The Lunatic Express: Discovering the World ... Via Its Most Dangerous Buses, Boats, Trains, and Planes
- ISBN-10
- 0767929810
- ISBN-13
- 9780767929813
- Series
- The Lunatic Express
- Category
- Travel
- Pages
- 286
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011
- Publisher
- Broadway Books
- Author
- Carl Hoffman
Description
"Discovering the world ... via its most dangerous buses, boats, trains, and planes."
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