Never in a Hurry e-bog

From the acclaimed poet and National Book Award finalist, "e;a sparkling book of travel and childhood: born on the bridge between two cultures"e; (Paulette Jiles, New York Times-bestselling author).In Never in a Hurry the poet Naomi Shihab Nye resist the American inclination to "e;leave toward places when we barely had time enough to get there."e; Instead she travels the world at an observant pace, talking to strangers and introducing readers to an endearing assemblage of eccentric neighbors, Filipina faith healers, dry-cleaning proprietors, and other quirky characters.A Palestinian-American who lives in a Mexican-American neighborhood, Nye speaks for the mix of people and places that can be called the "e;American Experience."e; From St. Louis, the symbolic "e;Gateway to the West,"e; she embarks on a westward migration to examine America, past and present, and to glimpse into the lives of its latest outsiders-illegal immigrants from Mexico and troubled inner-city children.In other essays Nye ventures beyond North America's bounds, telling of a year in her childhood spent in Palestine and of an adulthood filled with cross-cultural quests. Whether recounting the purchase of a car on the island of Oahu or a camel-back ride through India's Thar Desert, Nye writes in wry, refreshing tones about themes that transcend borders and about the journey that remains the greatest of all-the journey from outside to in as the world enters each one of us, as we learn to see."e;The generous gift of a writer at the top of her form, a book jammed with vivid sights and pungent tastes and wonderful stories."e; -Marion Winik, author of Above Us Only Sky