非文學類(旅遊)
更新日期:
2016-06-15
The Great Global Bucket List
Robin Esrock
HarperCollins Canada
September 2016
432pp(全彩插圖)
書籍編號:
03-8982
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走遍一百國七大洲的旅遊家Robin Esrock,繼暢銷冠軍書《死前必去的加拿大終極清單》(The Great Canada Bucket List)後,在新書《死前必去的全球終極清單》(The Great Global Bucket List)為旅遊迷放眼全球必去獨特景點與活動!

Robin Esrock的第一本書《死前必去的加拿大終極清單》於2013年出版時旋即成為全國暢銷書,囊括加拿大亞馬遜書店包括旅遊及歷史眾多類別的暢銷No.1。該書融合個人回憶錄、旅遊指南、幽默書寫與歷史,開創性地搭配載有豐富數位與社群媒體內容的參考網站。作者獨特的概念、專業與魅力吸引大量媒體關注,他的TED演說〈Learn to Travel, Travel to Learn〉擁有超過25萬人次點擊。

作者開始旅遊計畫的起源是,十年前遭遇一場嚴重的交通意外,他身心重創之餘僅獲得小額的保險賠償,更重要的是,生死一線之際他意識到,自己還想做的事、想去的地方是如此之多!隨後他便辭去辦公桌工作,投入環球冒險,進而開啟作家、演說家、國際電視節目主持人的生涯。

新書《死前必去的全球終極清單》將延續先前大獲成功的多媒體平台整合模式,從遍歷百國七大洲的旅行經驗中精選獨樹一格的景點與令人永生難忘的活動,從南極到桑吉巴(Zanzibar),從在泰國參加大象救援義工行動,在哥斯大黎加的豪華樹屋過夜,在哥倫比亞「青春火山」的泥漿裡漂浮,在斯里蘭卡摘茶,到在俄羅斯的星城見證太空旅遊的最新發展,內容涵括自然、冒險、文化、歷史、美食,第一人稱的敘事搭配令人屏息的攝影照片,將使讀者心神嚮往,亦為之振奮。

這將不只是一本個人旅遊精華指南,更顯露了豐富的人物、智慧,道出那些讓生命有所價值的故事!

 

● 作者簡介

ROBIN ESROCK’s Great Canadian Bucket List was an immediate national bestseller and reached #1 in half a dozen categories on Amazon.ca, including travel and history. He has been featured as a travel expert on 60 Minutes, MSNBC, CNN, the Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post, Forbes Travel, and The Explorers Club. His articles and photography have appeared in dozens of publications worldwide, including The Chicago Tribune, the Toronto Star, National Geographic Traveler, Mental Floss, The Guardian, and the Sydney Morning Herald. There have been more than 250,000 views of his TedX talk, ‘learn to travel, travel to learn,’ and over a million youtube views. Robin is the creator and co-host of the television series Word Travels, broadcast internationally on National Geographic International and the Travel Channel. Born and raised in South Africa, he now lives in Vancouver. His website is www.robinesrock.com.

 

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