Lasso the World [Paperback]

Starley Talbott (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 3, 2004

A collection of stories about national and international travel focusing on the cultural and people aspect of travel and some stories about the people of the American West.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Starley Talbott's stories made me want to pack my bags! Her sense of adventure comes through in every word." -- Robert J. Randisi, western author

"Starley has never met a stranger. These delightful stories exude this open hearted hospitality. Enjoy the trip--I did!" -- Kay L. McDonald, romance author

"The reader feels invited along with Starley--if only all travel writers had such a positive outlook on life." -- Tony Burton, travel writer

About the Author

The author, Starley Talbott, has been a reporter and freelance writer for more than 30 years. She has been published in numerous newspapers and magazines. She has traveled extensively and lived in six states and four countries. She is a member of Wyoming Writers and Western Writers of America and currently lives in Colorado. This is her first book.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Plainstar Press; First Edition edition (December 3, 2004)
• ISBN-10: 0976294303
• ISBN-13: 978-0976294306
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,287,592 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Starley Talbott was raised on and resides on a Wyoming ranch. She has traveled the world and lived in four countries. Starley has been a freelance writer for more than 30 years and began her writing career as a photo-journalist with the Saratoga Sun weekly newspaper in Saratoga, Wyoming. At the age of 60, Starley joined the Peace Corps and served briefly in South Africa. Starley's world travels are detailed in her book, "Lasso the World." Starley currently raises a small vineyard with her husband, Beauford Thompson, on a ranch near Chugwater, Wyoming. This contributed to her writing about vineyards and wineries in her books--"Along the Grapevine Trail," and "Four Corners Vineyards and Wineries." Her most recent book contains more than 200 vintage photos from her home county in Wyoming--"Platte County, Images of America."

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars BUY THIS BOOK!, June 28, 2010

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Lawrence F. Lihosit - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lasso the World (Paperback)

Lasso the World is a clearly written series of time resilient vignettes covering four of the seven continents. Written over a quarter century as newspaper and magazine articles, the compilation reads fresh like the desert in bloom. Starley Talbott, self-taught journalist, has stitched together a beautiful comforter for those whose blood is charged with tumbleweed.

Talbott joined the Peace Corps in 2001 at the age of sixty. This book, published one year after her return from a northwestern province in South Africa, includes a piece about her experience and another about a return wedding trip. Nicknamed Ausi Naledi (sister star) by her younger South Afrincan host Stella, Talbott served as an AIDS educator in a portion of the country unaccustomed to foreigners as peers.

"Don't be afraid," said one young man as he stared. "I just want to look at you."

Even her host was surprised. "We didn't think you would really live with us."

She stayed and then returned for a wedding described in a separate piece. The entire village seemed to be recruited to build, cook and participate in tradition. An ox was slaughtered and a bowl of its blood buried to advise the ancestors. With her residency, Talbott earned the villager's trust. When an uncle of the bride ran out of film, he asked Talbott to loan him a roll.

"My camera is digital," she explained. "Well," he responded, "I am out of film, so you are the official wedding photographer."

In a world of instant communication and increasingly fast transporation, Talbott's work is a good reminder that the sacred is all around us if we have the strength to knock aside the blinders and spit out the bit of false expectations.

5.0 out of 5 stars Exciting Adventure!, February 25, 2006

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Ruth A. Wilkerson (Sun Lakes, Arizona USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lasso the World (Paperback)

Reading Starley's book is like having a conversation with her, and being her partner as she travelled. It's exciting to meet interesting people through her. What an adventure!

Ruth A. Wilkerson
Sun Lakes, Arizona

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Reading, February 7, 2005

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Ed Glassgow (Colorado) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lasso the World (Paperback)

I have read Starley's book and must say it is excellent reading. She is able to transport the reader to those distant lands and other cultures that we, very likely, will never experience. From a native wedding in Africa to the high mountains of Peru to the rural areas of the US she takes us on a heart warming journey with her colorful and vivid descriptions of what she saw and felt. It is well worth your investment in the time to read this gem.
Senator Ed Glassgow