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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 910
EAN num: 9781592993109
ISBN number: 1592993109
Label: Inkwater Press
Manufacturer: Inkwater Press
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 328
Printing Date: September 18, 2007
Publishing house: Inkwater Press
Sale Popularity Level: 1427898
Studio: Inkwater Press
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Join the Author as he shares memories, both poignant and humorous, from four decades of travel - primarily in foreign lands. From his very first trip to Europe, when he quickly learned that even the most careful travel plans can go astray for reasons beyond one's control, Richie has enjoyed most of the people he's met and the places he's visited - trying to learn more about himself at the same time, by analyzing his personal reactions to these experiences. Along the way, he has met unforgettable people, seen places which are quickly changing, had his beliefs challenged, and gained insights which altered the direction of the rest of his life. In the course of his travels, he also unexpectedly came upon a number of celebrities, and comments here on encounters with: Gore Vidal, Robert F. Kennedy, Diahann Carroll, Dan Rather, Cameron Mitchell, Julie Harris, Jesse Jackson, Margaret Mead, Forrest Tucker, Donald Sutherland, Richard Branson, John Hurt, Rosemary Murphy, Don Johnson, Barbara Barrie, Princess Anne, Julianne Moore, and Ann Miller. The memories detailed here cover a wide geographic spectrum - including Peru, Germany, Greece, England, Mexico, Ireland, Spain, Hungary, Italy, Russia, France, Denmark, Turkey, Argentina, Portugal, Sweden and The Netherlands. So, hop on The Plane To Lisbon and join the Author as he explores the world and tries to learn life-lessons along the way!
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I enjoyed reading The Plane to Lisbon so much I found a way to read it in less than 3 weeks. Which is quite a feet for a stay at home mother of 2 energetic boys. In between transporting, grocery shopping, feeding, cleaning and playing with my children I always found time to read a few pages everyday. It was a great way to get away without hiring a babysitter. For someone who's travel outside of the US consists of Mexico for a day and the Bahamas as a young child, it was a way to explore other countries through the authors entertaining stories. It helped me make a list of places to go on vacation.
I, like the author, am a movie buff. However, we are from different generations, so some of the actors I had to look up to know why they are famous. I found a lot of them I knew by face but not by name. Which made me want to make more of an effort to see actors in person. Which, living where I do is a possibility since lots a movies are filmed here. Hope you will enjoy this book as much as I did.
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The Plane to Lisbon is one of the few books where you can proverbially "curl up with a good book and enjoy." The author is a travel guide, a teacher, and, most of all, a keen observer of people. In just a few words he is able to give the reader a clear depiction of the many characters he has met in his travels and life's journey. Some stories make you laugh out loud and others bring you to tears -- but all are told with insight and sensitivity. This book is one you will want to keep on your bookshelf -- and buy copies for your best friends -- at least that is what I have done!
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Do you love travel stories? Do you love humanistic stories? Do you want to laugh, cry, and dream of far away places? Then this is the book for you. Nicholas Dan Richie has crafted a travel memoir that I guiltily coveted. The travel places are deliciously described (Lenigrad, Russia; Venice Italy; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Madrid, Spain; and too many others to list). The people encountered, whether "good" or "bad," are always fascinating. One heartwarming story tells of the authors travels to Germany to finally meet the person who was overwhelmed with his charity as a youth. Others detail the encounters of many famous people that the author reverently meets (Ann Miller, Gore Vidal, Donald Sutherland, Dan Rather, etc.). In addition to the people stories, the author shares tips for travel (some that he learned before embarking, others through experience). But, all are entertaining: Should you feed cats in Spain? (Before you answer, think of the Hitchcock movie "The Birds"). Should you pack old clothes and find a way to leave them to charity (without it looking like a bomb package)? You'll have to take the journey to find out. But, like the author suggests about travel and I suggest about reading this book--Don't wait--GO NOW!
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This eclectic collection of travel tales and memoirs will have readers recalling the delightful stories of Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales." Instead of the Wife of Bath, the Miller and the Knight, readers of "The Plane to Lisbon" will encounter Sister Engelfreida, the felines of Spain and Ann Miller, the dancer/actress. Curious? Nick Richie manages to write a detailed, yet very readable armchair travel memoir filled with poignant observations, anecdotes and, like Chaucer at the end of his tales--a life lesson learned.
Richie has captured in "The Plane to Lisbon" what many of us have experienced when traveling, only we did not see its potential.
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This is a delightful travel memoir, not of a single trip, but of highlights and lessons learned from many trips over the course of 35 years of traveling. Reading this book is like sitting down with a friend who's just returned from Europe and has wonderful stories and insights to share with you. Richie is clearly a man who lives for traveling and people-watching; he is a keen observer of humanity and uses his travels to learn about people he meets as much as about the places he visits.
If you are a movie buff, like the author, there are many sections that will be of particular interest to you, as Richie never fails to note his destinations' connections to the silver screen.
If you enjoy traveling or are considering a very first trip abroad, you will certainly enjoy every page of this book.
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