J. Maarten Troost
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J. Maarten Troost is the author of The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific. His essays have appeared in the Atlantic Monthly, the Washington Post, and the Prague Post. He spent two years in Kiribati in the equatorial Pacific and upon his return was hired as a consultant by the World Bank. After several years in Fiji, he recently relocated to the U.S. and now lives with his wife and son in California.
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The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific by J. Maarten Troost avg rating 3.91 — 3,083 ratings — published 2004 11 editions |
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Getting Stoned with Savages: A Trip Through the Islands of Fiji and Vanuatu by J. Maarten Troost avg rating 3.76 — 1,334 ratings — published 2006 8 editions |
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Lost on Planet China: The Strange and True Story of One Man's Attempt to Understand the World's Most Mystifying Nation, or How He Became Comfortable Eating Live Squid by J. Maarten Troost avg rating 3.82 — 609 ratings — published 2008 8 editions |
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Billard mit Kokosnüssen by J. Maarten Troost avg rating 1.00 — 1 rating — published 2006 |
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The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific [With Headphones] by J. Maarten Troost, Simon Vance (Goodreads author) avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2009 |
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"Personally I regard idling as a virtue, but civilized society holds otherwise."
— J. Maarten Troost (The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific)
— J. Maarten Troost (The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific)
"Like many air travelers, I am aware that airplanes fly aided by capricious fairies and invisible strings."
— J. Maarten Troost (The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific)
— J. Maarten Troost (The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific)
"“It was, to reiterate, to stress, to accentuate the point, to leave no doubt, hot.”"
— J. Maarten Troost (The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific)
— J. Maarten Troost (The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific)
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