Faster, They're Gaining
"Faster, They're Gaining" is the sixth ina series of dispatches from all over the world, taking Peter Biddlecombe's total to 115 countries visited and described. Minsk, Valletta, La Paz, Mandalay, and Prague are among the 20 cities featured in this heroic venture. After all, Dr. Livingstone had only lions and journalists to worry about." This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:034911062X
ISBN13:9780349110622
Release Date:August 1998
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Length:464 Pages
Weight:0.82 lbs.
Dimensions:7.6" x 1.3" x 5.0"
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Rated 4 starsHe veers from the silly to the profound
By Thriftbooks.com User,
Peter Biddlecombe is part of that sub-genre that might be called 'silly travel writing.' This book, one of six in a series, consists of essays about 17 cities. In one paragraph he's silly, the next paragraph has a profound insight about economic development, and then he goes on to make mother-in-law jokes or talk about how ugly the local women are -- definitely not a style that will appeal to everyone. When the author ...
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