In this collection of twenty stories, some of which previously appeared in Salon, Outside, Slate, Condé Naste Traveler, Islands, and other periodicals, Potts manages to both educate and entertain as he explores odd, wondrous, and occasionally downright squalid locations, all the while delving into the meaning of travel in the 21st century. Many reviews of Marco Polo Didn’t Go There mention some of the more sensational stories in this collection: Potts’s attempt to crash the set of a Leonardo DiCaprio film, getting drugged and robbed by Turkish hoodlums, or learning about the secrets of tantric sex from a guru seemingly plucked from the cast of a Peter Sellers film. More compelling, at least for this reader, are the smaller, quieter stories…
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If you manage young people, have a son or daughter who’s nearing college graduation or know someone who’s at an early stage in his or her career, I strongly recommend you consider giving them The Adventures of Johnny Bunko.
Written by New York Times bestseller and business writer Dan Pink, the book is an entertaining and [...]
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If you’re an avid reader, you no doubt have a collection of books on your bookshelf – or spread about your home – that you’d like to exchange for other titles, at virtually no cost. Enter paperbackswap.com!
This online club – essentially a huge book swapping site – enables you to swap books you no longer [...]
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I’ve briefly reviewed Chip and Dan Heath’s Made to Stick on LifeApps previously, and continue to recommend it to anyone who presents ideas. This morning I came across this short (<5 min.) interview with the Heath brothers from the Today show. If you haven’t picked up a copy of Made to Stick, I hope this [...]
If you ever present ideas to others – and who doesn’t? – you really ought to read Chip and Dan Heath’s Made to Stick. The book explores why some ideas “stick” – are vivid, memorable and resonate with their audience. The authors craft a simple formula for giving ideas “stickiness,” and provide numerous examples and [...]
