Accidental Enlightenment: The Extraordinary Travels of a Modern-Day Gulliver

Part travel guide, part illuminating how-to manual for a more fulfilling, connected life, Accidental Enlightenment is an absorbing look into the adventures and insights of Stephen Banick, an inveterate wanderer, observer, and chronicler of the world at large.  Banick recounts mishaps, bummed rides, quirky friendships and riveting personal epiphanies spanning over twenty years of exploration throughout six continents and other far-flung places – some literally out of this world.

With stunning imagery and impressive political trivia, Banick offers frank and humorous insight into his travels, always encouraging his readers to s-t-r-e-t-c-h their own perception of Self through immersion in as many cultures and ideas as possible:  The end result, hopefully, that we all can “step into our own latent magnificence.”