Nick Hales

Life on the Edge Nick Hales

p> Shot at in Zambia, detained as a spy in Botswana, dived with sharks in the oilfields of Saudi Arabia, survived lethal gases and underground earthquakes in a South African Gold mine, outsmarted marauding soldiers and avoided mortar attacks in Zaïre, braved Taliban death-threats in Pakistan and presided over Voodoo ceremonies in West Africa-just some of the tales in this account of Nick's colourful past. Life on the Edge is a testimony to bygone times when a young maverick foreigner could transform lives while working in some of the most fascinating places on earth.

Perfect for fans of William Boyd's A Good Man in Africa and Frederick Forsyth's The Biafra Story.