Pass the Butterworms
Author | : Tim Cahill |
Publisher | : Vintage |
Total Pages | : 344 |
Release | : 2011-03-30 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780307778406 |
ISBN-13 | : 0307778401 |
Rating | : 4/5 (401 Downloads) |
Download or read book Pass the Butterworms written by Tim Cahill and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2011-03-30 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Pass the Butterworms Cahill takes us to the steppes of Mongolia, where he spends weeks on horseback alongside the descendants of Genghis Khan and masters the "Mongolian death trot"; to the North Pole, where he goes for a pleasure dip in 36-degree water; to Irian Jaya New Guinea, where he spends a companionable evening with members of one of the last head-hunting tribes. Whether observing family values among the Stone Age Dani people, or sampling delicacies like sautéed sago beetle and premasticated manioc beer, Cahill is a fount of arcane information and a master of self-deprecating humor.