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Getting Stoned with Savages: A Trip Throught the Islands of Figi and Vanuatu
Contributor(s): Troost, J. Maarten (Author), Vance, Simon (Read by)

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 ISBN: 1433201798     ISBN-13: 9781433201790
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
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Binding Type: MP3 CD - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: August 2007
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Annotation: J. Maarten Troost, one of the most engaging and original travel writers around, again reveals his wry wit and infectious joy of discovery in a side-splittingly funny account of life in the farthest reaches of the world.
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BISAC Categories:
- Travel | Special Interest - Adventure
- Travel | Essays & Travelogues
- Travel | Australia & Oceania
Dewey: 919.595
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.28" W x 7.44" L (0.21 lbs)
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Oceania
- Cultural Region - Australian
Features: Unabridged
 
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Publisher Description:
Getting Stoned with Savages again reveals Troost's wry wit and infectious joy of discovery in a hilarious account of life in the farthest reaches of the world. After two grueling years on the island of Tarawa, Troost was in no hurry to return to the South Pacific--until he began to feel remarkably out of place in modern America--and he knew it was time to set off for parts unknown. Here he tells the story of his time on Vanuatu, a cluster of islands where he struggles against typhoons, earthquakes, and giant centipedes but finds himself swept up in the laid-back, clothing-optional lifestyle of the islanders. When his wife Sylvia gets pregnant, they decamp for slightly more civilized Fiji, a fallen paradise rife with prostitutes and government coups, where their son takes quite naturally to island living.

Contributor Bio(s): Troost, J. Maarten: -

J. Maarten Troost's essays have appeared in the Atlantic Monthly, Washington Post, and the Prague Post. After two years in the Pacific, he was hired as a consultant by the World Bank. He spent several years in Fiji then relocated to the United States and now lives with his family in Monterey, California.

Vance, Simon: -

Simon Vance is an award-winning actor and an AudioFile Golden Voice with over forty Earphones Awards. He has won thirteen prestigious Audie Awards and was Booklist's very first Voice of Choice in 2008. He has narrated more than eight hundred audiobooks over almost thirty years, beginning when he was a radio newsreader for the BBC in London.
 
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