| Tribe: Adventures in a Changing World | 
 enlarge | Author: Bruce Parry
Publisher: Michael Joseph Ltd
Category: Book
Buy New: £24.03
New (2) Used (5) Collectible (1) from £6.57
Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 75802
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 10.5 x 7.7 x 1
ISBN: 0718149181
EAN: 9780718149185
ASIN: 0718149181
Publication Date: September 20, 2007
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Gets more interesting... August 29, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I'd give it 3.5 stars if I could... As a fan of the series I would like to echo the other reviews - I was hoping for more of a background/more detail of the experiences Bruce Parry had during his time with the Tribes. To a certain extent this does happen towards the end of the book, when more detail about the visits is given. The first few chapters read more like brief diary entries and summaries of the TV programmes, whereas the later chapters are more detailed and vivid. I'm glad I bought it as it does contain some wonderful insight and information, as well as the photos, of course! Thanks, Bruce and the Beeb, for making the series. I look forward to the 'Amazon' book soon.
Great as a coffee table piece, no more February 19, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Beautiful photographs of different tribes in the world, but narrative was slow at times, narcissistic at others and does not grab the reader at all - which is a shame, given the exceedingly exciting subject matter. I ended up flipping the pages to see the pretty pictures; Parry does not make a good read but informative the book is nonetheless.
 Tribe Review December 4, 2007
14 out of 15 found this review helpful
I am enjoying reading this book. It is informative and interesting to hear how he interacts with the families he stays with. How they treat him and make him feel at home. It does not go into great depth about the customs and cultures of the tribes but I think gives more than enough detail considering the number of tribes he stays with. You get a feel for the different lifestyles and how they treat each other within their communtities as well their tribal traditions. It has some amazing pictures and some bizarre stories about how some tribes live and dress. Bruce really goes to extremes to live their lives for his short visit. I tend to find it is good to dip in and out of between other books but when I first got it I could not put it down. I am a Geography teacher and I think I will bring it into lessons to read to some of my classes. We have a copy in the school library too.
 The Tribe December 3, 2007
8 out of 20 found this review helpful
I was bought the Tribe as a present, which I was immensely pleased with initially, as I was an avid fan of Bruce Parry and the TV series, however as soon as I started reading the Tribe I realised what a major disappointment it was. I was expecting the whole back story to the TV series instead the book hardly scratches the surface. In one particular chapter Bruce spends almost the whole of it just talking about his hallucinogenic experience, while I wanted to know more about the lifestyle of the tribe who he stayed with. Bruce's style of writing was, at best, stilted and did not have a good flow, which was off putting. Also the book itself has garish coloured opening pages for each chapter, which made me skip each first page, which soon became very annoying. My advice is twofold: don't buy the book as it will disappoint, and to Bruce, stick to presenting, you are no great writer.
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