Off the rails: a train trip through life
(Book)
In this witty and entertaining collection of travel tales, an acclaimed journalist explores his obsession with trains--and what his rail journeys have taught him about culture and identity. "I've gone around the world in installments. Every trip has been a revelation. I've watched regions, nations, and continents change moods and I've met more people on trains than in forty years of airplane flights. Every train trip has been a spectacle. Trains are stages, cafés, bazaars. The only talk show that will never go off the air..." Beppe Severgnini has spent his life traveling the world, and not just because he's a journalist; he's a passionate, unflagging train buff. Off the Rails recounts some of his favorite trips across Europe, Australia, Asia, and the United States, each journey bringing readers not only to a different place but to a different time, from his honeymoon on the Trans-Siberian Express (in a four-person compartment!), to a winding journey from Russia to Turkey during the last summer of communism, to a recent coast-to-coast trip with his son from Washington, D.C., to Washington State. Off the Rails is the perfect getaway for anyone with a touch of wanderlust, who dreams of escape or just likes to laugh. Filled with memorable characters and perceptive observations, it demonstrates--hilariously--what unites us. With the world in chaos and life in perpetual fast-forward, it's always the right time to hop on board with Beppe Severgnini and meet your charming, hapless, quarrelsome, romantic, shifty, quirky, endearing neighbors.
Severgnini, B., & Shugaar, A. (2019). Off the rails: a train trip through life. First edition. New York, Berkley.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Severgnini, Beppe and Antony, Shugaar. 2019. Off the Rails: A Train Trip Through Life. New York, Berkley.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Severgnini, Beppe and Antony, Shugaar, Off the Rails: A Train Trip Through Life. New York, Berkley, 2019.
MLA Citation (style guide)Severgnini, Beppe, and Antony Shugaar. Off the Rails: A Train Trip Through Life. First edition. New York, Berkley, 2019.
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505 | 0 | |a Introduction: The therapy of the rails -- From Washington to Washington: with Antonio across America -- From Berlin to Palermo: a vertical Europe -- From Moscow to Lisbon: a horizontal Europe -- From Sydney to Perth: the Indian Pacific -- From the Atlantic to the Pacific: last train for Obama -- From Trieste to Trapani: Italy in second class -- Trans-Siberian express: honeymoon for four -- From the Baltic to the Bosphorus: the last summer of communism -- From Naples to London: across Europe with little Donald -- What to bring. | |
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