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Home Away From Home, by Nghiep Dao
This is a first hand account of a family who evacuated
Vietnam just before Saigon fell in 1975. This book initially chronicles their
escape via a military cargo plane and describes a 2 month stay in
California's Camp Pendleton. Eventually a sponsor is found and Coffeyville, a small town in
the middle of Kansas becomes their new home. This is an intriguing,
at times sad and sometimes humorous story of how a Vietnamese family
initially struggled to adjust to their new life in America. It is
clearly evident that author Nghiep Dao has a vivid memory for details and
conversations and a penchant for remembering humorous situations. This
is a story you cannot help but be caught up in.
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Travel Therapy, by Karen Schaler
We had just arrived home after yet another long International trip
and were suffering from the throes of jet lag when we spied this
book sitting on top of our pile of books to review. The cover looked
nice, an open beach, clear water and an empty beach chair just
waiting for us. Sure, this is what the Dr. ordered, more travel as a
kind of therapy to recover from travel!
This is the latest book from Emmy award winning author Karen Schaler.
She traveled to more than 30 countries in the spirit of research to
find the most inspiring sights, activities and attractions. This
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different travel therapy sections including
in part where to go after a breakup (as Karen indicates,
couples only or romantic destinations are probably out),
Doctor ordered trips, celebration trips, volunteer trips and
more. Look for the "do not enter" graphic under each
section; it tells you what to stay away from based on the
type of trip. Individual quizzes are tailored to each type
of trip with recommendations based on your answers. Hip,
edgy writing incorporating well-placed personal stories
makes this a fun, educational and enjoyable read. Visit
Karen on the web at:
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Invisible China, by Colin Legerton & Jacob Rawson
This is one of the more in depth well written books
that has come across our desk in some time. Join authors
Colin Legerton and Jacob Rawson as they journey to a number of
remote parts of China, regions that most
westerners will never visit. They are both fluent in Mandarin
(official language of China), Uyghur and Korean.
Without language barriers they are able to really connect with a
variety of people as well as gain their trust
(speaking the language and being Caucasian in non touristy areas,
they were definitely asked if they were
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descriptions of how both government and natural resource
availability has changed people's livelihoods in a
relatively short amount of time. This is a fascinating read from
many perspectives; travelers interested in a part of China you don't
hear about often in the "western world" as well as those interested
in anthropology and the minority cultures within China's vast
geographic regions. By the way, collectively the population of
China's minority cultures number over 120 million which is more than
many countries of the world. |
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