Malaria Dreams

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Malaria Dreams is a tale of high adventure across Africa, recounted with the wit and humor that delighted readers of Night Train to Turkistan, Stuart Stevens highly praised first book A rollicking, off beat African odyssey Publishers Weekly. Download Malaria Dreams Author Stuart Stevens – kino-fada.fr Malaria Dreams is a book about the author and his friend s trip from West Africa to the Mediterranean in a questionable car, and it s well written So why the one star I like adventure travel and adventure travel books better than the next guy usually depending on who the next guy actually is, of course But this book The whole idea for the trip sounds like it was inspired by a malaria nightmare and the reality of it was even worse.I ve read a couple other adventure travel books a ridiculousl Malaria Dreams is a book about the author and his friend s trip from West Africa to the Mediterranean in a questionable car, and it s well written So why the one star I like adventure travel and adventure travel books better than the next guy usually depending on who the next guy actually is, of course But this book The whole idea for the trip sounds like it was inspired by a malaria nightmare and the reality of it was even worse.I ve read a couple other adventure travel books a ridiculously long canoe trip, a ridiculously long motorcycle trip, etc and thought upon finishing them that I would NEVER attempt anything so incredibly unappealing This book belong...My friend and I are trying to plan a trip to Africa next year, so my new project is reading travel memoirs that take place in Africa to familiarize myself a little with travel there and things we might want to do or see This book was fun and a very quick read It s the story of a man who road trips from Bangui, Central African Republic, to Algiers, Algeria, on a three month long trip Lots of fun stories about misadventures, cultural differences, etc And in a surprising twist of events, I Goog My friend ...What a funny, absurd, eye opening adventure Reading Malaria Dreams was like an immersion into a world designed by Kafka and ruled by Murphy s laws.The book rang very true for me I hitchhiked from Kenya to S Africa about the same time and encountered the same bewildering mix of corrupt govt officials and generous individuals with one set of rules for Africans and another f...Although I had high hopes for this book, seeing how the back cover mentions a rather off beat type of narration through Central Africa, the succeeding chapters prove that the views towards the safari, and the people they met along the way were quite dated to the point that it seems to take for granted how the culture affects the transient withdepth The speaker seems to be a haughty individual who starts out with a thirst for adventure, but continues to meet disappointments that he inser Although I had high hopes for this book, seeing how the back cover mentions a rather off beat type of narration through Central Africa, the succeeding chapters prove that the views towards the safari, and the people they m...This guy is probably my favorite writer He has the rare ability to convey wit in through the written word.This is a fun but frustrating read as the journey is nicely depicted but the circumstances in the text do not match the blurb on the book I was reading The reason given for the journey is very weak and we k...What s the difference between a study of current events and a study of modern history In college we used to say the difference was 20 years Anythingrecent was considered current events Anything older was timeworn enough to be in the history books Maybe 20 years is a worthless guideline in this instant digital age, but it s still probably an applicable criteria gauge.So keeping this 20 year rule in mind, Malaria Dreams by Stuart Stevens is ready for the history section of the library O What s the difference between a study of current events and a study of modern history In college we used to say the difference was 20 years Anythingrecent was considered current events Anything older was timeworn enough to be in the history books Maybe 20 years is a worthless guideline in this instant digital age, but it s still probably an applicable criteria gauge.So keeping this 20 year rule in mind, Malaria Dreams by Stuart Stevens is ready for the history section of the library Originally published in 1989, this book is about Stuart s travels through an Africa of the past On a trek to drive an acquaintance s car north across the Sahara desert, Stuart winds up lost, sick and threatened time and time aga...This book was my first introduction to travel writing, and possibly the first piece of nonfiction I d ever read that I actually liked , and it was a hoot to read back in 1994 when I was an excited and impressionable high school sopho in World Geography class In a way, this class was my first foray into unknowingly studying anthropology, and I really did well, despite taking the class to avoid taking World History we had a choice between the two , because I ve always sucked at histor This book was my first introduction to travel writing, and possibly the first piece of nonfiction I d ever read that I actually liked , and it was a hoot to read back in 1994 when I was an excited and impressionable high school sopho in World Geography class In a way, this class was my first foray into unknowingly studying anthropology, and I really did well, despite taking the class to avoid taking World History we had a choice between the two , because I ve always sucked at history due to my TERRIBLE short term memory I thought it would be drawing maps and pinpointing locations on a globe and le...One day, while the author is hanging out with his friend in London, the friend mentions that he has a car in the Central African Republic, just waiting for someone to drive it back to the UK What could go wrong Obviously, everything, or else this book would be pretty boring Everything breaks, the author and his companion don t have good maps or an understanding of how things work, they get mistaken for smugglers good times.I was hoping this book would be somewhat like t...In this adventure, a dodgy acquaintance of Stevens asks if he would like to go to the Central African Republic to retrieve his Land Rover, and drive it to France Amazingly though really not so surprising, considering the craziness of his earlier Chinese adventure Stevens agrees He drafts an attractive female friend into the adventure, and the two of them set off.Immediately they run up against the patent corruptness of African governments some minister took a liking to the Land Rover and mo In this adventure, a dodgy acquaintance of Stevens asks if he would like to go to the Central African Republic to retrieve his Land Rover, and drive it to France Amazingly though really not so surprising, considering the craziness of his earlier Chinese adventure Stevens agrees He drafts an attractive female friend into the adventure, and the two of them set off.Immediately they run up against the patent corrup...

Malaria Dreams
  • English
  • 15 December 2018
  • Paperback
  • 236 pages
  • 087113361X
  • Stuart Stevens
  • Malaria Dreams