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A cien millas de Manhattan
Par Guillermo Fesser. 2008
Apenas cien millas para contemplar una América distinta y sorprendente llena de héroes anónimos. A cien millas de Manhattan John…
Raucci toma aire, aprieta los cordones de sus zapatillas y se dispone para la carrera sin saber que no será ésta la más dura de su vida. A cien millas de Manhattan Steve Mosto, músico de vocación, se prepara para adentrarse como cada mañana desde hace más de veinte años en los dominios del vapor, en el subsuelo de la Gran Manzana. A cien millas de Manhattan el paso de las estaciones acompaña la pesca del salmón, el rumiar de los bisontes en las inmensas praderas, la voz poderosa de los osos, las barbacoas al aire libre, las calabazas de Halloween. El olor de la madera y la melodía del hacha sobre el tronco del arce centenario intensifican el ritual de la recogida del sirope. A cien millas de Manhattan permanece aún el recuerdo de miles de esclavos que siglos atrás aprovecharon el silencio de la noche para lanzarse a una odisea en busca de la libertad. Apenas cien millas para contemplar una América distinta y sorprendente llena de héroes anónimos. Guillermo Fesser describe con maestría, rigor y un finísimo ritmo literario el entramado humano que sostiene uno de los países más poderosos del planeta y nos hace llegar los aromas, los colores y los sabores más personales de una tierra abrumadora y bella que por encima de los tópicos se alza como un territorio encantador y pleno de rituales que nos muestra su cara más auténtica.Mr. Ding's chicken feet: on a slow boat from Shanghai to Texas
Par Gillian Kendall. 2006
Gillian Kendall's adventure begins with a flier and a help-wanted ad: "English as a Second Language (ESL) Teacher Needed." Intrigued,…
she answers the ad and soon finds herself accompanying a cruise from Shanghai to Galveston, Texas, teaching ESL en route to Chinese seamen, ship's officers, and mechanical engineers. And that's just the beginning! English lessons, of course, are only part of the story. She is the only female aboard, surrounded by Chinese men. The cosmopolitan graduate student suddenly has to adjust to an alien world, thick with cigarette smoke, unusual sea creatures, and male sexuality. Kendall invites readers to travel with her across cultural divides as deep and mysterious as the Pacific while she explores her own culture, orientation, and heart.Women and Water: Stories of Adventure, Self-Discovery, and Connection in and on the Water
Par Gale Straub, Noel Russell, Hailey Hirst. 2023
Women and Water is a visually driven celebration of women who love nature, adventure, and water sports.This inspiring collection combines…
breathtaking photography with powerful narratives from women who swim, surf, kayak, study glaciers, advocate for water conservation, carry forward their ancestral fishing traditions, and more. Collected by the team at She Explores, a media company and community that celebrates women in the outdoors, these first-person stories explore themes of independence, strength, healing, and self-discovery in nature.Helpful how-tos on everything from cold water swimming to taking underwater photos are interspersed throughout the book, making it easy for readers to get outside and get their feet wet. The result is a joyful tribute to the strength women exude in and on the water in a beautiful, chunky volume that makes an empowering gift for teenage girls, new graduates, and outdoorsy women of all ages. NEW TAKE ON WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT: This collection presents a fresh angle on women's empowerment by focusing on women's relationships to water. The adventure- and water-themed content makes this book a perfect gift for the surfer, sailor, angler, or swimmer in your life.CELEBRATES DIVERSITY: Women and Water celebrates a wide range of voices and perspectives. The stories in these pages come from women of different ethnicities, physical abilities, body types, and ages. The diverse content welcomes women who are often left out or underrepresented in mainstream outdoor media.CONNECTION TO AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY: She Explores is an accessible community that's deeply respected in the outdoor world with a significant and devoted online following. This follow-up to their first book, She Explores, offers fans new ways to engage with the platform's empowering and inspiring content. THE NEW NATURE MOVEMENT: Spending time in nature is an increasingly popular way to relieve stress and anxiety, and studies have shown the healing benefits of immersing yourself in the natural world. This book celebrates nature as a place for self-discovery, wellness, and connection.Perfect for:Swimmers, divers, surfers, paddleboarders, sailors, ice skaters, kayakers, anglers, marine biologists, conservationists, engineers, ecologists, and geoscientistsNature enthusiasts, ocean lovers, adventure travelers, and armchair travelersShoppers looking for an empowering gift book for teenage girls, young women, college grads, or family or friends celebrating milestone birthdaysFans of Wild, Strong is the New Pretty, Soul Surfer, and In the Company of WomenFollowers of the She Explores website, podcast, and communityTravel writing mattersExplore the world through this beautiful collection of the finest travel writing published in British media in the…
21st century - as judged by some of the most respected travel writers in the world: Levison Wood, Monisha Rajesh, Jessica Vincent and Simon WillmoreThe world has changed, but our desire to explore new places remains as strong as ever. The Best British Travel Writing of the 21st Century includes 30 outstanding travel stories published in British media over the last two decades, as chosen by some of the top names in travel writing today. Through travel's most talented storytellers, you'll face adversity along the Congo's raging River Lulua, make new friends aboard Iraq's night train, and embark on life-changing pilgrimages from India to Saudi Arabia.This book is an ode to travel and all that it offers, but it's also a celebration of a genre that brings the world closer to us. At its best, travel writing encourages empathy and inspires change. Join our award-winning writers in marvelling at the power and beauty of travel, and let them inspire you to fall in love with the world all over again.Twitchhiker: How One Man Travelled the World by Twitter
Par Paul Smith. 2010
Paul Smith wondered how far he could get around the world in 30 days through the goodwill of users of…
social networking site Twitter. In a daft adventure, he travelled by road, boat, plane and train, shmoozed with Hollywood A-listers and was humbled by the generosity of the thousands who followed his journey and determined its course.Canta Irlanda: Un viaje por la isla esmeralda
Par Javier Reverte. 2014
Javier Reverte vuelve a la literatura de viajes en este fascinante recorrido por la salvaje Irlanda. Canta Irlanda es un…
libro en el que se reúnen y confunden el lirismo y el viaje, los caminos de tierra y los caminos de la poesía. Irlanda es un país crecido sobre la leyenda, sobre el sufrimiento histórico y sobre las canciones populares. Y su literatura es tan rica -el país que proporcionalmente da más escritores en el mundo- como su folclore, representado por innumerables baladas que todos los irlandeses conocen.A lo largo de este recorrido por Irlanda, Javier Reverte traza, con su habitual maestría narrativa, con su tierno humor y su mirada cálida, el retrato del ayer y el ahora de este pueblo que no tiene dibujadas ni águilas ni leones en sus escudos y banderas, sino sencillamente una lira gaélica. La crítica ha dicho...«Un hermoso retrato de un país que respira lirismo, poesía, música y se deja habitar por todos los que, como Javier Reverte, tienen el alma llena de esos mitos que, por evocadores, se antojan reales.»ABC«Como en algunas civilizaciones antiguas, la cultura debería ser contemplada como algo esencial para los ciudadanos. En Irlanda lo entienden así, y es algo que brota del pueblo, cuya sensibilidad artística es envidiable. Lean Canta Irlanda de Javier Reverte, y sabrán aún mejor de qué les hablo.»La Nueva CrónicaOff the Grid: My Ride from Louisiana to the Panama Canal in an Electric Car
Par Randy Denmon, Jim Motavalli. 2017
The rollicking tale of a first-of-its-kind adventure-driving a Tesla through Central America.Only a week after the nation’s newspapers were filled…
with headlines of the first cross-country trip in an electric car, two Louisianans slip quietly across the Rio Grande in south Texas in an attempt to do the unthinkable-drive a factory electric car across seven Third World countries to the "end of the road,” Panama City, Panama.Without support and armed only with a toolbox, a bag of electrical adapters, and their wits, author Randy Denmon and his friend Dean trudge on through jungles, deserts, volcanoes, rivers, and crater-sized potholes, all the while trying to avoid the drug cartels and corrupt border guards that could mean a quick end to their adventure . . . and their lives. Through it all, the same enormous problem loomed daily: how to charge the car in such a primitive and desolate setting?Despite the numerous setbacks, Randy never lost his sense of humor. Off the Grid is as much a spiritual journey as a physical one about two guys who dropped everything for one grand twenty-first-century adventure-traveling back in time in a car that seemed to come from the future.The obsessive traveller: or, why I don't steal towels from great hotels any more
Par David Dale. 1991
This is a collection of traveller's tales told with the author's unique curiosity, humour and insight. It covers why men…
read maps and women ask the way, how to stop a taxi driver from talking to you, how to souvenir from great hotels and much more.Wounded Tigris: A River Journey through the Cradle of Civilisation
Par Leon McCarron. 2023
The river Tigris is in danger. It has been the lifeblood of ancient Mesopotamia and modern Iraq, but geopolitics and…
climate change have left the birthplace of civilisation at risk of becoming uninhabitable. In 2021, adventurer Leon McCarron travelled by boat along the full length of the river, in search of hope.From the source, where Assyrian kings had their images carved into stone, McCarron and his small team journeyed through the Turkish mountains, across north-east Syria and into the heart of Iraq. Passing by historic cities like Diyarbakir, Mosul and Baghdad, McCarron kept the company of fishermen and farmers, but also artists, activists and archaeologists who rely on the flow of the river. Occasionally harassed by militias, often helped by soldiers, McCarron rode his luck in areas still troubled by ISIS and relied on the generosity of a network of strangers to reach the Persian Gulf.Wounded Tigris is the story of what humanity stands to lose with the death of a great river, and what can be done to try to save it.My Heart's in the Lowlands: Ten Days in Bonny Scotland
Par Liz Curtis Higgs. 2007
“Let’sgo,shall we? Just the two of us?” “I consider Galloway the country’s best kept secret: a place where time holds…
its breath, where ancient ruins dot the countryside in moss-covered splendor, where the natives are friendly and tourists are few, only because they don’t know what they’re missing. “So, ten days in bonny Scotland. You’ll join me, aye?” –fromMy Heart’s in the Lowlands Best-selling novelist Liz Curtis Higgs invites you to take an entertaining journey through the South West of Scotland, known as Dumfries and Galloway. Without crossing the pond, changing time zones, or driving on the left side of the road, you’ll explore quaint villages and crumbling castles, old bookshops and charming tearooms in the delightful company of a guide whose love for this quiet nook of Scotland illuminates every page. The verdant hills and glens of the Lowlands are awash in history, rich with culture, and peopled with engaging characters. The setting for Higgs’s acclaimed series of historical novels, Dumfries and Galloway also serves as her home away from home. Her decade-long love affair with this unique area of the world, combined with her award-winning storytelling skills, makes her the ideal armchair travel companion. Warm, personal, and deeply evocative,My Heart’s in the Lowlandstransports you to an unforgettable corner of Scotland that will lay claim to your heart forever. Liz Curtis Higgsis the best-selling author of 25 books, including her Scottish historical novelsThorn in My Heart, Fair Is the Rose, Whence Came a Prince,andGrace in Thine Eyes. She is currently writing her fifth historical novel,Here Burns My Candle. From the Trade Paperback edition.Do Travel Writers Go to Hell?
Par Thomas Kohnstamm. 2008
For those who think that travel guidebooks are the gospel truth.The waitress suggests that I come back after she closes…
down the restaurant, around midnight. We end up having sex in a chair and then on one of the tables in the back corner. I pen a note in my Moleskine that I will later recount in the guidebook review, saying that the restaurant "is a pleasant surprise . . . and the table service is friendly." -Thomas Kohnstamm, professional travel writer and author of numerous Lonely Planet guidebooksWANTED: Travel Writer for BrazilQUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED Decisiveness: the ability to desert your entire previous life-including well-salaried office job, attractive girlfriend, and basic sanity for less than minimum wage Attention to detail: the skill to research northeastern Brazil, including transportation, restaurants, hotels, culture, customs, and language, while juggling sleep deprivation, nonstop nightlife, and excessive alcohol consumptionCreativity: the imagination to write about places you never actually visitResourcefulness: utilizing persuasion, seduction, and threats, when necessary, to secure a place to stay for the evening once your pitiable advance has been (mis)spentResilience: determination to overcome setbacks such as bankruptcy, disillusionment, and an ill-fated one-night stand with an Austrian flight attendantAs Kohnstamm comes to personal terms with each of these job requirements, he unveils the underside of the travel industry and its often-harrowing effect on writers, travelers, and the destinations themselves. Moreover, he invites us into his world of compromising and scandalous situations in one of the most exciting countries as he races against an impossible deadline.From the Trade Paperback edition.A Line in the World: A Year on the North Sea Coast
Par Dorthe Nors. 2021
A celebrated Danish writer explores the unsung histories and geographies of her beloved slice of the world. Me, my notebook…
and my love of the wild and desolate. I wanted to do the opposite of what was expected of me. It’s a recurring pattern in my life. An instinct. Dorthe Nors’s first nonfiction book chronicles a year she spent traveling along the North Sea coast—from Skagen at the northern tip of Denmark to the Frisian Islands in the Wadden Sea. In fourteen expansive essays, Nors traces the history, geography, and culture of the places she visits while reflecting on her childhood and her family and ancestors’ ties to the region as well as her decision to move there from Copenhagen. She writes about the ritual burning of witch effigies on Midsummer’s Eve; the environmental activist who opposed a chemical factory in the 1950s; the quiet fishing villages that surfers transformed into an area known as Cold Hawaii starting in the 1970s. She connects wind turbines to Viking ships, thirteenth-century church frescoes to her mother’s unrealized dreams. She describes strong waves, sand drifts, storm surges, shipwrecks, and other instances of nature asserting its power over human attempts to ignore or control it. Through a deep, personal engagement with this singular landscape, A Line in the World accesses the universal. Its ultimate subjects are civilization, belonging, and change: changes within one person’s life, changes occurring in various communities today, and change as the only constant of life on Earth.Colinas que arden, lagos de fuego: Nuevos viajes por África
Par Javier Reverte. 2012
«Volver a las colinas, las praderas, los bosques y los lagos del este de África, después de varios años de…
ausencia, acelera los latidos del corazón y renueva los fluidos del espíritu. Además de eso, recorrer a pie alguno de sus senderos, igual que lo hicieron los antiguos exploradores, resulta tan emocionante como diferente a otro tipo de viaje.»Javier Reverte Diez años después de publicarse Los caminos perdidos de África, Javier Reverte regresa con Colinas que arden, lagos de fuego. Las escalas de este nuevo viaje narran su paso por el fantasmal lago Turkana, en el norte de Kenia, por el Tanganika, en Tanzania, o Chitambo, la pequeña aldea de Zambia donde murió David Livingstone y quedó enterrado su corazón. Javier Reverte, maestro de la literatura de viajes en lengua española, nos relata con una prosa muy personal y alejada de tópicos se reencuentro con los habitantes y paisajes del África de nuestros días, salpicándolos con pinceladas del pasado del continente negro, del colonialismo europeo y la época de las exploraciones. Sin caer en el patetismo o la blandura, el autor recoge la cara y la cruz, las sombras y las luces de un continente tan sufrido como hermoso. El humor, la ternura, la épica y la sensualidad se mezclan en este extraordinario libro de viajes de la mano de un escritor inimitable que se ha ganado el afecto de miles de lectores. Reseñas:«La gran literatura de viajes en lengua española.»ABC Cultural «La narración de estos cuatro viajes por algunos de los escenarios más bellos, salvajes y asombrosos de África destila aventura y contagia vitalidad. Un precioso relato que alcanza y describe la esencia de África.»Viajar «Como siempre con el flâneur Reverte, la gente con la que intima en el camino es de lo mejor de la experiencia.»El PaísThe (Big) Year that Flew By: Twelve Months, Six Continents, and the Ultimate Birding Record
Par Arjan Dwarshuis. 2019
"A fast-paced page-turner and a unique adventure story . . . filled with insights about landscapes, people, and a world…
of wonderful birds.”―Kenn Kaufman, author of Kingbird Highway An epic tale of one passionate birder’s record-breaking adventure through 40 countries over 6 continents—in just one year—to see 6,852 bird species, rare and common, before many go extinct. When Arjan Dwarshuis first heard of the “Big Year”—the legendary record for birdwatching—he was twenty years old, it was midnight, and he was sitting on the roof of a truck in the Andean Mountains. In that moment he promised himself that, someday, somehow, he would become a world-record-holding birder. Ten years later, he embarked on an incredible, arduous, and perilous journey that took him around the globe; over uninhabited islands, through dense unforgiving rainforests, across snowy mountain peaks and unrelenting deserts—in just a single year. Would he survive? Would he be able to break the “Big Year” record, navigating through a world filled with shifting climate and geopolitical challenges? The (Big) Year that Flew By is an unforgettable, personal exploration of the limits of human potential when engaging with the natural world. It is a book about birds and birding and Arjan’s attempts to raise awareness for critically endangered species, but it is also a book about overcoming mental challenges, extreme physical danger, and human competition and fully realizing your passions through nature, adventure, and conservation. "Dwarshius’ exhilarating race against time across 40 countries and 6 continents in his attempt to break the world record will thrill armchair readers and bird enthusiasts alike."―BooklistLacrónica
Par Martín Caparrós. 2015
*Premio Ortega y Gasset de Periodismo a la Trayectoria profesional 2023* 40 años de periodismo narrativo condensados en una obra…
magistral; Lacrónica reafirma a Caparrós como una de las voces imprescindibles de la literatura en nuestro idioma. «Martín Caparrós representa la fuerza del periodismo que se hace en español.» Pepa Bueno, directora de El País Lacrónica sería un «grandes éxitos» de Caparrós, una compilación de sus mejores crónicas, si no fuera porque allí, además, el autor cuenta su historia en el periodismo y reflexiona sobre cómo escribe lo que escribe, cómo piensa lo que piensa, cómo se hace lo que hace. Entre recuerdos de su primer jefe, Rodolfo Walsh, y de su último maestro, Tomás Eloy Martínez, Caparrós da una lección de escritura de la no ficción que las facultades de periodismo de España y América Latina ahora emplean para enseñar esta materia. Todo lo que usted siempre -o nunca- quiso saber sobre Lacrónica, ese extraño género del periodismo que empezó a poner por escrito el continente americano y tiene el don de permitirse la duda, brilla en esta obra que, casi sin querer, se volvió ineludible. La crítica ha dicho: «El mejor cronista actual de América Latina: un soberbio entrevistador, un viajero dotado de cultura enciclopédica y de una fina ironía.» Roberto Herrscher, La Vanguardia «Este libro reúne una sorprendente muestra de la práctica de la crónica, articulado a modo de crónica del cronista, ya que no es solo un compendio de piezas selectas, sino un recorrido por la responsabilidad de la propia mirada y la adicción a la escritura».Francisco Solano, Babelia, El País «Lacrónica es uno de los libros con los que más he disfrutado de los últimos tiempos. Martín Caparrós habla con una lucidez asombrosa, y esos pasajes que le dan coherencia y vertebración al volumen resultan definitivos para saber en qué consiste escribir crónica y qué papel ha jugado esa disciplina en la literatura en castellano».Nadal Suau, El Español Sobre Ñamérica: «El conjunto es el resultado de un esfuerzo superheroico por contar y pensar de nuevo —y con nuevas ideas— medio continente.»Jorge Carrión, La Vanguardia «El autor argentino despliega en Ñamérica el retrato coral de un continente marcado por los tópicos literarios, el maniqueísmo histórico y la desigualdad económica.»Andrea Aguilar, Babelia, El País«Martín Caparrós lo ha vuelto a hacer. En Ñamérica entrecruza crónica periodística, ensayo, poesía... Y sale lo que se parece mucho a un hito literario sobre América Latina y sus circunstancias.»Edu Galán, Zenda «Un ensayo abrumador y fascinante que persigue glosar un continente y a sus 420 millones de habitantes.»Daniel Arjona, El ConfidencialThe Idea of Europe in British Travel Narratives, 1789-1914
Par Katarina Gephardt. 2014
The nineteenth century was the heyday of travel, with Britons continually reassessing their own culture in relation to not only…
the colonized but also other Europeans, especially the ones that they encountered on the southern and eastern peripheries of the continent. Offering illustrative case studies, Katarina Gephardt shows how specific rhetorical strategies used in contemporary travel writing produced popular fictional representations of continental Europe in the works of Ann Radcliffe, Lord Byron, Charles Dickens, and Bram Stoker. She examines a wide range of autobiographical and fictional travel narratives to demonstrate that the imaginative geographies underpinning British ideas of Europe emerged from the spaces between fact and fiction. Adding texture to her study are her analyses of the visual dimensions of cross-cultural representation and of the role of evolving technologies in defining a shared set of rhetorical strategies. Gephardt argues that British writers envisioned their country simultaneously as distinct from the Continent and as a part of Europe, anticipating the contradictory British discourse around European integration that involves both fear that the European super-state will violate British sovereignty and a desire to play a more central role in the European Union.Romaine Wasn't Built in a Day: The Delightful History of Food Language
Par Judith Tschann. 2023
A surprising and hilarious history of the language of food. Perfect for readers of Susie Dent and Mark Forsyth, and…
fans of QI. All food has a story, reaching as far back into history as language itself. As languages followed and reflected the tides of civilizations, food language came to represent some of the highs and lows of how humans communicate: from the highbrow 'Chateauneuf du Pape: (the Pope's new castle)' to the 'nun's farts' of Jamaica (also known as 'beignets').Chock full of food puns, linguistic did-you-knows and delectable trivia, Romaine Wasn't Built in A Day is your go-to gift for your trivia nerds, your history buffs, your crossword fiends, and your Scrabble diehards. This is the surprising and hilarious history of food, told through the lens of the fascinating evolution of language.(p) 2023 Hachette Book GroupVery California: Travels Through the Golden State
Par Diana Hollingsworth Gessler. 2001
A fisherman on the Santa Monica Pier. The vineyards of Napa Valley. Surfers in Malibu. An Indian village in Yosemite…
and the Golden Gate Bridge at sunset. Artist Diana Gessler captures the color and character of our third largest and most populous state. In lively watercolors, sketches, and stories, Gessler shares her adventures on the road, driving from north to south--Sonoma to San Diego and beyond. She and her husband, Paul (designated driver and food lover), stop when curiosity or hunger seizes them.With pen and brush, Gessler works on the spot, bringing to life the cities, towns, and countrysides as well as the details that make them special. A great horned owl. A local farm stand. A woman making tortillas on a sidewalk cart. A bunkhouse in the redwoods. Crab traps along the bay. Her intimate journal is filled with colorful people, beaches, flowers, architecture, animals, trails, memorable meals, and movie stars (at least the gates in front of their houses). Very California is organized by region, and each chapter opens with a map and driving route of the area. Peppered throughout are amusing tidbits about all the things that make California so very California. Diana Gessler has created a memento for tourists and an enchanting book for those who appreciate the pleasures of the West Coast.My Own Magic: A Reappearing Act
Par Anna Kloots. 2023
Despite what appeared to be a glamorous existence full of globetrotting adventures, behind the scenes, Anna Kloots felt invisible in…
her own life. Consumed by a marriage that left no space for her own desires, she chose to reframe the failure of her marriage as an opportunity to begin again. Now, for every woman searching for her voice, Anna shares her story of starting over by trusting the magic that was always within.It was Anna Kloots&’s innate sense of adventure and love for the unknown that led her to move abroad, travel to eighty countries around the world, start a business, and marry a magician, all before her midtwenties. From the outside, her jet-setting lifestyle alongside her husband looked perfect. But as she explored deeper, and let each destination challenge, change, and shape her, Anna began to realize that perfection was just another illusion.Though she appeared to have all the freedom in the world, in reality, she was trapped inside a box, slowly disappearing. When her marriage ended, Anna decided to use her unhappy ending as a chance for a new beginning.Following Anna&’s extensive travels from the bustling streets of Jaipur to the canals of Venice to the desert of Dubai, My Own Magic is a true, coming-of-age story about a woman rediscovering the magic that was always inside her. Anna&’s memoir is proof that travel can transform you, inspire you, and even save you.The World Is a Book, Indeed: Writing, Reading, and Traveling
Par Peter LaSalle. 2020
The World Is a Book, Indeed chronicles in eleven rich personal essays the ongoing quest of award-winning writer Peter LaSalle…
to embark on offbeat, often startlingly revelatory literary travel. LaSalle spends a summer roaming the lesser-known quarters of Paris, haunted by the writing of the French surrealists. In Hanoi, he meets for beers with the editors—two military men—of the Army Literature and Arts Magazine while investigating Vietnam’s acknowledged great modern novel, Bao Ninh’s The Sorrow of War. Other pieces find LaSalle on a strange nighttime drive through the streets of sprawling São Paulo in search of landmarks associated with Brazilian modernist poetry, bouncing around Africa to interview writers there when very young, exploring Argentine author Jorge Luis Borges's memorable stay in Texas, and traveling to Istanbul, Lisbon, Tunis, and elsewhere, as he considers major writers amid the settings that produced their works. Deeply felt and replete with insight into literature and life itself, even capable of evoking valid mind leaps in its innovative approaches, this is a collection for readers who love books and want to learn more about the places they originated, presented by a well-traveled guide with an intimate voice and a gift for the essay form.