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Strange tales of world travel: bizarre, mysterious, horrible, hilarious
By Gina Gaille, Scott Gaille. 2019
Married couple share fifty stories of their own and others' unusual travel experiences around the world. In "Shark Repellent," a…
tour guide recounts how a tourist drove off a charging lemon shark. In "Too Close for Comfort," Gina describes an encounter with mountain gorillas in Rwanda. 2019Letterman: the last giant of late night
By Jason Zinoman. 2017
A comedy critic for the New York Times examines the career of comedian and TV host David Letterman, especially his…
many years as host of two consecutive groundbreaking late-night TV shows. Includes interviews with Letterman and his collaborators. Some strong language. 2017Best. state. ever: a Florida man defends his homeland
By Dave Barry. 2016
Author of You Can Date Boys When You're Forty (BR 20472) examines his home state of Florida and discusses the…
weird, legendary, and screwball happenings of the Sunshine State. Topics include the proliferation of "Florida Man" news stories, attractions like Gatorland, and the Miami nightclub scene. 201613 Stradomska Street: a memoir of exile and return
By Andrew Potok. 2017
Author describes his family's flight from the Nazi invasion of Poland, including his father's betrayal of the rest of them…
to save himself. Potok also recounts his battle to reclaim his family's home in Warsaw and his encounters with anti-Semitism in postwar Poland. Some violence and some strong language. 2017Painting in the dark: Esref Armagan, blind artist
By Rachelle Burk, Claudia Gadotti. 2016
Describes the life and career of Esref Armagan, a blind artist from Turkey. Esref spent his childhood days in his…
father's shop, where he developed a curiosity to create and draw. He even taught himself colors, shadows, and perspective. For grades 2-4. 2016Kid artists: true tales of childhood from creative legends (Kid Legends #3)
By Doogie Horner, David Stabler. 2016
Highlights unusual yet true stories from the childhoods of great artists. A young Leonardo da Vinci painted a Medusa head…
on a shield that couldn't be sold right away because it was too terrifying!For grades 3-6. 2016Peggy Guggenheim: the shock of the modern (Jewish Lives Ser.)
By Francine Prose. 2015
Author of Lovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932 (DB 79323) profiles the life of modern art advocate Peggy Guggenheim…
(1898-1979). Discusses the influence of her Jewish heritage on her life; the artists she championed, including Jackson Pollock and Man Ray; and her at times chaotic personal life. 2015Better than fiction 2: true travel adventures from 30 great fiction writers (Travel Literature)
By Karen Joy Fowler, Don George, Lonely Planet, Planet Lonely. 2015
Collection of thirty essays on travel by authors of fiction. Includes pieces by Karen Joy Fowler, author of We Are…
All Completely beside Ourselves (DB 76947), Jane Smiley, author of Golden Age (DB 82768), Francine Prose, author of Lovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932 (DB 79323), and more. 2015Better than fiction: true travel tales from great fiction writers (Travel Literature)
By Peter Matthiessen, Joyce Carol Oates, Bryce Courtenay, Frances Mayes, Kurt Andersen, Stefan Merrill Block, Don George, M. J. Hyland, Téa Obreht, Alexander McCall Smith, Lonely Planet Publications Staff, D. B. C. Pierre. 2012
Collection of thirty-two essays by authors of fiction about their travel adventures. Includes stories from Frances Mayes, author of Under…
the Tuscan Sun (DB 44847); Joyce Carol Oates, author of Carthage (DB 78237); Alexander McCall Smith, author of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (DB 55503); and more. 2012Eat, pray, love: one woman's search for everything across Italy, India, and Indonesia
By Elizabeth Gilbert. 2007
A successful young author, recently divorced, seeks distraction and solace during a year of travel. She describes finding culinary pleasure…
in Italy, ascetic meditation at an ashram in India, and a love affair in Bali. 2006Professional navigator and travel company executive shares the tips and tricks he has learned over his twenty years of experience…
about orienting yourself in both urban and rural environments using nature's clues. Includes information on using your senses, identifying landmarks big and small, and ways different environments affect indicators. 2014The Dirty version: on stage, in the studio, and in the streets with Ol' Dirty Bastard
By Mickey Hess, Buddha Monk. 2014
Musician and friend of Ol' Dirty Bastard, Monk--with English professor Hess--details the life of the cofounder of the Wu-Tang Clan.…
Details ODB's childhood in Brooklyn, his work with Wu-Tang Clan, his solo musical efforts, and the challenges he faced before his early death by drug overdose. Some strong language. 2014O my America!: six women and their second acts in a new world
By Sara Wheeler. 2013
Profiles of six women exploring life in mid-1800s America. Examines writer Fanny Trollope (1779-1863), actress Fanny Kemble (1809-1893), sociologist Harriet…
Martineau (1802-1876), homesteader Rebecca Burland (1793-1872), traveler Isabella Bird (1831-1904), and novelist Catherine Hubback (1818-1877). Discusses challenges they faced and successes they enjoyed. 2013Kentucky traveler: my life in music
By Ricky Skaggs. 2013
Grammy Award-winning bluegrass and country-music star (born 1954) recounts his life and career. Details his formative years in rural Kentucky,…
professional success, and personal relationships. Describes his recommitment to his Christian faith after his second marriage and his friendship with the Reverend Billy Graham. 2013Best American travel writing: 2013 (Best American series)
By Elizabeth Gilbert, Jason Wilson. 2013
Author of Eat, Pray, Love (DB 61789) edits nineteen previously published travel essays infused with a sense of marvel and…
wonder. In "The Way I've Come" author Judy Copeland describes backpacking along the border of Papua New Guinea and Indonesia. 2013Life is a gift: the zen of Bennett
By Tony Bennett. 2012
Winner of seventeen Grammy Awards, singer Bennett (born 1926) reminisces about growing up in New York City, his sixty years…
in the entertainment industry, and his friendships with musicians. Forward by Mitch Albom, author of The Time Keeper (DB 75616). 2012Remembering Whitney: my story of love, loss, and the night the music stopped
By Cissy Houston. 2013
Grammy Award-winning gospel singer Cissy Houston recalls the life of her daughter, singer/actress Whitney (1963-2012). Discusses Whitney's career and family…
relationships, including her tumultuous marriage to fellow entertainer Bobby Brown. Speculates on Whitney's drug use and the pitfalls of fame. Foreword by Dionne Warwick. 2013The longest way home: one man's quest for the courage to settle down
By Andrew McCarthy. 2012
Actor and travel writer McCarthy discusses the impact his travels have had on his psyche. Describes climing Mt. Kilimanjaro; visiting…
Baltimore, Maryland; and boating on the Amazon. Details the ways the trips helped him grow up, learn about himself, and better relate to others. 2012The hard way around: the passages of Joshua Slocum
By Geoffrey Wolff. 2010
Biography of sailor and adventurer Joshua Slocum (1844-1908), the first man to circumnavigate the globe solo. Discusses his years at…
sea, beginning at age sixteen; his marriage to a woman who shared his love of the seafaring life; and his famous 1895 voyage and subsequent book. 2010How did you get this number: essays
By Sloane Crosley. 2010
In this companion to I Was Told There'd Be Cake (BR 17792), Crosley provides nine more autobiographical comedic essays. In…
"Off the Back of a Truck" she describes entering an arrangement with a stockman at a posh furniture store to furnish her studio apartment illegally. Some strong language. 2010