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DO EXPLORERS WEAR SOCKS ?: A true story, a woman explorer, a world first and China's desert of death.
This is a true story about an attempt to make the world’s first ever crossing of the Taklamakan desert in China, the local people call it
THE DESERT OF DEATH and THE DESERT OF NO RETURN... not very encouraging!
If you are feeling brave you can join the team on this epic adventure...you will meet 30 awesome camels, 14 men from around the world and one girl from Devon England who may or may not wear socks!
The story is told by the only female on the expedition who gets given a strange nick name ‘The camel doc’ you will find out why when you read the book.
There are spies, camels that run off, discovery of an ancient village, sand storms that turn day into night, camel breakfast and horrid maggots’...And someone goes missing!
Oh and of course, you are going to run out of water so make sure you fill up your water bottle before you start reading.
GOOD LUCK I really hope you enjoy this very sandy adventure.
GO ONLINE www.thecameldoc.com to see the original photos taken on the trip.
The youngest person to read this book is 7 and the oldest is 100...it’s for everyone who dreams of adventures.
Here is what a few people
Honestly, this was probably the best book I’ve read so far in life.
It was funny, cool that it’s a true story and enjoyable. I would recommend it to everyone I meet because they simply NEED to read it!!!
I was happy to finish it because I finished a good book, but I was also sad, because it was a good book!! I remember finishing the book listening to the Pet Shop Boys (because I could) and now whenever I hear one of their songs, I think of “Do Explorers Wear Socks?” In a nutshell, read it because it will make your day better!!!
- River C (aged 12)
Courage, determination, and team work at the highest level. An amazing read.
Noble (age 100)
I read the book with my grandad we both really enjoyed it.I loved hearing about the camels and the revolting maggots!
Lily (age 7)
THE DESERT OF DEATH and THE DESERT OF NO RETURN... not very encouraging!
If you are feeling brave you can join the team on this epic adventure...you will meet 30 awesome camels, 14 men from around the world and one girl from Devon England who may or may not wear socks!
The story is told by the only female on the expedition who gets given a strange nick name ‘The camel doc’ you will find out why when you read the book.
There are spies, camels that run off, discovery of an ancient village, sand storms that turn day into night, camel breakfast and horrid maggots’...And someone goes missing!
Oh and of course, you are going to run out of water so make sure you fill up your water bottle before you start reading.
GOOD LUCK I really hope you enjoy this very sandy adventure.
GO ONLINE www.thecameldoc.com to see the original photos taken on the trip.
The youngest person to read this book is 7 and the oldest is 100...it’s for everyone who dreams of adventures.
Here is what a few people
Honestly, this was probably the best book I’ve read so far in life.
It was funny, cool that it’s a true story and enjoyable. I would recommend it to everyone I meet because they simply NEED to read it!!!
I was happy to finish it because I finished a good book, but I was also sad, because it was a good book!! I remember finishing the book listening to the Pet Shop Boys (because I could) and now whenever I hear one of their songs, I think of “Do Explorers Wear Socks?” In a nutshell, read it because it will make your day better!!!
- River C (aged 12)
Courage, determination, and team work at the highest level. An amazing read.
Noble (age 100)
I read the book with my grandad we both really enjoyed it.I loved hearing about the camels and the revolting maggots!
Lily (age 7)
288 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 18, 2023
About the author
Carolyn Ellis
28 books12 followersCarolyn Ellis is an interdisciplinary scholar and qualitative researcher, widely regarded as an originator and developer of autoethnography, a reflexive approach to research, writing, and storytelling that connects the autobiographical and personal to the cultural, social, and political.
She is a Distinguished University Professor at the University of South Florida and an Honorary Professor at the Communication University of China. She served as President of the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction and is a founding member of the Ethnography Division in the National Communication Association and the Section on Emotions in the American Sociological Association. Among her publications are a documentary film, five monographs, six edited books, and more than 150 articles, book chapters, and essays on autoethnography, ethnography, compassionate and interactive interviewing, research ethics, death and dying, minor bodily stigmas, caregiving, intimate relationships, health and illness, and research with Holocaust survivors.[4][5] Ellis retired from the University of South Florida in 2018.
She is a Distinguished University Professor at the University of South Florida and an Honorary Professor at the Communication University of China. She served as President of the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction and is a founding member of the Ethnography Division in the National Communication Association and the Section on Emotions in the American Sociological Association. Among her publications are a documentary film, five monographs, six edited books, and more than 150 articles, book chapters, and essays on autoethnography, ethnography, compassionate and interactive interviewing, research ethics, death and dying, minor bodily stigmas, caregiving, intimate relationships, health and illness, and research with Holocaust survivors.[4][5] Ellis retired from the University of South Florida in 2018.
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