Adventure Literary Travel category: 5767 books
The Joys of Travel
And Stories That Illuminate Them
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2016
The Joys of Travel: And Stories that Illuminate Them is a collection of Thomas Swick’s personal essays on what he has identified as the seven joys of travel”: anticipation, movement, break from routine, novelty, discovery, emotional connection and heightened appreciation of home.
The...
The Best Women's Travel Writing, Volume 10
True Stories from Around the World
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2014
In The Best Women’s Travel Writing, Volume 10: True Stories from Around the World, thirty celebrated and emerging writers invite you to ride shotgun as they travel the globe to discover new places, people, and facets of themselves. The essays are as diverse as the destinations, the common thread being...
My Kind of Place
Travel Stories from a Woman Who's Been Everywhere
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2004
Susan Orlean has been called “a national treasure” by The Washington Post and “a kind of latter-day Tocqueville” by The New York Times Book Review. In addition to having written classic articles for The New Yorker, she was played, with some creative liberties, by Meryl Streep in her Golden...
Algren at Sea
Notes from a Sea Diary & Who Lost an American?-Travel Writings
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2011
Nelson Algren's two travel writing books describe his journeys through the seamier sides of great American cities and the international social and political landscapes of the mid-1960s. Algren at Sea brings them together in one volume.
Notes from a Sea Diary offers one of the most remarkable...
Anatomy of Restlessness
Selected Writings 1969-1989
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 1997
Although he is best known for his luminous reports from the farthest-flung corners of the earth, Bruce Chatwin possessed a literary sensibility that reached beyond the travel narrative to span a world of topics—from art and antiques to archaeology and architecture. This spirited collection of previously...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2012
The public face of Washington-the gridiron of L'Enfant's avenues, the buttoned-down demeanor Sloan Wilson's archetypal "Man in the Grey Flannel Suit," the monumental buildings of the Triangle-rarely gives up the secrets of this city's rich life. But, beneath the surface there are countless...
by Reg Egan
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2016
Award winning author Reg Egan's third book, 'Of Rivers, Baguettes and Billabongs', is an insightful look at the history and lives affected by two rivers in two different continents: the Darling in Australia and the Dordogne in France.
Egan cleverly draws parallels between the two seemingly...
Travel eGuide: Scotland
Discover a beautiful country with living history!
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2016
Are you a demanding traveler?
So... Welcome to Scotland, a beautiful and amazing territory in Great Britain!
Do you want to wonder at living history and meet amazing people? Do you love nature and architecture?
Scotland is for you!
Our Travel eGuide will definitely prove it to you.
Discover...
Tangier
A Literary Guide for Travellers
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2013
An edge city, poised at the northernmost tip of Africa, just nine miles across the Strait of Gibraltar from Europe and overlooking both the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, Tangier is more than a destination, it is an escape, and the Interzone, as William Burroughs called it, has attracted spies, outlaws,...
by Rick Steves
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2018
Change the world one trip at a time. In this illuminating collection of stories and lessons from the road, acclaimed travel writer Rick Steves shares a powerful message that resonates now more than ever.
With the world facing divisive and often frightening events, from Trump, Brexit, and Erdogan,...
by Lonely Planet, Alexis Averbuck, Cathy Brown
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2017
Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher
Lonely Planet Antarcticais your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Get up close and personal with the local penguin populations, cruise the picture-perfect...
In Motion
The Experience of Travel
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2010
In this extraordinarily wide-ranging, insightful, and revelatory book, Tony Hiss—the much-praised author of The Experience of Place—delves into a unique and instantly recognizable (though previously undescribed) experience that can happen to us when we travel, a special understanding and ability...
The Travel Detective
How to Get the Best Service and the Best Deals from Airlines, Hotels, Cruise Ships, and Car Rental Agencies
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2005
Renowned travel authority and NBC Today show travel editor Peter Greenberg shares his insider secrets.
Americans now travel more than ever before. Yet as our traveling has increased, the service we receive from airlines, hotels, and other agencies has deteriorated dramatically. Industry surveys...
by Simon Winchester, Tim Cahill, Jan Morris
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2015
Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher*
A timely collection of 26 inspiring tales, The Kindness of Strangers explores the unexpected human connections that so often transfigure and transform the experience of travel, and celebrates the gift of kindness around the world. Featuring...