
Traveling Light
A Year of Wandering, from California to England and Tuscany and Back Again
Bill Barich(Author)
Skyhorse Publishing
Published on 5. March 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-1-62914-423-8 (ISBN)
Description
?Witty, knowledgeable, good writing . . . start Barich now and keep reading him." ?Tom McGuane
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 Bill 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.
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 Bill 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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York, NY
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 159 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
378 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-62914-423-8 (9781629144238)
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Bill Barich
Traveling Light
A Year of Wandering, from California to England and Tuscany and Back Again
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02/2015
Skyhorse Publishing
€11.86
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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.