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Join us for Authors! with Rick Steves, the popular television host, best-selling guidebook author, and activist.
Toledo Lucas County Public Library welcomes Rick Steves to Toledo!
ABOUT THE BOOK AND AUTHOR:
ABOUT THE BOOK: Change the world one trip at a time. In this illuminating collection of stories and lessons from the road, acclaimed travel writer Rick Steves shares a powerful message that resonates now more than ever.
Rick Steves believes there's more to travel than good food and fun in the sun. Travelers who "travel as a political act" can have the time of their lives and come home smarter, with a better understanding of today's world. In his inspirational lecture, Rick explains how, when we venture thoughtfully out of our comfort zone, we gain an empathy for the other 96 percent of humanity and come home with the greatest of all souvenirs: a broader perspective.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Rick Steves is a popular public television host, a best-selling guidebook author, and an outspoken activist who encourages Americans to broaden thier perspectives through travel. He is the founder and owner of Rick Steves' Europe, a travel business with a small-group tour program that brings more than 30,000 people to Europe annually. Rick lives and works in his hometown of Edmonds, Washington, where his office window overlooks his old junior high school.
ABOUT THE PRESENTATION:
The author's presentation will be about this book and his life experiences for approximately one hour. The author is not staying for a photo opportunity at the end of the event.
