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	[[File:farley.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|]]FARLEY, David. (Dubuque, IA, Sept. 25, 1971-- ) Farley spent his early years in Simi Valley, California. He graduated from Simi Valley High School and received a bachelor's degree from University of California, Santa Cruz and a master's degree in European history from San Francisco State University. He has lived in Prague, Paris, and Rome and now lives in New York City.		[[File:farley.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|]]FARLEY, David. (Dubuque, IA, Sept. 25, 1971-- ) Farley spent his early years in Simi Valley, California. He graduated from Simi Valley High School and received a bachelor's degree from University of California, Santa Cruz and a master's degree in European history from San Francisco State University. He has lived in Prague, Paris, and Rome and now lives in New York City.

	Farley ~~writes~~ mostly about travel, food, and culture for ''AFAR'' magazine, ''The New York Times'', ''The Washington Post'', ''Conde Nast Traveler'', and the ''World Hum''.		Farley wrote mostly about travel, food, and culture for '''AFAR''' magazine, '''The New York Times, The Washington Post, Conde Nast Traveler''', and the '''World Hum'''.

	In 2006 and 2013, he won Lowell Thomas Awards from the Society of American Travel Writers for magazine articles he had written.		In 2006 and 2013, he won Lowell Thomas Awards from the Society of American Travel Writers for magazine articles he had written.

	''An Irreverent Curiosity: In Search of the Church's Strangest Relic in Italy's Oddest Town'', Farley's first book, is a narrative history/travelogue about Farley's time living in Calcata, Italy while searching for the Holy Foreskin, which was preserved in the medieval hill town's church for centuries until it went missing under mysterious circumstances in the 1980s. The book was named one of the best travel books of the year by the ''Los Angeles Times'' and WorldHum.com and one of the best books of the decade by the ''Telegraph Herald''. In October 2010, it won a Lowell Thomas Award for best travel book.		'''An Irreverent Curiosity: In Search of the Church's Strangest Relic in Italy's Oddest Town''', Farley's first book, was a narrative history/travelogue about Farley's time living in Calcata, Italy while searching for the Holy Foreskin, which was preserved in the medieval hill town's church for centuries until it went missing under mysterious circumstances in the 1980s. The book was named one of the best travel books of the year by the '''Los Angeles Times''' and WorldHum.com and one of the best books of the decade by the ''Telegraph Herald''. In October 2010, it won a Lowell Thomas Award for best travel book.

	In December 2013, National Geographic Channel broadcast a documentary, starring Farley and based on his book, called "The Quest for the Holy Foreskin".		In December 2013, National Geographic Channel broadcast a documentary, starring Farley and based on his book, called "The Quest for the Holy Foreskin".

	''Modernist Travel Writing: Intellectuals Abroad'', another book written by Farley, ~~examines~~ the ways in which a number of writers ~~use~~ the techniques and stylistic innovations of modernism in their travel narratives to engage the political, social, and cultural histories of the years between the world wars. (1)		'''Modernist Travel Writing: Intellectuals Abroad''', another book written by Farley, examined the ways in which a number of writers used the techniques and stylistic innovations of modernism in their travel narratives to engage the political, social, and cultural histories of the years between the world wars. (1)

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	Farley writes mostly about travel, food, and culture for ''AFAR'' magazine, ''The New York Times'', ''The Washington Post'', ''Conde Nast Traveler'', and the ''World Hum''.		Farley writes mostly about travel, food, and culture for ''AFAR'' magazine, ''The New York Times'', ''The Washington Post'', ''Conde Nast Traveler'', and the ''World Hum''.

	In 2006 and 2013, he won Lowell Thomas Awards from the Society of American Travel Writers for magazine articles he ~~has~~ written.		In 2006 and 2013, he won Lowell Thomas Awards from the Society of American Travel Writers for magazine articles he had written.

	''An Irreverent Curiosity: In Search of the Church's Strangest Relic in Italy's Oddest Town'', Farley's first book, is a narrative history/travelogue about Farley's time living in Calcata, Italy while searching for the Holy Foreskin, which was preserved in the medieval hill town's church for centuries until it went missing under mysterious circumstances in the 1980s. The book was named one of the best travel books of the year by the ''Los Angeles Times'' and WorldHum.com and one of the best books of the decade by the ''Telegraph Herald''. In October 2010, it won a Lowell Thomas Award for best travel book.		''An Irreverent Curiosity: In Search of the Church's Strangest Relic in Italy's Oddest Town'', Farley's first book, is a narrative history/travelogue about Farley's time living in Calcata, Italy while searching for the Holy Foreskin, which was preserved in the medieval hill town's church for centuries until it went missing under mysterious circumstances in the 1980s. The book was named one of the best travel books of the year by the ''Los Angeles Times'' and WorldHum.com and one of the best books of the decade by the ''Telegraph Herald''. In October 2010, it won a Lowell Thomas Award for best travel book.
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	In December 2013, National Geographic Channel broadcast a documentary, starring Farley and based on his book, called "The Quest for the Holy Foreskin".		In December 2013, National Geographic Channel broadcast a documentary, starring Farley and based on his book, called "The Quest for the Holy Foreskin".

	''Modernist Travel Writing: Intellectuals Abroad'', by Farley, examines the ways in which a number of writers use the techniques and stylistic innovations of modernism in their travel narratives to engage the political, social, and cultural histories of the years between the world wars. (1)		''Modernist Travel Writing: Intellectuals Abroad'', another book written by Farley, examines the ways in which a number of writers use the techniques and stylistic innovations of modernism in their travel narratives to engage the political, social, and cultural histories of the years between the world wars. (1)

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[[File:farley.jpg|200px|thumb|left|]]FARLEY, David. (Dubuque, IA, Sept. 25, 1971-- ) Farley spent his early years in Simi Valley, California. He graduated from Simi Valley High School and received a bachelor's degree from University of California, Santa Cruz and a master's degree in European history from San Francisco State University. He has lived in Prague, Paris, and Rome and now lives in New York City.

Farley writes mostly about travel, food, and culture for ''AFAR'' magazine, ''The New York Times'', ''The Washington Post'', ''Conde Nast Traveler'', and the ''World Hum''.

In 2006 and 2013, he won Lowell Thomas Awards from the Society of American Travel Writers for magazine articles he has written.

''An Irreverent Curiosity: In Search of the Church's Strangest Relic in Italy's Oddest Town'', Farley's first book, is a narrative history/travelogue about Farley's time living in Calcata, Italy while searching for the Holy Foreskin, which was preserved in the medieval hill town's church for centuries until it went missing under mysterious circumstances in the 1980s. The book was named one of the best travel books of the year by the ''Los Angeles Times'' and WorldHum.com and one of the best books of the decade by the ''Telegraph Herald''. In October 2010, it won a Lowell Thomas Award for best travel book.

In December 2013, National Geographic Channel broadcast a documentary, starring Farley and based on his book, called "The Quest for the Holy Foreskin".

''Modernist Travel Writing: Intellectuals Abroad'', by Farley, examines the ways in which a number of writers use the techniques and stylistic innovations of modernism in their travel narratives to engage the political, social, and cultural histories of the years between the world wars. (1)

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"David Farley." Wikipedia. Online: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Farley

1. Amazon.com Online: http://www.amazon.com/Modernist-Travel-Writing-Intellectuals-Abroad/dp/0826219012

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