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Full Moon Over Noah's Ark: An Odyssey to Mount Ararat and Beyond

by Rick Antonson
Skyhorse. Apr. 2016. 384p. illus. maps. index. ISBN 9781510705654. $24.99. TRAV
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This adventure story of Canadian tourism executive Antonson's (Route 66 Still Kicks: Driving America's Main Street; To Timbuktu for a Haircut) trip to and up Mount Ararat and back is poignant and suspenseful. The author describes his journey from London to Istanbul, and from Istanbul to the little town of Tatvan via the Van Gulu Express to the base camp in Dogubeyazit, Turkey, his ascent to the top of Mount Ararat with fellow climbers and their aides, his experience with blindness on the descent, and the trip back to London. It is interspersed with stories about the Cyrus cylinder, cuneiform, local history and conflict, and ventures to locations of ark (as in the biblical Noah's) sightings. Intended for travelers, adventurers, extreme sports enthusiasts, and armchair travelers, this volume further includes illustrations that add meaningful perspective.
VERDICT This tasty, spicy feast of a book could have gone beyond its 350 pages. Once picked up, it is hard to put down; it would serve well any library's bookshelf.
Reviewed by Cheryl Branche, Brooklyn, NY , Apr 01, 2016
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