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Gullible's Travels: The Adventures of a Bad Taste Tourist (Paperback)

by Cash Peters (Author)
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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Product details

  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Globe Pequot Press; 1 edition (Jun 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0762727144
  • ISBN-13: 978-0762727148
  • Product Dimensions: 22.4 x 15.2 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 534,389 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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From listener email:
"You had me in stitches. Great job! Now I guess I'll have to buy one of your books." --N.D.
"I worship you. I love your radio features. . . . but I do't understand how you can simultaneously be a handwriting analyst." --LS
"I have decided that you really must marry me . . .It became reasonably clear tht I must propose after the Bad Taste Tour you delivered from The Precious Moments Museum." --R.L. of Indiana


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A collection of affectionately witty accounts of some of Cash Peter's more ridiculous journeys as he makes his way, road weary and on a shoestring budget, across the United States in search of places most of us would never wish to visit. He understands that every attraction - however tacky, mediocre, or, in some cases, utterly tasteless and appalling it may seem to an outsider - is someone's golden vision and deserves to be ridiculed with equal respect. Each essay is a sharp lesson for anyone who, like Cash, gets suckered too easily into paying good money to see Kathy's Freak Farm in San Diego or the annual Clam Squirting Contest in Oregon. Written in his self-disparaging style, the volume reveals the endless frustrations - and the ludicrous dilemmas - that make up a journalist's life on the road.

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5.0 out of 5 stars More of same, please., 4 Mar 2004
By Judith Bolton (Stockport, Cheshire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This is a very funny and entertaining book that sometimes made me giggle and sometimes made me laugh out loud. In many ways, the tourist attractions that Cash describes are incidental. It is his perceptive observations on ordinary people and daily life that I enjoyed the most. I especially liked his Top Ten Self-Evident Life Truths ('People who drink and smoke are more interesting than those who don't' etc.), the 'hallmarks' of bad artists and the witty asides he makes. I can't wait for the next installment!
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Englishman Nails Goofiness in the States, 20 Jan 2004
Reviewer: A reader from Ocala, FL United States
Well-written, erudite travel books, especially with outrageous humor, are almost impossible to find. This one is a doozie! Living in the hinterlands, I've never heard Mr. Peters on the radio, so I can only hope that this book is just the first of many more to come. I'm a great fan of Bill Bryson, and I'm happy to report that Cash Peters is every bit as good and in some respects better. Mr. Peters may be gullible, but his insights are rapier sharp. This is a book to confirm your sanity in a world that often seems dreadfully askew. Great writer, great book. More please.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Very, very funny, 14 Feb 2004
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Before I read this book I had no desire to visit the world's largest ball of twine or the Museum of Dirt. I still don't. But I am glad that Cash Peters did. This guy is hilarious. This is much more than a travel book, it's a rather touching voyage of discovery in the company of a very entertaining writer. Cash Peters is a witty and cynical commentator who can turn a great one liner, but he's also insightful and rather lovable. He just can't bring himself to hate the wacko places he visits. Listening in to his bemused musings on the importance of Bad Art I found myself convinced that if I had to visit the Precious Moments Theme Park, this is the man I would want to be with. A very, very funny and engaging book. Highly recommended.
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5.0 out of 5 stars It reads like good radio...
I've been a fan of Cash's work in the UK....on Capital,Radio 1 and 5 Live's Up All Night but hadn't had the pleasure of hearing his U. Read more
Published on 6 Feb 2004 by Mark S

4.0 out of 5 stars The Bad Taste Tour
After hearing Cash Peters' hysterically funny radio bits on American radio for some years, I thought I knew what to expect from his book: more of the same. Right. Read more
Published on 16 Jan 2004 by takingadayoff

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliantly written, and laugh-out-loud funny
Gullible's Travels will be a necessary purchase for anyone who listens to its author's broadcasts on both British and American radio. Read more
Published on 25 Nov 2003

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