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The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific | 
enlarge | Author: J. Maarten Troost Creator: Simon Vance Publisher: Blackstone Audio Inc. Category: Book
List Price: $54.95 Buy New: $34.62 You Save: $20.33 (37%)
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Rating: 98 reviews
Media: Audio Cassette Edition: Unabridged Number Of Items: 6 Pages: 250 Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8 Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 6.7 x 1.3
ISBN: 1433202867 Dewey Decimal Number: 910 EAN: 9781433202865 ASIN: 1433202867
Publication Date: June 1, 2007 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Shipping: International shipping available Condition: Brand New! UNABRIDGED audiobook on CASSETTE direct from the manufacturer. Sturdy vinyl case.
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Product Description At age twenty-six, Maarten Troost decided to pack up his flip-flops and move to a remote South Pacific island. The idea of dropping everything and moving to the ends of the earth was irresistibly romantic. He should have known better. This is the hilarious story of what happens when he discovers that the island is not the paradise he dreamed of. Falling into one amusing misadventure after another, Troost struggles with stifling heat, deadly bacteria, polluted seas, and toxic fish, in a country where the only music to be heard is "La Macarena." He and his stalwart girlfriend, Sylvia, contend with alarmingly large critters, a paucity of food options (including the Great Beer Crisis), and such bizarre local characters as "Half-Dead Fred" and the Poet Laureate of Tarawa, a British drunkard who's never written a poem in his life.
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If you have ever traveled abroad or graduated with an MA in something unuseable August 26, 2008 I laughed out loud more than I am really willing to admit. This book is for anyone who has taken a trip to the third world or ever graduated from college with the dream of working for an NGO. His writing is easy to read and hard to put down. I loved it.
great travel story August 11, 2008 I really enjoyed this book. It was funny, informative, irreverant, and even a little sad, all at the same time. Being a person who has always wanted to travel to a distant tropical island, this book opened my eyes to some of the realities of living on a tiny island in the middle of nowhere. Overall, the book was well written and fun to read.
Don't Let The Title Mislead You August 3, 2008 This is NOT a fluff book. This is not steamy women's romantic fiction. This book is a witty, hilarious travelogue and from the line "red-arsed Llamas" I found myself laughing aloud. From the author's various descriptions of the setting's waste management challenges to the constant agonizing playing of the song "Macarena," to a diet composed entirely of fish and expired canned goods from Australia, you'll appreciate all you have by the time you finish this entertaining read.
Hilarious & Brilliant! July 31, 2008 J. Maarten Troost is the best author! I love his work. He writes how I think. Witty, intellectually sarcastic and insightful!
See Hilarious and Poignant... Scroll down... July 14, 2008 Fun read, a little repetitious but he made the point, unfortunately points out that tropical bliss has its significant drawbacks; love the writing style - tongue-in-cheek, irreverent.
Will definitely search out other books by this author.
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