Nick Middleton's speciality within travel writing is his passion for the peculiar. A social geographer by profession, his interest lies in not just foreign places, but the people that inhabit them - their lives, their loves, their work, rest and play. His first two books were prompted by journeys to Mozambique and Mongolia, far flung and exotic climes where the prevailing culture was always going to be very different to his own. Ice Tea and Elvis and Travels as a Brussels Scout brought him closer to home, but prove that even our nearest neighbours and those who supposedly speak the same language couldn't have been a richer hunting ground for the bizarre and the kitsch.
From the imported sands of Miami Beach - so hot they threaten the native wildlife - to the antebellum mansions of Savannah, Georgia, a Gathering of the Clans in Carolina, an interstate contest over the meaning of barbecue (Southerners 'eat' barbecue, Northerners 'have' a barbecue) and its constituent meat to the eccentrically named townships of Frostproof and Niceville in Florida to Slaughter, Louisiana, the Southern states of the USA are a breeding ground of miscegenation, racial hatred, great movies and political giants.
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Descrizione libro Hardback. Condizione: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine. Codice articolo GOR007065736
Descrizione libro Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Codice articolo GOR006049899
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Descrizione libro Hardcover. Condizione: Used; Very Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine. Codice articolo CHL9703165
Descrizione libro Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good -. First Hardback Edition. 245 x 170mm. pp. 290. English text. Inscribed edition of Nick Middleton's travel narrative 'Ice Tea & Elvis: A Saunter Through the Southern States'. Inscribed to his mother on dedication page and also includes a postcard to his mother. Book lightly cocked, with postacrd and dust jacket showing some light marking and wear. Inscribed By Author. Codice articolo 030898
Descrizione libro Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. First edition. Book is in very good condition. All pages are unmarked and intact. Unclipped dust jacket. Codice articolo G0135509
Descrizione libro Cloth. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. 290 pp. Book shows light edgewear and dustjacket has short closed tear at heel of spine, else fine. Codice articolo 004323
Descrizione libro Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good Plus. 1st Edition. Dust jacket has some shelf wear and a small closed tear at bottom front. D/J has not been price clipped and is protected in mylar. Codice articolo 003174