A friend of mine once wrote a "how-to" book about camping and hiking. On the book cover, as you might expect, is a photograph of the author, wearing a backpack out in the mountains somewhere. But what you wouldn't expect is that the backpack wasn't his; he had to borrow it. And what looks like a scene from Sequoia National Park actually took place in Central Park.
As you may have guessed by now, this self-proclaimed "expert" on hiking and camping had never done either; but he did do his research. His book sold well and no one was the wiser.
Joel Saltzman, If You Can Talk, You Can Write, 1993
As you may have guessed by now, this self-proclaimed "expert" on hiking and camping had never done either; but he did do his research. His book sold well and no one was the wiser.
Joel Saltzman, If You Can Talk, You Can Write, 1993
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