Bibliograph

The longest way home, one man's quest for the courage to settle down, Andrew McCarthy

Type

Label

The longest way home, one man's quest for the courage to settle down, Andrew McCarthy

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The longest way home

Oclc number

759913666

Responsibility statement

Andrew McCarthy

Sub title

one man's quest for the courage to settle down

Summary

The author, a travel writer and actor, delivers a memoir about how travel helped him become the man he wanted to be, helping him overcome life-long fears and confront his resistance to commitment. His memoir follows his excursions to Patagonia, the Amazon, Costa Rica, Baltimore, Vienna, Kilimanjaro, Dublin, and beyond

Table Of Contents

New York: "Wanted, eighteen, vulnerable and sensitive" -- Patagonia: "I hope you like to be alone" -- Amazon: "A dirty trick life plays" -- Osa: "People said to avoid this place" -- Vienna: "Leave the man some privacy" -- Baltimore: "The best thing that you could do is show up" -- Kilimanjaro: "What do you say we get the hell off this rock?" -- Dublin: "Everything you ever dreamed of?"

Target audience

adult

resource.variantTitle

Longest way homeOne man's quest for the courage to settle down

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