Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time
Mark Adams
Mark Adams—an American travel and adventure writer who is, ironically, an inept and out of shape outdoorsman—hires an irascible Australian expat guide to help him retrace the footsteps of controversial explorer Hiram Bingham and answer the question: what was the purpose of Machu Picchu? A very entertaining, funny and erudite armchair travel book about Peru that has drawn favourable comparisons with the work of Bill Bryson and John McPhee. A New York Times and Los Angeles Times bestseller. Reprinted seven times in paperback in the US (to date, August 2012). View the photos of Mark's journey at www.markadamsbooks.com/madams-gallery.htm. Will receive significant print, radio and online media coverage in ANZ in January and February, and a tour is planned for Mark Adams in mid-2013. 'An engaging and sometimes hilarious book.' New York Times Book Review
Award History
0 wins · 1 total
| Award | Year | Result | Category / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in NonfictionMajor | 2012 | Longlist | Official source |
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02 Central places
- Machu Picchu90%
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- Peru60%
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