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Du diesel dans les veines: la saga des camionneurs du Nord
Par Mark Fortier, Serge Bouchard. 2021
De novembre 1975 à octobre 1976, Serge Bouchard a voyagé avec des camionneurs dans le Nord-Ouest québécois. Son but :…
étudier et observer leur travail pour en faire le sujet de sa thèse de doctorat. Serge Bouchard et Mark Fortier ont transformé la matière de cette recherche ethnographique unique en un portrait vivant et pénétrant du monde des routiers. Ce livre nous entraîne bien au-delà des routes du Nord à l’époque des grands chantiers de la Baie-James. Il nous parle des mystères de la vie, de la liberté et de la création.The best American travel writing 2016 (Best American (TM))
Par Bill Bryson, Jason Wilson. 2016
Author of The Road to Little Dribbling (DB 83624) presents twenty-four previously published essays exploring the world around us. In…
"The Foreign Spell," Pico Iyer contrasts his experiences growing up Indian with a British accent in America with his trips to Bali. 2016Driven: The Secret Lives of Taxi Drivers (Untold Lives)
Par Marcello Di Cintio. 2021
In conversations with drivers ranging from veterans of foreign wars to Indigenous women protecting one another, Di Cintio explores the…
borderland of the North American taxi. “The taxi,” writes Marcello Di Cintio, “is a border.” Occupying the space between public and private, a cab brings together people who might otherwise never have met—yet most of us sit in the back and stare at our phones. Nowhere else do people occupy such intimate quarters and share so little. In a series of interviews with drivers, their backgrounds ranging from the Iraqi National Guard, to the Westboro Baptist Church, to an arranged marriage that left one woman stranded in a foreign country with nothing but a suitcase, Driven seeks out those missed conversations, revealing the unknown stories that surround us. Travelling across borders of all kinds, from battlefields and occupied lands to midnight fares and Tim Hortons parking lots, Di Cintio chronicles the many journeys each driver made merely for the privilege to turn on their rooflight. Yet these lives aren’t defined by tragedy or frustration but by ingenuity and generosity, hope and indomitable hard work. From night school and sixteen-hour shifts to schemes for athletic careers and the secret Shakespeare of Dylan’s lyrics, Di Cintio’s subjects share the passions and triumphs that drive them. Like the people encountered in its pages, Driven is an unexpected delight, and that most wondrous of all things: a book that will change the way you see the world around you. A paean to the power of personality and perseverance, it’s a compassionate and joyful tribute to the men and women who take us where we want to go.In Praise of Retreat: Finding Sanctuary in the Modern World
Par Kirsteen MacLeod. 2021
The best American travel writing: 2015 (The best American series)
Par Jason Wilson, Andrew McCarthy. 2015
Twenty-four previously published essays exploring the joys and tribulations of travel. In "Hail Dayton," Rachael Maddux recounts a visit to…
Dayton, Tennessee, site of the infamous 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial, and the enduring legacy of the event. Includes essays by Gary Shteyngart and Paul Theroux. 2015The best American travel writing: 2014 (Best American series)
Par Paul Theroux, Jason Wilson. 2014
Author of Deep South (DB 83478) presents twenty-four previously published essays exploring the joys and travails of travel. Includes selections…
from Elif Batuman, Andrew McCarthy, David Sedaris, and Colson Whitehead. In "Fifty Shades of Greyhound," Harrison Scott Key recounts his second ride with the bus company. 2014The best American travel writing: 2018 (A Mariner original)
Par Cheryl Strayed, Jason Wilson. 2018
Twenty-four previously published essays selected by the author of Wild (DB 74646). In "The Digital Republic," Nathan Heller recounts his…
trip to Estonia, where he investigated an attempt to link all government services across one platform. 2018Journey without maps (Penguin classics)
Par Graham Greene. 2006
Author of Our Man in Havana (DB 26596) recounts the 1935 trip he took through the interior of Liberia. Discusses…
his preparations for the trip, challenges his group faced, and his impressions of the people he met and environment he encountered. Includes an introduction by Paul Theroux. 1936The absent hand: reimagining our American landscape
Par Suzannah Lessard. 2019
Examination of the changing meaning of place and ways to imagine possibilities during a time of transition. Topics covered include…
the impacts of climate change, digital communications, and global enclosure. Details range from the granular to the universal, such as in the chapter on flight. 2019The atlas of happiness: the global secrets of how to be happy
Par Helen Russell. 2019
A British journalist gathers advice for being happy from around the world. Ranges from "kalsarikännit" from Finland, a word translated…
as drinking at home in your underwear, to the Irish term "craic," which is good conversation and general fun, and the Syrian concept of "tarab," or musically induced ecstasy. 2018The best American travel writing 2019 (Best American (TM))
Par Alexandra Fuller, Jason Wilson. 2019
Twenty-four previously published essays exploring the topic of travel. In "I Walked from Selma to Montgomery," Rahawa Haile recounts her…
recreation of the various civil rights marches in the wake of President Trump's inauguration and reflects on what it means for her to be a black outdoorswoman in America. 2019Almost French: love and a new life in Paris
Par Sarah Turnbull. 2003
Journalist describes traveling to Europe from Australia at the age of twenty-seven to experience a year abroad as a freelance…
journalist. Discusses meeting her future husband in Bucharest, moving in with him in Paris, and learning about French culture. Reflects on feelings of isolation and adventure. 2002The best American travel writing: 2017 (Best American (TM))
Par Jason Wilson, Lauren Collins. 2017
The comfort food diaries: my quest for the perfect dish to mend a broken heart
Par 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)
Par 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
Par 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
Par 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
Par 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. 2016