The Titanic Awards
Celebrating the Worst of Travel
Published on 4. May 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-0-399-53584-0 (ISBN)
Description
Read Doug Lansky's posts on the Penguin Blog.
"In a nutshell, the Titanic Awards are the Darwin Awards for travel- only nobody dies." -Los Angeles Times
Everyone who's ever checked (and lost) their luggage or discovered that their hotel misplaced their reservation knows there are few perfect vacations. The Titanic Awards takes a different approach to these often spectacular travel underachievements: celebrating them.
From worst airport layout to most confusing subway system to the most overrated tourist attraction, Lansky looks at these flawed travel destinations with a gimlet eye and a sense of the absurd.
"In a nutshell, the Titanic Awards are the Darwin Awards for travel- only nobody dies." -Los Angeles Times
Everyone who's ever checked (and lost) their luggage or discovered that their hotel misplaced their reservation knows there are few perfect vacations. The Titanic Awards takes a different approach to these often spectacular travel underachievements: celebrating them.
From worst airport layout to most confusing subway system to the most overrated tourist attraction, Lansky looks at these flawed travel destinations with a gimlet eye and a sense of the absurd.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Penguin Putnam Inc
Target group
US School Grade: Twelfth Grade and over, Interest Age: From 18 years
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
316 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-399-53584-0 (9780399535840)
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