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Book SynopsisBoychiks in the Hood is your passport to the Hasidic underworld -- a destination far different from popular expectations. Join Robert Eisenberg as he hangs out with an ex-Deadhead in Antwerp, makes a pilgrimage to the grave of the revered Rebbie Nachman in the Ukraine, munches mini-bagels with Rollerblading kosher butchers in Minnesota, discovers the last remaining religious Jews in Poland, talks sex with a karate-champion-turned-rabbi in Israel, and more.Simultaneously respectful and hilarious, Boychiks in the Hood is a surprising and unforgettable journey through the world''s flourishing Hasidic communities that reveals this vibrant tradition as never before.

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Book SynopsisThe Nobel Prize-winning author offers information about the history, culture, landscape, and people of his native Portugal, in an enchanting volume written by combining aspects of a novel, guidebook, and travelogue. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.

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Book SynopsisExplore more than forty forsaken urban destinations around the world in a highly entertaining read . . . for history buffs, mystery fanatics and travel junkies alike (GoNomad). Cities are mortal, but the traces they leave behind tell a fascinating story. In Atlas of Lost Cities, an accomplished travel writer reveals the rise and fall of notable places, each pithy portrait illuminated by a vintage map that puts armchair explorers right in the scene. Wander with care through: Ancient and legendary places like Pompeii, Teotihuacà and Angkor Contemporary wonders like Centralia, a nearly abandoned Pennsylvania town consumed by unquenchable underground fire Eerie planned communities like Nova Citas de Kilamba in Angola, where housing, schools, and stores were built for 500,000 people who never came Epecuen, a tourist town in Argentina that was swallowed by water With each map are fantastical illustrations that help the reader envision these hubs as they were in their prime. A perfect gift for the traveler who believes he or she has seen it all.

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Book Synopsis Acclaimed author Rick Bass decided to thank all of his writing heroes in person, one meal at a time, in this rich smorgasbord of a memoir . . . a soul-nourishing, road-burning act of tribute (New York Times Book Review). From his bid to become Eudora Welty''s lawn boy to the time George Plimpton offered to punch him in the nose, lineage has always been important to Rick Bass. Now at a turning point -- in his midfifties, with his long marriage dissolved and his grown daughters out of the house -- Bass strikes out on a journey of thanksgiving. His aim: to make a memorable meal for each of his mentors, to express his gratitude for the way they have shaped not only his writing but his life. The result, an odyssey to some of America''s most iconic writers, is also a record of self-transformation as Bass seeks to recapture the fire that drove him as a young man. Along the way we join in escapades involving smuggled contraband, an exploding grill, a trail of blood through Heathrow airport, an episode of dog-watching with Amy Hempel in Central Park, and a near run-in with plague-ridden prairie dogs on the way to see Lorrie Moore, as well as heartwarming and bittersweet final meals with the late Peter Matthiessen, John Berger, and Denis Johnson. Poignant, funny, and wistful, The Traveling Feast is a guide to living well and an unforgettable adventure that nourishes and renews the spirit.

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Book Synopsis* A non-political travel book about South Africa.Trade ReviewWry and deft ... travel writing of a high order, given steel by [Bell's] keen understanding of the country's contradictions * DAILY TELEGRAPH *A fine, gentle and loving travel book about South Africa which captures the magic of the land and the warmth of its peoples * SCOTSMAN *Wherever Bell goes, he brings a gimlet eye to the human and unusual * YORKSHIRE POST *One of life's great wanderers, at home when he is away ... a lucid, deeply informative and highly entertaining piece of travel prose * GLASGOW HERALD *A warm, sane and illuminating book * Ned Sherrin *

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Book SynopsisOutstanding travel narrative about a journey up the Congo river: superbly evocative writing in the tradition of Paul Theroux and Bruce ChatwinTrade ReviewThe exquisite sheen and might of the Congo itself flow through the pages of Jeffrey Tayler's account. His triumph is his ability to carry us deep into the very heart of Africa, negotiating like an old river-hand the eddies and curves of the dark enigma which is the Congo. There's a rare truth here, the grip, grind and mystery of the African forest, expressed not through a lurid tale of explorer antics, but through Tayler's heroic sensitivity to the everyday lives of river people. Here, in all its sweltering majesty, is the real Congo - the clicking, swirling intensity of one of the greatest of all rivers, as it moves timelessly through the lives of the crocodiles, fishermen and bandits who inhabit its feted shores. * Benedict Allen, author of LAST OF THE MEDICINE MEN and INTO THE CROCODILE NEST *A fascinating record of an often breathtaking journey. Tayler's account is also an incredible adventure story * TLS *A gripping account * BELFAST NEWS *Captivating reading * SUNDAY TIMES *A stirring adventure story, observantly told * SUNDAY TELEGRAPH *Immensely gripping * Bill Bryson *

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