Blogs about: Pico Iyer
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book review: ghost train to the eastern star
In Ghost Train to the Eastern Star Paul Theroux retraces the overland journey from London through Asia he took back in the ’70s (and wrote about in the book The Great Railway Bazaar). It’s… more →
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'Foreign' is Obsolete
wrote 1 week ago: Reblogged from Karina Schroeder: Image from recent vacation to Cambodia Nothing is foreign. The word … more →
'Foreign' is Obsolete
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wrote 1 week ago: Image from recent vacation to Cambodia Nothing is foreign. The word foreigner should become extinct … more →
The Joy Of Quiet ...
wrote 2 weeks ago: An excerpt of an op-ed written by essayist and novelist Pico Iyer from the January 1, 2012 issue of … more →
Sheryl WuDunn on women, Pico Iyer on quiet, Karma and compassion in Beverly Hills
wrote 3 weeks ago: Couple events coming up: Tonight, I have the honor of interviewing Pulitzer-prize winning writer She … more →
The Greene Album: A Review of The Man Within My Head
wrote 3 weeks ago: Pico Iyer is a prolific writer, so prolific that I haven’t read anything by him (oh, but please be k … more →
Quote worthy and 'Soul worthy'...
wrote 4 weeks ago: “We travel, initially, to lose ourselves; and we travel, next to find ourselves. We travel to … more →
Asia Literary Review 22
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wrote 1 month ago: Martin Alexander (Editor), Asia Literary Review 22, [Northern] Winter 2011 The Asia Literary Review … more →
Assimilation, Disorientation and Re-Assimilation (Part II)
wrote 1 month ago: Part 2 – Disorientation I can’t wait to go home. That’s the first thing that pops into my head as I … more →
Book Review: The Man Within My Head by Pico Iyer
wrote 1 month ago: Title: The Man Within My Head Author: Pico Iyer Publisher: Hamish Hamilton, Penguin India ISBN: 978- … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Lent is over. Most of you won’t have noticed I’m sure, but about halfway through Lent I … more →
Why It's Important To Write, Write, Write And Write Some More
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wrote 1 month ago: Inside Locker (Photo credit: anselm23) I was reading Steve Almond’s essay in The New York Times abou … more →
Dreaming of Ghana
wrote 2 months ago: What do you do when Theroux and Pico Set their geographic compass in you? Traveling has been part of … more →
New reads (and other things)
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wrote 2 months ago: First things first. I got a haircut today! After many, many months of walking around with hobo hair, … more →
Introductions. Ya or nay?
wrote 2 months ago: Today in class when we read the introduction to The Snow Leopard I started thinking about how the on … more →
The Shower - Birthplace of Good Ideas
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wrote 2 months ago: Often when I’m about to finish a shower, I find myself unsure if I have washed my hair or not. My mi … more →
24/7
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wrote 2 months ago: I have a few confessions to make. I am uncomfortable being connected and being accessible 24/7. I do … more →
Quote of the Day - Pico Iyer on Travel
wrote 2 months ago: I was looking for something special, I don’t know that I found it, but I found something that … more →
The value of stillness
wrote 2 months ago: As Tom Waits once crooned, “I never knew I needed you until I was caught up in a bind,” … more →
The Man Within My Head - Pico Iyer
wrote 3 months ago: Click to buy from Amazon When I saw that Pico Iyer had written a self-examination of his long fascin … more →
