After racking up useless graduate degrees and muddling through a series of temp jobs, author Troost decided the idea of dropping everything and moving to the ends of the Earth was irresistibly romantic. He should have known better. This is his hilarious story.[...]
In the sequel to The Sex Lives of Cannibals, the author returns to the South Pacific, heading to Vanuatu and Fiji, where he and his wife cope with Mother Nature--typhoons, earthquakes, volcanoes--the relaxed lifestyle of the islanders, and new parenthood. Original. 75,000 first printing.[...]
The bestselling author of "The Sex Lives of Cannibals "returns with a sharply observed, hilarious account of his adventures in China--a complex, fascinating country with enough dangers and delicacies to keep him, and readers, endlessly entertained.
Maarten Troost has charmed legions of readers w[...]
Follow in the footsteps of Robert Louis Stevenson with J. Maarten Troost, the bestselling author of "The Sex Lives of Cannibals."
Readers and critics alike adore J. Maarten Troost for his signature wry and witty take on the adventure memoir. "Headhunters on My Doorstep" chronicles Troost's retu[...]