Just Visiting: How Travel Has Enlightened Lives and Viewpoints Throughout History

by Karen B. Grant and George Grant

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1581820151
• ISBN13: 9781581820157
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Cumberland House Publishing
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 7.1"

Customer Reviews

Lovely compiliation

This short book is a commmentary on travel. Each chapter focuses on a particular city and includes famous quotes, typical recipes, and essays. The introductory chapter, "The Grand Tour" is especially thoughtful in encouraging travel as a way of becomming a well rounded person. The smallness lends itself to coffee tables, offices, waiting rooms, the "white throne" or other places in which people might enjoy a short chapter to read. My only criticism is the choice of people identified with the city. For example, the authors quote Chaucer for Florence. While there is a connection (who knew?) there might be other choices with a more direct association.

great gift books

We have several books by this author and love them. This one was a gift for a friend.