Tales of a Female Nomad, Rita Golden Gelman
Tales of a Female Nomad, Rita Golden Gelman
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Tales of a Female Nomad
Living at Large in the World

Author: Rita Golden Gelman

Narrator: Rita Golden Gelman

Unabridged: 12 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 12/09/2014

Synopsis

Tales of a Female Nomad is the story of Rita Golden Gelman, an ordinary woman who is living an extraordinary existence. At the age of forty-eight, on the verge of a divorce, Rita left an elegant life in Los Angeles to follow her dream of connecting with people in cultures all over the world. In 1986, she sold her possessions and became a nomad, living in a Zapotec village in Mexico, sleeping with sea lions on the Galapagos Islands, and residing everywhere from thatched huts to regal palaces. She has observed orangutans in the rain forest of Borneo, visited trance healers and dens of black magic, and cooked with women on fires all over the world. Rita's example encourages us all to dust off our dreams and rediscover the joy, the exuberance, and the hidden spirit that so many of us bury when we become adults.

About Rita Golden Gelman

Rita Golden Gelman is the author of more than seventy children's books, including More Spaghetti, I Say!, Rice Is Life, and Mole in a Hole, a staple in every first-grade classroom. As a nomad, Rita has no permanent address. Her most recent encampments have been in Mexico and New York City.

Reviews

Goodreads review by John on January 30, 2008

This is one of those memoirs that is all about ME. I did this, and then I did that, and then I did this. And that might be okay, if not for the fact that everyone is Gelman's book is infinitely more interesting than she. It's like being stuck on a tour bus with a chatty guide who is more interested......more

Goodreads review by Therese on July 25, 2010

I disliked this woman from the first page. Flaky, self-aggrandizing, selfish. "I prefer soup kitchens to charity banquets" and "all my friends were too white and too American." But I kept reading. And I disliked her more. The kind of mother who stops mothering when her kids reach 18, living a life wh......more

Goodreads review by Sheila on June 13, 2013

I have read many of the other reviews of this book, and I guess I must have missed many of the things that other reviewers mentioned. Yes, this book is written about her, but that's the point...it is about her and her travels. I have read and re-read this book, and every time I finish it, I say "Man......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer on September 16, 2008

Life as a confident independent woman has its rewards. Inspiring tales from the road and the kitchen, and makes me want to email Ms. Gelman, renew my passport, and pack a bag.......more

Goodreads review by Lilly on January 21, 2010

putting this on a "good"reads list actually makes me cringe a little bit. i picked this book up because i had a hard time finding books about indonesia (fiction) online, and this came up in my search. it was touted (by one reader) as the predecessor to "eat, pray, love". well, there's a reason Eat,......more

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