Naked in Dangerous Places: The Chronicles of a Hungry, Scared, Lost, Homesick, but Otherwise Perfectly Happy Traveler [Lingua Inglese] - Brossura

Peters, Cash

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ISBN 10: 0307396355 ISBN 13: 9780307396358

Casa editrice: Broadway Books, 2009

Riassunto

Finally, after years as a struggling radio host, Cash Peters has been given his own TV adventure show on a big-time travel network. The idea is simple: “Let’s dump him in an unfamiliar culture in a faraway land with no money and no place to stay, and see what happens.”

Unfortunately, there is one major problem: Cash doesn’t want to go. Not only is he NOT the adventurous type, he is afraid of nearly everything and horribly allergic to the rest.

Bottom line: they’ve given the show to the wrong guy.

Naked in Dangerous Places is the story of one man’s efforts to remain sane in an insane world. Told with wit and shameless honesty, it documents a yearlong journey through exotic lands, from Kenya to Cambodia, Morocco to Dubai, as Cash drops in on fascinating cultures, eating, drinking, even sleeping in cow-dung huts with the locals, and eventually proving the truth of the old saying “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.” Though, to be honest, killing you is more likely.

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Recensione:

“A riotous and engaging read.”
—Library Journal

“Illustrated by one hilarious descent into madness after another.”
—Kirkus Reviews

"Only Cash Peters would go on such an absurd adventure and capture it so winningly. Beautiful language, great humor."
—Phil Doran, author of The Reluctant Tuscan

“Cash Peters is our generation's Alistair Cooke - a travel writer who sees things none of us would see ourselves if we were there. Of course, sometimes you wish he'd just kept his eyes shut."
—Kitty Felde, KPCC Radio

“In one epic, horrifying, funny lurch across the planet, Peters manages to utterly trash the well-meaning efforts of generations of sensitive, sincere travelers. Naked in Dangerous Places is a running riot."
—Tony Cohan, author of On Mexican Time and Mexican Days

“Peters is a national treasure, with a wicked sense of humor that guarantees he’ll never be asked to host a television show again. The world of travel literature, however, is all the richer for having him.”
—Rudy Maxa, host, “Rudy Maxa’s World,” PBS

“Great explorers possess bravery, a cast-iron stomach, and insatiable curiosity about what lies around the next bend. Cash Peters has none of these attributes. But he is very, very funny, and his misadventures in exotic locales make for the best travel writing I have read in years.”
—Peter Allison, author of Whatever You Do, Don’t Run

“Like most travelers, but too few travel writers, Cash Peters understands that nightmares are twice as entertaining as dreams—especially when they come true. Peters’s iconoclastic charm unaccountably fails to seduce South Seas cannibals and Hollywood producers, but proves a winner in this sharp-witted recap of two years in the company of such exotic and dangerous creatures. Someone should make a TV show out of it.”
—Chuck Thompson, author of Smile When You’re Lying

“It takes a clever new hook to grab and maintain my attention when it comes to travel writing. Naked in Dangerous Places is fascinating, funny, and endearing.”
—Doug Lansky, editor of There’s No Toilet Paper . . .on the Road Less Traveled

L'autore:

Cash Peters was the host of the 32-part reality series Stranded on the Travel Channel. He's one of the world's leading handwriting analysts, has worked as a consultant to the Smithsonian Institution, and has appeared on numerous television shows, including Entertainment Tonight, The View, and The Montel Williams Show. He was the co-winner of the Peabody Award for Excellence in Journalism in 2002 for his work on Marketplace. His book, Gullible's Travels, won the Benjamin Franklin Award for Humor in 2004. Visit him online at cashpeters.com.

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• Editore: Broadway Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0307396355
• ISBN 13: 9780307396358
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 368