Give me the world /

Give me the world /

Show other versions (3)

Hadley sailed around the world with her young son, Kippy. This book is, "part commentaryon the beauty and culture of the Far EAst, and part exploration of the human spirit."--Jacket

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hadley, Leila
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : St. Martin's Press, 1999
Edition:1st St. Martin's Press ed
Subjects:
Hadley, Leila > Journeys
Hadley, Leila > Travel
Voyages around the world
LEADER 06401nam a22006854a 4500
001 98f489c2-e6da-4dba-875c-135dd366a10f
005 20231119000000.0
008 990122r19991958nyua 000 0deng
010 |a  99013720  
010 |a ^^^99013720^ 
020 |a 0312198884 
020 |a 9780312198886 
029 1 |a AU@  |b 000014507893 
029 1 |a NZ1  |b 2503994 
029 1 |a YDXCP  |b 1546053 
035 |9 ARZ4624CU 
035 |a (MdBJ)3516901 
035 |a (NNC)2861198 
035 |a (OCoLC)40738910 
035 |a (OCoLC)ocm40738910 
035 |a 2861198 
035 |a 3516901 
035 |a ocm40738910 
040 |a DLC  |c DLC  |d BTCTA  |d YDXCP  |d BAKER  |d MdBJ  |d OrLoB-B 
040 |a DLC  |c DLC  |d DLC  |d OrLoB-B 
040 |a DLC  |c DLC 
042 |a pcc 
049 |a JHEE 
050 0 0 |a G440  |b .H13 1999 
050 0 0 |a G440  |b .H28 1999 
082 0 0 |a 910.4/1  |2 21 
100 1 |a Hadley, Leila  |0 http://viaf.org/viaf/sourceID/LC|n50020647 
100 1 |a Hadley, Leila 
245 1 0 |a Give me the world /  |c Leila Hadley 
250 |a 1st St. Martin's Press ed 
250 |a 1st ed 
260 |a New York :  |b St. Martin's Press,  |c 1999 
300 |a viii, 343 p. :  |b ill. ;  |c 23 cm 
300 |a viii, 343 p., [16] p. of plates :  |b ill. ;  |c 22 cm 
300 |a viii, 343 pages :  |b illustrations ;  |c 22 cm 
336 |a text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
337 |a unmediated  |b n  |2 rdamedia 
500 |a Originally published: New York : Simon and Schuster, 1958 
500 |a "Thomas Dunne Book." 
505 0 0 |t Introduction /  |r Lance Morrow --  |g Ch. 1  |t Castles in the Air --  |g Ch. 2.  |t Getting Away from It All --  |g Ch. 3.  |t Hong Kong and the Wickedest City of the Far East --  |g Ch. 4.  |t Bangkok, the City of the Gods --  |g Ch. 5.  |t Schooner --  |g Ch. 6.  |t Voyage to Penang --  |g Ch. 7.  |t Penang and the Ritual of Thaipusam --  |g Ch. 8.  |t Voyage to the Nicobars --  |g Ch. 9.  |t Nicobar Islands on the Magic Side of Time --  |g Ch. 10.  |t Voyage to Ceylon --  |g Ch. 11.  |t Ceylon --  |g Ch. 12.  |t Bombay --  |g Ch. 13.  |t We Don't All Live in Grass Huts --  |g Ch. 14.  |t Root of Life --  |g Ch. 15.  |t Portraits --  |g Ch. 16.  |t Monument to an Empress, Fatehpur Sikri, and the Fever of the Wind --  |g Ch. 17.  |t Ellora and Ajanta --  |g Ch. 18.  |t Oman-Trucial Coast --  |g Ch. 19.  |t Road to Beirut --  |g Ch. 20.  |t Land of Milk and Honey --  |g Ch. 21.  |t Northeast to Cyprus --  |g Ch. 22.  |t Along the Anatolian Coast to Rhodes --  |g Ch. 23.  |t Voyage to Crete and Malta --  |g Ch. 24.  |t Malta --  |g Ch. 25.  |t Home. 
505 0 0 |t Introduction /  |r Lance Morrow --  |g Ch. 1  |t Castles in the Air --  |g Ch. 2.  |t Getting Away from It All --  |g Ch. 3.  |t Hong Kong and the Wickedest City of the Far East --  |g Ch. 4.  |t Bangkok, the City of the Gods --  |g Ch. 5.  |t The Schooner --  |g Ch. 6.  |t The Voyage to Penang --  |g Ch. 7.  |t Penang and the Ritual of Thaipusam --  |g Ch. 8.  |t Voyage to the Nicobars --  |g Ch. 9.  |t The Nicobar Islands on the Magic Side of Time --  |g Ch. 10.  |t Voyage to Ceylon --  |g Ch. 11.  |t Ceylon --  |g Ch. 12.  |t Bombay --  |g Ch. 13.  |t We Don't All Live in Grass Huts --  |g Ch. 14.  |t The Root of Life --  |g Ch. 15.  |t Portraits --  |g Ch. 16.  |t Monument to an Empress, Fatehpur Sikri, and the Fever of the Wind --  |g Ch. 17.  |t Ellora and Ajanta --  |g Ch. 18.  |t The Oman-Trucial Coast --  |g Ch. 19.  |t The Road to Beirut --  |g Ch. 20.  |t Land of Milk and Honey --  |g Ch. 21.  |t Northeast to Cyprus --  |g Ch. 22.  |t Along the Anatolian Coast to Rhodes --  |g Ch. 23.  |t Voyage to Crete and Malta --  |g Ch. 24.  |t Malta --  |g Ch. 25.  |t Home. 
520 |a Hadley sailed around the world with her young son, Kippy. This book is, "part commentaryon the beauty and culture of the Far EAst, and part exploration of the human spirit."--Jacket 
520 1 |a "Leila Hadley, twenty-five years old, divorced, restless and bored with her successful New York career, sets off for the Far East with her six-year-old son, Kippy, for an adventure that would last a lifetime. To Manila and Hong Kong, Siam and Singapore, India and Damascus, and on around the world on a sailboat named California. Considered a classic among travel memoirs, Give Me the World is part commentary on the beauty and culture of the Far East, and part exploration of the human spirit 
520 1 |a "Leila Hadley, twenty-five years old, divorced, restless and bored with her successful New York career, sets off for the Far East with her six-year-old son, Kippy, for an adventure that would last a lifetime. To Manila and Hong Kong, Siam and Singapore, India and Damascus, and on around the world on a sailboat named California. Considered a classic among travel memoirs, Give Me the World is part commentary on the beauty and culture of the Far East, and part exploration of the human spirit. Told with a remarkable sense of emotion and observation, this is a moving and evocative record of a mother and son's voyage, and a breathless portrait of what meets the eye, heart, and soul of the traveler."--BOOK JACKET 
520 8 |a Told with a remarkable sense of emotion and observation, this is a moving and evocative record of a mother and son's voyage, and a breathless portrait of what meets the eye, heart, and soul of the traveler."--BOOK JACKET 
600 1 0 |a Hadley, Leila  |x Journeys  |0 http://viaf.org/viaf/sourceID/LC|n50020647 
600 1 0 |a Hadley, Leila  |x Travel  |0 http://viaf.org/viaf/sourceID/LC|n50020647 
600 1 0 |a Hadley, Leila  |x Travel 
650 0 |a Voyages around the world 
999 1 0 |i 98f489c2-e6da-4dba-875c-135dd366a10f  |l 991037076229707861  |s US-MDBJ  |m give_me_the_world__________________________________________________________1958____1__stmara________________________________________hadley__leila______________________p 
999 1 0 |i 98f489c2-e6da-4dba-875c-135dd366a10f  |l 990080558450203941  |s US-MH  |m give_me_the_world__________________________________________________________1958____1__stmara________________________________________hadley__leila______________________p 
999 1 0 |i 98f489c2-e6da-4dba-875c-135dd366a10f  |l 2861198  |s US-NNC  |m give_me_the_world__________________________________________________________1958____1__stmara________________________________________hadley__leila______________________p 
999 1 1 |l 991037076229707861  |s ISIL:US-MDBJ  |t BKS  |a LSC shmoffs  |b 31151029369752  |c G440.H13 1999  |d 0  |x jhbooks  |y 23392192480007861  |p LOANABLE 
999 1 1 |l 990080558450203941  |s ISIL:US-MH  |t BKS  |a WID WIDLC  |b 32044035044403  |c G440 .H28 1999  |d 0  |x 01 BOOK  |y 232034812320003941  |p LOANABLE 
999 1 1 |l 2861198  |s ISIL:US-NNC  |t BKS  |a glx  |b 0058081550  |c G440 .H13 1999  |y 3176935  |p LOANABLE 

Similar Items