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The 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. 2016This road I ride: sometimes it takes losing everything to find yourself
Par 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
Par 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
Par 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. 2016Once upon a Yugoslavia: when the American way met Tito's third way : a personal journey
Par Surya Green. 2015
Journalist 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
Par 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
Par 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
Par 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
Par 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. 2015