James A. Anderson has lived and worked in five countries-Scotland, England, Uganda, Kenya, and New Zealand-and visited a hundred more. Following up his debut book, To the New 7 Wonders of the World, Anderson's second travelogue recounts his explorations of the thirteen runners-ups from the New7Wonders Foundation's online voting campaign, which he stumbled upon in 2007 while surfing the Internet.
Ranging from more common landmarks like the Eiffel Tower, Statue of Liberty, and Stonehenge, to the lesser-known moai statues on Easter Island and the architecture of Timbuktu, Anderson describes his journeys to each location and examines the geography, history, politics, religion, cuisine, and people that make up the surrounding culture.
More New Wonders of the World is more than a memoir or travel guide. It digs deeper into the larger stories that enrich these international marvels. In these pages, you'll witness the rise of the civilization around Cambodia's Angkor Wat and its subsequent collapse, and get a glimpse into the strange life of Neuschwanstein Castle's Mad King Ludwig.
Anderson's engaging humor, candid accounts of bad experiences, and philosophical reflections present a passionate, in-depth view of the world that will inspire you to embark on your own adventures.
About the Author: James A. Anderson, a proud Scotsman and Shetland Islands native, earned an MA in geography, with honors, from the University of Aberdeen in 1967. After a two-year stint as an education officer with the Kenyan government, he embarked on his lifelong career as a town planner in New Zealand. He has since worked as a planner with Shropshire County Council in Shrewsbury, England, and as the director and deputy director of planning with the Shetland Islands Council. In 1997, he returned to New Zealand, where he worked as the district planner for Dunedin City Council and then a planning consultant until he retired in 2008.
Anderson has visited 104 of the 194 UN member countries, and he's not done yet. He recently completed a course on freelance travel writing and plans to pen more books about his adventures. His previous book was To the New 7 Wonders of the World.
