Grossman's Trip to the Far North

Seeking enlightenment and a satchel full of laughs to boot? How about a visit to the Oasis of Aromatherapeutic Happiness, or the House of the Paunchy Gnome, or the fabulous Colossus of Dershowitz? These are among the mind-boggling landmarks documented in Richard Grossman's pilgrimage to discover the soul of America by walking the Los Angeles bike path that extends north through Redondo, Hermosa, Manhattan Beach, the penal colony of El Segundo, Playa and Marina del Rey, Venice, the holy city of Santa Monica, and ultimately reaches the celebrity precincts of Malibu. A raucous turn on the poet Basho's seventeenth-century journey to the wilds of Japan, this tongue-in-cheek photo-journal, with 46 jewel-like haiku poems, is loaded with comedic detail, sophisticated satire, and uproarious cultural commentary. A travelogue like no other!