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Who Needs a Road: The Story of the Longest and Last Motor Journey Around the World
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Who Needs a Road: The Story of the Longest and Last Motor Journey Around the World
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by Harold Stephens and Albert Podell
Sales Rank: 76633
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$14.95
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on 12-29-2007.
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Features
Paperback: 487 pages
Publisher: Wolfenden June 1, 1999
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0964252155
ISBN-13: 978-0964252158
Product Dimensions:
8.5 x 5.4 x 1.1 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
Esther Mahoney, WFMI
The adventures they write about are rollicking, joyous, frustrating and fun.
Newark Advocate
A fascinating adventure.
Owner Reviews, Ratings, Comments and Criticism
I first read this one shortly after it was published. I was quite impressed with it at the time. Recently, going through my back room books shelf, I "rediscovered" my old copy. I check it out here on Amazon and found it was back in print. That is a good thing for all of us! Anyway, I just gave it a reread and found it to be just as good as the first read back in the 1960s. Actually this is quite a remarkable travel book for several reasons. First, and most important, the author's actually interact with not only their physical environment as they travel, but also with the people they meet. This is not one of those "a hippy takes a walk" books, it is the real thing. These guys are real people and the individuals they meet on their journey are real also. Secondly, It is absolutely fascinating, for me at least, to see just how little our world has actually changes over the past forty or so years. Other than a bit of technology here and there, it is just about the same. People are still shooting people in the same parts of the world. People are still hating people and overall ideas about "the other guy" have not changed much at all. The authors have great insight to this and express it well. Thirdly, the authors have an ability to make you feel apart of their total experience. You actually feel you are with them much of the way. They writing style is quite good, readable and enjoyable. The observations are quite acute and as timely today as they were at the time the book was written. Having traveled myself in quite a few of the areas this journey took place, I can attest to the fact that their description of the areas they traveled through are quite accurate as well as their descriptions of the people and the food. Overall, this is one of the better travel type books I have read and do recommend it highly. If you like this sort of read, this is a good bet.
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