Title: Yoga for People Who Can't Be Bothered to Do It
Author: Geoff Dyer
Pages: 272
Genre: Non-fiction, Travel
Randomly picked this one up because of the awesome title, not knowing anything about it. Turned out to be, at times, hilarious, interesting, boring, weird, and quite crude. I loved it.
BLURB: A collection of 11 personal essays covering the authors travels around the globe, begins in New Orleans when Dyer is in his late 20s and concludes in the Nevada desert some 20 years later. In between, he touches ground in destinations such as Bali and Amsterdam, usually seeking a "peak experience." More often than not, he is disappointed in his quest, but makes engaging stories of many aimless walks, such as wandering stoned through Amsterdam in search of a lost hotel. Even more intriguing than the far-flung locales he describes - such as Cambodia, Libya and Thailand. This original book from a genuine writer-a modern Montaigne-should provide serious readers with a lasting high.
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