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- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- ISBN
- 9781932361612
- Book Title
- Marc O`Polo Didn't Go there : Stories and Revelations from One Decade As a Postmodern Travel Writer
- Item Length
- 8in
- Publisher
- Travelers' Tales/Solas House, Inc.
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.7in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Travel, Literary Criticism
- Topic
- Literary, American / General, Essays & Travelogues
- Item Width
- 5.1in
- Item Weight
- 12.5 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 344 Pages
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Marco Polo Didn't Go There is a collection of rollicking travel tales from a young writer USA Today has called "Jack Kerouac for the Internet Age." For the past ten years, Rolf Potts has taken his keen postmodern travel sensibility into the far fringes of five continents for such prestigious publications as National Geographic Traveler, Salon.com, and The New York Times Magazine . This book documents his boldest, funniest, and most revealing journeys--from getting stranded without water in the Libyan desert, to crashing the set of a Leonardo DiCaprio movie in Thailand, to learning the secrets of Tantric sex in a dubious Indian ashram. Marco Polo Didn't Go There is more than just an entertaining journey into fascinating corners of the world. The book is a unique window into travel writing, with each chapter containing a "commentary track"--endnotes that reveal the ragged edges behind the experience and creation of each tale. Offbeat and insightful, this book is an engrossing read for students of travel writing as well as armchair wanderers.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Travelers' Tales/Solas House, Inc.
ISBN-10
1932361618
ISBN-13
9781932361612
eBay Product ID (ePID)
66190419
Product Key Features
Book Title
Marc O`Polo Didn't Go there : Stories and Revelations from One Decade As a Postmodern Travel Writer
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Literary, American / General, Essays & Travelogues
Publication Year
2008
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Travel, Literary Criticism
Number of Pages
344 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
5.1in
Item Weight
12.5 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
G154.5.P68a3 2008
Reviews
"Potts is one of the best travel writers to emerge in the last decade. Intrepid and thoughtful, he's a Paul Theroux for the backpacker generation, and Marco Polo reflects this." -- San Francisco Chronicle "This hilarious collection of stories provokes because Potts asks the serious question of how to travel in a discovered world. ...If you aspire to be a travel writer, read this book." -- The Guardian (U.K.) "Potts isn't so much a travel reporter as a story teller. ...He's more about getting under the skin of a place -- detailing a cast of characters that would either enthrall or scare the hell out of most travelers, depending on where they come down on the trust-paranoia continuum." -- Orange County Register "An equal mix of humor and enlightenment...Potts shows travelers and would-be travelers the joy of immersing oneself in a foreign culture." -- St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Best Books of 2008" "Potts, Internet raconteur and travel-advice sage, is the kind of guy you wish the pubs had more of: well traveled, generous with funny stories, eager to listen to yours. You feel envious that you weren't with him in Cairo to share the convivial squalor of a backpacker hotel, or at an Indian ashram to study Tantric sex, or even in the Libyan Desert, in the dark, out of water and lost. And he's able to draw insights from all that without draining the fun out of the conversation -- difficult to carry off in a pub or a book." -- The Washington Post "Armchair travelers will get an enormous kick out of this thoroughly entertaining book." -- Booklist, "Potts is one of the best travel writers to emerge in the last decade. Intrepid and thoughtful, he's a Paul Theroux for the backpacker generation, and Marco Polo reflects this." — San Francisco Chronicle "This hilarious collection of stories provokes because Potts asks the serious question of how to travel in a discovered world. ...If you aspire to be a travel writer, read this book." — The Guardian (U.K.) "Potts isn't so much a travel reporter as a story teller. ...He's more about getting under the skin of a place — detailing a cast of characters that would either enthrall or scare the hell out of most travelers, depending on where they come down on the trust-paranoia continuum." — Orange County Register "An equal mix of humor and enlightenment...Potts shows travelers and would-be travelers the joy of immersing oneself in a foreign culture." — St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Best Books of 2008" "Potts, Internet raconteur and travel-advice sage, is the kind of guy you wish the pubs had more of: well traveled, generous with funny stories, eager to listen to yours. You feel envious that you weren't with him in Cairo to share the convivial squalor of a backpacker hotel, or at an Indian ashram to study Tantric sex, or even in the Libyan Desert, in the dark, out of water and lost. And he's able to draw insights from all that without draining the fun out of the conversation — difficult to carry off in a pub or a book." — The Washington Post "Armchair travelers will get an enormous kick out of this thoroughly entertaining book." — Booklist, "Potts is one of the best travel writers to emerge in the last decade. Intrepid and thoughtful, he's a Paul Theroux for the backpacker generation, andMarco Poloreflects this." -San Francisco Chronicle "This hilarious collection of stories provokes because Potts asks the serious question of how to travel in a discovered world. ...If you aspire to be a travel writer, read this book." -The Guardian(U.K.) "Potts isn't so much a travel reporter as a story teller. ...He's more about getting under the skin of a place - detailing a cast of characters that would either enthrall or scare the hell out of most travelers, depending on where they come down on the trust-paranoia continuum." -Orange County Register "An equal mix of humor and enlightenment...Potts shows travelers and would-be travelers the joy of immersing oneself in a foreign culture." -St. Louis Post-Dispatch"Best Books of 2008" "Potts, Internet raconteur and travel-advice sage, is the kind of guy you wish the pubs had more of: well traveled, generous with funny stories, eager to listen to yours. You feel envious that you weren't with him in Cairo to share the convivial squalor of a backpacker hotel, or at an Indian ashram to study Tantric sex, or even in the Libyan Desert, in the dark, out of water and lost. And he's able to draw insights from all that without draining the fun out of the conversation - difficult to carry off in a pub or a book." -The Washington Post "Armchair travelers will get an enormous kick out of this thoroughly entertaining book." -Booklist
Copyright Date
2008
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2008-019755
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