Literary Trips 2: Following in the Footsteps of Fame
by Sir Arthur C. Clarke
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Sir Arthur C. Clarke kicks off a second exotic feast of literary adventure that transports both the reader (vicariously) and the traveler (via practical guide) around the world. Twenty-four tales again raise the bar for the very best in travel writing. The stories by renowned travel writers are complemented by detailed illustrations of their subjects and helpful photographs, as well as thoroughly researched guidebook information. "Victoria Brooks takes you on an adventure in magnificence and show more style" - Vanessa Berkling, former Millionaire editor-in-chief. show lessTags
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Arthur C. Clarke was born in Minehead, Somerset, England, on December 16, 1917. During World War II, he served as a radar specialist in the RAF. His first published piece of fiction was Rescue Party and appeared in Astounding Science, May 1946. He graduated from King's College in London with honors in physics and mathematics, and worked in show more scientific research before turning his attention to writing fiction. His first book, Prelude to Space, was published in 1951. He is best known for his book 2001: A Space Odyssey, which was later turned into a highly successful and controversial film under the direction of Stanley Kubrick. His other works include Childhood's End, Rendezvous with Rama, The Garden of Rama, The Snows of Olympus, 2010: A Space Odyssey II, 2062: Odyssey III, and 3001: The Final Odyssey. During his lifetime, he received at least three Hugo Awards and two Nebula Awards. He died of heart failure on March 19, 2008 at the age of 90. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- An explorer can suffer from his legend as much as a writer--the explorer, too, has a passion to create . . .
- Graham Green, "Sore Bones: Much Headache"
For my part, I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel... (show all) for travel's sake. The great affair is to move.
- Robert Louis Stevenson, "Cheylard and Luc" - First words
- Foreword: Literary Trips 2: Following in the Footsteps of Fame is a book about special places, those of the writers who are the subjects of individual essays and those of the authors who so admirably tell us how... (show all) these places have become intrinsically linked to the writers who called them home, whether briefly or for a long time.
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