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The Places in Between
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Rory Stewart
Clyde
, January 01, 2013
Afghanistan. How many times have I heard that name? It has been repeated so many times it is tempting to think we all know what it means. In reality we don't have a clue. Sure, it's a predominately Islamic country, there's a war, it looks different, and the people don't dress like us. That's about all I knew until read Rory Stewart's book. He walked across Afghanistan! Yes, he did it 2002 when it was not quite the suicidal undertaking it would be today, even for a Scotsman, never mind an American. There was no entourage, no film crew, no bullet proof SUV following him at a reasonable enough distance to make it feel like he was alone. Except for local guides, usually armed, on some parts of the journey, he was alone. This is the reason why this book is so riveting. Unsupported, he had to make his own way by living as any Afghan man would live while traveling, from repeating the elaborate greetings correctly, as required before anything else good can happen, to sleeping on dirt floors in rooms crowded with other guests, and generally adopting every other cultural norm as his own. Before I read this book Afghanistan was the equivalent of a black hole, now when I hear that name I am most likely to picture a scene from Rory Stewart's truly amazing journey, and feel immeasurably better informed for it.
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The Places in Between
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Rory Stewart
Clyde
, January 01, 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.
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Watery Part of the World
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Michael Parker
Clyde
, May 01, 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.
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