The Turk Who Loved Apples: And Other Tales of Losing My Way Around the World
Praise forThe Turk Who Loved ApplesNew York Times Books Review"A joyful meditation on the spontaneity and unpredictability of the traveling life."Anthony Bourdain, New York Times bestselling author of Kitchen Confidential"The Turk Who Loved Applesis exactly the kind of travel book you should read while traveling. Filled with the moments of absurdity, sadness, madness, wisdom, beauty, realization, and Weltschmerz familiar to the chronic, lifelong traveler."Andrew Zimmern, James Beard Award-winning host of Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern"A book with lasting relevance for all travelers—about how to access the mystery and awe of our first travels...and perhaps most brilliantly about how one comes home."Eric Weiner, author of the New York Times bestseller The Geography of Bliss“Matt Gross is the perfect travel companion: smart, funny, and game for (almost) anything. Plus he knows all the best places to eat. As in all great travel books, the real terrain covered inThe Turk who Loved Applescan't be found on any map.”Andrew McCarthy, actor and author of the New York Times bestseller The Longest Way Home"Matt Gross seems to have been everywhere. Any man with the audacity to be bored by the Taj Mahal is the kind of independent-thinking traveler I want to spend time with. This book made me want to get out and go—to just about anywhere!"Tom Bissell, author of Chasing the Sea“Matt Gross is one of the most intrepid, curious, good-hearted, and absolutely fearless travelers around. You'll see some of the world's most striking places in this book and meet some of its most endearing (and, sometimes, tragic) people. I, for one, would follow Mr. Gross, on any budget, at any time, anywhere.”Rolf Potts, author of Vagabonding"Gross's far-flung coming-of-age memoir celebrates the joy of travel, but it also tweaks the easy conclusions and clichés we attach to our journeys. Honest, insightful, and surprising, this book explores the moments—good, bad, ambivalent—that make life on the road meaningful."ForeWord, Spring 2013“A behind-the-scenes glance at the world of travel writing.... If you’re the kind of person who enjoys random conversations in dive bars, casually delving into your taxi-driver’s tangled home life, or swapping philosophy at a bus stop, then this book is for you.... It surely was an absorbing journey.”Kirkus Reviews, 4/15/13“A tamer version of Anthony Bourdain, Gross enthusiastically juggles food, wanderlust and a passion for foreign culture. A vicariously entertaining whirlwind of scrapbook memories from an author who can’t sit still.”Afar, May 2013“Matt Gross’s travel philosophy has always been to befriend locals, eat street food, get lost while wandering tiny alleys, and roll with all the stuff you can’t plan. His new book, The Turk Who Loved Apples, serves as a primer for travelers who want to do the same.”Afar.com, 4/12/13“[Gross] has condensed a life of travel into interlocking narratives about the pains and pleasures getting lost.”Jewish Herald-Voice, 4/4/13“[Gross is] the Woody Allen of travel writers.”National GeographicIntelligent Travel blog,4/22/13“Provides insight into the life and times of a professional travel writer.”