Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 29. Chapters: Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern, Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, Made in America, Ghost Adventures, Most Terrifying Places in America, Most Haunted, Man v. Food, Ghost Stories, World Poker Tour, Meet the Natives: USA, Food Wars, Madventures, Dhani Tackles the Globe, Weird Travels, Food Paradise, Great Hotels, Mark & Olly: Living with the Tribes, Extreme, Bite Me with Dr. Mike, Passport to Europe, Mysterious Journeys, 5 Takes, Andrew Zimmern's Bizarre World, America's Worst Driver, Amazing Vacation Homes, Great Getaway Game, 1,000 Places to See Before You Die, Kirsten Gum, Not Your Average Travel Guide, Passport to Latin America, Stranded with Cash Peters, Samantha Brown's Great Weekends, Culture Shock, Lonely Planet Six Degrees, Flight Attendant School, Ms. Adventure, Vegas Revolution, Great Sports Vacations. Excerpt: Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern is a documentary-styled travel and cuisine television show hosted by Andrew Zimmern on the Travel Channel. The first season debuted on Monday, February 26, 2007 at 9pm ET/PT. Bizarre Foods focuses on regional cuisine from around the world which is typically perceived by Americans as being gross, unique, or, of course, bizarre. In each episode, Zimmern focuses on the cuisine of a particular country or region. He typically shows how the food is procured, where it is served, and, usually without hesitation, eats it. Originally a one-hour documentary titled Bizarre Foods of Asia, repeated showings on the Travel Channel drew consistent, considerable audiences. In late 2006, it was decided to turn the documentary into a weekly, one-hour show with the same premise and with Andrew Zimmern as the host. In 2009, Zimmern took a break from Bizarre Foods to work on one season of the spin-off Bizarre World. New episodes of Bizarre Foods began airing in January 2011. A DVD set...

本書は単なる番組情報の集積ではなく、現代人の未知への飢餓感と境界を越える勇気を記録した「現代の冒険録」です。食や心霊、極限体験という多様なテーマを通じ、異文化という鏡に映し出される人間の定義を問い直す知的興奮に満ちています。読者はページをめくるたび、世界の多様性と、そこに潜む根源的な情熱を再発見することになるでしょう。 映像が放つ五感への衝撃に対し、本書は出演者たちの哲学や背景を反芻するための深い静寂を与えてくれます。映像の刹那的な興奮を越え、文字を通じて語られる視点は強烈な文明批評として心に刻まれます。視覚的な驚きと、文字による論理的理解が溶け合うことで、旅の真髄を味わい尽くす極上のシナジーが生まれているのです。