"WEIRD" People in the Wide World: How Culture Shapes Us

Frank Bures is author of The Geography of Madness, which Newsweek called one of the best travel books of the decade. His work has been included in the Best American Travel Writing, selected as “Notable” in the Best American Essays, Best American Sports Writing, and Best American Travel Writing. He is the editor of Under Purple Skies: The Minneapolis Anthology, and The Shape of the World: Essays on Travel, Culture and Belief from Rotary Magazine. He has lived in Tanzania, New Zealand, Italy, Thailand, and Wisconsin. He currently resides in Minneapolis with his wife and two daughters. More at frankbures.com.