Adventure Literary Travel category: 5767 books
Imagined London
A Tour of the World's Greatest Fictional City
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2006
Anna Quindlen first visited London from a chair in her suburban Philadelphia home—in one of her beloved childhood mystery novels. She has been back to London countless times since, through the pages of books and in person, and now, in Imagined London, she takes her own readers on a tour of this...
Voyager
Travel Writings
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2016
“Banks’s narrative seductively juxtaposes rambles through lush volcanic mountains, white sand beaches and coral reefs with a barrage of memories of the hash he’s made of his private life.” —The New York Times Book Review
Now in his mid-seventies, Russell Banks has indulged his wanderlust...
Travel Writing 1700-1830
An Anthology
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2005
'How is the mind agitated and bewildered, at being thus, as it were, placed on the borders of a new world!' - William Bartram 'Thus you see, dear sister, the manners of mankind do not differ so widely as our voyage writers would have us believe.' - Mary Wortley Montagu With widely varied motives -...
Riding the Rails with Paul Theroux
The Great Railway Bazaar, The Old Patagonian Express, and Ghost Train to the Eastern Star
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2018
Riding the Rails with Paul Theroux
Three quintessential works from the legendary Paul Theroux are collected here for the first time.
Let the master take you by train through Asia in 1975’s The Great Railway Bazaar, then cross the Americas in 1979’s The Old Patagonian Express, and round...
The Traveller
Notes from an Imperfect Journey Around the World
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2013
"The recollections still have rawness and immediacy locked inside; this is refreshing." - Montreal Review of Books
“Daniel’s got the kind of honesty and storytelling genius that makes me weak in the knees.” - Matador Network
“Inspiring and laugh-out-loud funny, [The...
Vagabonding
An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel
Language: English
Release Date: December 24, 2002
With a new foreword by Tim Ferriss • “Vagabonding easily remains in my top-10 list of life-changing books. Why? Because one incredible trip, especially a long-term trip, can change your life forever. And Vagabonding teaches you how to travel (and think), not just for one trip, but for the rest...
Smile When You're Lying
Confessions of a Rogue Travel Writer
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2007
From Bangkok to Bogotá, a hilarious behind-the-brochures tour of picture-perfect locales, dangerous destinations, and overrated hellholes from a guy who knows the truth about travel
Travel writer, editor, and photographer Chuck Thompson has spent more than a decade traipsing through thirty-five...
Route 66 Backroads
Your Guide to Scenic Side Trips & Adventures from the Mother Road
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2008
Known as the Main Street of America and the Mother Road, U.S. Route 66 is the nation’s best known highway. Once the microcosm of a culture increasingly connected by automobiles, its sights and attractions are now a fascinating reflection of a nation on the move. Travel this iconic highway through...
by Alec Baldwin, Bruce Beresford, Sandra Bernhard
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2011
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Since the ancient Greeks, actor's have been society's storytellers. And ever since Hollywood first left the backlot, these storytellers have been traveling to far-flung corners of the world to tell those tales. We decided to ask some...
Writers in Paris
Literary Lives in the City of Light
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2009
A revealing history of writers who lived in Paris, from Moliére to Henry Miller: the basis for one of Lonely Planet’s Top 10 Literary Walking Tours.
No city has attracted so much literary talent, launched so many illustrious careers, or produced such a wealth of enduring literature as Paris....
by Bill Bryson
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016
Why do I travel? Why does anyone of us travel? Bill Bryson poses these questions in his introduction to The Best American Travel Writing 2016, and though he admits, “I wasn’t at all sure I knew the answer,” they are questions worthy of examination. While the various contributors to this collection...
by Henry James
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 1995
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 1995
"The charm of certain vacant grassy spaces, in Italy, overfrowned by masses of brickwork that are honeycombed by the suns of centuries, is something that I hereby renounce once for all the attempt to express; but you may be sure that whenever I mention such a spot enchantment lurks in it."...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2015
In his introduction, guest editor Andrew McCarthy says that the best travel writing is “the anonymous and solitary traveler capturing a moment in time and place, giving meaning to his or her travels.” The stories in The Best American Travel Writing 2015 demonstrate just that spirit, whether it...
Off the Beaten Page
The Best Trips for Lit Lovers, Book Clubs, and Girls on Getaways
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2013
Blending literature and travel, this book offers a look at 15 U.S. destinations featured in the works of famous writers. Designed as a guide to help avid bibliophiles experience, in person, the places they’ve only read about, award-winning journalist Terri Peterson Smith takes readers on lively...