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Title: To the Ends of the Earth: The Selected Travels of Paul Theroux by Paul Theroux ISBN: 0-8041-1122-7 Publisher: Ivy Books Pub. Date: May, 1994 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Hauntingly Seductive
Comment: This romantic comedy by Paul Theroux was absoloutely superb. The character of baby Alexandra was my favourite as she was a talking baby with a strange disability, having the misfortune of wheels instead of legs. There were other interesting characters such as Bessy the poisonious mark, which could talk and fly.
Even though this book was fantastic it was great.
Rating: 4
Summary: The Globetrotting Non-Tourist
Comment: This book is a collection of episodes, usually not connected, from six previous Theroux books published in the 70's and 80's. His travels in five different continents are highlighted here with varying degrees of detail. Since his other books describe distinct journeys from beginning to end, Theroux explains in the intro here that this book is meant more as a celebration of the art of traveling itself. He also has some snide insights into the art of travel writing, especially annoying authors who give only a tourist's eye view of the destination but don't bother to say how they got there. Getting there is Theroux's passion and the fragments in this volume usually show him encountering all kinds of intriguing characters and situations around the world, all while on his way somewhere else. That includes the good, the bad, and the ugly - and describing all of these with equal insight is Theroux's greatest strength as a globetrotting non-tourist.
Rating: 5
Summary: Best of the Best in Travel Writing
Comment: In his Introduction Paul Theroux writes, "When something human is recorded, good travel writing happens." Theroux always records the human aspects of countries and people he meets along the way. He records the scene outside the train window or porthole like no one else. Close to poetic in some sections.
I have read almost all of Theroux's books and when I picked up this one I was afraid it would just be excerpts from his travels and might be less than satisfying, the tales taken out of conntext. I was wrong. These stories are gems in their own right, timeless, and may inspire you to read more of his books, fiction and nonfiction.
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Title: Dark Star Safari : Overland from Cairo to Cape Town by Paul Theroux ISBN: 0618134247 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: March, 2003 List Price(USD): $28.00 |
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Title: The Pillars of Hercules: A Grand Tour of the Mediterranean by Paul Theroux ISBN: 0449910857 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: November, 1996 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Fresh Air Fiend : Travel Writings by Paul Theroux ISBN: 0618126937 Publisher: Mariner Books Pub. Date: May, 2001 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: The Happy Isles of Oceania: Paddling the Pacific by Paul Theroux ISBN: 0449908585 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: November, 1993 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Riding the Iron Rooster: By Train Through China by Paul Theroux ISBN: 0804104549 Publisher: Ivy Books Pub. Date: April, 1990 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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