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The Wonder Trail: True Stories from Los Angeles to the End of the World (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780525955016)
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Steve Hely
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xSteve Hely, writer for The Office and American Dad , and recipient of the Thurber Prize for American Humor, presents a travel book about his journey through Central and South America. Part travel book, part pop history, part comic memoir, Hely's writing will make readers want to reach for their backpack and hiking boots.
The Wonder Trail is the story of a trip from Los Angeles to the bottom of South America, presented in 102 short chapters. From Mexico City to Oaxaca; into ancient Mayan ruins; the jungles, coffee plantations, and remote beaches of Central America; across the Panama Canal; by sea to Colombia; to the wild Easter celebration of Popay n; to the Amazon rainforest; the Inca sites of Cuzco and Machu Picchu; to the Gal pagos Islands; the Atacama Desert of Chile; and down to wind-worn Patagonia at the bottom of the Western Hemisphere; Steve traveled collecting stories, adventures, oddities, marvels, bits of history and biography, tales of weirdos, fun facts, and anything else interesting or illuminating. Steve's plan was to discover the unusual, wonderful, and absurd in Central and South America, to seek and find the incredible, delightful people and experiences that came his way. And the book that resulted is just as fun. A blend of travel writing, history, and comic memoir, The Wonder Trail will inspire, inform, and delight.
Author: Steve Hely
ISBN-10: 0525955011
ISBN-13: 9780525955016
Publisher: Dutton
Language: English
Published: 06/14/2016
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.40w x 1.30d
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2016
Library Journal 06/01/2016 pg. 115
Shelf Awareness 06/14/2016
The Wonder Trail is the story of a trip from Los Angeles to the bottom of South America, presented in 102 short chapters. From Mexico City to Oaxaca; into ancient Mayan ruins; the jungles, coffee plantations, and remote beaches of Central America; across the Panama Canal; by sea to Colombia; to the wild Easter celebration of Popay n; to the Amazon rainforest; the Inca sites of Cuzco and Machu Picchu; to the Gal pagos Islands; the Atacama Desert of Chile; and down to wind-worn Patagonia at the bottom of the Western Hemisphere; Steve traveled collecting stories, adventures, oddities, marvels, bits of history and biography, tales of weirdos, fun facts, and anything else interesting or illuminating. Steve's plan was to discover the unusual, wonderful, and absurd in Central and South America, to seek and find the incredible, delightful people and experiences that came his way. And the book that resulted is just as fun. A blend of travel writing, history, and comic memoir, The Wonder Trail will inspire, inform, and delight.
Author: Steve Hely
ISBN-10: 0525955011
ISBN-13: 9780525955016
Publisher: Dutton
Language: English
Published: 06/14/2016
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.40w x 1.30d
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2016
Library Journal 06/01/2016 pg. 115
Shelf Awareness 06/14/2016
By Steve Hely
xSteve Hely was a writer for 30 Rock, Late Show with David Letterman and the acclaimed animated comedy American Dad! He also wrote the Thurber-winning novel How I Became a Famous Novelist, and coauthored the comic travelogue The Ridiculous Race. He's cohost of The Great Debates podcast.
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