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Travel Writing



Travel Writing

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General
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Bicycle Diaries
Bicycle Diaries
by David Byrne
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Talking Heads fans will flock to this book. Bicycle enthusiasts will shove each other out of the way to get the first copy. But it's the cyclists who are also Talking Heads fans that you really have to watch out for, because they're going to be... (read more)

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Africa and Middle East
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West with the Night
West with the Night
by Beryl Markham
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"Did you read Beryl Markham's book, West with the Night? I knew her fairly well in Africa and never would have suspected that she could and would put pen to paper except to write in her flyer's log book. As it is, she has written so well, and marvelously... (read more)

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Europe
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A Time of Gifts (New York Review Books Classics)
A Time of Gifts (New York Review Books Classics)
by Patrick Leigh Fermor
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At the age of eighteen, Patrick Leigh Fermor set off from the heart of London on an epic journey--to walk to Constantinople." A Time of Gifts" is the rich account of his adventures as far as Hungary, after which "Between the Woods and the Water... (read more)

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Exploration
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A Voyage Long and Strange
A Voyage Long and Strange
by Tony Horwitz
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With the same sly humor and neighborly curiosity he brought to Confederates in the Attic and Blue Latitudes, in A Voyage Long and Strange Tony Horwitz roams the New World, surveying the destinations of history's foremost explorers: Leif Eiriksson... (read more)

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Asia
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Beyond Belief
Beyond Belief
by V S Naipaul
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Fourteen years after the publication of his landmark travel narrative Among the Believers, V. S. Naipaul returned to the four non-Arab Islamic countries he reported on so vividly at the time of Ayatollah Khomeini's triumph in Iran. Beyond Belief is the... (read more)

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Latin America
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The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
by David Grann
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Grann's riveting new book, The Lost City of Z, delves into the intrepid life and mysterious disappearance of legendary British explorer Percy Fawcett. Armchair travelers will be whisked away to the Amazon on a wild ride with a surprising finish.... (read more)

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Anthologies
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Kindness of Strangers (03 - Old Edition)
Kindness of Strangers (03 - Old Edition)
by Don George
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A timely collection of inspiring tales, The Kindness of Strangers explores the unexpected human connections that so often transform the experience of travel, and celebrates the gift of kindness around the world.... (read more)

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Italy
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The Reluctant Tuscan: How I Discovered My Inner Italian
The Reluctant Tuscan: How I Discovered My Inner Italian
by Phil Doran
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A Book Sense Pick for May 2005, this is the humorous tale of how the author movedagainst his will and his better judgmentto Italy with his wife, only to rediscover himself, his marriage, and the importance of getting in touch with his inner Italian... (read more)

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River Town Two Years on the Yangtze
River Town Two Years on the Yangtze
by Peter Hessler
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Travel writing describing two years spent by Peter Hessler in China. Well-reviewed in the broadsheets, it was also the winner of the 2001 Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize. "Written with great clarity and affection" "The Times".... (read more)

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Skeletons on the Zahara: A True Story of Survival
Skeletons on the Zahara: A True Story of Survival
by Dean King
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Everywhere hailed as a masterpiece of historical adventure, this enthralling narrative recounts the experiences of twelve American sailors who were shipwrecked off the coast of Africa in 1815, captured by desert nomads, sold into slavery, and subjected... (read more)

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Bestsellers

Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Bicycle Diaries
  1. Bicycle Diaries
    by David Byrne
  2. The Places In Between
    by Rory Stewart
  3. West with the Night
    by Beryl Markham
  4. The National Parks: America's Best Idea
    by Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns
  5. A Time of Gifts (New York Review Books Classics)
    by Patrick Leigh Fermor
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