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True North

Autor Lawrence Arthur Cenotto
en Limba Engleză Paperback
TRUE NORTH III -- AN EPIC 137-DAY ADVENTURE DESCRIBING THE ULTIMATE AROUND THE WORLD JOURNEY. NEARLY EVERY "MUST SEE" STOP FROM CAPETOWN TO CAIRO IS DETAILED, ALONG WITH MAJOR PORTIONS OF EUROPE, THE MIDDLE EAST, AND THE FAR EAST. THE JOURNEY INVOLVED 36 COUNTRIES, 38 AIR SEGMENTS, 30,000+ AIR MILES, OVER 10,000 MILES ON THE GROUND IN AFRICA ALONE, AND 240 MAJOR UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE TYPE VISITOR SITES. THIS IS WORLD TRAVEL AT ITS BEST, BLENDING BUCKET LIST ATTRACTIONS, ADVENTURE NARRATIVE, AND PERSONAL REFLECTION. UNEXPECTED INTERVENTIONS WITH ORPHANS IN RWANDA, A BLIND GIRL LIVING IN A GARBAGE DUMP IN ETHIOPIA, A POLITICAL PRISONER IN DJIBOUTI AND A FIVE-DAY DIVERSION TO NORTH KOREA HIGHLIGHT THE STORY. HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES ARE REFERENCED THROUGHOUT. THE AUTHOR'S HUMOROUS AND ALWAYS INSIGHTFUL OBSERVATIONS RESULT FROM SURPRISING, OFTEN DIFFICULT AND USUALLY REVEALING EXPERIENCES FROM THIS "BUCKET LIST MAXIMUS" ADVENTURE IN 2014. THE WRITING IS CONSISTENTLY COLORFUL, TAUT, AND ENTERTAINING, OCCASIONALLY RESULTING IN STARTLING MOMENTS OF RECOGNITION AND FREQUENT MOMENTS OF DELIGHT AND DISCOVERY. LAWRENCE CENOTTO IS A SEATTLE AREA WORLD TRAVELER, WITH VISITS TO OVER 95 COUNTRIES. HE IS A FORMER ALL-AMERICAN QUARTERBACK, SALES PROFESSIONAL, CIVIL WAR BUFF, HISTORY JUNKIE, AND FREELANCE WRITER. "TRUE NORTH" IS HIS THIRD FULL-LENGTH BOOK.
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ISBN-13: 9781507798386
ISBN-10: 1507798385
Pagini: 578
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.76 kg
Editura: CREATESPACE