num_pages: 304
description: In Pass the Butterworms , Cahill takes us to the steppes of Mongolia, where he spends weeks on horseback alongside the descendants of Genghis Khan and masters the “Mongolian death trot”; to the North Pole, where he goes for a pleasure dip in the 36-degree water; to Irian Jaya New Guinea, where he spends a companionable evening with members of one of the last head-hunting tribes. Whether observing family values among the Stone Age Dani people, or sampling delicacies like sautéed sago beetle and premasticated manioc beer, Cahill is a fount of arcane information and a master of self-deprecating humor.
language: English
title: Pass the Butterworms: Remote Journeys Oddly Rendered
titlecomplete: Pass the Butterworms: Remote Journeys Oddly Rendered
genres: Adventure, Memoir, Nature, Outdoors, Short Stories, Travelogue, Travel, Humor, Journalism, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 1005
publisher: Vintage