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"From the moment I picked your book up until I laid it down I was convulsed with laughter. Some day I intend reading it."
Tales of a Female Nomad: Living at Large in the World
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Tales of a Female Nomad: Living at Large in the World
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St Vincent de Paul thrift store today, 6 books for $3... I am so excited to find this second copy of a PC book, just in time to offer in the Armchair Travel swap! :D Reserved.This is one of my favorite books of all time, and actually, the author's website RitaGoldenGelman.com helped me find bookcrossing! Rita Golden Gelman is amazing and my heroine. From the back cover: "I move throughout the world without a plan, guided by instinct, connecting through trust, and constantly watching for serendipitous opportunities. -- FROM THE PREFACE "Whenever I open an atlas... part of me wants to pack up and hit the road for a year or two. But I doubt I'll ever do it, because I'm too practical. Rita Golden Gelman... didn't let practicalities stop her." -- LOS ANGELES TIMES "Tales of a Female Nomad follows Gelman from fragility to self-confidence as she traverses the globe." -- CHICAGO TRIBUNE Tales of a Female Nomad is the story of Rita Golden Gelman, an ordinary woman who is living an extraordinary existence. At the age of forty-eight, on the verge of a divorce, Rita left an elegant life in L.A. to follow her dream of connecting with people in cultures all over the world. In 1986 she sold her possessions and became a nomad, living in a Zapotec village in Mexico, sleeping with sea lions on the Galapagos Islands, and residing everywhere from thatched huts to regal palaces. She has observed orangutans in the rain forest of Borneo, visited trance healers and dens of black magic, and cooked with women on fires all over the world. Rita's example encourages us all to dust off our dreams and rediscover the joy, the exuberance, and the hidden spirit that so many of us bury when we become adults. RITA GOLDEN GELMAN is the author of more than seventy children's books, including More Spaghetti, I Say!, a staple in every first-grade classroom. As a nomad, Rita has no permanent address. Her most recent encampments have been in Mexico and New York City. "An exuberant homage to wanderlust." -- KIRKUS REVIEWS "Gelman doesn't just observe the cultures she visits, she participates in them, becoming emotionally involved in the people's lives. This is an amazing travelogue." -- BOOKLIST |
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