Detail from 1657 Visscher Map of the Holy Land or the "Earthly Paradise"
------------------ Sunday, November 9, 2008 ACROSTIC, Puzzle by Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon, edited by Will Shortz Today's acrostic quotation is from Eric Weiner's The Geography of Bliss, which is self-described by his web site as signaling “the arrival of the next great category of literary nonfiction: the philosophical self-help humorous travel memoir -- Weiner, a veteran foreign correspondent for National Public Radio, has covered a multitude of catastrophes and maladies from more than 30 countries over the past two decades. For The Geography of Bliss, however, he decided to tell the other side of the story by visiting some of the world's most contented places.” The quotation: UNTIL THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY THE GARDEN OF EDEN APPEARED ON MAPS - LOCATED IRONICALLY IN WHAT IS NOW IRAQ EUROPEAN EXPLORERS PREPARED FOR EXPEDITIONS IN SEARCH OF PARADISE BY LEARNING ARAMAIC THE LANGUAGE JESUS SPOKE The author's name and the title of the work: ERIC WEINER GEOGRAPHY OF BLISS. The defined words: EUPHORIA; REDUX; INSPIRE; CAMPSITE; WESTEND; EARTHLY; IRELAND; NAKED APE; ENJOYMENT; REPENT; GLINDA; ORGAN STOP; GOSHEN; RAPHAEL; AFTERGLOW; PANACHE; HEAD SHOP; YAQUI; OXNARD; FASTEN; BOOGIE; LUCIFER; IRENIC; SEALION; STARTER.
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