{"product_id":"innocents-abroad-too-journeys-around-the-world-on-semester-at-sea-9780815609094","title":"Innocents Abroad Too: Journeys Around the World on Semester at Sea","description":"\u003cp\u003eMost people don't get the opportunity to circumnavigate the globe. Michael Pearson has had the good fortune to do it twice. As a two-term professor in the Semester at Sea Program, Pearson journeyed by ship in 2002 and 2006 to such countries as Japan, China, Vietnam, India, Myanmar, Egypt, Turkey, South Africa, and Cuba. In \u003ci\u003eInnocents Abroad Too\u003c\/i\u003e he shares his experiences and candid impressions, transporting the reader from bustling streets outside Shanghai's City God's Temple to the Masai Mara plain. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlong the way Pearson provides a literary journey, enriching his encounters with descriptions of the great books and great writers who have also brought the world closer to their readers. These touchstones are combined with journalistic sketches of the people and places he visits and Pearson's thoughtful meditations on the significance of travel and the importance of encountering the new. In the rich tradition of travel literature, \u003ci\u003eInnocents Abroad Too\u003c\/i\u003e offers a blend of experience and imagination, worlds familiar and strange.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Pearson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Syracuse University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/21\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.22h x 6.38w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815609094\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2009 pg. 303\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Pearson\u003c\/b\u003e teaches creative writing in the MFA program at Old Dominion University. His books include \u003ci\u003eDreaming of Columbus: A Boyhood in the Bronx\u003c\/i\u003e and the novel \u003cb\u003eShohola Falls, \u003c\/b\u003e both published by Syracuse University Press.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Syracuse University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40183720706163,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_d02a0e09-62f3-4b6b-8cbc-d6e4a86123e5.jpg?v=1655558927","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/innocents-abroad-too-journeys-around-the-world-on-semester-at-sea-9780815609094","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}