Essays & Travelogues
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The Skeptical Romancer: Selected Travel Writing
$18.00 Add to cartOne of the seminal writers of the twentieth century, W. Somerset Maugham was also a fearless and constant traveler who chronicled his adventures with a rare mix of wit and excitement. In The Skeptical
- Series: Vintage International
- Author: Maugham, W. Somerset
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: February 14 2012
- ISBN10: 030747318X
- Language: English
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The Innocents Abroad: Or, the New Pilgrims’ Progress
$25.00 Add to cartThe Innocents Abroad is one of the most prominent and influential travel books ever written about Europe and the Holy Land. In it, the collision of the American “New Barbarians” and the European “Old … [more below]
- Series: Modern Library Classics
- Author: Twain, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 560
- Publish Date: February 11 2003
- ISBN10: 0812967054
- Language: English
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The Dari?n Gap: A Reporter’s Journey Through the Deadly Crossroads of the Americas
$29.95 Add to cartThe narrow Dari?n Gap, the only land bridge connecting South and Central America, encompasses a spectacularly hostile jungle, covered in steep mountains, dense rainforests, and flood-prone marshes. Kn… [more below]
- Author: Fernández, Belén
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 206
- Publish Date: August 12 2025
- ISBN10: 1978842082
- Language: English
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Altered on the Appalachian Trail
$20.00 Add to cartOn August 3, 1973, from atop Katahdin, a sacred mountain in north-central Maine,
Mike Rayder had not only found himself but much more since he had worked hard to
overcome adversity along the way making
- Author: Rayder, Mike
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 278
- Publish Date: April 02 2025
- ISBN10: 9798218547912
- Language: English
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The Brendan Voyage: Sailing to America in a Leather Boat to Prove the Legend of the Irish Sailor Saints
$19.00 Add to cartCould an Irish monk in the sixth century really have sailed all the way across the Atlantic in a small open boat, thus beating Columbus to the New World by almost a thousand years? Relying on the medi… [more below]
- Series: Modern Library Exploration
- Author: Severin, Tim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: April 04 2000
- ISBN10: 0375755241
- Language: English
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The Journals of Lewis and Clark
$9.95 Add to cartIn the spring of 1804, Lewis and Clark set out on a voyage launched by Thomas Jefferson, to explore the wilderness between the Missouri River and the Pacific coast. This volume contains the vivid dail… [more below]
- Series: Signet Classics
- Author: Bakeless, John
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: July 05 2011
- ISBN10: 0451531884
- Language: English
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The Global Soul: Jet Lag, Shopping Malls, and the Search for Home
$19.00 Add to cartFrom the acclaimed author of Video Nights in Kathmandu comes this intriguing new book that deciphers the cultural ramifications of globalization and the rising tide of worldwide displacement.
Beginni- Series: Vintage Departures
- Author: Iyer, Pico
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: March 13 2001
- ISBN10: 0679776117
- Language: English
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The Anthony Bourdain Reader: New, Classic, and Rediscovered Writing
$40.00 Add to cartThe definitive, career-spanning collection of writing from Anthony Bourdain, assembled for the first time in book form
Anthony Bourdain represented many things to many people–and he had many sides. Bu
- Author: Bourdain, Anthony
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: October 28 2025
- ISBN10: 0062863959
- Language: English
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Now Is the Time: A Van Life Road Trip
$14.99 Add to cartLovestruck and newly unemployed, Andrew Singer cashes in his savings to investigate a key question: Is #vanlife as awesome as it looks? After all, what could go wrong when two millennials-who have nev
- Author: Singer, Andrew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: April 30 2025
- ISBN10: 9798992699609
- Language: English
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North American Indians
$22.00 Add to cartFrom 1831 to 1837, George Catlin traveled extensively among the native peoples of North America–from the Muskogee and Miccosukee Creeks of the Southeast to the Lakota, Mandan, and Pawnee of the West,… [more below]
- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Catlin, George
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 522
- Publish Date: February 24 2004
- ISBN10: 0142437506
- Language: English
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We Are Experiencing a Slight Delay: (Tips, Tales, Travels)
$17.99 Add to cartINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – A RUPAUL’S BOOK CLUB PICK
A Town & Country Must-Read Book of Summer 2024!
One of Vulture‘s Best New Audiobooks of 2024.
“A delightful and sharp-witted tour through a l
- Author: Janetti, Gary
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: July 15 2025
- ISBN10: 006332976X
- Language: English
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The Invention of Amsterdam: A History of Europe’s Greatest City in Ten Walks
$20.00 Add to cartAn essential guide to one of the world’s most remarkable, and often misunderstood, cities by the author of Why the Dutch Are Different.
When Ben Coates injures his leg and needs to rebuild his strengt
- Author: Coates, Ben
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: May 06 2025
- ISBN10: 1964992095
- Language: English
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Bella Tuscany: The Sweet Life in Italy
$22.00 Add to cartFrances Mayes, whose enchanting #1 New York Times bestseller Under the Tuscan Sun made the world fall in love with Tuscany, invites readers back for a delightful new season of friendship, festivity, a
- Author: Mayes, Frances
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: April 04 2000
- ISBN10: 076790284X
- Language: English
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Stories from a Stranger: Every Person Has a Story.
$32.50 Add to cartA collection of one hundred deeply personal stories–covering love and heartbreak, growth and resilience–brought to life by the creator of the wildly popular TikTok account @HunterProsper.
Every per- Author: Prosper, Hunter
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 23 2025
- ISBN10: 1668065428
- Language: English
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Bird Milk & Mosquito Bones: A Memoir
$18.00 Add to cartFrom a wry, insightful, and very funny new voice, here is one woman’s search for home, from Kashmir to England to Saudi Arabia to Michigan to Rome and, finally, to Los Angeles–standalone essays that … [more below]
- Author: Mattoo, Priyanka
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: June 17 2025
- ISBN10: 0593314581
- Language: English
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Wild Woman: Empowering Stories from Women Who Work in Nature
$28.00 Read moreAn engaging blend of conservation stories and humorous, personal anecdotes from Philippa Forrester about women who, like her, choose to live and work in the wild.
Surviving in the wilderness has long b- Author: Forrester, Philippa
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: April 30 2024
- ISBN10: 1399400878
- Language: English
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Walking in the Dark: James Baldwin, My Father, and Me
$24.95 Add to cartA moving exploration of the life and work of the celebrated American writer, blending biography and memoir with literary criticism.
Since James Baldwin’s death in 1987, his writing – including The Fi- Author: Field, Douglas
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: November 19 2024
- ISBN10: 1526175177
- Language: English
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On the Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer
$30.00 Add to cartA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Stow away with Rick Steves for a glimpse into the unforgettable moments, misadventures, and memories of his 1978 journey on the legendary Hippie Trail. In the 1970s, the- Author: Steves, Rick
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: February 04 2025
- ISBN10: 1641716436
- Language: English
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The Passenger: Naples
$22.00 Add to cartFully-illustrated, The Passenger collects the best new writing, photography, art and reportage from around the world.
IN THIS VOLUME: Paolo Macry on Naples’ “monarch mayors”・Francesco Abazia on
- Series: Passenger
- Author: VV Aa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 22 2024
- ISBN10: 1787705315
- Language: English
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Globetrotting: Writers Walk the World
$21.95 Add to cart“There was nowhere to go but everywhere.” –Jack Kerouac
From Duncan Minshull, the UK’s “laureate of walking,” a collection of more than fifty writings about hiking the globe from contemporary and cla- Author: Minshull, Duncan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: April 02 2024
- ISBN10: 1912559455
- Language: English
