -- Turkish Bath -- The Lost Ship of Noah -- Fish Lake -- Kurdish Lands -- The Trans-Asia Express -- The Unfinished Quest -- Mother of the World -- Afterword : Begin again -- Timeline.

Technical Details:

Plays on DAISY talking book players and software only; DAISY 2.02 standard; MP3 compression rate 32.

Accessibility Note:

DAISY 2.02 standard; MP3 compression at 32 kbps

Personal Subject:

Antonson, Rick, 1949--Travel-Turkey-Ararat, Mount.

Subject Term:

Mountaineering -- Turkey -- Ararat, Mount.

Geographic Term:

Ararat, Mount (Turkey) -- Description and travel.

Ararat, Mount, Region (Turkey) -- Description and travel.

Ararat, Mount, Region (Turkey) -- Ethnic relations.