LISA NAPOLI is a journalist whose last staff job was on the public radio show "Marketplace." An early chronicler of the dawn of the World Wide Web as a columnist at the "New York Times "CyberTimes, she has also been the Internet correspondent at MSNBC. She began her career at CNN, worked in local news in North Carolina, and has directed several documentaries about Southern culture. www.LisaNapoli.com
" [an] affectionate portrait of life in a slower-paced, high
altitude society...absorbing, often touching memoir"--"The New York
Times Book Review"
"[An] affectionate portrait of life in a slower-paced, high
altitude society...[an] absorbing, often touching memoir." --"The
New York Times"
"From the moment she walks off the plane, Ms. Napoli knows she's a
universe away... [She] is infatuated with Bhutan, and...has an eye
for a good story."--"Wall Street Journal
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"Joyful....You'll close the book wishing you could head to Bhutan
on the next plane."--"Toronto Star"
"A rare gift....Radio Shangri-La is much more than just a story of
a midlife crisis. It's the chronicle of a country barreling toward
change, and a woman's search for what happiness really means at any
age."--"Christian Science Monitor
""Napoli's wry voice and honest insights create a thoughtful,
engaging narrative...[she] avoids romanticizing Bhutan while
capturing the country's unique charm."--"The Globe and Mail"
"Comparisons to the wildly popular "Eat Pray Love," ' Elizabeth
Gilbert's international travel romp through meals, meditation, and
men, are easy to see...In a refreshing twist on the female travel
memoir, Napoli stands brilliantly apart from [Elizabeth] Gilbert in
that, in the end, she chooses herself and not another
man."--"Boston.com
""Lovely and fascinating.""--Minneapolis Star-Tribune
""Mesmerizing.""--Portland Oregonian
"Radio Shangri-La" reminded me of Deborah Rodriguez's 2007
bestselling "Kabul Beauty School." Only better, if for no other
reason than the writing here is just so sharp and
terrific...Journalist Napoli writes stylishly about physical and
spiritual renewal. Part travel memoir, part crossroads handbook,
"Radio Shangri-La" is unforgettable.--JanuaryMagazine.com
"Fascinating."--"Spirituality & Practice"
"Radio Shangri-La has shades of Pico Iyer and Bruce Chatwin and a
similar genius for parachuting the re
"From the moment she walks off the plane, Ms. Napoli knows she's a
universe away... [She] is infatuated with Bhutan, and...has an eye
for a good story."--"Wall Street Journal
"
"A rare gift....Radio Shangri-La is much more than just a story of
a midlife crisis. It's the chronicle of a country barreling toward
change, and a woman's search for what happiness really means at any
age."--"Christian Science Monitor
""Napoli's wry voice and honest insights create a thoughtful,
engaging narrative...[she] avoids romanticizing Bhutan while
capturing the country's unique charm."--"The Globe and Mail"
"Comparisons to the wildly popular "Eat Pray Love," ' Elizabeth
Gilbert's international travel romp through meals, meditation, and
men, are easy to see...In a refreshing twist on the female travel
memoir, Napoli stands brilliantly apart from [Elizabeth] Gilbert in
that, in the end, she chooses herself and not another
man."--"Boston.com
""Lovely and fascinating.""--Minneapol
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