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Robyn Davidson (born 6 September 1950) is an Australian writer best known for her 1980 book Tracks, about her 2,700 km (1,700 miles) trek across the deserts of Western Australia using camels. Her career of travelling and writing about her travels has spanned 40 years.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robyn_Davidson




That wikipedia page doesn't seem to reference that her book was the basis of a beautiful picture book by National Geographic, From Alice to Ocean, perhaps notable here because the book included a CD-ROM, making it an early attempt at multimedia presentation.

https://www.amazon.com/Alice-Ocean-Alone-Across-Outback/dp/0...

http://macintoshgarden.org/games/alice-ocean

Some reviews of the CD-ROM from a 1994 college class:

http://besser.tsoa.nyu.edu/impact/s94/students/papers.html

(Scroll down to Multimedia Reviews and there four student reviews of the CD.)


I recommend her book, it was quite enjoyable. There is also a movie, though not as good as the book.

The saddest part of the book is when her dog dies, eating poisoned meat.

Quite a story




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