White Sands : Experiences from the Outside World The Reader's Digest Association be prepared to have great

be prepared to have great chunks read out loud ad infinitum (and perhaps ad nauseam) along the lines of ‘Listen to what Clarkson says about X or Y

and his courageous refusal to embrace the comforts of any easy answer

a bank devoted to providing the poorest of Bangladesh with minuscule loans

whether you are small or tall

Trevor was kept mostly indoors for the earliest years of his life

White Sands : Experiences from the Outside World The Reader's Digest Association be prepared to have greatFrom a trip to The Lightning Field in New Mexico, to chasing Gauguin's ghost in French Polynesia, White Sands is a creative exploration of why we travel. Episodic, wide ranging and funny, Geoff Dyer blends travel writing, essay, criticism and fiction with a smart and cantankerous wit that is unmatched. From one of the most original writers in Britain, this is a book for armchair travellers and procrastinating philosophers everywhere.