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Fugitives and Refugees: A Walk in Portland, Oregon
by Chuck Palahniuk
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Heads in Beds: A Reckless Memoir of Hotels, Hustles, and So-Called Hospitality
by Jacob Tomsky
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In the tradition of Kitchen Confidential and Waiter Rant, a rollicking, eye-opening, fantastically indiscreet memoir of a life spent (and misspent) in the hotel industry. Jacob Tomsky never intended to go into the hotel business. As a new college... (read more)

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Whose Panties Are These?: More Misadventures from Funny Women on the Road (Travelers' Tales)
by Jennifer L Leo
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Oracle Bones: A Journey Through Time in China (P.S.)
by Peter Hessler
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A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
by Bill Bryson
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My Life in France
by Julia Child and Alex Prud'homme
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Blue Latitudes: Boldly Going Where Captain Cook Has Gone Before
by Tony Horwitz
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The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry: Love, Laughter, and Tears in Paris at the World's Most Famous Cooking School
by Kathleen Flinn
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Tales of a Female Nomad: Living at Large in the World
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The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
by David Grann
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The River at the Center of the World: A Journey Up the Yangtze, and Back in Chinese Time
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Mawson's Will: The Greatest Polar Survival Story Ever Written
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The Last Place on Earth: Scott and Amundsen's Race to the South Pole (Modern Library Exploration)
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Italian Neighbors Or a Lapsed Anglo Saxo
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