Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time by Mark Adams

Our next book for discussion is: Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time by Mark Adams. We will meet on Wednesday, February 13, 2013, 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at Martha Merrell’s/Cuddles.

Here is information about the book: Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time, Mark Adams (2011); Nonfiction; 352 pages; 4.6/5 stars on Amazon.com; one copy at WPL; 10 copies in Café system; available in paperback. 
       
Book Description:  What happens when an unadventurous adventure writer tries to re-create the original expedition to Machu Picchu? In 1911, Hiram Bingham III climbed into the Andes Mountains of Peru and “discovered” Machu Picchu. While history has recast Bingham as a villain who stole both priceless artifacts and credit for finding the great archeological site, Mark Adams set out to retrace the explorer’s perilous path in search of the truth—except he’d written about adventure far more than he’d actually lived it. In fact, he’d never even slept in a tent. Turn Right at Machu Picchu is Adams’ fascinating and funny account of his journey through some of the world’s most majestic, historic, and remote landscapes guided only by a hard-as-nails Australian survivalist and one nagging question: Just what was Machu Picchu?  http://www.amazon.com/Turn-Right-Machu-Picchu-Rediscovering/dp/0452297982/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1341712653&sr=1-1&keywords=turn+right+at+machu+picchu+rediscovering+the+lost+city+one+step+at+a+time

Mark Adams' website that includes his biography is at: http://markadamsbooks.com/index.htm 

Mark Adams' book trailer can be seen at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6c5m_wl6Rc

May you enjoy this NPR interview with Mark Adams: http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=138603939&m=138653350

Thanks to Karen for editing this e-newsletter!

Looking forward!