Crash a nude beach.
Work your way into first class.
Shop on the black market.
Eat something that's still alive.
Stow away aboard a ship.
And more . . .Who needs a real passport when you can make a fake one? A ferry to Niagra Falls when you can barrel over it? A tour guide when you've got this travel guide? In this latest and most intrepid installment of the Forbidden Knowledge series, adventure seekers and their wannabe counterparts will be challenged to locate a lost Amazonian tribe, dare to dine on fugu in Japan, or hazard to trek through the Himalayan mountaintops in search of the legendary yeti. Complete with a heads up on potential pitfalls, pertinent traveling tips, and useful underground tricks, this book is perfect for anyone looking to get away . . . with an international incident! |
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| Review Date: March 9, 2010 |
| Reviewer: B. Walker, Houston |
| This book let's you know how to do all things you've always wondered how to do-but never had the balls to try yourself. I think the other reviewers took the subject matter too seriously. (omg it's illegal!) It's called "Forbidden Knowledge".... meaning this isn't information the media just likes to hand out to everybody! Some of the over the top stuff i think is just their to be humorous, and make the reader wonder, "wait you can do that?!!", all hypothetically of course.This book is for those whose curiosity spans past the norm of social conventions, not tightwads who want to censor books. |
One more time
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| Review Date: September 30, 2009 |
| Reviewer: R. Howell, Medford, OR |
| Found in your HUMOR section of the bookstore, this book belongs to the Forbidden Knowledge series of books. While many of the entries here are fairly illegal if not immoral, there's a pretty good chance that the same events are based on people actually having done these things. Again the introduction reminds you not to try any of these as you could end up in serious trouble. Common sense will tell you the same thing, 90% of the items here are things the average traveller would not even think of and if they did, they probably wouldn't try them. None-the-less, as far as the series goes, this one was lacking in that it does seemingly focus on more immoral activities rather than going to places you probably shouldn't be going such as sneaking into Mecca. While sophomorically entertaining, it doesn't hold up to the other books in the series. |
Appalling book
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| Review Date: September 25, 2009 |
| Reviewer: S.J.S. from Seattle, seattle, wa |
Recently a copy of the book "Forbidden Knowledge: Travel" was sent to me for review. As I lean towards the off-beat and away from mainstream travel (Iraq, Greenland, Muslim China, etc.), I was initially delighted to receive the book.
After 20 minutes of reading, I realized that this is the most appalling book that has ever come across my desk.
While the book has a lame disclaimer saying it doesn't advocate anything illegal, this clearly is not true once you read the book. It also might come across as humor at first, but again- not true as it is an advocate for rotten behavior. A few things that this book promotes:
-Exploiting the poor for sex. Direct quote from the book: "It goes without saying that the best place to exploit people for sex is in poor countries where you can offer financial incentives in exchange for tricks."
-Stealing from other tourists. Gives detailed plan on how to steal people's carry-ons, which of course have their passports, money, etc.
-Degrading and harming what other countries are proud of. For example, climbing the Giza pyramids (which are crumbling, which is why they are blocked off), insulting the royal Thai family (which the Thais are very proud of)
-How to traffic cultural antiquities. According to the author, it's okay to buy and sell stolen heritage items because it's been done before.
-Jackass behavior. Encourages renting a car and trying to kill animals. Encourages lying and pretending to be blind in order to get what you want and feel up women. Encourages lying to airport personnel and even wiping [...] on your airline tray to lie your way into first class.
I'm not a prude nor uptight. But this book encourages the worst of behavior (not to mention hordes of illegal activities like drug running and making fake passports that could land readers in foreign jails).
If this book is serious, it is appalling. If it is trying to be funny, it's not. FAIL! |
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