Format: Paperback, 4th ed., 1040pp.
Publisher: HarperInformation
Pub. Date: May  2000
Edition Desc: 4TH

Riveting, passionate, astonishing, The World's Most Dangerous Places is a vital
resource, especially for those inclined to explore the unknown. More than a travel
guide, this alternative atlas for restless spirits will transport readers to the
unmapped front-lines of today's flash points. Robert Young Pelton and his DP crew
tour dozens of the world's most formidable countries, detailing with experienced
aplomb (and hearty machismo) the hazards that await adventurers and adrenaline
addicts. So whether traipsing from Tupolev to Transcaucasia or crewing a Kuwaiti
minesweeper, or simply saving for a Club Med and indulging in a few Walter Mitty
moments, your odds of returning safely increase exponentially with every morsel
gleaned from The World's Most Dangerous Places.

Far from bliss, ignorance can spell trouble, so Pelton kicks off the fourth edition
of The World's Most Dangerous Places with a diligently researched, statistics-filled
primer on the variables of adventure travel. "Section One: What is Dangerous?"
spells out the grim global realities: the chances of dying in a vehicular pile-up
in Bahrain; the number of land mines per square mile in Chad; exactly how many
journalists were killed in Tajikistan; as well as the odds of being airlifted out of
any number of war-torn Shangri-Las. The facts are persuasive rather than dissuasive;
forewarned is definitely forearmed. Pelton and his team provide practical advice on
how to survive just about everything: minibuses, taxis, and trains; war zones and
brutal dictatorships; revolutionary places, fundamentalist places, and just plain
Nasty Places; and, most important for Americans, being a Yankee Pig.

Engrossing and readable, The World's Most Dangerous Places is a surreal jolt for
armchair travelers and an indispensable bible for budding explorers. Willingly
putting themselves in harm's way (or at least really darn close), Pelton and the DP
contributors exude a steady "been there, done that" authenticity. The clear prose,
sardonic wit, and hair-raising anecdotes are guaranteed to increase awareness. The
World's Most Dangerous Places -- don't leave home without it.

What People Say
If you thought adventure travel meant roughing it in the rain forest or climbing a
big bad mountain The World's Most Dangerous Places might just convince you that those
kinds of trips are for wimps.  —Oprah Winfrey

From Critics
From U.S. News and World Report 
A primer on how to get in and out if potentially lethal places.
 
From Today Show 
Survival tips you just don't get anywhere else! The controversial adventurers'
guidebook to the world's hot spots.
 
From U.S. News and World Report 
A primer on how to get in and out if potentially lethal places.
 
From Today Show 
One of the oddest and most fascinating travel books to appear in a long time.
 
From Washington Post 
Brash, opinionated, and darkly witty.