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101 Places Not to See Before You Die
Contributor(s): Price, Catherine (Author)

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ISBN: 0061787760     ISBN-13: 9780061787768
Publisher: Harper Perennial
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Binding Type: Paperback
Published: June 2010
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BISAC Categories:
- Humor | Topic - Travel
- Travel | Essays & Travelogues
- Travel | Reference - General
Dewey: 910
LCCN: 2010004502
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.3" W x 7.9" L (0.45 lbs) 272 pages
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Price on Product, Table of Contents
Awards: Green Mountain Book Award, Nominee, Grades 9-12, 2012
Review Citations: Entertainment Weekly 07/02/2010 pg. 10
Library Journal 06/15/2010 pg. 84
 
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"This clever collection of travel advisories lists all the places that are definitely not worth a trip, including a rendering plant, Times Square on New Year's Eve, and, bien s r, Euro Disney." -- Entertainment Weekly

A spirited, ingenious, tongue-in-cheek guide to some of the least appealing destinations and experiences in the world.

From the Grover Cleveland Service Area to the Beijing Museum of Tap Water to, of course, Euro Disney, 101 Places Not to See Before You Die brings you lively tales of the most ill-conceived museums, worst theme parks, and grossest Superfund sites that you'll ever have the pleasure of not visiting. Journalist Catherine Price travels the globe for stories of misadventure to which any seasoned traveler can relate--including guest entries from writers such as Nicholas Kristof, Mary Roach, Michael Pollan, Rebecca Solnit, and A. J. Jacobs--and along the way she discovers that the worst experiences are often the ones we'll never forget.


Contributor Bio(s): Price, Catherine: -

Catherine Price is an avid traveler and writer who hopes never to see a body farm firsthand. Coauthor of The Big Sur Bakery Cookbook and a contributing editor at Popular Science, she has written for the New York Times, O, the Oprah Magazine, Salon, Slate, and The Best American Science Writing.


 
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