Travel Writing
SEE YOU AGAIN IN PYONGYANG: A JOURNEY INTO KIM JONG UN'S NORTH KOREA
Written by Jeppesen, Travis
A close-up look at the cloistered country (USA Today), See You Again in Pyongyang is American writer Travis Jeppesen's probing and artful (New York Times Book Review) chronicle of his travels in North Korea--an eye-opening portrait that goes behind the headlines about Trump and Kim, revealing North Koreans' entrepreneurial spirit, and hidden love of foreign media, as well a
TRAVELING FEAST: ON THE ROAD AND AT THE TABLE WITH AMERICA'S FINEST WRITERS
Written by Bass, Rick
Acclaimed author Rick Bass decided to thank all of his writing heroes in person, one meal at a time, in this rich smorgasbord of a memoir . . . a soul-nourishing, road-burning act of tribute (New York Times Book Review). From his bid to become Eudora Welty's lawn boy to the time George Plimpton offered to punch him in the nose, lineage has always been important to Rick Bass.
WALK THROUGH PARIS
Written by Hazan, Eric
A walker's guide to Paris, taking us through its past, present and possible futuresEric Hazan, author of the acclaimed Invention of Paris, takes the reader on a walk from Ivry to Saint-Denis, roughly following the meridian that divides Paris into east and west, and passing such familiar landmarks as the Luxembourg Gardens, the Pompidou Centre, the Gare du Nord and Montmartre, as well as
DISAPPOINTMENT RIVER: FINDING AND LOSING THE NORTHWEST PASSAGE
Written by Castner, Brian
In 1789, Alexander Mackenzie traveled 1200 miles on the immense river in Canada that now bears his name, in search of the fabled Northwest Passage that had eluded mariners for hundreds of years.
STOWAWAY: A YOUNG MAN'S EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURE TO ANTARCTICA
Written by Shapiro, Laurie Gwen
The spectacular, true story of a scrappy teenager from New York's Lower East Side who stowed away on the Roaring Twenties' most remarkable feat of science and daring: an expedition to Antarctica. It was 1928: a time of illicit booze, of Gatsby and Babe Ruth, of freewheeling fun. The Great War was over and American optimism was higher than the stock market.
SECOND WIND: A SUNFISH SAILOR, AN ISLAND, AND THE VOYAGE THAT BROUGHT A FAMILY TOGETHER
Written by Philbrick, Nathaniel
A charming memoir of midlife by the bestselling author of Mayflower and In the Hurricane's Eye, recounting his attempt to recapture a national sailing championship he'd won at twenty-two. "There had been something elemental and all consuming about a Sunfish.
SAY BONJOUR TO THE LADY: PARENTING FROM PARIS TO NEW YORK
Written by Lévêque, Pauline
A humorous, illustrated look at French and American parenting styles that is also equal parts love letter to two of the greatest cities in the world: Paris and New York.
PARIS: THE COLLECTED TRAVELER: AN INSPIRED COMPANION GUIDE
Written by Kerper, Barrie
This unique guide to one of the world's most beloved tourist destinations combines fascinating articles by a wide variety of writers, woven throughout with the editor's own indispensable advice and opinions--providing in one package an unparalleled experience of an extraordinary place. This edition on Paris features:
PARIS IN WINTER: AN ILLUSTRATED MEMOIR
Written by Coggins, David
Paris in Winter combines fanciful ink and watercolor drawings by American artist and writer David Coggins with charming vignettes about his family's annual New Year's sojourns to Paris, which, because of their unending love for the city, they've been taking together for almost 20 years.
NAIRN'S PARIS
Written by Nairn, Ian
50th Anniversary of original publication; this is a unique Paris guidebook from the late, great, architecture and travel writer Ian Nairn. Illustrated with the author's black and white snaps of the city, Nairn shows his eye for detail - whether it is stonework on an archway, shadows cast by a railing, or an empty chair in a Paris park, in this book which celebrates the City of Light.
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