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One Year Off: Leaving it All Behind for a Round-the-world Journey with Our Children (Footsteps)

One Year Off: Leaving it All Behind for a Round-the-world Journey with Our Children (Footsteps)
By David Elliot Cohen

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #561176 in Books
  • Published on: 2001-04-25
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 312 pages

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Synopsis
Chronicles a year-long journey by the author, his wife, and their three children around the world, providing photographs of their journey and tales of their adventures along the way.

Customer Reviews

The Cohen's idea of One Year Off is hardly "roughing it".3
A good read but hardly the typical family's reality. Not many off us take a vacation with nanny in-tow, nor do we return to purchase a home in Ross (one of the Bay Area's richest suburbs). I resented Cohen's self-depiction as "one-of-us" and felt his adventure inaccessible to anyone outside his socio-economic class.

Having said that, it is a good read just to glimpse some of the exotic scenes outside the U.S.

Would have liked more follow-up on how they met some of the challenges of traveling with their kids. I found Cohen had a tendancy to ask a question but never gave us the answer (eg he wonders how they will feed their kids on the road --who are picky eaters-- and then neglects to tell us what the kids ended up eating to remain healthy during the trip.

Insufferable writing1
David Cohen seems incapable of looking at the world except as a pampered, racially superior American. He is the smuggest fellow I've come across in a book since many a Jane Austen character. No deep thinker and his book reflects his shallowness. He loves his wealth though.

This book was outstanding. I recommend it to all.5
One Year Off was sheer delight from beginning to end. David Cohen wrote with a refreshing candor, not pretending the year was perfect at all times. After the fact, he even debated whether decision to take three young children abroad under such often perilous conditions had been such a good idea. I think we would all agree that it was. He was a devoted father and husband and I think his family will never forget the experiences they had, though there were times when they probably wished they'd stayed home! I know what I shall give my friends for Christmas. This book should appeal to everyone.