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 enlarge | Author: Virginia Morell
Publisher: National Geographic
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 1576503
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.2
ISBN: 0792279514
Dewey Decimal Number: 962.64
EAN: 9780792279518
ASIN: 0792279514
Publication Date: June 1, 2001
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 A perfectly told travel adventure.... January 12, 2002
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
The Blue Nile is a perfectly told travel adventure by a smart, interesting person who writes with complete honesty and empathy. Reading her book is like sitting down with a fascinating friend who tells of her experience in details that make you see what she saw and feel what she felt, with the political history of Ethiopia put into context. Morell is observant, insightful, and open-hearted. Especially for those of us less adventurous types, Morell brings the experience of traversing the rarely travelled path along the Blue Nile right to us. She is a thoroughly engaging travel companion. Her book inspires understanding of a culture and place quite distant to most of us. I love her clear, intelligent writing.
Blue Nile November 13, 2001
I am informed that the review appearing on this page by the "reader from Denali" is not Michael Speaks, the chief boatman on the river adventure described in this book. I sincerely regret the error, which was based purely on an assumption, and apologise to Speaks. The review was written by a friend of Speaks who lives in Denali.
Blue Nile: The big and the small September 23, 2001
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I truly found this to be a wonderful book with a far more human and intimate view of Ethiopia: her people and her jewel... The Blue Nile.
From the more mystic/historic background surrounding the still mysterious river... to the individuals and unique stories that live along her banks and canyons. I found Virginia Morell's voyage to be refreshing in its focus... and successful in putting a human face on a country and a people that are soo much more than famine, war and isolated despair.
Truly a wonderful book.
Blue Nile: Ethiopia's River of Magic and Mystery September 22, 2001
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I have read books about rivers and waters, but I'm yet to read one as wonderfully written as Virginia Morell's "Blue Nile". Virginia Morell interweaves the history of the Blue Nile, its political and religious mysteries, its daring explorers and the people whose lives are dependent upon it, with a great mastery of language and detail that hooks the reader from cover to cover. Virginia's novel encounters are told with an art that leaves the reader amazingly enlightened about Ethiopia's landscape. The history of the Blue Nile is the the history of Ethiopia. The adventures of the Blue Nile are the adventures of Ethiopia.
Blue Nile September 15, 2001
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I bought this book when I had the opportunity to see the author speak at Powell's books in Portland. In her talk, and in her book, she shared some beautiful stories. In the States, where we unfortunately get only limited information about foreign countries, which often focuses on negative aspects (i.e. famine, war), this book was refreshing. Morell shares her admiration and respect for Ethiopians, helping to dymystify the land and its people. In a world so often marked by prejudice, racism and hatred, more expeditions and books like these are needed.
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