“Ebullient...seamlessly joins three narrative threads...an engaging and sometimes hilarious book.”—New York Times Book Review
“[An] entirely delightful book”"—Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post (also chosen as a 2011 Year-End Pick)
“Like all great travelogues (and this is certainly one), Turn Right…should come with a fedora and a rucksack.”—Men’s Journal, Ten Best Nonfiction Books of 2011
"Adams deftly weaves together Inca history, Bingham's story and his own less heroic escapade...[A] wry, revealing romp through the Andes."—Wall Street Journal
“A serious (and seriously funny) travelogue, a smart and tightly written history, and an investigative report into perhaps the greatest archaeological discovery in the last century.”—Nationalgeographic.com
“Like Bill Bryson, Adams peppers his book with interesting anecdotes, trenchant observations and frequently hilarious asides. But...the book's scholarship and its organization also call to mind John McPhee's Coming into the Country...You're guaranteed to be swept up in Adams' vivid descriptions.”—BookPage
“Quite funny and unpretentiously well informed...Short of actually traveling to Machu Picchu yourself, it's the perfect way to acknowledge the lost city's 100th birthday as a modern-day tourist site.”—Christian Science Monitor (“Editor's Choice”)
“If you haven't been to Machu Picchu and environs, this book will inspire you to drop everything and go. And if you've already been, Turn Right at Machu Picchu will transport you straight back to those soul-soaring heights.”—National Geographic Traveler (“Book of the Month”)
“A story that hooks readers early and then sails along so interestingly that it's one of those 'can't put it down' books. What more could armchair adventurers want?”—Associated Press
“Adams proves an engaging, 
informative guide to all things Inca.—Entertainment Weekly
“In this fascinating history/travelogue, Adams successfully weaves Hiram Bingham III's tales…into his own description of difficult but often amusing travels with his companions, a rugged Australian survivalist and four local mule tenders, which climaxes with an amazing visual moment that happens only once a year at Machu Picchu on the morning of the winter solstice.”—Publishers Weekly
“Adams deftly weaves together two story lines, each peopled with striking characters and astonishing landscapes…Overlaid on this extensively researched and entertaining historical framework is the author’s humorous recounting of his personal and physical transformation during the demanding trek…A funny, erudite retrospection offering more subtle and lasting rewards than the usual package tour.”—Kirkus Reviews
"[A] delightful travelog...Adams, both funny and insightful, is intrigued by Machu Picchu without seeming New Agey, and the characters he introduces are compelling. Recommended for adventurers and armchair travelers alike."—Library Journal
"Mark Adams crisscrossed the Andes and has returned with a superb and important tale of adventure and archeology. The Inca ruins at Machu Picchu are one of the world’s enduring mysteries, and Adams has written such a bold, compelling account that I’m sure many of us will soon be trekking up those same outrageous mountains to see them for ourselves. It is a beautiful and profound world that he has entered, and his readers are immeasurably the richer for it."—Sebastian Junger, author of The Perfect Storm and War
"In this book you will certainly learn more about Peru, Inca culture, half-sane pith-helmeted explorers of the 20th century, zero-sane Australian travel guides of the 21st, and the mysteries of Machu Picchu than you ever knew before. But you will also learn more about Mark Adams, a hugely funny and thoughtful writer, diligent researcher, and unexpected man of action who climbs up from soft middle age to the dizzying, thin air of adventure. You will want to go with him."—John Hodgman, The Daily Show resident expert and author of The Areas of My Expertise
"After reading Mark Adams's book, I did two things. First, I checked airfare to Machu Picchu. Second, I told my friends they had to read this amazing and entertaining tale about explorers, stolen treasures, Amelia Earhart and the controversial professor who—according to new evidence Adams found—just may be the model for Indiana Jones."—A.J. Jacobs, author of The Year of Living Biblically and The Know-It-All