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The best American travel writing: 2017 (Best American (TM))
By Jason Wilson, Lauren Collins. 2017
The comfort food diaries: my quest for the perfect dish to mend a broken heart
By Emily Nunn. 2017
A journalist recounts traveling around the country, cooking meals for friends and family while grappling with the suicide of her…
brother, a split from her fianc�, and a legacy of family dysfunction. Reflects on the memories and feelings associated with certain dishes. Includes recipes. Strong language. 2017As Dinan and her husband prepare to leave Portland to travel the world, a former boss provides them with a…
gift of money to give away, with three rules: don't overthink it, share your experiences, and don't feel pressured to give it all away. Shares life-changes and challenges. 2017The black penguin (Living out : gay and lesbian autobiographies)
By Andrew Evans. 2017
Journalist recounts his trip from Washington, DC, to Antarctica almost exclusively using buses as his means of transportation. Discusses people…
he met on his travels, challenges he faced, and the impact of the trip on his life. Reflects on growing up Mormon and being gay. Some strong language. 2017Casanova: the world of a seductive genius
By Laurence Bergreen. 2016
An extensive biography of the notorious Giacomo Casanova, beginning with his childhood in Venice, where he was raised by his…
grandmother. Recounts his exploits, including his writing career, his many lovers, his escape from prison, his personal correspondence, and more. Some descriptions of sex. 2016Author of The Geography of Bliss (DB 65862) travels around the world to Athens, Hangzhou, Florence, Edinburgh, Calcutta, Vienna, and…
Silicon Valley to investigate the ways creative geniuses have flourished in those environments. Profiles include Socrates, Jack Ma, the Medici dynasty, Beethoven, and more. 2016Americans in Paris: a literary anthology
By Adam Gopnik. 2004
Stories, letters, memoirs, poems, and journalism gathered by the editor to celebrate three centuries of American experience in the City…
of Light. Ranges from early impressions of Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin to the latter-day reflections of such writers as Isadora Duncan, Edith Wharton, James Baldwin, and Jack Kerouac. 2004Full moon over Noah's ark: an odyssey to Mount Ararat and beyond
By Rick Antonson. 2016
Chronicle of the author's participation in an expedition to climb Mount Ararat in eastern Turkey and his further travels in…
Iraq, Iran, and Armenia. Discusses the history of the region, including border disputes, the role of Ararat in biblical and mythological floods, and personalities who have explored the mountain. 2016This road I ride: sometimes it takes losing everything to find yourself
By Juliana Buhring. 2016
After the death of the man she loved, a woman with almost no previous cycling experience decides to circumnavigate the…
globe on a bicycle. She cycles over eighteen thousand miles, across nineteen countries and four continents, over a span of 144 days. Some strong language. 2016The city at three p.m.: writing, reading, and traveling
By Peter LaSalle. 2015
Collection of nine essays on the intersection of travel, writing, and reading, from the author of Hockey sur Glace (DB…
47546). In "Plasticize Your Documents," he explores Flaubert while visiting Tunisia; and in "The Other Life of Any Book," he considers the meaning of individual copies of books. 2015No baggage: a minimalist tale of love & wandering
By Clara Bensen. 2016
Woman chronicles a three-week trip through Europe and Turkey with a man she had met on a dating site only…
a few weeks earlier. They traveled with no luggage and no set agenda or reservations. Discusses their adventures, the philosophy of minimalism, and the development of their relationship. 2016Journalist recounts a summer internship with Zagreb Film in 1968. Discusses the mentors she encountered at the studio, reconnecting with…
the history of her family--many of whom had died in the Holocaust--and reevaluating what it meant to be American when living in a culture markedly different from her own. 2015Deep South: four seasons on back roads
By Paul Theroux, Steve Mccurry. 2015
Author of The Last Train to Zona Verde (DB 76902) and The Lower River (DB 75221) explores life in America's…
Deep South as he travels across the region over the course of a year. Describes interactions with residents, events he attended, and cultural mores. Some strong language. 2015Writing across the landscape: travel journals 1960-2010
By Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Giada Diano. 2015
Poet and author of These Are My Rivers (DB 64517) describes his travels over a period of fifty years. These…
include witnessing the Cuban Revolution, a dysfunctional trip on the Trans-Siberian Railway, tracking down his father's birthplace in Italy, and exploring countries in the South Pacific with his son. 2015The trip: Andy Warhol's plastic fantastic cross-country adventure
By Deborah Davis. 2015
Profile of artist Andy Warhol (1928-1987) and an account of the road trip he took from New York to California.…
Describes artistic and business influences of Warhol, his personal relationships, and the works he accomplished. Argues that this trip was a pivotal point in his career progression. 2015The invention of nature: Alexander von Humboldt's new world
By Andrea Wulf. 2015
Historian examines the life of naturalist Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859). Discusses his expeditions through the Americas and Russia; his friendships…
and interactions with luminaries of his day, including Goethe, Thomas Jefferson, and Simón Bolívar; and the influence of his writings on Charles Darwin and John Muir. 2015The Oregon Trail: a new American journey
By Rinker Buck. 2015
Journalist and travel writer Rinker Buck not only describes the historical Oregon Trail but also recreates the westward journey himself.…
Over the course of four months, Buck and his brother travel the route by wagon, and Buck recounts their adventure. Strong language. 2015Around the world in 50 years: my adventure to every country on earth
By Albert Podell. 2015
Journalist describes his travels to every country on Earth, including seven that no longer exist, since he began in 1962…
with a trip to Canada. Describes personal relationships with his family and girlfriends, coleading the Trans World Record Expedition, and ways he entered countries closed to tourists. 2015The wild truth
By Carine McCandless. 2014
The author, whose brother Chris was the subject of Jon Krakauer's bestselling Into the Wild (DB 41823) and a movie…
directed by Sean Penn, now describes the dysfunctional family dynamics behind Chris's rejection of conventional life and ill-fated Alaskan journey. Strong language and some violence. 2014Carsick: John Waters Hitchhikes Across America
By John Waters. 2014
Film director and author of Role Models (DB 71591) chronicles his trip hitchhiking across America from his home in Baltimore…
to his co-op in San Francisco in 2012. Details what it took to find rides and the people he met in his travels. Strong language. Bestseller. 2014