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One year. Four continents. And a love-crazed travel writer going off the beaten track.
In 1989, Frank Kusy found himself the unwilling love pawn of a booted and bodiced Boadicea on a Harley low rider. Then he fell in love with someone else, and it got a lot worse. Trapped in a small bedsit in London, with strange foreign curses coming through the door, he jumped at the chance to write a travel book on South East Asia. There followed the craziest year...
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"…a hilarious memoir about enlightenment and old age…"
"…a superb lead-in to Frank's travel memoirs proper…"
"…honest, whimsical, and keenly observing…"
"...Frank is a wonderful storyteller, I really warmed to him..."
As Frank Kusy turns 27 he is unexpectedly put in charge of an old people's home in Clapham, South London. Driven to distraction by a crazy cast of characters he seeks solace in Buddhism, only to find himself up to his ears...
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Marching to the beat of her own drums, Roseanney Liu shares her first half-life memoir, ‘You did WHAT now?’ that details many experiences that shaped, who she is today, a straight shooter giving and tolerating no BS, able to see the humor in most things, and a boundless curiosity and energy that enable her, to explore the possibility in everything that piques her interest. ‘You did WHAT now?’ gives, detailed account Liu's close encounters...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.1 - AR Pts: 24
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1090L
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English
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"Life on the Mississippi is a powerful narrative concerning the past, present, and future of the Mississippi River, including its towns, peoples, and ways of life. Before addressing the river and his personal relationship to it, Twain provides a brief history of the Mississippi River. He comments in the first few chapters on the river's historic standing as a wonder that surpasses many rivers around the world. Twain also provides a history of explorers...
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