Essays & Travelogues
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Harry Truman’s Excellent Adventure: The True Story of a Great American Road Trip
$17.99 Read moreOn June 19, 1953, Harry Truman got up early, packed the trunk of his Chrysler New Yorker, and did something no other former president has done before or since: he hit the road. No Secret Service prote
- Author: Algeo, Matthew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: April 01 2011
- ISBN10: 1569767076
- Language: English
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Pull of the Thread
$45.00 Read more- Untold stories of textile travellers
- Color photos of rare antique textiles and stunning interiors
- Featuring previously unpublished photographs from the 1970s of streets and bazaars in Central and South
- Author: Fruman, Sheila
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: November 14 2023
- ISBN10: 1898113874
- Language: English
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Tales of a Female Nomad: Living at Large in the World
$17.00 Add to cartThe true story of an ordinary woman living an extraordinary existence all over the world.
“Gelman doesn’t just observe the cultures she visits, she participates in them, becoming emotionally involved- Author: Gelman, Rita Golden
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: May 28 2002
- ISBN10: 0609809547
- Language: English
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The Full English: A Journey in Search of a Country and Its People
$29.99 Read moreA Sunday Times Book of the Week and Top 10 BestsellerA Waterstones Travel Book of the YearA Spectator Book of the Year
What kind of country is England today?
What does it mean to be English?
Are we
- Author: Maconie, Stuart
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: October 31 2023
- ISBN10: 0008498261
- Language: English
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Great American Road Trips: Best of 50 States
$19.99 Read moreFuel your wanderlust with America’s best travel destinations and get inspired to explore the natural beauty and rich history of all 50 states.
The title says it all: Get the top road trip vacations th- Series: Rd Great American Road Trips #4
- Author: Reader’s Digest
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 04 2022
- ISBN10: 1621458458
- Language: English
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L’Appart: The Delights and Disasters of Making My Paris Home
$19.00 Add to cartBestselling author and world-renowned chef David Lebovitz continues to mine the rich subject of his evolving ex-Pat life in Paris, using his perplexing experiences in apartment renovation as a launchi… [more below]
- Author: Lebovitz, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: November 06 2018
- ISBN10: 0804188408
- Language: English
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Ghosts of Spain: Travels Through Spain and Its Silent Past
$20.00 Add to cart“An invaluable book . . . A country finally facing its past could scarcely hope for a better, or more enamored, chronicler of its present.”-Sarah Wildman, New York Times Book Review
The appearance, m- Author: Tremlett, Giles
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: March 13 2008
- ISBN10: 0802716741
- Language: English
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Forks: A Quest for Culture, Cuisine, and Connection: Three Years, Five Continents, One Motorcycle
$50.00 Read moreHave you ever thought of quitting your job, selling your earthly belongings, and chucking the rest to travel the world? Allan Karl did just that. After waking up to the realization that his career and… [more below]
- Author: Karl, Allan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 280
- Publish Date: June 03 2014
- ISBN10: 0989441814
- Language: English
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My Twenty-Five Years in Provence: Reflections on Then and Now
$16.95 Add to cartFrom the moment Peter Mayle and his wife, Jennie, uprooted their lives in England and crossed the Channel permanently, they never looked back. Here the beloved author of A Year in Provence pays tribut… [more below]
- Series: Vintage Departures
- Author: Mayle, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: May 28 2019
- ISBN10: 1101974281
- Language: English
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The Inland Sea
$22.95 Add to cart“An elegiac prose celebration . . . a classic in its genre.”–Publishers Weekly
In this acclaimed travel memoir, Donald Richie paints a memorable portrait of the island-studded Inland Sea. His existent
- Author: Richie, Donald
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: October 20 2015
- ISBN10: 1611720249
- Language: English
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The Lady and the Monk: Four Seasons in Kyoto
$19.00 Add to cartWhen Pico Iyer decided to go to Kyoto and live in a monastery, he did so to learn about Zen Buddhism from the inside, to get to know Kyoto, one of the loveliest old cities in the world, and to find ou… [more below]
- Series: Vintage Departures #0000
- Author: Iyer, Pico
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: October 27 1992
- ISBN10: 0679738347
- Language: English
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The Nature Instinct: Relearning Our Lost Intuition for the Inner Workings of the Natural World
$24.95 Add to cartReaders of master outdoorsman Tristan Gooley have learned that the world is filled with clues to look for–we can use the Big Dipper to tell time, for example, and a budding flower to find south. But … [more below]
- Series: Natural Navigation
- Author: Gooley, Tristan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: November 20 2018
- ISBN10: 1615194797
- Language: English
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You Are Here: Hikes: The Most Scenic Spots on Earth
$24.95 Read moreWhether planning a getaway or just dreaming about one, this beautifully curated collection of amazing hikes all around the world evokes awe-inspiring travel adventures that are inspirational and attai… [more below]
- Series: You Are Here
- Author: Blackwell & Ruth
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: May 10 2022
- ISBN10: 1797209825
- Language: English
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Passage to Juneau: A Sea and Its Meanings
$19.00 Read moreThe bestselling, award-winning author of Bad Land takes us along the Inside Passage, 1,000 miles of often treacherous water, which he navigates solo in a 35-foot sailboat, offering captivating discour… [more below]
- Series: Vintage Departures
- Author: Raban, Jonathan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: November 07 2000
- ISBN10: 0679776141
- Language: English
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Adventuress: Women Exploring the Wild
$55.00 Read moreIn turn inspirational and extraordinary, these profiles in female courage, determination, and adventure are illustrated with breathtaking photography from some of the most intriguing corners of the wo… [more below]
- Author: Amell, Carolina
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: September 05 2023
- ISBN10: 3791389203
- Language: English
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The Astral Geographic: The Watkins Guide to the Occult World
$27.95 Read moreEXPLORE THE LANDSCAPES OF THE OCCULT – EXPAND THE HORIZONS OF YOUR CONSCIOUSNESS
This ground-breaking new approach to the history of magic explores the occult through geography, inviting you to embark- Author: Sharp, Andy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: October 10 2023
- ISBN10: 1786786737
- Language: English
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Heading Home
$14.99 Add to cartHeading Home begins with Peter Anderson’s dharma-bum passion for the road, which leads him through the mountains and deserts of the American West, and eventually lands him in an eccentric end-of-the-r… [more below]
- Author: Anderson, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 90
- Publish Date: May 30 2017
- ISBN10: 1942280211
- Language: English
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Circling Home: What I Learned by Living Elsewhere
$17.95 Read moreCatching the travel bug at age twenty, Terry Repak longed to live overseas someday. She didn’t foresee spending fifteen years in countries like Ivory Coast, Tanzania, and Switzerland; nor did she gues… [more below]
- Author: Repak, Terry A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: September 12 2023
- ISBN10: 164742545X
- Language: English
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Bright Unbearable Reality: Essays
$17.95 Read more2022 National Book Awards Longlist for Nonfiction
Essays about migration, displacement, and the hope for connection in a time of emotional and geopolitical disruption by a Soviet-born writer and forme- Author: Badkhen, Anna
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 18 2022
- ISBN10: 1681377063
- Language: English
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Destination Earth: A New Philosophy of Travel by a World-Traveler
$22.80 Read moreGold Medal Winner: International Book Award in the Travel Category, 2017
Gold Medal Winner: Independent Press Award in the Travel Category, 2017
Silver Medal Winner: Reader’s Favorite Award in the T
- Author: Hadjicostis, Nicos
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: June 08 2016
- ISBN10: 0997414804
- Language: English
