The book "The Men of Salt", brilliantly written by Michael Benanav, tells the story of an amazing adventure of a young man following the salt caravans across the Sahara desert. Michael Benanav trusted his life to his Saharan guide as they crossed a thousand miles of desert. Had his guide decided to leave him at any time, he would never have been able to find his way to the next well. "The Men of Salt" is a story of an amazing modern day adventure.
With an exotic setting, foreign languages, sand for toilet paper, 40 days of walking away from what you know and who you love, Michael Benanav draws you into in his book. Unlike other adventure books that celebrate the challenge between the mind and the physical, Men of Salt is so much more than that. Benanav, in order to enter the desert, must leave behind who he is, his girlfriend, and his identity as a Jew. As he learns to rein the literal camel that he is riding, he discovers that he must also rein in the stallion of his mind which would rather quit or be in control but can do neither.
I cannot possibly say enough good things about this book. I highly suggest it if you enjoy adventure with a twist.
-Vanilla Ice
