Traveling Light - Hardcover

Barich, Bill

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0670724777 ISBN 13: 9780670724772

Publisher: Viking, 1984

Synopsis

The award-winning author gives an account of a year of wandering, in eleven travel essays, which range from fishing experiences in California to pub-crawling in London

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Here is a travel book with a difference: ten chronological chapters from a year of wandering, from the Pacific Northwest to Tuscany and back again to the trout-laden streams of California. Join Barich as he travels the globe, from the trout streams of Northern California to the auction ring at Saratoga, where millions of dollars may be gaveled away for a yearling thoroughbred; from seedy London pubs to a run-down Florentine palazzo during a glorious Italian spring. Learn the science of English beer brewing, the art of fly tying, how to generate hydroelectric power, the proper analysis of the Daily Racing Form, and the best way to eat artichokes.Freshness, wit and Barich's distinctive voice create a luminous travelogue crackling with an inimitable curiosity and an elegance of style that marks every step of this remarkable journey. (6 X 9, 240 pages)

About the Author:

Bill Barich is the author of numerous books, among them Big Dreams: Into the Heart of California, and The Sporting Life. He has written extensively for The New Yorker, as well as Playboy and Sports Illustrated. He has been a Guggenheim Fellow in fiction.

About this edition

• Publisher: Viking
• Publication date: 1984
• ISBN 10: 0670724777
• ISBN 13: 9780670724772
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 226