Alex Prudhomme's Reading List

"I found myself sprinting through it, then doubling back to reread sections for their sheer wit."

"Despite some archaic language, the book remains a dramatic, comic, salty adventure that is said to have influenced many 20th-century espionage writers."

"This book was the hardest one for Julia to write, but its publication in 1975 marked a watershed moment."

"gifted by my paternal grandfather, a world traveler who sparked a sense of adventure in me."

"a book that gave me a shiver and a chuckle as I backpacked through Asia in the 1980s"

"a wonderful book that is partly about fathers and sons, given by my father"

"The books that spoke to me shared a sense of adventure with heart and humor and a touch of poetry."