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pb |
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9781891053009 |
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Garrett County Press |
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2005-08-23 |
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ITEM OVERVIEW
This is the true story of Mykel Board's journey into Outer Mongolia. Part black comedy, part travelogue, part memoir, Even A Daughter Is Better Than Nothing (the title is taken from a Mongolian proverb) recounts, among other things, a year of: teaching English at the National University in Ulaanbaatar, getting lost in the Gobi Desert, meeting the only rock band in Mongolia, having dinner with an arms dealer in China, sparring with Mongolian pro-wrestlers, witnessing a bizarre visit by Hillary Clinton, and trying to satisfy a considerable libido.
"As if The Travels of Marco Polo had been written by Sir Richard Burton." --Bob Black
"It's funny and true--some people may find Board eccentric, but I find his bent point of view remarkably sane." --Jennifer Blowdryer, NY Press
"Mykel brings his unique and often inflammatory world view with him everywhere he lands and the Mongol hordes will never be the same." --Dale Ashmun, Screw Magazine
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