F E A T U R E S

Bad Trips
By Don George, Editor

Visit Friendly Uzbekistan!
Duck the gunfire, bribe the officials, drink the Cipro
By Doug Fine

Big Island Blacktop
Chasing the heart of Hawaii
By Shirley Streshinsky
- Books on Hawaii
- Getting there

D E P A R T M E N T S

Romancing the Road
First Tango in Paris
A romantic tale
By Jenn Shreve
- Books on Paris
- Getting there

Passages:
"Questions of Heaven"
Buddhist with a backpack
By Gretel Ehrlich

Table Talk
- Knowing the Japanese

Salon Taste
Adventures in eating

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E A R L I E R

Tuesday April 22

A night from hell in Los Angeles
By Don George, Editor
Giving good gnocchi
By Linda Watanabe
McFerrin
Meeting Moses on Mount Sinai
By Deb Fellner
Passages:
"The River at the Center of the World"
By Simon Winchester
Postmark: Lamu
By Don Meredith
Readers' Tips
and Tales

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MARK TWAIN'S LETTERS FROM HAWAII

BY MARK TWAIN AND A. GROVE DAY (EDITOR) | with both poetic rhythm and journalistic detail, Mark Twain depicts the Hawaiian Islands in the 19th century. Written for and published in the Sacramento Union, this delightful collection of essays reveals how the young Twain saw this new land of exotic sailing ships, Island natives and lush, green terrain. He skillfully catalogs everyday life by alternating his tone and style, moving from short, humorous impressions to long, descriptive narratives. This book marks the beginning of Twain's transition from newspaper reporter to literary giant.

HAWAII

BY JAMES A. MICHENER | by wrapping imaginary characters and dialogue around real historical events, author James Michener tells a very believable story about Hawaii. He traces the history of the 50th state from its infancy, when the first seed was germinated in its volcanic soil, to World War II. The characters in the novel fill in the gaps left by history books, giving us a close and intimate look at the possible reasons why important events unfolded as they did. By explaining such fundamental factors as why the original Polynesians settled the islands, why missionaries came there and why the islands are such a melting pot of ethnicities, Michener builds a gripping and original portrait of the verdant paradise no longer desolate in the South Seas.

WILD  MEAT AND THE BULLY BURGERS