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Getting Stoned with Savages: A Trip Through the Islands of Fiji and Vanuatu
by Troost, J. Maarten | PB | VeryGood
US $5.32
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A book that has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, with the dust jacket included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. May be very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover. Very minimal wear and tear.
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- Binding
- Paperback
- Weight
- 0 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 9780767921992
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Crown Publishing Group, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
0767921992
ISBN-13
9780767921992
eBay Product ID (ePID)
50241579
Product Key Features
Book Title
Getting Stoned with Savages : a Trip Through the Islands of Fiji and Vanuatu
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Personal Memoirs, Australia & Oceania, Essays & Travelogues
Publication Year
2006
Genre
Travel, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
7.4 Oz
Item Length
7.9 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2006-042612
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
Praise for The Sex Lives of Cannibals : "A comic masterwork of travel writing." -- Publishers Weekly "Troost has a command of place and narrative that puts his debut in the company of some of today's best travel writers." -- Elle "A delightful, self-deprecating, extremely sly account of life in a place so wretched it gives new, terrible meaning to getting away from it all." -- National Geographic Adventure, Praise for The Sex Lives of Cannibals : "A comic masterwork of travel writing." - Publishers Weekly "Troost has a command of place and narrative that puts his debut in the company of some of today's best travel writers." - Elle "A delightful, self-deprecating, extremely sly account of life in a place so wretched it gives new, terrible meaning to getting away from it all." - National Geographic Adventure, Praise for "The Sex Lives of Cannibals: "A comic masterwork of travel writing." --"Publishers Weekly "Troost has a command of place and narrative that puts his debut in the company of some of today's best travel writers." --"Elle "A delightful, self-deprecating, extremely sly account of life in a place so wretched it gives new, terrible meaning to getting away from it all." --"National Geographic Adventure
Dewey Decimal
919.59504
Synopsis
With The Sex Lives of Cannibals , Maarten Troost established himself as one of the most engaging and original travel writers around. Getting Stoned with Savages again reveals his wry wit and infectious joy of discovery in a side-splittingly funny account of life in the farthest reaches of the world. After two grueling years on the island of Tarawa, battling feral dogs, machete-wielding neighbors, and a lack of beer on a daily basis, Maarten Troost was in no hurry to return to the South Pacific. But as time went on, he realized he felt remarkably out of place among the trappings of twenty-first-century America. When he found himself holding down a job--one that might possibly lead to a career--he knew it was time for him and his wife, Sylvia, to repack their bags and set off for parts unknown. Getting Stoned with Savages tells the hilarious story of Troost's time on Vanuatu--a rugged cluster of islands where the natives gorge themselves on kava and are still known to "eat the man." Falling into one amusing misadventure after another, Troost struggles against typhoons, earthquakes, and giant centipedes and soon finds himself swept up in the laid-back, clothing-optional lifestyle of the islanders. When Sylvia gets pregnant, they decamp for slightly-more-civilized Fiji, a fallen paradise where the local chiefs can be found watching rugby in the house next door. And as they contend with new parenthood in a country rife with prostitutes and government coups, their son begins to take quite naturally to island living--in complete contrast to his dad., A rip-roaringly funny account of life in the farthest corners of the world, "Getting Stoned with Savages" again reveals the wry appreciation of the absurd and infectious joy of discovery that make Troost one of the most engaging and original travel writers around., With The Sex Lives of Cannibals , Maarten Troost established himself as one of the most engaging and original travel writers around. Getting Stoned with Savages again reveals his wry wit and infectious joy of discovery in a side-splittingly funny account of life in the farthest reaches of the world. After two grueling years on the island of Tarawa, battling feral dogs, machete-wielding neighbors, and a lack of beer on a daily basis, Maarten Troost was in no hurry to return to the South Pacific. But as time went on, he realized he felt remarkably out of place among the trappings of twenty-first-century America. When he found himself holding down a jobone that might possibly lead to a careerhe knew it was time for him and his wife, Sylvia, to repack their bags and set off for parts unknown. Getting Stoned with Savages tells the hilarious story of Troost's time on Vanuatua rugged cluster of islands where the natives gorge themselves on kava and are still known to "eat the man." Falling into one amusing misadventure after another, Troost struggles against typhoons, earthquakes, and giant centipedes and soon finds himself swept up in the laid-back, clothing-optional lifestyle of the islanders. When Sylvia gets pregnant, they decamp for slightly-more-civilized Fiji, a fallen paradise where the local chiefs can be found watching rugby in the house next door. And as they contend with new parenthood in a country rife with prostitutes and government coups, their son begins to take quite naturally to island livingin complete contrast to his dad.
LC Classification Number
DU600.T75 2006
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- n***o (949)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseA phenomenon children’s book, gorgeously illustrated with a wonderful story. This copy was maybe a touch under “very good” as a former discarded library book with a rough cellophane cover and a tiny bit of underlining of the text. But it’s good enough not to make a fuss over.
Seller feedback (5,707,579)
- u***6 (720)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseAWESOME SELLER! !
- c***y (1256)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseSafe and secure delivery. Item as advertised this time. Thanks David Carroll
- n***o (949)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseA phenomenon children’s book, gorgeously illustrated with a wonderful story. This copy was maybe a touch under “very good” as a former discarded library book with a rough cellophane cover and a tiny bit of underlining of the text. But it’s good enough not to make a fuss over.