{"product_id":"with-light-steam-9780875807089","title":"With Light Steam","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1996 the author left the relative stability of the United States for the chaos of post-Soviet Russia, and stayed. In this book, each chapter is an episode - spanning from several hours to several days - of his journeys to the far North, Moscow, the Ural Mountains, the Solovetsky Islands, and a southern stretch of the Volga River.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOften very frank (this is a PG-13 read at least) and open, \u003ci\u003eWith Light Steam\u003c\/i\u003e is a personal and engaging look at a side of Russian life that few westerners can claim entry to or experience in.... MacWilliams is a refreshingly self-deprecating, easy-going traveler and a superb storyteller. This is a book not to be missed.\u003c\/p\u003e * Russian Life *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is introspective American travel writing at its best. A genre-defying mosaic of memoir, historical research and a reflection on time and place, \u003ci\u003eWith Light Steam\u003c\/i\u003e is easily in a league with \u003ci\u003eTravels in Siberia\u003c\/i\u003e by Ian Frazier for spectacular American travel writing on Russia.\u003c\/p\u003e * Newcity Lit *","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406426022231,"sku":"9780875807089","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780875807089.jpg?v=1730495760","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/with-light-steam-9780875807089","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}