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The Great Railway Bazaar
Written by Paul Theroux
Narrated by Frank Muller
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"I have seldom heard a train go by and not wished I was on it," confesses writer Paul Theroux. Join him aboard the famous Orient Express and Trans-Siberian Railroad as he journeys through Europe and Asia.
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Paul Theroux
Paul Theroux (b. 1941) attended the University of Massachusetts then trained for the Peace Corps at Syracuse University. He was sent to Italy, then to Malawi. He was thrown out of the Peace Corps but remained in Africa, teaching in Uganda. Since then, he has traveled frequently, but now divides his time between Cape Cod and Hawaii. Other works include PIcture Palace, Mosquito Coast, Fong and the Indians, and Jungle Lovers.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book is an amazing tour by train through the Orient, but moreover it's a return to a time when everything moved at a slower pace.