Read Lonesome George: Cest Moi! A South American odyssey

Lonesome George: Cest Moi! A South American odyssey

Jorge Sotirios

4.9/5 (20848 ratings)

Description:Lonesome George, C'est Moi! is a travel adventure and comedy of epic proportions. In his mock heroic quest of self-discovery ending in a confrontation with his alter ego, a giant lovelorn tortoise on the Galapagos Islands, author Jorge Sotirios illuminates the rugged beauty of the South American landscape, interweaving its history, culture and people. Lured to South America by an Argentine beauty, his journey takes him across the equator, through the Amazon jungle and climaxes in the austere Galapagos Islands where he comes to face his doppelganger, "Lonesome George," the last surviving tortoise of his species. In Jorges' travels he encounters the strange and wonderful world of South America, incorporating angels in Argentina to sham Peruvian shaman, Amazombies appearing on midnight boats, the lost jungle city of Fordlandia and a visit to the site of the legendary Amazon warrior women. Accompanying eco-warriors to far-flung villages, where missionaries co-exist with the cult of Che Guevara, he combines the exotic and dangerous with environmental issues such as oil exploitation, deforestation and drought in the Amazon basin. Lonesome George, C'est Moi! is South America from street and river level and a life-affirming portrayal of people in this captivating story told with comic flair.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Lonesome George: Cest Moi! A South American odyssey. To get started finding Lonesome George: Cest Moi! A South American odyssey, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: —

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: —

ISBN: 1469964899

Description: Lonesome George, C'est Moi! is a travel adventure and comedy of epic proportions. In his mock heroic quest of self-discovery ending in a confrontation with his alter ego, a giant lovelorn tortoise on the Galapagos Islands, author Jorge Sotirios illuminates the rugged beauty of the South American landscape, interweaving its history, culture and people. Lured to South America by an Argentine beauty, his journey takes him across the equator, through the Amazon jungle and climaxes in the austere Galapagos Islands where he comes to face his doppelganger, "Lonesome George," the last surviving tortoise of his species. In Jorges' travels he encounters the strange and wonderful world of South America, incorporating angels in Argentina to sham Peruvian shaman, Amazombies appearing on midnight boats, the lost jungle city of Fordlandia and a visit to the site of the legendary Amazon warrior women. Accompanying eco-warriors to far-flung villages, where missionaries co-exist with the cult of Che Guevara, he combines the exotic and dangerous with environmental issues such as oil exploitation, deforestation and drought in the Amazon basin. Lonesome George, C'est Moi! is South America from street and river level and a life-affirming portrayal of people in this captivating story told with comic flair.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Lonesome George: Cest Moi! A South American odyssey. To get started finding Lonesome George: Cest Moi! A South American odyssey, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

Lonesome George: Cest Moi! A South American odyssey

Lonesome George: Cest Moi! A South American odyssey

More Books

Lonesome George by Jorge Sotirios (2012-03-01)

Lonesome George by Jorge Sotirios (2012-03-01)

Fisk's war: Jorge Sotirios interviews Robert Fisk about Osama bin Laden's sense of history, reporting war and a public stoush with John Malkovich.(Interview): An article from: Arena Magazine

Fisk's war: Jorge Sotirios interviews Robert Fisk about Osama bin Laden's sense of history, reporting war and a public stoush with John Malkovich.(Interview): An article from: Arena Magazine

Graffiti Over Marble: A Portrait of Greece in Crisis

Graffiti Over Marble: A Portrait of Greece in Crisis

Lonesome George: A South American Odyssey

Lonesome George: A South American Odyssey

Lonesome George, C'Est Moi!: A South American Odyssey (Large Print 16pt)

Lonesome George, C'Est Moi!: A South American Odyssey (Large Print 16pt)

Whose is this Song?: Balkan Nationalism, Greece and Shared Culture

Whose is this Song?: Balkan Nationalism, Greece and Shared Culture

Jorge: nuova edizione (I Quaderni del Bardo Edizioni per Amazon) (Italian Edition)

Jorge: nuova edizione (I Quaderni del Bardo Edizioni per Amazon) (Italian Edition)

Domain Adaptation and Representation Transfer, and Affordable Healthcare and AI for Resource Diverse Global Health: Third MICCAI Workshop, DART 2021, and ... Notes in Computer Science Book 12968)

Domain Adaptation and Representation Transfer, and Affordable Healthcare and AI for Resource Diverse Global Health: Third MICCAI Workshop, DART 2021, and ... Notes in Computer Science Book 12968)