FIRST PASS UNDER HEAVEN: ONE MAN’S 4000-KILOMETRE TREK ALONG THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA
Book ID/图书代码： 06B08084
English Summary/英文概要： The Great Wall of China is the largest man-made structure ever built, stretching for over 4,000 kilometres from central Asia, across the Gobi Desert, through the remote, cold mountains of northern China to end on the shores of the Pacific Ocean. Nathan Gray, a young New Zealand lawyer, wanted to be the first westerner in history to walk and document the entire length of the Great Wall ...
His book First Pass Under Heaven will be released in New Zealand on August 1st as Penguin’s top travel book for 2006. A photographic and audio-visual supplement is also available on DVD if you want to fully experience what it is like to traverse along the length of the Great Wall.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 中国万里长城是世界上依然存在的远古奇迹之一也是地球上最长的墓地。它有2，000多年的历史，据说人们能从太空里看到它。这里有200种犯罪行为能判你参与围墙的修建—或者是一生或者是终身。假如对你的判决是后者，你的惩罚将会延续到你的下一代。
在2000年, 五个人开始这次的旅行试图成为徒步穿越长城的最早的西方人并记录下长城的总长。这支团队包括一名佛教僧侣, 摩门教徒, 犹太摄影记者, 天主教的记录艺术家和内森，一个新西兰毛利人律师。 在他们将要进入极端恶劣的环境下， 这注定将促成不调和与最终的分裂。
从这次旅行的一开始, 内森就经历了饥渴，强大的暴风雪和极端的温度。他遭遇了中国警察和军队, 见证了人们无法解释的离奇东西, 疾病和谋杀。 他同时也受到了中国农民的热诚款待。
《天下第一关》是一个关于个人成长的吸引人的故事, 是非常有价值的不仅仅因为它是一部伟大的旅行作品和对地理政治学的解说而且也是一部文学作品。
Awards/获奖情况：Sales are up!
First Pass Under Heaven hit number 10 on the All New Zealand Non Fiction Best Seller’s List and has just gone into its second reprint. The book has featured every week in the top five of Dymocks National Best Seller’s List since its release on August 1st. At present it is trailing one behind Bill Bryson’s Thunderbolt Kid in third position. At Unity Books, it came in at number two, behind Maurice Gee’s Blindsight and has appeared in the top ten of Bennetts, Whitcoulls and Paper Plus Book Chains.
About the Author/作者介绍： 内森格雷出生在新西兰惠灵顿。他拥有一个法学士学位和一个国际关系硕士学位，已经游历了50多个国家，能够用7种语言与人交流。内森是一名律师并为出版和新闻媒体写了很多文章。最近期间, 他曾担任毛利人发展部门的通讯顾问。
Format:TRADE PAPERBACK ILLUSTRATED
Rights Status/版权销售情况：Simplified Chinese/简体中文：AVAILABLE(到期可授)
Complex/Traditional Chinese/繁体中文：AVAILABLE
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