Insight into backpacker (and piano teacher) origins of Rick Steves, currently the most trusted travel guide for myself and many others. Reminded me of how it felt to travel as a student experiencing revelations every day.
Stow away with Rick Steves for a glimpse into the unforgettable moments, misadventures, and memories of his 1978 journey on the legendary Hippie Trail.
In the 1970s, the ultimate trip for any backpacker was the storied "Hippie Trail" from Istanbul to Kathmandu. A 23-year-old Rick Steves made the trek, and like a travel writer in training, he documented everything along the way. From taking wild bus rides through Turkey to enduring monsoons in India, the experience ignited his love of travel and forever broadened his perspective on the world.
On the Hippie Trail contains Rick's journals from 1978-the last year…
Highly immersive story during which the author sneakily introduces new technologies that for us are day-after-tomorrow but that characters take for granted, and political developments that are both horrific and all-too-believable given current trends. At the end, we wonder, "Whoa, what just happened!"
'A novel you can read in one sitting that will stay with you forever' Karen Russell 'Very funny, very sad, very sharp, and completely delightful' Elif Batuman 'A classic American road adventure. Gary Shteyngart keeps getting better' Literary Review 'Genius... A miracle' Washington Post 'Pull up a beach chair: The book of the summer is here... A poignant Harriet the Spy-esque delight' People
The Bradford-Shmulkin family is falling apart. A very modern blend of Russian, Jewish, Korean, and New England WASP, they love each other deeply but the pressures of life in an unstable America are fraying their bonds. There's…
A great read! The protagonist's comment, "...the literal worst person in America got elected president".. I couldn't agree more or have said it better. Above all, the rhythm and music in the writing .. the book is beautifully written.
"A warm, funny, loving novel. . . . It's an American original."-Ann Patchett, New York Times bestselling author of Tom Lake
"Searing and sublime ... Walter is a slyly adept social critic, and has clearly invested his protagonist with all of the outrage and heartbreak he himself feels about the dark course our world has taken ... What gets us all through ... are novels like this one." Leigh Haber, Los Angeles Times.
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Ruins-and in the propulsive spirit of Charles Portis' True Grit-comes a hilarious, empathetic, and brilliantly…
