The Bird Man and the Lap Dancer: close encounters with strangers
by Hansen, Eric
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- Condition
- VG PB
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Sebago, Maine, United States
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About This Item
NY: Vintage. VG PB. (2004). 2nd ptg. Hansen survives a cyclone on a boat off the Australian coast, cradles a dying man in Calcutta, and drinks mind-altering kava . in Vanuatu. He helps a widower search for his wife's wedding ring and plane-crash wreckage in Borneo and accompanies topless dancers on a bird-watching expedition in California. He has a way of getting himself into the most sacred ceremonies and the most candid conversations. .
Synopsis
Eric Hansen lives in San Francisco, but over the last twenty-five years he has traveled throughout Europe, the Middle East, Australia, Nepal, and Southeast Asia. He is the author of Stranger in the Forest , Motoring with Mohammed , and Orchid Fever . His articles, photographs, and reviews have appeared in The New York Times , National Geographic , Travel & Leisure , Cond? Nast Traveler , and Outside magazine, among other publications worldwide. He can be reached at ekhansen@ix.netcom.com.
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- Bookseller
- Crabtree's Collection Old Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BOOKS049595I
- Title
- The Bird Man and the Lap Dancer: close encounters with strangers
- Author
- Hansen, Eric
- Book Condition
- Used - VG PB
- Edition
- 2nd ptg
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- (2004)
- Keywords
- Hansen survives a cyclone on a boat off the Australian coast, cradles, a dying man in Calcutta, and drinks mind-altering kava, Biography
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