The Tour Guide Story

Author : Pavel Batel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781549902086
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Tour Guide Story written by Pavel Batel and published by . This book was released on 2017-10-09 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Terezin guide, historian and writer Pavel Batel survived a violent childhood in communist Czechoslovakia. In the chaotic post-communist period he graduated from a military academy, and then entered the world of elite protection services, where he often had to save his clients from the kind of violence they were inflicting upon others. In surprising turns of events, Pavel discovered and identified with his Jewish roots during a visit to the Terezin concentration camp. This opened his eyes to the problems of ethnic bigotry, and he vowed to do his part in opposing the nationalist groups that were growing to prominence in the former eastern block countries in the 1990s. He truly makes the past come to life through his gift for storytelling. In the Tour Guide's Tale, Pavel tells the story of his past, and brings forth some of the most dramatic - and little known - historical events that played out in Terezin.The Tour Guide story is told as a personal awakening, with the use of fictional bridges to past times and places, and elements of magical realism to heighten the drama. It is the author's hope that this work will not only entertain readers, but will bring greater awareness of the threat that hatred and intolerance still pose to our societies. It has been recognized by Philosophical faculty of Charles university as an exceptional and unique work of art.

Author : Jonathan R. Wynn
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226919072
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Tour Guide written by Jonathan R. Wynn and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2011-07-05 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone wants to visit New York at least once. The Big Apple is a global tourist destination with a dizzying array of attractions throughout the five boroughs. The only problem is figuring out where to start—and that’s where the city’s tour guides come in. These guides are a vital part of New York’s raucous sidewalk culture, and, as The Tour Guide reveals, the tours they offer are as fascinatingly diverse—and eccentric—as the city itself. Visitors can take tours that cover Manhattan before the arrival of European settlers, the nineteenth-century Irish gangs of Five Points, the culinary traditions of Queens, the culture of Harlem, or even the surveillance cameras of Chelsea—in short, there are tours to satisfy anyone’s curiosity about the city’s past or present. And the guides are as intriguing as the subjects, we learn, as Jonathan R. Wynn explores the lives of the people behind the tours, introducing us to office workers looking for a diversion from their desk jobs, unemployed actors honing their vocal skills, and struggling retirees searching for a second calling. Matching years of research with his own experiences as a guide, Wynn also lays bare the grueling process of acquiring an official license and offers a how-to guide to designing and leading a tour. Touching on the long history of tour-giving across the globe as well as the ups and downs of New York’s tour guide industry in the wake of 9/11, The Tour Guide is as informative and insightful as the chatty, charming, and colorful characters at its heart.

Author : Mary Moody
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 192579136X
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Accidental Tour Guide written by Mary Moody and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2019-09-23 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Year of Magical Thinking meets Salvation Creek in a powerful memoir of love, loss and discovery – the third act in an extraordinary life. Mary Moody’s bestselling memoirs about her adventures in France, Au Revoir and Last Tango in Toulouse, inspired thousands of women. The Accidental Tour Guide completes the circle by sharing another major turning point in her life. When Mary loses her beloved husband, her world is turned upside down. Part of her journey to reignite her passion for living is to boldly go where she has never been before – in her travels and in her everyday life. A powerful, moving and inspiring true story about how to rebuild your life without the people who matter most.

Author : Saira Niazi
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book On Belonging written by Saira Niazi and published by . This book was released on 2020-07-21 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Returning to Lahore after almost a decade, wandering London guide and community worker Saira Niazi reflects on what it means to belong on both a personal and a universal level. In a series of personal essays on topics including exploration, love, faith, transience, mental health and being a woman of colour, Niazi shares her strange and unlikely journey towards becoming a wandering guide. She draws upon the stories, experiences, and insights of the extraordinary people she has met along the way, from monks and mudlarks to storytellers and scientists, and celebrates the many different kinds of beautiful lives that exist.

Author : Victor H. Green
Publisher : Colchis Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Negro Motorist Green Book written by Victor H. Green and published by Colchis Books. This book was released on with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Negro Motorist Green Book was a groundbreaking guide that provided African American travelers with crucial information on safe places to stay, eat, and visit during the era of segregation in the United States. This essential resource, originally published from 1936 to 1966, offered a lifeline to black motorists navigating a deeply divided nation, helping them avoid the dangers and indignities of racism on the road. More than just a travel guide, The Negro Motorist Green Book stands as a powerful symbol of resilience and resistance in the face of oppression, offering a poignant glimpse into the challenges and triumphs of the African American experience in the 20th century.

Author : Peggy Taylor
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781006282874
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Streeteries written by Peggy Taylor and published by . This book was released on 2021-11-13 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Streeteries" showcases the creativity, ingenuity, and innovation New York City restaurateurs deployed when the pandemic prohibited indoor dining and they were allowed to set up shop on sidewalks and in the street. Their huts, bubbles, cabins, and cabanas helped New Yorkers hold onto one of their favorite pastimes and provided much-needed relief from pandemic stress.

Author : Leonard S. Marcus
Publisher : Dutton Juvenile
ISBN 13 : 9780525469247
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Storied City written by Leonard S. Marcus and published by Dutton Juvenile. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents twenty-one walking tours of New York City, including more than one hundred sites of literary significance and featuring more than two hundred books about New York written for young readers.

Author : Steve Gladstone
Publisher : Steven J Gladstone
ISBN 13 : 1479132144
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Freedom Trail Boston - Ultimate Tour & History Guide - Tips, Secrets, & Tricks written by Steve Gladstone and published by Steven J Gladstone. This book was released on 2012-09-07 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to touring the Freedom Trail in Boston, with explanatory material for the 'official' Freedom Trail stops, and includes suggestions for alternatives to touring the entire trail. Additional material and languages are available via smartphone apps and QR codes.

Author : Chiranjib Kumar C.
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781533143808
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tour Guiding written by Chiranjib Kumar C. and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-05-08 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complete training manual for aspiring tourist guide, escorts and tourism students. The book contains a professional approach of guiding and covers almost all important points that is required to become a perfect and demanding tour guide.It covers guiding concept, environment, ethics, role and responsibilities, story telling techniques, commentary, skills and qualities, etiquette of guide, do's and don'ts, dealing with difficult questions, presentation, describing monuments and cultural products, planning tour to packaging, dealing with emergency, Guide Association, Guidelines for obtaining training and license etc..This book facilitates easy to learn platform to its readers to become a perfect guide. The book is a complete training manual that helps in professional development. It contains a dynamism of tourism. It also covers tour guiding modules of various universities and institutions imparting vocational education in travel and tourism management

Author : Richard Campanella
Publisher : University of Louisiana
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 490 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bienville's Dilemma written by Richard Campanella and published by University of Louisiana. This book was released on 2008 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All New Orleans' glories, tragedies, contributions, and complexities can be traced back to the geographical dilemma Bienville confronted in 1718 when selecting the primary location of New Orleans. "Bienville's Dilemma" presents sixty-eight articles on the historical geography of New Orleans, covering the formation and foundation of the city, its urbanization and population, its "humanization" into a place of distinction, the manipulation of its environment, its devastation by Hurricane Katrina, and its ongoing recovery.