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Book Description: Pan MacMillan, United Kingdom, 2000. Paperback. Book Condition: New. 197 x 130 mm. Brand New Book. 'Raban is, for my money, one of the key writers of the past three decades - not only for his immense stylistic showmanship, but also for the way he has taken that amorphous genre call 'travel writing' and utterly redefined its frontiers."Passage to Juneau" is his finest achievement to date. Ostensibly an account of a voyage Raban took from his new home in Seattle to the Alaskan capital through that labyrinthine sea route called the Inside Passage, it is, in essence, a book about the nature of loss.You close this extraordinary book marvelling at this most distressing but commonplace of ironies. He's home, but he's lost. Just like the rest of us' - Douglas Kennedy, "Independent". 'This is an extraordinary book.The epic journey through eddies, rips, whirlpools and various other marine terrors quickly becomes intensely personal."Passage to Juneau" is far more than a meditation on the sea and its meanings; it is also an unsparing self-examination, written with mordant humour and forensic ruthlessness' - Justin Cartwright, "Daily Telegraph". 'A thrilling adventure and a telling internal exploration.the writing contains natural description of breathtaking exactness.and the sea itself - in all its moods - has surely never been so intricately painted' - Edward Marriott, "Evening Standard".'His erudition is enormous, his prose as beautiful and clear as the blue ocean on a crisp morning and his sense of joy at having found his place in the world is immensely rewarding. "Passage through Juneau" is a wonderfully fluid read. It is also a thought-provoking and challenging work that is likely to splash around in the memory long after the volume has been consigned to the shelf' - Anthony Sattin, "Sunday Times". Bookseller Inventory # AA79780330346290

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Book Description: 2000. Paperback. Book Condition: New. 1st. 130mm x 197mm x 25mm. Paperback. 'Raban is, for my money, one of the key writers of the past three decades - not only for his immense stylistic showmanship, but also for the way he has taken that amorphous genre call trav.Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. 448 pages. 0.294. Bookseller Inventory # 9780330346290

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Book Description: Picador 2000-09-27, 2000. Book Condition: New. Brand new book, sourced directly from publisher. Dispatch time is 24-48 hours from our warehouse. Book will be sent in robust, secure packaging to ensure it reaches you securely. Bookseller Inventory # NU-GRD-04781388

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Book Description: Pan Macmillan. Paperback. Book Condition: new. BRAND NEW, Passage to Juneau: A Sea and Its Meaning, Jonathan Raban, 'Raban is, for my money, one of the key writers of the past three decades - not only for his immense stylistic showmanship, but also for the way he has taken that amorphous genre call 'travel writing' and utterly redefined its frontiers."Passage to Juneau" is his finest achievement to date. Ostensibly an account of a voyage Raban took from his new home in Seattle to the Alaskan capital through that labyrinthine sea route called the Inside Passage, it is, in essence, a book about the nature of loss.You close this extraordinary book marvelling at this most distressing but commonplace of ironies. He's home, but he's lost. Just like the rest of us' - Douglas Kennedy, "Independent". 'This is an extraordinary book.The epic journey through eddies, rips, whirlpools and various other marine terrors quickly becomes intensely personal."Passage to Juneau" is far more than a meditation on the sea and its meanings; it is also an unsparing self-examination, written with mordant humour and forensic ruthlessness' - Justin Cartwright, "Daily Telegraph". 'A thrilling adventure and a telling internal exploration.the writing contains natural description of breathtaking exactness.and the sea itself - in all its moods - has surely never been so intricately painted' - Edward Marriott, "Evening Standard". 'His erudition is enormous, his prose as beautiful and clear as the blue ocean on a crisp morning and his sense of joy at having found his place in the world is immensely rewarding. "Passage through Juneau" is a wonderfully fluid read. It is also a thought-provoking and challenging work that is likely to splash around in the memory long after the volume has been consigned to the shelf' - Anthony Sattin, "Sunday Times". Bookseller Inventory # B9780330346290

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Book Description: Pan Macmillan Picador, 2000. paperback. Book Condition: New. *** NEW COPY *** TITLE SHIPPED FROM UK *** Binding paperback 'This is Raban at his best, which is saying a great deal' Ian McEwan 'Raban is, for my money, one of the key writers of the past three decades - not only for his immense stylistic showmanship, but also for the way he has taken that amorphous genre. Bookseller Inventory # 0330346296

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Book Description: Picador, 2000. Paperback. Book Condition: Brand New. 448 pages. In Stock. Bookseller Inventory # __0330346296

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