AWOL Tales for Travel-Inspired Minds |
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| Author:
| Barclay, Jennifer
Logan, Amy |
| ISBN: | 978-1-299-14201-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2010 |
| Publisher: | Random House of Canada
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| Imprint: | Vintage Canada |
| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $97.20 |
Book Description:
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AWOL: "absent without leave; absent from one's post or duty without official permission but without intending to desert." Originally a military term, it gradually entered the vernacular for when someone goes missing unexpectedly. Jennifer Barclay and Amy Logan thought it fit well with the kind of travel pieces they wanted to publish--irreverent but thoughtful, emotionally honest and opinionated, bold and provocative. For those who dream of having no fixed address, and...
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AWOL: "absent without leave; absent from one's post or duty without official permission but without intending to desert."
Originally a military term, it gradually entered the vernacular for when someone goes missing unexpectedly. Jennifer Barclay and Amy Logan thought it fit well with the kind of travel pieces they wanted to publish--irreverent but thoughtful, emotionally honest and opinionated, bold and provocative.
For those who dream of having no fixed address, and those happy simply to read about it, AWOL""is filled with entertaining, enriching and edifying stories of people getting away from the familiar. AWOL: Tales for Travel-Inspired Minds" "is dedicated to the perspectives we gain when away from our regular circumstances.