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Bandit Roadsin Das Gesetzlose Herz Mexikos (2008)

by Richard Grant(Favorite Author)
3.78 of 5 Votes: 1
ISBN
3890297455 (ISBN13: 9783890297453)
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English
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Frederking & Thaler
review 1: Richard Grant certainly takes his travel writing seriously(and lives dangerously in the process). His detailed account of the people and area of the Sierra Madre is not short of surprises, and some very close calls for him along the way.As always it's interesting to get an insight on how other people live and Bandit Roads does this well, highlighting a culture of violence and alcoholism, and the tough resilience of the everyday Sierra Madre locals.Didn't enjoy this as much as his other sojourn in Africa,Crazy River, but still an enjoyable read.
review 2: richard grant, giornalista britannico trapiantato negli usa, decide di intraprendere un viaggio sulle bandit roads della sierra tarahumara e di andare alla scoperta del messico più pericoloso- quello che compr
... moreende i tumultuosi stati di chihuahua, durango e sinaloa (dove non arriverà mai). tra leggende e verità, perico (cocaina) e alcol a fiumi, strane tribù indie, paesaggi incontaminati e devastazioni- l'autore sfida i pericoli e si cala completamente in una realtà fatta di narcotrafficanti, polizia corrotta,miseria, machismo, violenza, eccessi ma anche umanità sfolgorante (a tratti) con le sue umanissime insofferenze e incoscienze. davvero un bel libro di viaggio- fascinoso e irritante. less
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lZevolution
US title: God's Middle Finger: Into the Lawless Heart of the Sierra Madre
candy
About a man who travels through Colombia, comes highly recommended.
shin
Again, another great book from Richard Grant.
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