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Title: Talented writer produces mean-spirited travel book.
Review: I always loved Jaynes when he wrote for the NY Times and my files are filled with clippings of his articles which I share with my feature-writing students. I enthusiastically bought his book and kicked myself for doing so after the first ten pages. The main focus of the book is how Jaynes can make fun of the passengers with whom he travels. He clearly hates women, old people, and fat people--to name just a few. Jaynes went out to find himself. I wonder if he likes what he found. I didn't.
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