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Title

Female nomad & friends : tales of breaking free and breaking bread around the world / Rita Golden Gelman, with Maria Altobelli ; illustrated by Jean Allen.

Author

Gelman, Rita Golden.

Publication

New York : Three Rivers Press, c2010.

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Additional Authors

• Allen, Jean.
• Altobelli, Maria.

Description

xii, 335 p. : ill.; 21 cm.

Summary

A collection of stories and recipes about travel and the joys of cross-cultural connections, featuring selections from more than forty authors.

Alternative Title

Female nomad and friends

Subject

• Gelman, Rita Golden > Travel
• Voyages and travels
• Women travelers

Note

• Includes Reading Group Guide.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

How Female nomad & friends came to be and what it's all about / Rita Golden Gelman -- Breaking bread : about the recipes / Maria Altobelli -- Connecting. My favorite organization ever / Rita Golden Gelman -- Peeing, drugs, and a school / Maria Altobelli -- A pair of shoes / Janie Starr -- Tower of Babel / Kelly Hayes-Raitt -- Connecting to Raymond / Sally Brown -- Mom and Trader Joe's / Jo Giese -- My call of the wild / Barbara Ludwig -- My Opinel on the Camino / Ardyn Masterman -- Breakfast in Malacca / Wendy Lewis -- Sharing laundry / Clare Beckingham -- Kava and trauma on Waya Island / Danielle Richards -- An awakening / Kim Bass -- Mixed messages. The beauty contest / Rita Golden Gelman -- A long walk / Laura Fellman -- Pickup in a bar / Jacquie -- Curry calamity / Karen van der Zee -- My airport pal / Rita Golden Gelman -- A wet shoe story / Carolyn Soucy -- Million-dollar moment / Bonnie Worthen -- The trip that changed my life / Kelly Hayes-Raitt --^ A stitch in time / Rita Golden Gelman -- A different taste / Caroline Mailloux -- Southern hospitality / Leslie Berkower -- Wild for worms / Karen van der Zee -- Language. Patīkami what? / Maria Altobelli -- A desert garden / Tim Amsden -- Train to Tithorea / Jan Gelman -- Tongue-tied / Kelly Hayes-Raitt -- A boat ride / Laurice Haney -- A great mix of people / Rita Golden Gelman -- French confusion / Michael Worthen -- Turkish delight / Kay Moody -- A rose and a kiss / Maria Altobelli -- Master Kim / Bonnie Betts -- Passion. The perfect seatmate / Rita Golden Gelman -- In search of a familiar soul / Catherine Buchanan -- Making the move / C.J. MacLeod -- George / Debra Unger -- Fairy godmothers...who needs 'em! / Sandra Hanks Benoiton -- Filipino Elvis Presley / Jessica Bryan -- What happened for Chana / Jan Bayer -- Dance class / Maria Altobelli -- The drummer / Danielle Richards -- The sweet life / Marcia L. Hannewald -- Chapati love remembered / Jean Allen --^ Food. The Ho Mok story / Rita Golden Gelman -- Any pan is a no-stick pan if you no-cook in it! / Bobbi Zehner -- Paneer sailor / Lily Morris -- Bonjour, friendship! / Patricia Lundquist -- Foreign flavors / Karen van der Zee -- Cajeta and the spirits / Maria Altobelli -- Thanksgiving : a different perspective / Åsa Maria Bradley -- Riding out the storm / Victoria Allman -- Just call me garlic / Carolyn McKibbin -- The Café Chapín / Janna Rudler -- A desert mirage / Maria Altobelli -- Cow feet soup for breakfast / Karen van der Zee -- Soul food / Melanie Ehler -- Maasai moments / Rita Golden Gelman.

ISBN

9780307588012

LCCN

^^2009044278

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library