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Baltimore Sun columnist Alice Steinbach, after winning a Pulitzer Prize, left her job and family for a European pilgrimage of self‑discovery, her adventures chronicled in *Without Reservations*. Refusing to return to routine, she set out to blend her loves of learning, travel, and writing, roaming the globe as an informal student. From mastering French cuisine in Paris to training Border collies in Scotland, studying traditional Japanese arts in Kyoto, and exploring architecture and art in Havana, her humorous and heartfelt memoir shows how curiosity can open new pathways, deepen human connections, and renew the passion for lifelong education.
First publish date: 2003
Genre: Memoir/Travel Memoir
Authors: Alice Steinbach
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