I started and finished A Sense of Direction in one evening; I couldn't really stop thinking about it, so I couldn't put it down. I found it...
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This book contains the unvarnished nitty gritty of reality in a place that can most generously be called foreign. A truly amazing story from a bewildering country that continues to impinge on the national consciousness. Read it, and any mention of the name Afghanistan will conjure up a set of images never before imagined.
I love the ocean, boats, ships, sea stories. The title alone just sucked me in. I have to have it! I'll get back to you on the meat of the story after I've read it.
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The Places In Between by Rory Stewart
Clyde, January 1, 2012
This book contains the unvarnished nitty gritty of reality in a place that can most generously be called foreign. A truly amazing story from a bewildering country that continues to impinge on the national consciousness. Read it, and any mention of the name Afghanistan will conjure up a set of images never before imagined.The Watery Part of the World by Michael Parker
Clyde, May 1, 2011
I love the ocean, boats, ships, sea stories. The title alone just sucked me in. I have to have it! I'll get back to you on the meat of the story after I've read it.