The Titanic Awards: Celebrating the Worst of Travel
| AUTHOR | Lansky, Doug; Lansky, Doug |
| PUBLISHER | Tarcher (05/04/2010) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
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Read Doug Lansky's posts on the Penguin Blog. "In a nutshell, the Titanic Awards are the Darwin Awards for travel- only nobody dies." -Los Angeles Times Everyone who's ever checked (and lost) their luggage or discovered that their hotel misplaced their reservation knows there are few perfect vacations. The Titanic Awards takes a different approach to these often spectacular travel underachievements: celebrating them. From worst airport layout to most confusing subway system to the most overrated tourist attraction, Lansky looks at these flawed travel destinations with a gimlet eye and a sense of the absurd.
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ISBN-13:
9780399535840
ISBN-10:
0399535845
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
224
Carton Quantity:
32
Product Dimensions:
5.48 x 0.55 x 8.22 inches
Weight:
0.41 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Price on Product - Canadian,
Price on Product,
Table of Contents,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Travel | Pictorials (see also Photography - Subjects & Themes - Regio
Travel | Form - Jokes & Riddles
Travel | Essays & Travelogues
Grade Level:
College Freshman
and up
Dewey Decimal:
910.402
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Read Doug Lansky's posts on the Penguin Blog. "In a nutshell, the Titanic Awards are the Darwin Awards for travel- only nobody dies." -Los Angeles Times Everyone who's ever checked (and lost) their luggage or discovered that their hotel misplaced their reservation knows there are few perfect vacations. The Titanic Awards takes a different approach to these often spectacular travel underachievements: celebrating them. From worst airport layout to most confusing subway system to the most overrated tourist attraction, Lansky looks at these flawed travel destinations with a gimlet eye and a sense of the absurd.
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