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Lost Kidnapped Eaten Alive!: True Stories from a Curious Traveler
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Product Description Join in to track lions on foot, without a gun, in Botswana. Taste-test the world’s most expensive coffee—which happens to be made from the excrement of a small Balinese mammal. Study French kissing in Paris, chase lemurs through the mountains of Madagascar, attempt to eat a horse in southern Italy. King’s award-winning travel stories tend toward the quirky; her retelling is poignant, thoughtful, occasionally unsettling, often funny, and always appealing. Review "French Kiss" is sexy and funny--a great combination. --Jim Benning, Co-founder and co-editor, World Hum Part cultural tour, part prayer to the natural world ... circles the globe with lively adventures and intimate insights. --Publisher's Weekly King's description of eating figs in southern Italy is luscious. I included an excerpt from her moment of 'gustatory ecstasy' in my book on writing as an example of succulence. --Laura Deutsch, Author, Writing from the Senses An engaging ... journey that brings other cultures alive.--Kirkus Reviews From the Back Cover King brings uncommon heart and soul to her travel stories.... From start to finish, Lost, Kidnapped, Eaten Alive! is a rollicking ride." Michael Shapiro Author, A Sense of Place: Great Travel Writers Talk About Their Craft, Lives, and Inspiration A delicious feast for the curious mind.... With insight and a ready wit, King takes you with her to hidden worlds, survives close encounters, and offers moving meditations on nature and life. Joanna Biggar Author, That Paris Year Member, The Society of Women Geographers Lively and intimate vignettes ... read like a close friend's postcards-turned-keepsakes. A suspenseful and joyous romp around the world! Tressa Berman, Ph.D . Anthropologist and Author Whether she is lost in a parallel universe, kidnapped in the scorching Tunisian desert, or eaten alive by the blood-sucking denizens of tropical north Queensland, King's stories--poignant, quirky, and often quite funny--are always inspiring and entertaining. Join the fun studying French kissing in Paris ... tracking lions on foot in Botswana ... searching for signs of an erotic goddess in Ireland ... marrying a Maasai warrior in Kenya ... chasing lemurs in Madagascar ... sampling the world's most expensive coffee in Bali ... and eating her way across southern Italy. About the Author Laurie McAndish King grew up in rural Iowa, studied philosophy and science at Cornell College, and has traveled to nearly forty countries. She observes with an eye for natural science, and writes with a philosopher's heart and mind. Laurie's award-winning travel essays and photography have appeared in many magazines and literary anthologies, including Smithsonian magazine and Travelers' Tales' The Best Women's Travel Writing. Her mobile app about the San Francisco waterfront received a five-star rating on iTunes. Laurie also wrote An Erotic Alphabet and co-edited two volumes of the Hot Flashes: Sexy little stories & poems series. She is an avid photographer--one of her photos was displayed at the Smithsonian Institution--and enjoys gardening, taxidermy, and chasing the cosmic serpent. Laurie lives in northern California.
