Report from Practically Nowhere

First edition (publ. Harper & Brothers)

Report from Practically Nowhere is a 1959 humorous travelogue by American journalist John Sack, illustrated by Shel Silverstein. The book consists of thirteen profiles of microstates, principalities, autonomous areas, and other places visited by the author:

• Lundy
• Sark
• Andorra
• Monaco
• Liechtenstein
• San Marino
• Sovereign Military Order of Malta
• Mount Athos
• Sharja
• Swat
• Amb
• Punial
• Sikkim

Sequels

In 1974, Tori Haring-Smith revisited ten of the thirteen countries, supported by a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship.

See also

• News from Nowhere

References

• "Report from Practically Nowhere". The New York Times Book Review. 1: 502. 1959. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
• Gowran, Clay (March 8, 1959). "Delightful Travel Book on Unknown Countries". Chicago Daily Tribune: D4. Archived from the original on November 6, 2012. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
• "Report from Practically Nowhere". Newsweek. 53: 98. 1959. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
• "Books: The Wily Wali". Time. Vol. 73, no. 11. March 16, 1959. Archived from the original on December 5, 2008. Retrieved 2011-05-07.