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Among Flowers, A Walk in the Himalaya

Among Flowers, A Walk in the Himalaya


by Jamaica Kincaid

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 208 PAGES

An atmospheric account of celebrated writer and gardener Jamaica Kincaid's journey to Nepal and the Himalayas with a small team of botanists. (HML62, $10.95)

Barcelona, The Great Enchantress

Barcelona, The Great Enchantress


by Robert Hughes

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES

Written ten years after Hughes's book Barcelona, this is a personal exploration of the history, art and architecture of the city. (SPN227, $12.95)

Crete

Crete


by Barry Unsworth

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES

A travel memoir from the Booker prize-winning novelist, richly detailed and seeped in the millennia-old traditions, myths, literature and history of the island. (GRE303, $10.95)

Desert Memories, Journeys Through the Chilean North

Desert Memories, Journeys Through the Chilean North


by Ariel Dorfman

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2003
  • HARD COVER
  • 304 PAGES

A quest for national history, personal memories, and family origins in the Atacama by the noted playwright, novelist and essayist. The legacy of mining, Pinochet, and the author's own history are woven into this meditative account. (CHI53, $21.00)

The Edge Of Maine

The Edge Of Maine


by Geoffrey Wolff

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • 144 PAGES

A portrait of the coast of Maine, its culture, geology and history, by a writer long familiar with the region. With chapters on lobsters and boat building (among other topics). A volume in the series National Geographic Directions. (USE367, $20.00)

I Myself Have Seen It, The Myth of Hawai'I


by Susanna Moore

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2003
  • HARD COVER
  • 192 PAGES

A literate memoir and history of growing up in Hawaii in the 1950s and 60s. (HWI89, $20.00)

Imagined London, A Tour of the World's Greatest Fictional City

Imagined London, A Tour of the World's Greatest Fictional City


by Anna Quindlen

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES

A unique exploration of London in the footsteps of its literary characters, from Dickens to Sherlock Holmes and beyond. (GBR482, $10.95)

Into a Paris Quartier, Reine Margot's Chapel and other Haunts of St. Germain

Into a Paris Quartier, Reine Margot's Chapel and other Haunts of St. Germain


by Diane Johnson

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 204 PAGES

Novelist Diane Johnson (Le Divorce) writes with insight, verve and wit in this affectionate, personal portrait of St Germain-des-Pres, her neighborhood on the Left Bank. (FRN491, $10.95)

The Mays of Ventadorn, Tales from Southwest France


by W.S. Merwin

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES

A shapely memoir and literary meditation by the great poet and author of The Lost Upland: Stories of Southwest France. (FRN341, $20.00)

Mr. Jefferson's University

Mr. Jefferson's University


by Garry Wills

  • HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES

A well-told, consice history of the construction of the University of Virginia. Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Garry Wills discusses Jefferson's vision, along with the university's architectural details legacy. (USE316, $10.95)

My Famous Evening: Nova Scotia Sojourns, Diaries and Preoccupations

My Famous Evening: Nova Scotia Sojourns, Diaries and Preoccupations


by Howard Norman

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2004
  • HARD COVER
  • 208 PAGES
  • FAVORITE

Howard Norman returned to Nova Scotia over a period of 30 years to interview local legends and research the folklore of the area. Norman writes with an impressionistic intimacy to create a portrait of this enchanting place and its people. (CND204, $20.00)

Oaxaca Journal

Oaxaca Journal


by Oliver Sacks

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2012
  • PAPER
  • 160 PAGES
  • COMING IN MARCH

This book, the result of a trip to Oaxaca with (of all things) the American Fern Society displays the neurologist Oliver Sacks' wide-ranging intellectual curiosity, interweaving his observations and travels with history, nature and culture of the region. (MEX100, $14.95)

The Road to Santiago


by Kathryn Harrison

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2003
  • HARD COVER
  • 176 PAGES

The novelist's meditative, personal account of journeys along the route of St. James from St.-Jean-Pied-de-Port in France to Santiago de Compostela. (SPN209, $20.00)

Sicilian Odyssey

Sicilian Odyssey


by Francine Prose

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2003
  • HARD COVER
  • 192 PAGES

Novelist Francine Prose tries her hand at travel writing in this lyrical, vibrant and concise portrait of Sicily. Prose evokes Sicily's history, art, landscape and cuisine through considerations of her own journey across the island . (ITL451, $20.00)

 

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