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Open mic night in Moscow : and other stories from my search for black markets, Soviet architecture, and emotionally unavailable Russian men / Audrey Murray.
Van Pelt Library PN2287.M86 A3 2018
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Murray, Audrey, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Murray, Audrey--Travel.
- Murray, Audrey.
- Women comedians--United States.
- Women comedians.
- Americans.
- United States.
- Americans--Russia (Federation).
- Russia (Federation)--Description and travel.
- Russia (Federation).
- Genre:
- Autobiographies.
- Travel writing.
- Physical Description:
- xix, 394 pages : maps ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2018]
- Summary:
- A combination of Wild and whatever Netflix series you're currently binging, this book chronicles Audrey's travels through the former Soviet Union. Audrey's keen eye and curiosity lead to fascinating trips through parts of the world that are seldom visited by Westerners. Through her trips Audrey experiences a multitude of perspectives on being a woman traveling alone, on the concept of home and the pros and cons of sleeping in a yurt.
- Contents:
- The Silk Road p. 1
- 1 Opening for a Meditative Drum Circle in Almaty (Kazakhstan) p. 3
- 2 Crossing a Land Border from Kazakhstan to Kyrgyzstan p. 18
- 3 Riding a Horse in the Mountains of Kyrgyzstan p. 30
- 4 The Most Terrifying flight on Earth (Tajikistan) p. 53
- 5 A Ten-Day Road Trip Through Tajikistan p. 70
- 6 Touring the Black Markets in Uzbekistan p. 97
- 7 Trains, Tombs, and Ovaries (Uzbekistan) p. 128
- 8 An Invitation to a Stranger's Wedding (Uzbekistan) p. 141
- 9 A Visit to a Secret Museum (Uzbekistan) p. 155
- 10 Camping Beside the Door to Hell (Turkmenistan) p. 167
- 11 Taken in Turkmenistan p. 181
- 12 How to Get out of Turkmenistan When You're out of Cash p. 196
- 13 Clubbing with Strangers from a Convenience Store in Kazakhstan p. 207
- Eastern Europe p. 210
- 14 An Afternoon in Chernobyl (Ukraine) p. 221
- 15 Halloween in Your Lover's Homeland (Belarus) p. 250
- 16 Couchsurf the Baltics (Lithuania) p. 274
- 17 All Trains Lead to Russia p. 281
- The Trans-Siberian Railway p. 313
- 18 Trans-Siberian Prelude: A Brief Stopover in China p. 315
- 19 A Month on the Trans-Siberian p. 320
- 20 Open Mic Night In Moscow p. 384.
- ISBN:
- 9780062823298
- 0062823299
- OCLC:
- 1044636740
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