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The Conde Nast Traveler Book of Unforgettable Journeys: Great Writers on Great Places Paperback - 2007
by Various; Glowczewska, Klara [Editor]; Glowczewska, Klara [Introduction];
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From the #1 travel magazine in the country comes a collection of travel tales from some of todays finest writers: Russell Banks writes on the Everglades, Francine Prose explores the secrets of Prague, Robert Hughes conducts a tour of Italy, and more.
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- Title The Conde Nast Traveler Book of Unforgettable Journeys: Great Writers on Great Places
- Author Various; Glowczewska, Klara [Editor]; Glowczewska, Klara [Introduction];
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: First
- Condition New
- Pages 432
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Books, New York
- Date 2007-10-02
- Features Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # 0143112619_used
- ISBN 9780143112617 / 0143112619
- Weight 0.79 lbs (0.36 kg)
- Dimensions 8.08 x 5.54 x 0.92 in (20.52 x 14.07 x 2.34 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Travel
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2007026230
- Dewey Decimal Code 808.803
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Summary
From the #1 travel magazine in the country, a collection of travel tales from some of today's finest writers
Travel writing maintains its seemingly endless popularity, and this volume offers a particularly transporting body of work, pairing exotic locales with writers of the highest caliber: Russell Banks writes on the Everglades, Francine Prose explores the secrets of Prague, Robert Hughes takes us on a tour of Italy, and more. From the most beautiful gardens to visit in Japan to the best free things to do in Provence, this book is as enlightening as it is entertaining. Whether off to the other side of the globe or to their favorite reading chair, wanderers of every sort will find this book truly indispensable.
Other featured writers and places include:
Nik Cohn on Savannah
Philip Gourevitch on Tanzania
Shirley Hazzard on Capri
Pico Iyer on Iceland and Ethiopia
Nicole Krauss on Japan
Suketu Mehta on the Himalayas
Edna O'Brien on Bath
Patricia Storace on Provence and Athens
James Truman on Iran
Gregor Von Rezzori on Romania
Edmund White on Jordan
Simon Winchester on Mount Pinatubo
William Dalrymple on his pilgrimage to Santiago
John Julius Norwich on the Vatican
Jan Morris on Hawaii
Travel writing maintains its seemingly endless popularity, and this volume offers a particularly transporting body of work, pairing exotic locales with writers of the highest caliber: Russell Banks writes on the Everglades, Francine Prose explores the secrets of Prague, Robert Hughes takes us on a tour of Italy, and more. From the most beautiful gardens to visit in Japan to the best free things to do in Provence, this book is as enlightening as it is entertaining. Whether off to the other side of the globe or to their favorite reading chair, wanderers of every sort will find this book truly indispensable.
Other featured writers and places include:
Nik Cohn on Savannah
Philip Gourevitch on Tanzania
Shirley Hazzard on Capri
Pico Iyer on Iceland and Ethiopia
Nicole Krauss on Japan
Suketu Mehta on the Himalayas
Edna O'Brien on Bath
Patricia Storace on Provence and Athens
James Truman on Iran
Gregor Von Rezzori on Romania
Edmund White on Jordan
Simon Winchester on Mount Pinatubo
William Dalrymple on his pilgrimage to Santiago
John Julius Norwich on the Vatican
Jan Morris on Hawaii
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Citations
- Library Journal, 09/15/2007, Page 78
- Reference and Research Bk News, 02/01/2008, Page 248
- Vanity Fair, 10/01/2007, Page 164