{"product_id":"common-sense-and-whiskey-book-bill-murray-9780615467313","title":"Common Sense and Whiskey","description":"It's all here: Adventures in Africa, Azerbaijan and the Arctic. Headhunters and prayer flags, liars and thieves, evil spirits and atrocious food. From Tbilisi to Tibet to the Trans-Siberian Railroad, \u003ci\u003eCommon Sense and Whiskey\u003c\/i\u003e is a crisp survey of what's it's like in the real world. Offbeat people and isolated places lie at this book's heart. \u003ci\u003eCommon Sense and Whiskey\u003c\/i\u003e pokes into the back corners of our planet. It takes us into the unknown and describes what the unknown looks like. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e You can handle just about anything out on the road with a believable grin, common sense and whiskey. That's been the author's theory, anyway, for 25 years of international travel. So far, so good. And now, \u003ci\u003eCommon Sense and Whiskey\u003c\/i\u003e distills (no pun there, certainly) the most memorable experiences of a lifetime of travel to some of the world's least visited places. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e Fifteen stories from Bhutan, Borneo, Burma, Greenland, Guangxi, Lake Baikal, Madagascar, Malawi, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Chilean Patagonia, the Southern Caucasus, the Trans-Siberian Railroad, Sri Lanka and Tibet. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For travelers - experienced, aspiring and armchair alike, \u003ci\u003eCommon Sense and Whiskey\u003c\/i\u003e is something to sip slowly and savor. Perceptive travel tales, masterfully told. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ----- \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e You leave home with a blank page. You return with stories of your own to share. This is what Bill Murray does so well. Rich and inspiring. Filled with surprises and great adventures. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e - George Brown, President, Friendship Force International \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A good travel writer shows rather than tells and Bill shows us beautifully with unassuming prose and evocative images. Brings home the exoticism of foreign travel. A fantastic collection. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e - Laurence Mitchell, author, the Bradt Guides to Serbia and Kyrgyzstan \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Wonderful insight into the world of 'traveling off the beaten path, road, waterway or train track.' \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e - Josh Allen at AmateurTraveler.com \u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50355585384721,"sku":"CIN0615467318G","price":2.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51097255969041,"sku":"NIN9780615467313","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0615467318.jpg?v=1786119132","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/common-sense-and-whiskey-book-bill-murray-9780615467313","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}