|
|
|
|
|
|
The adventurer's son : a memoir
by Roman Dial
An Alaska Pacific University scientist and National Geographic Explorer recounts his two-year effort to uncover the fate of his adventurer son, who in 2014 disappeared into the untracked rainforest of Corcovado National Park.
|
|
|
|
An age of license
by Lucy Knisley
Written during a European book tour promoting her work, an acclaimed cartoonist depicts in drawings and words her new experiences, romantic encounters and the cute cats she met as she visited historic cities across the continent.
|
|
|
|
All the way to the tigers : a memoir
by Mary Morris
The award-winning author of The Jazz Palace describes how a catastrophic injury forced her to cancel a dream vacation and contemplate permanent disability before a reading of Death in Venice inspired her life-changing tiger-spotting safari.
|
|
|
|
Bonjour kale : a memoir of Paris, love & recipes
by Kristen Beddard
Moving to France and leaving her beloved kale behind, the author, searching high and low in the City of Light for kale, launches a crusade to bring kale to the country of croissants and cheese, in a heartfelt memoir of love, life and how one woman changed French food.
|
|
|
|
Come, tell me how you live
by Agatha Christie Mallowan
Chronicles the famous author's time in the 1930s in Syria with her archaeologist husband as he investigated ancient ruins and wonders
|
|
|
|
Displacement
by Lucy Knisley
A latest volume of graphic travelogues by a best-selling cartoonist details, in full color, her care of her ailing grandparents while on a cruise, a venture shaped by contrasting generational perspectives and her grandfather's World War II memories. Original.
|
|
|
|
Dogtripping : 25 rescues, 11 volunteers, and 3 RVs on our canine cross-country adventure
by David Rosenfelt
A whimsical account of the author's cross-country move and role in establishing a dog rescue foundation describes how his family and he encountered unanticipated challenges while transporting more than two dozen dogs to a new home in Maine, where his wife and he became passionate foster caregivers. By the Edgar Award-nominated author of the Andy Carpenter series.
|
|
|
|
Driving hungry : a memoir
by Layne Mosler
The creator of the popular Taxi Gourmet blog describes her ongoing pursuit of wonderful cultural foods as recommended by taxi drivers in a range of countries.
|
|
|
|
The good girl's guide to getting lost : a memoir of three continents, two friends, and one unexpected adventure
by Rachel Friedman
Rachel Friedman has always been the consummate good girl who does well in school and plays it safe, so the college grad surprises no one more than herself when, on a whim (and in an effort to escape impending life decisions), she buys a ticket to Ireland, a place she has never visited. There she forms an unlikely bond with a free-spirited Australian girl, a born adventurer who spurs Rachel on to a yearlong odyssey that takes her to three continents, fills her life with newfound friends, and gives birth to a previously unrealized passion for adventure.
|
|
|
|
The good shufu : finding love, self, and home on the far side of the world
by Tracy Slater
Tracy Slater, deciding to follow her destiny, builds a life in Japan where she, despite many challenges, fills her life with meaningful connections, a loving marriage and wonder at her adopted country, a place that will never feel natural or easy, but provides endless opportunities.
|
|
|
|
Home sweet anywhere : how we sold our house, created a new life, and saw the world
by Lynne Martin
"The Sell-Your-House, See-the-World Life! Reunited after thirty-five years and wrestling a serious case of wanderlust, Lynne and Tim Martin decided to sell their house and possessions and live abroad full-time. They've never looked back. With just two suitcases, two computers, and each other, the Martins embark on a global adventure, taking readers from sky-high pyramids in Mexico to Turkish bazaars to learning the contact sport of Italian grocery shopping.
|
|
|
|
Imagine wanting only this
by Kristen Radtke
After becoming interested in ruins and abandoned places, the author journeys around the world, depicting deserted Midwestern towns, empty villas in Italy, islands in the Philippines, and locales in New York City and her own personal experiences of love and loss
|
|
|
|
In a sunburned country
by Bill Bryson
Just in time for the 2000 Olympics in Australia, the bestselling author of A Walk in the Woods takes readers on an outrageous tour of the land Down Under that goes far beyond packaged-tour routes, leaving no Vegemite sandwich unsavored.
|
|
|
|
Lunch in Paris : a love story, with recipes
by Elizabeth Bard
"Documents how the author fell in love and discovered the excellence of French cuisine during a life-changing lunch, recounting her decision to leave her fast-paced New York life to build a life abroad marked by bustling marketplaces, bad-tempered butchers and decadent chocolate shops."
|
|
|
|
The most beautiful walk in the world : a pedestrian in Paris
by John Baxter
In this breathtaking guided tour of the most beautiful walks through Paris, including the favorite walking routes of the many acclaimed artists and writers who have called this magical city home, the author recalls his many encounters and adventures in the City of Lights.
|
|
|
|
A Paris year : my day-to-day adventures in the most romantic city in the world
by Janice MacLeod
"Part memoir and part visual journey through the streets of modern-day Paris, France, A Paris Year chronicles, day by day, one woman's French sojourn in the world's most beautiful city. Beginning on her first day in Paris, Janice MacLeod, the author of the best-selling book, Paris Letters, began a journal recording in illustrations and words, nearly every sight, smell, taste, and thought she experienced in the City of Light. The end result is more than a diary: it's a detailed and colorful love letter toone of the most romantic and historically rich cities on earth. Combining personal observations and anecdotes with stories and facts about famous figures in Parisian history, this visual tale of discovery, through the eyes of an artist, is sure to delight, inspire, and charm"
|
|
|
|
Picnic in Provence : a memoir with recipes
by Elizabeth Bard
In a recipe-accented account, the author of the best-selling Lunch in Paris chronicles her and her husband's move from Cosmopolitan Paris to rural Provence.
|
|
|
|
Ten years a nomad : a traveler's journey home
by Matt Kepnes
The best-selling author of How to Travel the World on $50 a Day presents a part memoir, part philosophical travel manifesto that shares stories from his adventures abroad while exploring the nomadic experiences of wanderlust
|
|
|
|
A Tokyo romance : a memoir
by Ian Buruma
The editor of The New York Review of Books presents an unflinching account of the author's early adult forays into the underground culture of 1970s Tokyo describes his personal reinvention as he navigated the glitz, fashion and artistry of a country struggling with war scars and economic imbalances. By the author of Their Promised Land.
|
|
|
|
Under magnolia : a southern memoir
by Frances Mayes
The best-selling author of Under the Tuscan Sun shares the story of her youth in the American South and her decision to return to the places that shaped her early ideals, a journey marked by her regional travels and growing appreciation for Southern writers. 80,000 first printing.
|
|
|
|
Vacationland : true stories from painful beaches
by John Hodgman
The best-selling author of That Is All presents a memoir of his cursed travels through the woods of Massachusetts and coastal Maine, describing his midlife transformation from an idealistic youth to an eccentric family man and his observations on such subjects as the horror of freshwater clams and the evolutionary purpose of the mustache.
|
|
|
|
Visit sunny Chernobyl : and other adventures in the world's most polluted places
by Andrew Blackwell
A thought-provoking tour of the world's most environmentally compromised regions provides satirical analysis of "destinations" ranging from hidden bars and convenience stores to radioactive wildernesses and the waters of India, providing measured consideration of the relevance of degraded ecosystems.
|
|
|
|
Walking to listen : 4,000 miles across America, one story at a time
by Andrew Forsthoefel
A young man describes how he embarked on a cross-country quest for life guidance, walking to the Pacific from Pennsylvania, and recounts the extraordinary kindness he received from strangers and the invaluable lessons he learned from everyone he met.
|
|
|
|
We'll always have Paris : a mother/daughter memoir
by Jennifer Coburn
Jennifer Coburn has always been terrified of dying young. It's the reason she drops everything during the summers on a quest to travel through Europe with her daughter, Katie, before it's too late. Even though her husband can't join them, even though she's nervous about the journey, and even though she's perfectly healthy, she spends three to four weeks per trip jamming Katie's mental photo album with memories. In this heartwarming generational love story, Jennifer reveals how their adventures helped relinquish her fear of dying-- for the sake of living
|
|
|
|
When in French : love in a second language
by Lauren Collins
"When journalist Lauren Collins moved to Geneva, Switzerland, she decided to learn French in order to be closer to her French husband and his family. Her hilarious and idiosyncratic memoir about the things we do for love is an exploration across culturesand history into how we learn languages, and what they say about who we are"
|
|
|
|
|
|
|