Essays & Travelogues
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Into the Carpathians: A Journey Through the Heart and History of East Central Europe (Part 2: The Western Mountains) [Black and White Editio
$19.95 Add to cartFinalist, 2021 Next Generation Indie Book Awards: Travel and Regional Non-Fiction categories.
The journey continues in Part 2 of Into the Carpathians: an engaging and informative chronicle of a 2005 hi
- Series: Into the Carpathians #2
- Author: Sparks, Alan E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 376
- Publish Date: April 04 2022
- ISBN10: 0578754479
- Language: English
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Two Years Before the Mast: A Personal Narrative of Life at Sea
$23.00 Add to cartIn 1834, Richard Henry Dana Jr. left the comforts of Boston for the hardships and abuses of the most exploited segment of the American working class. Dana’s account of his passage around Cape Horn to
- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Dana, Richard Henry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 576
- Publish Date: December 17, 1981
- ISBN10: 0140390081
- Language: English
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What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding: A Memoir
$19.00 Add to cartA funny, sexy, and ultimately poignant memoir about mastering the art of the “vacationship”–the inspiration for the upcoming Freeform series While You Were Breeding
“What I Was Doing While You Were Br… [more below]- Author: Newman, Kristin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: May 20 2014
- ISBN10: 0804137609
- Language: English
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Land’s End
$16.00 Add to cart“Cunningham’s short book is a haunting, beautiful piece of work. . . . A magnificent work of art.” –The Washington Post
“Easily read on a plane-and-ferry journey from here to the sandy, tide-washed ti- Author: Cunningham, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: May 22 2012
- ISBN10: 125001770X
- Language: English
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Pocket Atlas of Remote Islands: Fifty Islands I Have Not Visited and Never Will
$30.00 Add to cartA lovely small-trim edition of the award-winning Atlas of Remote Islands
The Atlas of Remote Islands, Judith Schalansky’s beautiful and deeply personal account of the islands that have held a place in- Author: Schalansky, Judith
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: November 12 2014
- ISBN10: 0143126679
- Language: English
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1,000 Perfect Weekends: Great Getaways Around the Globe
$40.00 Read morePacked with innovative ideas and inspiring photographs, this gift-worthy treasury features 1,000 dream escapes from sunny beach retreats to lush mountain idylls, exotic city sojourns, and wild adventu… [more below]
- Author: National Geographic
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 704
- Publish Date: October 19 2021
- ISBN10: 1426221452
- Language: English
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I’m Off Then: Losing and Finding Myself on the Camino de Santiago
$19.99 Add to cartFrom one of Germany’s most beloved celebrities, a cross between Bill Bryson and Paulo Coelho.
It has sold over 3 million copies and been translated into eleven different languages. Pilgrims have incre- Author: Kerkeling, Hape
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: June 16 2009
- ISBN10: 1416553878
- Language: English
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Frances Mayes Always Italy
$35.00 Add to cartThe world’s favorite expert on la dolce vita (Under the Tuscan Sun author) guides readers through Italy’s iconic regions, replete with lavish National Geographic images.
This lush guide, featuring mor- Author: Mayes, Frances
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: March 31 2020
- ISBN10: 142622091X
- Language: English
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No Reservations: Around the World on an Empty Stomach
$35.00 Add to cartMore than just a companion to the hugely popular Travel Channel show, No Reservations is Bourdain’s fully illustrated journal of his far-flung travels. The book traces his trips from New Zealand to Ne
- Author: Bourdain, Anthony
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: November 06 2007
- ISBN10: 1596914475
- Language: English
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Sailing Alone around the World
$18.00 Add to cartThe classic travel narrative of a Don Quixote-of-the-seas – the first man to circumnavigate the world singlehandedly.
Joshua Slocum’s autobiographical account of his solo trip around the world is one
- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Slocum, Joshua
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: June 01 1999
- ISBN10: 0140437363
- Language: English
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Under the Tuscan Sun: 20th-Anniversary Edition
$18.00 Add to cart#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – The beloved memoir of self-discovery set against the spectacular Tuscan countryside that inspired the major motion picture starring Diane Lane–now in a twentieth-annive… [more below]
- Author: Mayes, Frances
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 02 1997
- ISBN10: 0767900383
- Language: English
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Two O’Clock on a Tuesday at Trevi Fountain: A Search for an Unconventional Life Abroad
$24.95 Read more“An inspiring yet relatable read for anyone ready to stop settling.” –Nina Ruggiero, Travel + Leisure
In this inspiring travel memoir–the antidote to the “just quit your job and ditch all your bel- Author: Sula, Helene
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: April 09 2024
- ISBN10: 1958803413
- Language: English
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Best. State. Ever.: A Florida Man Defends His Homeland
$20.00 Add to cartA New York Times bestseller–a brilliantly funny exploration of the Sunshine State from the man who knows it best: Pulitzer Prize winner Dave Barry.
We never know what will happen next in Florida. We- Author: Barry, Dave
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: September 05 2017
- ISBN10: 1101982616
- Language: English
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The Japanese Sake Bible: Everything You Need to Know about Great Sake (with Tasting Notes and Scores for Over 100 Top Brands)
$17.99 Add to cart**2021 Gourmand Cookbook Award Winner for Japan in Spirits and Other Drinks**
The Japanese Sake Bible is the ultimate book about Japan’s national drink–from its history, culture and production method- Author: Ashcraft, Brian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: September 15 2020
- ISBN10: 4805315059
- Language: English
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Sovietistan: Travels in Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan
$18.95 Add to cartAn unforgettable journey through Central Asia, one of the most mysterious and history-laden regions of the world.
Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan became free of the So- Author: Fatland, Erika
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: July 13 2021
- ISBN10: 1643137697
- Language: English
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The Great Railway Bazaar
$21.99 Add to cartFrom legendary writer Paul Theroux, an epic journey across Europe and Asia in this international best-selling classic of travel literature: “Funny, sardonic, wonderfully sensuous and evocative…consi… [more below]
- Author: Theroux, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: June 01 2006
- ISBN10: 0618658947
- Language: English
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The Land Where Lemons Grow: The Story of Italy and Its Citrus Fruit
$28.99 Add to cartThe Land Where Lemons Grow is the sweeping story of Italy’s cultural history told through the history of its citrus crops. From the early migration of citrus from the foothills of the Himalayas to It
- Author: Attlee, Helena
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: February 02 2015
- ISBN10: 1581572905
- Language: English
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The Travels of Ibn Battutah
$14.99 Read moreIbn Battutah – ethnographer, biographer, anecdotal historian and occasional botanist – was just twenty-one when he set out in 1325 from his native Tangier on a pilgrimage to Mecca.
He did not return t- Author: Mackintosh-Smith, Tim
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 472
- Publish Date: October 04 2016
- ISBN10: 1909621471
- Language: English
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The Songlines
$18.00 Add to cartFor its twenty-fifth anniversary, a new edition of Bruce Chatwin’s classic work with a new introduction by Rory Stewart
Part adventure, part novel of ideas, part spiritual autobiography, The Songlines
- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Chatwin, Bruce
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: June 26 2012
- ISBN10: 0142422576
- Language: English
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Assassination Vacation
$19.00 Add to cartNew York Times bestselling author of The Wordy Shipmates and contributor to NPR’s This American Life Sarah Vowell embarks on a road trip to sites of political violence, from Washington DC to Alaska, t… [more below]
- Author: Vowell, Sarah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: January 01 2006
- ISBN10: 074326004X
- Language: English
