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River Horse: The Logbook of a Boat Across America
by William Least Heat-Moon
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'In RIVER-HORSE, the preeminent chronicler of American back roads -- who has given us the classics BLUE HIGHWAYS and PRAIRYERTH -- recounts his singular voyage on American waters from sea to sea. Along the route, he offers a lyrical and ceaselessly... ( read more)
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Searching for Crusoe: A Journey Among the Last Real Islands
by Thurston Clarke
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They inspire feelings of great passion, serenity, and sometimes fear . . . they give people the opportunity to find themselves--or to lose their minds . . . they are revered as paradise or treated as junkyards . . . both haunted by and respectful of... ( read more)
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In the Land of Temple Caves: From St. Emilion to Paris's St Sulpice
by Frederick W Turner
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In September 2001, following moments when civilization seemed to have unraveled, Frederick Turner undertook a quest for confirmation that Art does matter, that it is the preeminent human expression of the Life Force; that it is as undeniably necessary as... ( read more)
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The Reader's Companion to Ireland
by Alan Ryan
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This uniquely literate guide to the land and people of Eire features choice travel writing by Jan Morris, Richard Condon, Paul Theroux, Michael Crichton, and many others, dating from 1896 to the present. Introduction by the Editor. Map.<BR>... ( read more)
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Charles Kuralt's American Moments
by Charles Kuralt
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AMERICAN MOMENT: a small truth of the kind easily overlooked by people in a hurry. Charles Kuralt is a national treasure, a reporter and man of the world who was to many the real and true voice of America. To several generations Kuralt was the Mark... ( read more)
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Do Not Pass Go
by Tim Moore
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Tells the story of London since the thirties, through the 28 streets and stations of the Monopoly board. Tim Moore is the author of "French Revolutions", which sold 27,000 copies in trade paperback. "An ideal balance of travel, anecdote and dry wit... ( read more)
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Travels With My Briefcase
by Peter Biddlecombe
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Paperback edition of this travel book-cum- businessman's guide. Published simultaneously with >Around the World on Expenses<, Biddlecombe's latest hardback.... ( read more)
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Tall Tales and Tittle-Tattle: From Around the World
by Dana Facaros
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"Tall Tales and Tittle-Tattle" is a fascinating, entertaining, wry and utterly absorbing book, combining hilarious yet unbelievable snippets from their travels, with an array of historical, cultural and travel miscellany and tittle-tattle from around the... ( read more)
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Travellers' Tales from Heaven and Hell
by Travellerseye
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An eclectic collection of over a hundred anecdotal travel stories made up of poems, short anecdotes and longer pieces up to a thousand words. Some are amusing, some informative, others are dramatic, the emotions experienced range from heavenly to hellish.... ( read more)
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Looking for Chengdu: A Woman's Adventures in China (Anthropology of Contemporary Issues)
by Hill Gates
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For decades, anthropologist Hill Gates had waited for an opportunity to get to know the citizens of China as she had done in Taiwan -- face to face, over an extended period of time. At last in the late 1980s she set out on an excursion to Sichuan... ( read more)
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Al Dente: The Adventures of a Gastronome in Italy
by William Black
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William Black is serious about Italian food, and in this title he eats whatever gets in his way - expounding the joys of everything from maggot-infested cheese to pasta with donkey sauce. William travels the length and breadth of Italy in his quest fro... ( read more)
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Pilgrimage: Tales from the Open Road
by Patrick Pfister
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There is no frigate like this book to take the reader away to distant lands. In Penang, in Athens, in rural Germany and in the Himalayas, these non-fiction narratives always involve people as well as landscapes; giving the reader a strong sense of place... ( read more)
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Trieste and Meaning of Nowhere (02 Edition)
by Morris
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Here's a book for lovers of all things Italian. This city on the Adriatic has always tantalized Jan Morris with its moodiness and changeability. After visiting Trieste for more than half a century, she has come to see it as a touchstone for her interests... ( read more)
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Slow Coast Home: a 5,000-mile Cycle Journey Around the Shores of England and Wales
by Josie Dew
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In this book, Josie Dew takes another quirky and riotous ride, choosing to circumnavigate the coastline of the British Isles—discovering that her homeland can be as surprising and full of incident as anywhere she has ever been. Beginning... ( read more)
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Sticks & Wires & Cloth
by Anne Hopkins
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Sticks & Wires & Cloth is about escaping into the skies of a bygone era in a 1929-design biplane, an episodic log of the author's five years traveling around Texas and most of the rest of the United States. Anne Hopkins brings a fresh voice to writing... ( read more)
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The Prize of All the Oceans : the Triumph and Tragedy of Anson's Voyage Round the World
by Glyn Williams
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This work recounts this classic story from sea history, detailing the dramatic hardships, diasters, mutiny and heroism that occurred.... ( read more)
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Around the World in 80 Days
by Michael Palin
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In 1988 Michael Palin set out from the Reform Club to circumnavigate the world, following the route taken by the fictional Phileas Fogg 115 years earlier. He had to make the journey in 80 days - accompanied by a BBC film crew - using only forms of... ( read more)
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Far Appalachia: Following the New River North
by Noah Adams
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With his sharp eye and gentle wit, Noah Adams doesn't just tell stories, he lets them unfold--quietly, powerfully, and eloquently. Now the beloved host of NPR's All Things Considered and bestselling author of Piano Lessons takes us on a river journey... ( read more)
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Danger: True Stories of Trouble and Survival (Travelers' Tales Guides)
by James Oreilly
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Here are 28 awe-inspiring stories of danger and survival, guaranteed to get your heart pumping. Whether trapped in an underwater cave, escaping an avalanche, fending off a thug, or surviving a storm at sea, each author faces moments of raw terror and... ( read more)
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True Brits: A Tour of Great Britain in All Its Bog-Snorkelling, Shin-Kicking, and Cheese-Rolling Glory
by J R Daeschner
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"Best described as Bill Bryson meets Tony Hawks" ("The Observer") "True Brits" is the hilarious account of the antics and utterly strange traditions of 21st-century Britain.... ( read more)
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