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Armchair Travel December 2020
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World Travel : An Irreverent Guide
by Anthony Bourdain
"A guide to some of the world's most fascinating places, as seen and experienced by writer, television host, and relentlessly curious traveler Anthony Bourdain"
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| On All Fronts: The Education of a Journalist by Clarissa WardWhat it is: the absorbing memoir of an award-winning journalist (now CNN's chief international correspondent), covering her unconventional childhood and drawing on her nearly two decades of experience reporting from Beirut, Baghdad, Syria, Egypt, and more.
Don't miss: her Moscow encounter with Muammar Gaddafi's lecherous son; her time on the set of Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill in Beijing.
Read this next: Lynsey Addario It's What I Do; Marie Colvin's On the Front Line; Janine di Giovanni's The Morning They Came For Us. |
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Illustrated Guide to Nature : From Your Back Door to the Great Outdoors : Wildflowers, Trees & Shrubs, Rocks & Minerals, Weather, Night Sky by National Geographic SocietyFilled with beautiful images, this visual introduction to nature, which doubles as a field guide, explores constellations and weather, rocks and minerals, plants and wildflowers and trees and shrubs, and is logically organized with pointers, pictures and identification tips.
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| Wayfinding: The Science and Mystery of How Humans Navigate the World by M.R. O'ConnorWhat it's about: After getting lost in New Mexico due to a GPS fail, M.R. O'Connor became fascinated with older methods of navigation, so she met with scientists and traveled to the Arctic, Australia, and Oceania to learn about traditional wayfinding.
Read it for: the vivid descriptions; the multidisciplinary approach to the topic; the intriguing look at spatial cognition and memory.
Reviewers say: "her narrative is a marvel of storytelling on its own merits, erudite but lightly worn" (Kirkus Reviews). |
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| Upstream: Selected Essays by Mary OliverWhat's inside: a lyrical collection of essays by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mary Oliver, who died in 2019, that describes her lifelong wanderings in nature and how it inspired her creatively.
Why you might like it: Oliver contemplates artistic labor, observation, and great thinkers and writers of the past.
Want a taste? "I could not be a poet without the natural world. Someone else could. But not me. For me the door to the woods is the door to the temple." |
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Complete Outdoors Encyclopedia
by Vin T Sparano
This book provides the most up-to-date information on hunting, fishing, camping, boating, and first aid, and offers profiles of game animals, sporting dogs, birds, and fish.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Michigan City Public Library 100 E. 4th Street Michigan City, Indiana 46360 219-873-3044mclib.org/ |
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