{"product_id":"the-big-circle-emilijan-cucek-9798697342947","title":"The Big Circle: A Travelogue","description":"With 40 US Dollars hidden in his left shoe, Emilijan Čuček, a 23-year-old Ljubljana native, boarded a Yugoslav cargo ship in Rijeka, to sail for America. He won a scholarship at Stanford University in California, where he graduated the next year - possibly as the first student from Slovenia and Yugoslavia.\u003cp\u003eAt Stanford, he lived and observed the student and academic life. He graduated with a B.A.in Economics. The vacation breaks allowed him to visit much of the Western US states and meet a variety of Americans. He also worked in a small metal factory in California. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfterwards, he continued his travels westward - to Japan and Asian countries. He experienced life in Japan; he stopped at the many Pacific and Indian Ocean ports on the way home. Many months later, he sailed through the Suez Canal back to the Mediterranean and Slovenia - a total distance of some 35,000 kilometers. He describes his experiences with a great degree of enthusiasm and feeling: a well documented and sensitively presented life experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMr. Čuček is retired. He lives in Ljubljana, Slovenia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Emilijan Cucek\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8697342945\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798697342947\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/17\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 5.00w x 0.74d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Emilijan Cucek","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46401465057535,"sku":"9798697342947","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ad242b38-c4c1-42af-aa29-e1d1b151c821.jpg?v=1733887640","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-big-circle-emilijan-cucek-9798697342947","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}