Turn left at the Trojan horse
Subtitle: a would-be hero's American odyssey
By: Brad Herzog
Publisher: Citadel Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 307
ISBN-13: 9780806532028
Subjects: Social life and customs; Odysseus (Greek mythology); Description and travel; Anecdotes; Travel; Civilization; Values; Courage; Heroes; Ethics; Biography
Description: A modern-day Odysseus, Herzog plunges into a solo cross-country search for insight. With middle age bearing down on him, he takes stock: How has he measured up to his own youthful aspirations? In contemporary America, what is a life well lived? What is a heroic life?
Table of contents: title: High noon; title: Family plots; title: Athena; title: Troy; title: May the dogs be with you; title: Dragon bones; title: Oblivion; title: On time; title: White buffalo; title: Deluge; title: Currents; title: Silent siren; title: Nebagamon; title: Rejoice! We conquer!; title: Sparta's warriors; title: Mementos; title: The allegory of the cave; title: Pandora; title: Omphalos; title: New Castle; title: Apollo and Cassandra; title: Hell and back; title: Labryinth; title: Ithaca.