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The Best American Travel Writing 2012 2012 Adult Nonfiction Book |
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Adams, Mark, 1967- Turn Right at Machu Picchu : Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time Traces the author's recreation of Hiram Bingham III's discovery of the ancient citadel, Machu Picchu, in the Andes Mountains of Peru, describing his struggles with rudimentary survival tools and his experiences at the sides of local guides. 2011 Adult Nonfiction Book |
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Allison, Peter Whatever You Do Don't Run: True Tales of a Botswana Safari Guide A hilarious collection of true tales from top safari guide Peter Allison. In a place where the wrong behavior could get you eaten, Allison has survived face-to-face encounters with big cats, angry elephants, and the world's most unpredictable animals-herds of untamed tourists and foolhardy guides whose outrageous antics sometimes make them even more dangerous than a pride of hungry lions! [Book Jacket] 2008 Adult Nonfiction Book (Biography) |
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Biggers, Jeff In the Sierra Madre Based on his one-year sojourn in a remote village among the Raramuri/Tarahumara in Mexico's renowned Copper Canyon, award-winning journalist Jeff Biggers offers a rare look into one of the most resilient indigenous cultures in the Americas, the exploits of Mexican mountaineers, and recounts the fascinating parade of argonauts and accidental travelers that has journeyed into the Sierra Madre over centuries. [Book Jacket] 2006 Adult Nonfiction Book |
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Bird, Christiane Neither East Nor West: One Woman's Journey Through the Islamic Republic of Iran Bird lived in Iran for several years as a child. As an adult, she traveled extensively throughout the country, trying to learn more about its people and history. She provides a fascinating glimpse of a complex culture, complete with descriptions of Persian feasts shared with her hosts. 2001 Adult Nonfiction Book |
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Blackwell, Andrew, 1972- Visit Sunny Chernobyl : and other Adventures in the World's Most Polluted Places For most of us, traveling means visiting the most beautiful places on Earth--Paris, the Taj Mahal, the Grand Canyon. It's rare to book a plane ticket to visit the lifeless moonscape of Canada's oil sand strip mines, or to seek out the Chinese city of Linfen, legendary as the most polluted in the world. But in "Visit Sunny Chernobyl," Andrew Blackwell embraces a different kind of travel, taking a jaunt through the most gruesomely polluted places on Earth. 2012 Adult Nonfiction Book |
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Burkett, Elinor So Many Enemies so Little Time: An American Woman in All the Wrong Places A political travelogue chronicling the journalist author's experiences in the Middle East follows her acceptance of a Fulbright Professorship in Kyrgyzstan, a decision that led to numerous adventures with local people in such areas as Kabul, Baghdad, and Iran. 2004 Adult Nonfiction Book |
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Cahill, Tim Hold the Enlightenment In his latest collection of death-defying exploits and far-flung travels, Outside Magazine editor Tim Cahill visits the side of an active volcano in Ecuador, the Saharan salt mines and the largest toxic waste dump in the Western Hemisphere. He also ventures to find a Caspian tiger in Turkey and giant centipedes in the Congo. When not on the move, he debunks hoary notions of the kindness of dolphins and ruminates on religion, death, and the perplexing phenomenon of yoga. 2002 Adult Nonfiction Book |
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Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976 The Grand Tour : Around the World with the Queen of Mystery In 1922 Agatha Christie set sail with her husband on a ten-month voyage around the world. Placing her two-year-old daughter in the care of her sister, Christie set sail at the end of January and did not return home until December. Throughout her journey, she kept up a detailed weekly correspondence with her mother, describing the exotic places and the remarkable people she encountered as the mission traveled through South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, and Canada. Reproduced here for the first time, the letters are full of tales of seasickness and sunburn, motor trips and surfboarding, glamor and misery. 2012 Adult Nonfiction Book |
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Cohan, Tony Mexican Days: Journeys into the Heart of Mexico "Cohan updates and expands his portrait of life in Mexico from his previous books. He travels from Guanajuato to Mexico City, to Oaxaca, and to the Yucatan, the sights and the people he encounters reflect intractable problems left over from repeated disastrous collisions with first Spanish and then U.S. forces. --Booklist 2006 Adult Nonfiction Book |
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Davidson, Robyn Desert Places The ancient lifestyle of the Rabari nomads of India may soon disappear. The author migrated with the Rabari for several months as they herded sheep, partaking of their life of harsh poverty. She compellingly describes the rough, beautiful landscape and its people. 1996 Adult Nonfiction Book |
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Doerr, Anthony Four Seasons in Rome: On Twins, Insomnia, and the Biggest Funeral in the History of the World Documents the award-winning writer's experiences of living, working, and raising twin sons in Rome during the year following his receipt of a prestigious Rome Prize stipend, a period during which he attended the vigil of the dying John Paul II, brought his children on a snowy visit to the Pantheon, and befriended numerous locals. 2007 Adult Nonfiction Book |
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Eames, Andrew The 8:55 to Baghdad A dual literary biography and travelogue inspired by Agatha Christie's 1928 ride on the Orient Express follows the author's recreation of Christie's train ride to the Middle East, a journey during which he encountered modern dangers and a host of colorful fellow travelers. 2005 Adult Nonfiction Book |
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Elliot, Jason Mirrors of the Unseen: Journeys in Iran A literary travelogue combining history, anecdote, and cultural analysis explores the rich heritage of Persian culture, offering a multifaceted portrait of the art, architecture, culture, and people of Iran. 2006 Adult Nonfiction Book |
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Erdrich, Louise Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country Erdrich describes her evocative odyssey back to the islands of her ancestors in southern Ontario, offering a compelling portrait of Ojibwe language, culture, spirits, traditions, and art as she visits centuries-old rock paintings and recalls her own family and contemporary life. 2003 Adult Nonfiction Book |
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Fraser, Laura. All Over the Map Celebrating her fortieth birthday, Laura Fraser confronts the trajectory of her life. Divorced and childless in her thirties, she found solace in the wanderlust that had always directed her heart, but now she wonders if her passion for travel (and for short-lived romantic rendezvous) has deprived her of what she secretly wants most: a husband, a family, a home. How to reconcile what seem to be two opposite desires: for adventure, great food, and new experiences, but also a place to call home -- and a loving pair of arms to greet her there? So, she globe hops. What else is a travel writer to do? 2010 Adult Nonfiction Book |
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Frazier, Ian Travels in Siberia Here, travel writer Ian Frazier trains his eye for detail on Siberia, that vast expanse of Asiatic Russia. He explores many aspects of this storied, often grim region, which takes up one-seventh of the land on earth. He writes about the geography, the resources, the native peoples, the history, the forty-below midwinter afternoons, the bugs. 2010 Adult Nonfiction Book |
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Gilbert, Elizabeth Eat Pray Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy India and Indonesia The memoir of a magazine writer's yearlong travels across the world in search of pleasure, guidance, experience and wholeness. 2006 Adult Nonfiction Book |
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Grann, David The Lost City of Z : a Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon After stumbling upon a hidden trove of diaries, New Yorker writer David Grann set out to solve the greatest exploration mystery of the twentieth century: what happened to British explorer Percy Fawcett. In 1925 Fawcett ventured into the Amazon to find an ancient civilization. For centuries Europeans believed the world's largest jungle concealed the glittering El Dorado. Thousands had died looking for it, leaving many convinced that the Amazon was truly inimical to humankind. But Fawcett had spent years building his scientific case. Captivating the imagination of millions, he embarked with his 21-year-old son, determined to prove that this ancient civilization -- which he dubbed Z--existed. Then he and his expedition vanished. 2009 Adult Nonfiction Book |
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Grant, Richard, 1963- Crazy River : Exploration and Folly in East Africa Known to local tribes as "the river of bad spirits," the Malagarasi River is a daunting adversary even with a heavily armed Tanzanian crew as travel companions. Dodging bullets, hippos, and crocodiles, the author finally emerges in war-torn Burundi, where he befriends some ethnic street gangsters and trails a notorious man-eating crocodile known as Gustave. He concludes his journey by interviewing the dictatorial president of Rwanda and visiting the true source of the Nile. 2011 Adult Nonfiction Book |
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