Reviews

"A thoroughly readable book."

"[Stewart''s] spare, vivid, understated prose serves him brilliantly."

"ÝStewart's¨ spare, vivid, understated prose serves him brilliantly."

"[Stewart's] spare, vivid, understated prose serves him brilliantly."

"A surreal and futile yearlong struggle, scrupulously recounted...Stewart is a fearless reporter and smart observer."

"Both shrewd and self-deprecating...Recalls an earlier generation of British travel writer."

"Richly detailed, often harrowing...Stewart seems to be living one of the more extraordinary lives on record."

"Rudyard Kipling meets Dilbert in this engrossing memoir."