Travel Writing
ON THE PLAIN OF SNAKES: A MEXICAN JOURNEY
Written by Theroux, Paul
The legendary travel writer drives the entire length of the US-Mexico border, then takes the back roads of Chiapas and Oaxaca, to uncover the rich, layered world behind the everyday headlines. Paul Theroux has spent his life crisscrossing the globe in search of the histories and peoples that give life to the places they call home.
BEST AMERICAN TRAVEL WRITING 2020
Written by Wilson, Jason
The year's best travel writing, as chosen by series editor Jason Wilson and guest editor Robert Macfarlane. Writing, reading, and dreaming about travel have surged, writes Robert MacFarlane in his introduction to the Best American Travel Writing 2020.
VENICE: THE LION, THE CITY AND THE WATER
Written by Nooteboom, Cees
The critically acclaimed Dutch novelist, poet, and travel writer Cees Nooteboom pays tribute to Venice--the city, its history, and its treasures "Mr. Nooteboom . . . [has] a highly distinctive voice--and often a new angle of vision. . . .
WALKING IN BERLIN: A FLANEUR IN THE CAPITAL
Written by Hessel, Franz
The first English translation of a lost classic that reinvents the flaneur in Berlin.Franz Hessel (1880-1941), a German-born writer, grew up in Berlin, studied in Munich, and then lived in Paris, where he moved in artistic and literary circles.
OUTLAW OCEAN: JOURNEYS ACROSS THE LAST UNTAMED FRONTIER
Written by Urbina, Ian
NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A riveting, adrenaline-fueled tour of a vast, lawless, and rampantly criminal world that few have ever seen: the high seas. There are few remaining frontiers on our planet.
SEINE: THE RIVER THAT MADE PARIS
Written by Sciolino, Elaine
Blending memoir, travelogue, and history, The Seine is a love letter to Paris and the river that determined its destiny.
BULGARI - ROMA: TRAVEL TALES FOR BEAUTY AND LOVERS
A cool guide to Rome, with an emotional tour of the city's key historical sites and monuments revisited through the inspiration behind Bvlgari's jewelry. Since 1884, the majestic beauty of the Eternal City and its rich archaeological, artistic, and cultural heritage have represented an inexhaustible source of inspiration for Bvlgari.
AMONG FLOWERS: A WALK IN THE HIMALAYA
Written by Kincaid, Jamaica
In this travel memoir, the acclaimed novelist Jamaica Kincaid chronicles a three-week trek through Nepal, the spectacular and exotic Himalayan land, where she and her companions are gathering seeds for planting at home.
WATERMARK
Written by Brodsky, Joseph
In this brief, intense, gemlike book, equal parts extended autobiographical essay and prose poem, Joseph Brodsky turns his eye to the seductive and enigmatic city of Venice.
TWO CITIES
Written by Zarin, Cynthia
From acclaimed poet and New Yorker writer Cynthia Zarin comes a deeply personal meditation on two cities, Venice and Rome--each a work of art, both a monument to the past--and on how love and loss shape places and spaces. Here we encounter a writer deeply engaged with narrative in situ--a traveler moving through beloved streets, sometimes accompanied, sometimes solo.
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