{"product_id":"the-titanic-awards-paperback-by-doug-lansky","title":"The Titanic Awards Paperback by Doug Lansky","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                            \n                                \n                                    \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                                    \u003cul\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eTarcher\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2010-05-04)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e224\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780399535840\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e247.21\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e8.2 x 5.5 x 0.53\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                                    \u003cbr\u003e\n                                    \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRead Doug Lansky's posts on the Penguin Blog.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"In a nutshell, the Titanic Awards are the Darwin Awards for travel- only nobody dies.\" -\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Everyone who's ever checked (and lost) their luggage or discovered that their hotel misplaced their reservation knows there are few perfect vacations. \u003ci\u003eThe Titanic Awards\u003c\/i\u003e takes a different approach to these often spectacular travel underachievements: celebrating them. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From worst airport layout to most confusing subway system to the most overrated tourist attraction, Lansky looks at these flawed travel destinations with a gimlet eye and a sense of the absurd.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                    \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                                    \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDoug Lansky\u003c\/b\u003e, a writer and a traveler, has chronicled his travels around the world in his hilarious and vividly descriptive column, The Vagabond. His travels have included cruising up the Amazon on a cargo ship; living and blowgun hunting with Jaguar Indians in Peru; buying a horse and riding it to Colombia; hitchhiking through Syria and Jordan, where he befriended sergeants in the Iraqi military; riding a camel across the desert in India; and sailing down the Nile. Lansky's articles have appeared in \u003ci\u003eSpy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMight\u003c\/i\u003e magazines as well as in numerous major US daily newspapers. He is also the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eHow to Survive High School with Minimal Brain Damage,\u003c\/i\u003e published when he was just sixteen years old.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                \n                            \n                            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":45273822003361,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780399535840","price":34.85,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780399535840.jpg?v=1761580403","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/the-titanic-awards-paperback-by-doug-lansky","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}