MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2006034168
003 DLC
005 20080819083646.0
008 061017s2007 nyub b 000 0 eng
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035 $a(OCoLC)ocm73993393
035 $a(OCoLC)73993393
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050 00 $aDT116$b.M35 2007
082 00 $a916.204/55$222
100 1 $aMahoney, Rosemary.
245 10 $aDown the Nile :$balone in a fisherman's skiff /$cRosemary Mahoney.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bLittle, Brown, and Co.,$c2007.
300 $a273 p. :$bmap ;$c22 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [271]-273).
520 $aRosemary Mahoney was determined to take a solo trip down the Egyptian Nile in a small boat, even though civil unrest and vexing local traditions conspired to create obstacles every step of the way. Starting off in the south, she gained the unlikely sympathy and respect of a Muslim sailor, who provided her with a skiff and a window into the culturally and materially impoverished lives of rural Egyptians. Egyptian women don't row on the Nile, and tourists aren't allowed to for safety's sake. Mahoney endured extreme heat during the day, and a terror of crocodiles while alone in her boat at night. Whether confronting deeply held beliefs about non-Muslim women, finding connections to past chroniclers of the Nile, or coming to the dramatic realization that fear can engender unwarranted violence, Mahoney's informed curiosity about the world, her prose, and her wit never fail to captivate.--From publisher description.
651 0 $aNile River$xDescription and travel.
651 0 $aEgypt$xDescription and travel.
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip073/2006034168.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0653/2006034168-d.html
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0742/2006034168-b.html