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  | | Souvenir (Object Lessons) by Rolf Potts, Christopher Schaberg, Ian Bogost, Cedar Van Tassel Paperback, 144 Pages, Published 2018 by Bloomsbury Academic ISBN-13: 978-1-5013-2941-8, ISBN: 1-5013-2941-3 "Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. For as long as people have traveled to distant lands, they have brought home objects to certify the journey. More than mere merchandise, these travel souvenirs take on a personal and cultural meaning that goes beyond the object itself. Drawing on several millennia of examples-from the relic-driven quests of early Christians, to the ..." |
 | | Marco Polo Didn't Go There Stories and Revelations from One Decade as a Postmodern Travel Writer (Travelers' Tales Guides) by Rolf Potts Paperback, 344 Pages, Published 2008 by Travelers' Tales ISBN-13: 978-1-932361-61-2, ISBN: 1-932361-61-8 ""Marco Polo Didn t Go There" is a collection of rollicking travel tales from a young writer "USA Today" has called Jack Kerouac for the Internet Age. For the past ten years, Rolf Potts has taken his keen postmodern travel sensibility into the far fringes of five continents for such prestigious publications as "National Geographic Traveler, Salon.com, " and "The New York Times Magazine." This book documents his boldest, funniest, and mos ..." |
 | | Geto Boys' The Geto Boys(1st Edition) (33 1/3) by Rolf Potts Paperback, 152 Pages, Published 2016 by Bloomsbury Academic ISBN-13: 978-1-62892-946-1, ISBN: 1-62892-946-4 "At the outset of summer in 1990, a Houston gangsta rap group called the Geto Boys was poised to debut its self-titled third album under the guidance of hip-hop guru Rick Rubin. What might have been a low-profile remix release from a little-known corner of the rap universe began to make headlines when the album's distributor refused to work with the group, citing its violent and depraved lyrics. When The Geto Boys was finally released, c ..." |
 | | Tales from Nowhere(3rd Edition) (Lonely Planet Travel Literature) by Don George, Tim Cahill, Pam Houston, Jason Elliot, Pico Iyer, Anthony Sattin, Danny Wallace, Simon Winchester, Rolf Potts, Lonely Planet Publications, Conor Grennan, Karla Zimmerman, Judy Tierney, Lisa Alpine, Laura Resau, Michelle Richmond, Rose George, Kerry Lorimer, Bill Fink, Chris Colin Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2016 by Lonely Planet ISBN-13: 978-1-78657-621-7, ISBN: 1-78657-621-X "Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher*Unexpected stories from unexpected places.Many places can feel like nowhere: a desert, an isolated village, even the middle of a bustling, impersonal city. And then something happens: an adventure, a revelation, an experience that changes the whole landscape. The discovery that every place is the centre of the world to somebody and has its own riches and wonders. The authors of t ..." |
 | | Irresponsible Traveller(1st Edition) Tales of Scrapes and Narrow Escapes (Bradt Travel Guides (Travel Literature)) by Tim Cahill, Michael Palin, Dervla Murphy, Jennifer Barclay, Simon Calder, Ben Fogle, Jonathan Scott, Hilary Bradt, Adrian Phillips, Obe King Simon, Rolf Potts Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 2014 by Bradt Travel Guides ISBN-13: 978-1-84162-562-1, ISBN: 1-84162-562-0 "Publishing to coincide with Bradt's 40th anniversary, The Irresponsible Traveller is a light but edgy collection of travellers' tales. Travel writers and celebrities alike recount their exciting, and often dangerous, adventures which include being chased by a sea lion, accosted by Brazilian kidnappers and a midnight raid to free turtles on the Amazon. Over 40 years Bradt has built a reputation for publishing books covering the road less ..." |
 | | Object Lessons Ser. Souvenir by Rolf Potts 144 Pages, Published 2018 by Bloomsbury Publishing Usa ISBN-13: 978-1-5013-2942-5, ISBN: 1-5013-2942-1 "Bruner, Edward M., “Transformation of self in tourism,” Annals of Tourism Research, Volume 18, Issue 2, 1991. Casson, Lionel, Travel in ... Fussell, Paul, The Norton Book of Travel (W. W. Norton, 1987). Gordon, Beverly ... Grescoe, Taras, The End of Elsewhere: Travels Among the Tourists (Serpent's Tail, 2004). Hardt, Anton ..." |
 | | 33 1/3 Ser. Geto Boys' the Geto Boys by Rolf Potts 152 Pages, Published 2016 by Bloomsbury Publishing Usa ISBN-13: 978-1-62892-949-2, ISBN: 1-62892-949-9 "She sat in her garageoffice (“Snoopy's World: Cards, Bookkeeping and Contacts” ), smiling sadly as she read a warrant that charged her with making and selling bogus autoinsurance cards. When her teenaged daughter showed up in tears, she tried to comfort her. “Don't cry baby,” she said. “I'm an innocent person; I was just doing something I shouldn't have.” The most affecting experience during my Fifth Ward sojourn came just fifteen m ..." |
 | | Kindness of Strangers, The(3rd Edition) (Lonely Planet Travel Literature) by Dave Eggers, Tim Cahilll, Don George, Jan Morris, Simon Winchester, Lonely Planet Publications, Pico Iyer, James D. Houston, Amanda Jones, Alice Waters, Beth Kephart, Fran Palumbo, Tanya Shaffer, Lindsy Van Gelder, Carolyn Swindell, Don Meredith, Rolf Potts, Douglas Cruickshank Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 2016 by Lonely Planet ISBN-13: 978-1-78657-190-8, ISBN: 1-78657-190-0 "Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher*A timely collection of 26 inspiring tales, The Kindness of Strangers explores the unexpected human connections that so often transfigure and transform the experience of travel, and celebrates the gift of kindness around the world. Featuring stories by Jan Morris, Tim Cahill, Simon Winchester and Dave Eggers.I greatly appreciate the theme of this book that gathers stories of kindn ..." |
 | | Words of Mercury Tales from a Lifetime of Travel by Patrick Leigh Fermor, Artemis Cooper, Rolf Potts Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 2014 by Skyhorse Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-62914-223-4, ISBN: 1-62914-223-9 "A career-spanning anthology from the greatest traveler and travel writer of the twentieth century. The adventures of Patrick Paddy Leigh Fermor, Britain s most beloved traveler, began in 1933, when he embarked on a walk from Holland to Constantinople the entire length of Europe at the tender age of eighteen. Sleeping in barns, monasteries, and, on occasion, aristocratic country houses, the young adventurer made way his through the Old W ..." |
 | | Marco Polo Didn't Go There Stories and Revelations from One Decade as a Postmodern Travel Writer by Rolf Potts Hardcover, Published 2008 by Travelers' Tales Guides ISBN-13: 978-1-60952-151-6, ISBN: 1-60952-151-X |
 | | 33 1/3 Ser. Geto Boys' the Geto Boys by Rolf Potts 152 Pages, Published 2016 by Bloomsbury Publishing Usa ISBN-13: 978-1-62892-948-5, ISBN: 1-62892-948-0 "Rolf Potts. Introduction. Hip-hop, particularly gangsta rap, also attracts listeners for whom the “ghetto” is a place of adventure ... an imaginary alternative to suburban boredom. —Robin D. G. Kelley, “Lookin' for the 'Real' Nigga” (1997) One year after I graduated from college, having saved up some money from a landscaping job in the Pacific Northwest, I set out to explore North America by Volkswagen Vanagon for what eventually b ..." |
 | | The Geto Boys by Rolf Potts 137 Pages, Published 2016 by Bloomsbury Academic, And ISBN-13: 978-1-5013-0521-4, ISBN: 1-5013-0521-2 ""Charts the rise of the Geto Boys from the earliest days of Houston's rap scene and documents a moment in music history when hip-hop began to replace rock as the transgressive sound of American youth"--" |
 | | The Best Travel Writing, Volume 11 True Stories from Around the World by James O'reilly, Larry Habegger, Sean O'reilly, Travelers' Tales, Rolf Potts, James Reilly Paperback, 312 Pages, Published 2016 by Travelers' Tales ISBN-13: 978-1-60952-117-2, ISBN: 1-60952-117-X "The Best Travel Writing, Volume 11 is the latest in the annual Travelers' Tales series launched in 2004 to celebrate the world's best travel writing — from Nobel Prize winners to emerging new writers. The points of view and perspectives are global, and themes encompass high adventure, spiritual growth, romance, hilarity and misadventure, service to humanity, and encounters with exotic cuisines and cultures. Includes winners from the ann ..." |
 | | Marco Polo Didn't Go There Stories and Revelations from One Decade as a Post-Modern Travel Writer by Rolf Potts 344 Pages, Published 2009 by Travelers' Tales ISBN-13: 978-1-932361-71-1, ISBN: 1-932361-71-5 "I have fallen into the indolent habit of waking up past noon, stumbling down to the market for oranges and falafel, then wandering into the city for afternoon sightseeing. The fewer goals I set for this activity, the more Cairo seems to bloom out from its strange corners. My favorite activity is to buy a ticket for the Metro, get off at random, walk until I'm lost, then ask directions back to the station. In this manner, I have col ..." |
 | | What Color Is Your Jockstrap?(1st Edition) Funny Men and Women Write from the Road (Travelers' Tales Guides) by Jennifer L., Tamara Sheward, Susan Orlean, Tim Cahill, Jim Benning, Essa Elan, Julia Weiler, Donna Dimenna, Conor Grennan, Gil Gevins, Janna Cawrse, Seth Stevenson, J. Maarten Troost, Sean Presant, Gary Buslik, Scott Turner, Laurie Notaro, Rolf Potts, Doug Lansky, Travelers' Tales Paperback, 232 Pages, Published 2006 by Travelers' Tales ISBN-13: 978-1-932361-34-6, ISBN: 1-932361-34-0 "A good story improves with the telling, and nothing improves a travel story more than something going wrong. Once the anguish fades, the frustration, embarrassment, danger, and inconvenience provide great material for a tale that can be told again and again. The adventurers in What Color is Your Jockstrap? encounter just about every absurd, surreal, and wacky moment imaginable, from a monster dildo that won’t go away to becoming the pre ..." |
 | | Vagabonding An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel by Rolf Potts 224 Pages, Published 2002 by Ballantine Books ISBN-13: 978-0-679-64742-3, ISBN: 0-679-64742-2 "It's not a complaint, in other words, but a positive choice, and not a stop in And so I stand among you as one that offers a small message of hope, that first, there are always people who dare to seek on the margin of society, who are not dependent on social ... Six Months Off: How to Plan, Negotiate, and Take the Break You Need Without Burning Bridges or Going Broke, by Hope Dlugozima, James Scott, and David Sharp (Henry A detaile ..." |
 | | Vagabonding An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel by Rolf Potts Published 2002 ISBN-13: 978-1-299-12109-6, ISBN: 1-299-12109-8 |
 | | Vagabonding(1st Edition) An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel Vagabonding by Rolf Reise -. Potts, Timothy Ferriss Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 2002 by Villard Books Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-8129-9218-2, ISBN: 0-8129-9218-0 "With a new foreword by Tim Ferriss • There’s nothing like vagabonding: taking time off from your normal life—from six weeks to four months to two years—to discover and experience the world on your own terms. In this one-of-a-kind handbook, veteran travel writer Rolf Potts explains how anyone armed with an independent spirit can achieve the dream of extended overseas travel. Now completely revised and updated, Vagabonding is an accessibl ..." |
 | | Words of Mercury Tales from a Lifetime of Travel by Patrick Leigh Fermor, Artemis Cooper, Christopher Oxford, Rolf Potts Cd, Published 2016 by Audible Studios On Brilliance Audio Audiobook, Mp3 Audio, Unabridged ISBN-13: 978-1-5318-9159-6, ISBN: 1-5318-9159-4 "A career-spanning anthology from the greatest traveler - and travel writer - of the 20th century. The adventures of Patrick "Paddy" Leigh Fermor, Britain's most beloved traveler, began in 1933, when he embarked on a walk from Holland to Constantinople - the entire length of Europe - at the tender age of 18. Sleeping in barns, monasteries, and, on occasion, aristocratic country houses, the young adventurer made way his through the Old Wo ..." |
 | | The Vagabond's Way 366 Meditations on Wanderlust, Discovery, and the Art of Travel by Potts, Rolf Paperback, 416 Pages, Published 2023 by Ballantine Books ISBN-13: 978-0-593-49747-0, ISBN: 0-593-49747-3 "Iconoclastic travel writer and scholar Rolf Potts embraces the ragged-edged, harder-to-quantify aspects of travel that inevitably change travelers’ lives for the better in unexpected ways." |
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