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Rick Steves is a popular public television host, a best-selling guidebook author, and an outspoken activist who encourages Americans to broaden their perspectives through travel. In his inspirational lecture, Rick explains how, when we venture thoughtfully out of our comfort zone, we gain an empathy for the other 96 percent of humanity and come home with the greatest of all souvenirs: a broader perspective. Unable to add item to List. .orange-text-color {color: #FE971E;} Explore your book, then jump right back to where you left off with Page Flip. It ripped itself to shreds twice within my grandparents’ lifetime. I’ve produced a TV show on the topic with the ACLU, and have been a board member of NORML, the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, since 2003. Save up to 80% by choosing the eTextbook option for ISBN: 9781641710473, 1641710470. Rick Steves Travel as a Political Act helps us take that first step. 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By sharing his experiences from Europe, Central America, Asia, and the Middle East, Rick shows how we can learn more about own country by viewing it from afar.With gripping stories from Rick's decades of exploration, this fully revised edition of Travel as a Political Act is an antidote to the current climate of xenophobia. Sold by Media Pros and ships from Amazon Fulfillment. Since 1973, Rick Steves has spent about four months a year exploring Europe. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Read reviews and buy Travel as a Political ACT - (Rick Steves) 3rd Edition by (Paperback) at Target. That’s the focus of his book Travel as a Political Act, now in its second edition. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. As a citizen it has made me examine, explore and research many areas within my own life. These items are shipped from and sold by different sellers. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Steves recently published the third edition of “Travel as a Political Act,” (TAPA) first published in 2009. Rich Steves, The book I'd give to my American friends to explain "the outside world", Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2019, [copy/pasta from my blog -- no links allowed :(]. Publisher Description. There's a problem loading this menu right now. Accept the legitimacy of other moralities. Join Rick and his team of travel-savvy teachers every Monday night on Zoom as we explore Europe (and beyond) together. Enjoy a great reading experience when you buy the Kindle edition of this book. When we travel thoughtfully, we bring back the most beautiful souvenir of all: a broader perspective on the world that we all call home. Now he has about 100. Travel connects people with people. Why Rick Steves wants you to see travel as a political act. 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