{"product_id":"marrakech-express-paperback","title":"Marrakech Express - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Millar\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBack in 1969 when Morocco's ancient capital was a hashish clouded happy mecca, Crosby, Stills and Nash recorded their cheesy (and hopelessly inaccurate) foot-tapping anthem 'Marrakech Express'. A generation on, award-winning journalist, author, and one-time glamrock fan Peter Millar uses what is now the country's best visited tourist destination as the embarkation point for a literally reverse-engineered train journey through this still exotic, diverse and challenging North African country, struggling to maintain its unique blend of tradition and tolerance in the turbulent winds of the Arab Spring.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter Millar was an award-winning Northern Irish journalist, author and translator, and was a correspondent for Reuters, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e. He was named Foreign Correspondent of the Year for his reporting on the dying stages of the Cold War, his account of which - \u003ci\u003e1989: The Berlin Wall, My Part in its Downfall\u003c\/i\u003e - was named 'best read' by \u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 246\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 03, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42725995937855,"sku":"9781909807594","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/8e97e9216a993b306416baf3946902d7.webp?v=1765108807","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/marrakech-express-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}