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Sto caricando le informazioni... Trail of Feathers: In Search of the Birdmen of Perudi Tahir Shah
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. Trail of Feathers offers the perfect mix of travel memoir, history, local lore and colorful characters while traversing the diverse country of Peru. A great read for those planning to visit, or for those seeking some armchair adventure. ( ) Shah turns a pretty phrase, even when it's about shrunken heads or disgusting food. Here he pursues the legend of the birdmen, a quest that includes colorful and sometimes alarming fellow travelers, grave robbing, hallucinogenic vines, crumbling textiles, matter-of-fact mystics, and the Nazca lines. Shah is neither a curmudgeonly character like Theroux nor a macho creep like some travel writers whom out of delicacy I shall not name. Instead, he lets the reader in on his hopes, his discomforts, and his apparently genial willingness to subject himself to traditional treatments for a variety of discomforts, including parasites in his pants, as he seeks answers to many, sometimes related, questions. Readable and quick-paced, it will cause the reader to be actively delighted that she isn't eating rat stew or picking wolf spiders out of her hair. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
Enthralled by the chronicle of a 16th-century Spanish monk, which said that the Incas flew like birds over the jungle, and by the recurring theme of flying in Peruvian folklore, Tahir Shah set out to discover whether the Incas really did fly or glide above the jungles of Peru. Or was it flight of a different kind inspired by powerful drugs? Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)918.5History and Geography Geography and Travel Geography of and travel in South America PeruClassificazione LCVotoMedia:
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