Alex Sheshunoff NAILED IT!A Beginner’s Guide to Paradise was hilarious, witty, funny, engaging, literate memoir/travel adventure in two days. Each chapter is well written and short.  It makes it easy for people to read the book in bits or on lunch breaks, breaking it up will make the book funnier and you will be able to relate with the author. Alex takes a leap many are not able to make and the outcome is fabulously entertaining for us all.

I found myself often laughing out loud while reading this book. I tore through the pages and could not wait to hear what was going to happen next.  Alex’s book provides fascinating information about Palau including some history, culture, weather conditions etc.

Many of us have dreamt or added to our bucket list  what Alex Sheshunoff describes in A Beginner’s Guide to Paradise, giving up our 9 to 5 lifestyles and going off to Paradise. The story starts with Alex living in New York City, running a small Internet company and living with his girlfriend. He divides his adventure into nine steps from “Making the Decision” to “Living Pretty Much Happily Ever After. “ Each of the 70 chapters begins with two statements of what you can expect from that chapter.  The rest of the book describes his relationships with the people there.

 

I recommend this book for anyone that needs a good laugh and a break from the 9 to 5.

So You Too Can:

– Move to a South Pacific Island
– Wear a Loincloth
– Read a Hundred Books
– Diaper a Baby Monkey
– Build a Bungalow

And Maybe, Just Maybe, Fall in Love! *

* Individual results may vary.

The true story of how a quarter-life crisis led to adventure, freedom, and love on a tiny island in the Pacific.

From the author of a lot of emails and several Facebook posts comes A Beginner’s Guide to Paradise, a laugh-out-loud, true story that will answer your most pressing escape-from-it-all questions, including:

1. How much, per pound, should you expect to pay a priest to fly you to the outer islands of Yap?
2. Classic slumber party stumper: If you could have just one movie on a remote Pacific island, what would it definitely not be?
3. How do you blend fruity drinks without a blender?
4. Is a free, one-hour class from Home Depot on “Flowerbox Construction” sufficient training to build a house?

From Robinson Crusoe to Survivor, Gilligan’s Island to The Beach, people have fantasized about living on a remote tropical island. But when facing a quarter-life crisis, plucky desk slave Alex Sheshunoff actually did it.

While out in Paradise, he learned a lot. About how to make big choices and big changes. About the less-than-idyllic parts of paradise. About tying a loincloth without exposing the tender bits. Now, Alex shares his incredible story and pretty-hard-won wisdom in a book that will surprise you, make you laugh, take you to such unforgettable islands as Yap and Pig, and perhaps inspire your own move to an island with only two letters in its name.

Answers: 1) $1.14 2) Gas Attack Training Made Simple 3) Crimp a fork in half and insert middle into power drill 4) No.

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