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Armchair Travel August 2018
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| See You Again in Pyongyang: A Journey into Kim Jong Un's North Korea by Travis JeppesenWhat it is: an intriguing look at North Korea by writer and artist Travis Jeppesen, who was the first American allowed to study there, taking part in a month-long language program. Commenting on history, art, tourist attractions, popular culture, the constant surveillance, and more, Jeppesen provides a new look at this headline-making, closed-off land.
Try this next: journalist Suki Kim's Without You, There Is No Us (about her short stint teaching the sons of the country's elite), or a North Korean defector memoir, like Hyeonseo Lee's The Girl with Seven Names. |
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A Course Called Scotland : Searching the Home of Golf for the Secret to Its Game
by Tom Coyne
What it's about: A hilarious golf and travel adventure throughout the birthplace of the sport and home to some of the oldest and most beloved courses in the world, including St. Andrews, Turnberry, Dornoch, Prestwick, Troon, and Carnoustie. With his signature blend of storytelling, humor, history, and insight, Coyne weaves together his journey to more than 100 legendary links courses in Scotland with compelling threads of golf history and witty insights into the contemporary home of golf.
The audience: For anyone who's ever loved golf, humor, or wished to vist Scotland.
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The Last Cruise
by Kate Christensen
What it's about: The 1950s vintage ocean liner Queen Isabella is making her final voyage before heading to the scrapyard. For the guests on board, among them Christine Thorne, a former journalist turned Maine farmer, it's a chance to experience the bygone mid-20th century era of decadent luxury cruising, complete with fine dining, classic highballs, string quartets, and sophisticated jazz. Smoking is allowed but not cell phones--or children, for that matter. The Isabella sets sail from Long Beach, CA into calm seas on a two-week retro cruise to Hawaii and back. But this is the second decade of an uncertain new millennium, not the sunny, heedless fifties, and certain disquieting signs of strife and malfunction above and below decks intrude on the festivities.
Starring: Mick Szabo - a battle-weary Hungarian executive sous-chef, Miriam Koslow - an elderly Israeli violinist with the Sabra Quartet, and Christine Thorne - a former journalist turned Maine farmer.
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Low Chicago
by George R. R. Martin
What it's about: In George R. R. Martin's latest Wild Cards adventure, a gang of criminals are scattered across time and threaten the stability of the world.
Who might enjoy it: If you enjoy a bit of time-travel in your stories, this book may be for you!
Series alert: This is book 25 in Martin's Wild Cards series.
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