{"product_id":"around-the-world-not-counting-john-l-kessell-9798895431474","title":"Around the World Not Counting Days","description":"\u003cp\u003eHaving graduated without distinction in 1958 from Fresno State College, 22-year-old John Kessell had no job interviews lined up, no letters of acceptance from grad schools, so the natural course seemed what's called these days a \"gap year.\" Why shouldn't he travel to Australia, his father's native land, and get to know his Aussie kin?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen these generous Australians refused to let the young American spend any money, he still had so many unspent travelers' checks that he was able to trade his round-trip Sydney-San Francisco for a one-way Sydney-Gibraltar. Why not go on around the world, not his original plan?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Kessell had no idea in 1958 what sailing on an ocean liner from San Francisco to Sydney might be like. Those were still the days when people took a boat to get somewhere, not just an over-hyped \"cruise\" on a floating amusement park. So let's step back sixty-five years, retrofit our passports, and join John on a boat to somewhere!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John L. Kessell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798895431474\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Austin Macauley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/18\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.69d","brand":"John L. Kessell","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48154135855359,"sku":"9798895431474","price":42.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f6399558-846a-4bfe-9aa9-cba07ffaba8e.jpg?v=1770788132","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/around-the-world-not-counting-john-l-kessell-9798895431474","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}