If It's Such a Small World Then Why Have I Been Sitting on this Airplane for Twelve Hours?: Travels with Mad Dog [Paperback]

Mad Dog (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 19, 2001

A humorous, quirky, and unique look at the world, its people, and their cultures. Fifty-three columns have been culled from Mad Dog's travels through the United States and the world, from a four-week coast-to-coast car trip to an extended stay on Bali, from the coronation of the Slug Queen in Eugene, Oregon to flirting with a Russian spy in Cuba. It's a view of the world as you've never seen it before.

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About the Author

Mad Dog has been writing a weekly humor column, "Doing It Doggy Style", since 1994. It can be found in better newspapers across the country or online at www.maddogproductions.com.

Product Details

• Paperback: 196 pages
• Publisher: Xlibris; 1 edition (February 19, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0738848034
• ISBN-13: 978-0738848037
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,052,784 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I WANT A WINDOW SEAT!, March 16, 2001

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Susan M. Motch (Sandy Ridge, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: If It's Such a Small World Then Why Have I Been Sitting on this Airplane for Twelve Hours?: Travels with Mad Dog (Paperback)

Mad Dog provides hilariously funny glimpses into the lives and customs of other cultures. What a great way to learn geography AND foriegn languages! As a huge fan of his web site and travel columns, I highly reccommend anything he has to offer. His quirky sense of humor and amusing anecdotes brighten my day. His books are also great for use as an exercise plan. Be sure and stretch before reading. I laughed so hard my sides hurt! Without Mad Dog, the world would be a dismal place indeed. Mad Dog's "If It's Such a Small World Then Why Have I Been Sitting on this Airplane for Twelve Hours?" and "Skywriting at Night", are necessities for anyone with a pulse. Or without...a good laugh just might give someone a jump start.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mad Dog at his Usual Best!!, March 3, 2001

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Bob Drogosch (Washington, MI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: If It's Such a Small World Then Why Have I Been Sitting on this Airplane for Twelve Hours?: Travels with Mad Dog (Paperback)

After reading Mad Dog's columns for years on both his website and in newspapers throughout the country, it is a pleasure to finally read this compilation of his finest travel columns. He is truly at his best when observing the quirks of the human existence, be it here in the U.S., in France, Czechoslovakia, Bali, or wherever his nomadic wings propel him. As much as this book is about the places he's been and the customs he's experienced, it's even more about the people he's met...and that's what shines the mirror on ourselves so brightly. Equal parts hilarity, witticism, sarcasm, warmth, and compassion, this book confirms that though it may be a small world, there are some huge observations to be made. And nobody makes them as thoroughly entertaining as Mad Dog does.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bill Bryson and Dave Barry move over!, March 2, 2001

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Mad Dog "writer" (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: If It's Such a Small World Then Why Have I Been Sitting on this Airplane for Twelve Hours?: Travels with Mad Dog (Paperback)

It's about time! I've been a fan of Mad Dog's hilarious travel writing since seeing some of them in the newspaper a couple of years back, and then got turned onto his web site. Time after time he's dead on, both in his humorous outlook as well as his insight into people, places, and cultures around the world. Whether they're places you've been or you're living vicariously through him, you'll love it.