Explorer: The Quest for Adventure and the Great Unknown

By Benedict Allen

After a lifetime immersing himself among indigenous people—and generating books and TV series—the Trustee of the Royal Geographical Society reflects on a life of adventure, particularly during his youth decades ago. Back when phones weren’t just landlines but still occasionally rotary, going into the unknown genuinely meant that. But even in recent years Allen managed to slip off the grid, creating a panic by going missing in Papua New Guinea in 2017. June, $28