An Innocent Abroad
Life-Changing Tips from 35 Great Writers
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4.1 • 196 Ratings
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- $10.99
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Publisher Description
More than 20 well-known writers and celebrities share the travel experiences that shaped their personalities and changed their lives. Contributors include Dave Eggers, Richard Ford, Isabel Allende, Pico Iyer, John Berendt, Alexander McCall Smith and Jane Smiley.
About Lonely Planet: Started in 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world’s leading travel guide publisher with guidebooks to every destination on the planet, as well as an award-winning website, a suite of mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet's mission is to enable curious travellers to experience the world and to truly get to the heart of the places they find themselves in.
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PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
From Cold War Yugoslavia to modern-day Yemen, Lonely Planet's latest collection of nonfiction travel stories doesn't leave a stone or continent unturned. Readers will relish Simon Winchester's boyhood tale of a near-death experience in the Arctic Circle and Marina Lewycka's vodka-soaked narrative of being stranded at a Russian summer camp. Other stories, such as Alexander McCall Smith's brush with murder in Swaziland and Ann Patchett's tale of friendship formed while backpacking around Europe, focus on the loss of innocence. A few of the selections are plagued by clich s of the travel genre: overly sentimental, boastful, or boring. Personal narratives of David Baldacci discovering his familial ancestry in Italy and Mary Karr's trek through the Guatemalan jungle are among those that fail to hit the mark. But high-quality tales from John Berendt, Cheryl Strayed, Tim Cahill, and Anna Vodicka are enough to keep readers paging through this enjoyable collection.
Customer Reviews
A few diamonds in a bed of coals
The gems are worth the reading espically if you have traveled to these countries ❗️
Read the book!
Great book grounded in exceptional experiences.
Charming challenge
While enjoyable and reflective, the stories pile up in the minds eye of possible adventures. One image haunts me, but the rest draw smiles, laughter and the occasional shared nod of familiarity.