{"product_id":"no-mans-lands-one-mans-odyssey-through-the-odyssey-paperback","title":"No-Man's Lands: One Man's Odyssey Through The Odyssey - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eScott Huler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen NPR contributor Scott Huler made one more attempt to get through James Joyce's \u003ci\u003eUlysses\u003c\/i\u003e, he had no idea it would launch an obsession with the book's inspiration: the ancient Greek epic \u003ci\u003eThe Odyssey \u003c\/i\u003eand the lonely homebound journey of its Everyman hero, Odysseus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNo-Man's Lands\u003c\/i\u003e is Huler's funny and touching exploration of the life lessons embedded within \u003ci\u003eThe Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e, a legendary tale of wandering and longing that could be read as a veritable guidebook for middle-aged men everywhere. At age forty-four, with his first child on the way, Huler felt an instant bond with Odysseus, who fought for some twenty years against formidable difficulties to return home to his beloved wife and son. In reading \u003ci\u003eThe Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e, Huler saw the chance to experience a great vicarious adventure as well as the opportunity to assess the man he had become and embrace the imminent arrival of both middle age and parenthood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Huler realized that it wasn't enough to simply read the words on the page--he needed to live Odysseus's odyssey, to visit the exotic destinations that make Homer's story so timeless. And so an ambitious pilgrimage was born . . . traveling the entire length of Odysseus's two-decade journey. In six months.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHuler doggedly retraced Odysseus's every step, from the ancient ruins of Troy to his ultimate destination in Ithaca. On the way, he discovers the Cyclops's Sicilian cave, visits the land of the dead in Italy, ponders the lotus from a Tunisian resort, and paddles a rented kayak between Scylla and Charybdis and lives to tell the tale. He writes of how and why the lessons of \u003ci\u003eThe Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e--the perils of ambition, the emptiness of glory, the value of love and family--continue to resonate so deeply with readers thousands of years later. And as he finally closes in on Odysseus's final destination, he learns to fully appreciate what Homer has been saying all along: the greatest adventures of all are the ones that bring us home to those we love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart travelogue, part memoir, and part critical reading of the greatest adventure epic ever written, \u003ci\u003eNo-Man's Lands\u003c\/i\u003e is an extraordinary description of two journeys--one ancient, one contemporary--and reveals what \u003ci\u003eThe Odyssey \u003c\/i\u003ecan teach us about being better bosses, better teachers, better parents, and better people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSCOTT HULER is the author of three books, including the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eDefining the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a frequent NPR contributor and lives in Raleigh, North Carolina, with his wife, the writer June Spence, and their son.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.68 x 7.96 x 5.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 05, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52637666967859,"sku":"9781400082834","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/pOytnX4ePt9781400082834.webp?v=1762296830","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/no-mans-lands-one-mans-odyssey-through-the-odyssey-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}