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To Hellholes and Back: Bribes, Lies, and the Art of Extreme Tourism de Chuck Thompson

To Hellholes and Back: Bribes, Lies, and the Art of Extreme Tourism

Autor Chuck Thompson
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 noi 2009

The guru of extreme tourism sets out to face his worst fears in Africa, India, Mexico City, and most terrifying of all at Disney World

In the widely-acclaimed "Smile When You're Lying," Chuck Thompson laid bare the travel industry's dirtiest secrets. Now he's out to discover if some of the world's most ill-reputed destinations live up to their bad raps, while confronting a few of his own travel anxieties in the process. Whether he's traveling across the Congo with a former bodyguard from notorious dictator Joseph Mobutu's retinue or diving into the heart of India's monsoon season, "To Hellholes and Back" delivers Thompson's trademark combination of hilarious stories and wildly provocative opinions, as well as some surprising observations about America's evolving place in the world."

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780805087888
ISBN-10: 0805087885
Pagini: 322
Dimensiuni: 135 x 203 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.39 kg
Editura: Holt McDougal

Recenzii

Praise for "Smile When You're Lying" "Thompson is wickedly entertaining...reminiscent of Chuck Klosterman and David Foster Wallace....The unvarnished reality in these pages might just make you more eager than ever to hit the road."--"San Francisco Chronicle" "If there is such a pastime as extreme tourism, Chuck Thompson is surely its guru."--"Boston Globe""" "[Thompson] knows the score and he tallies it accurately....A dead-on demolition job...The book is a savagely funny act of revenge."--"The New York Times"""
Praise for "To Hellholes and Back"
"Riveting, hilarious, and wildly entertaining." --"Booklist"
"His observations are sharp and honest. A witty, provocative tale that ... packs in plenty of local flavor and amusing anecdotes.--"Kirkus"
"[From] the original rogue travel writer.... Well-written, funny, and fast-paced.... It's refreshing to read a travel writer who eschews all the 'sun-dappled vista'-style prose and tells it like it is."--Jaunted.com
"Filled with hilarious stories, wildly provocative opinions and unvarnished observations about world travel, "To Hellholes and Back" proves Thompson is not only a sharp, gritty writer but a fearless man of travel."--"Zink Magazine
""Extremely irreverent."--"Outside Magazine"
"[A] tour de force a la" Eat, Pray, Love, "only with snarky commentary and well, not a hint of spirituality..."--"Brave New Traveler"
"[A] humorous send-up to these four ... fascinating destinations.... It's dirty, scandalous, and it'll give you a completely fresh perspective on travel, travel writing, and the travel industry."--"The Lost Girls"
"[Thompson's] incisive observations and biting sense of humor make for some riveting reading."--"The Denver Post"

Descriere

In "Smile When You're Lying," Thompson lays bare the travel industry's dirtiest secrets. Now he's out to discover if some of the world's most ill-reputed destinations live up to their bad raps, while confronting a few of his own travel anxieties in the process.