| Seasons of Sand Sahara: One Man's Quest to Save a Dying Sahara Village Contributor(s): Aebi, Ernst W. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0595348572 ISBN-13: 9780595348572 Publisher: iUniverse OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2005 Annotation: The stuff that dreams are made of--and it's all real. --"Kirkus Reviews" "Seasons of Sand" entertains right through its surprise, disturbing ending, and leaves one with a sense of an exotic place and its people--everything that can be asked of a good travel book. --Brad Newsham, "SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLER" Frank and humorous, filled with marvelous people and the details of his own daily life, Aebi's book tells an original tale. --"PUBLISHERS WEEKLY" With the guts of Hemingway and the erudition of Sir Richard Burton, Aebi's writing is pure exhilaration. Amazing grace under pressure and a graceful zaniness pressed like wild flowers between so many pages, the result is deeply moving, wildly funny, and profoundly impressive. --Paul William Roberts, "RIVER IN THE DESERT" |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | Middle East - Egypt - Travel | Essays & Travelogues |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.76 lbs) 270 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This travel memoir tells the true story of one man's struggle to help a desolate Saharan village lift itself from poverty and into self-sufficiency. "The stuff that dreams are made of--and it's all real." --Kirkus Reviews "Seasons of Sand entertains right through its surprise, disturbing ending, and leaves one with a sense of an exotic place and its people--everything that can be asked of a good travel book." --Brad Newsham, San Francisco Chronicler "Frank and humorous, filled with marvelous people and the details of his own daily life, Aebi's book tells an original tale." --Publishers Weekly "With the guts of Hemingway and the erudition of Sir Richard Burton, Aebi's writing is pure exhilaration. Amazing grace under pressure and a graceful zaniness pressed like wild flowers between so many pages, the result is deeply moving, wildly funny, and profoundly impressive." --Paul William Roberts, River in the Desert |