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Too Much Tuscan Sun: Confessions of a Chianti Tour Guide
by Castagno, Dario
What Frances Mayes Won't Tell You Tuscany should be called Touristcany. Or should it? |
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Mexican Days: Journeys Into the Heart of Mexico
by Cohan, Tony
Get to Know Your Neighbor Mexico has been in the news a lot lately thanks to the protests against stricter measures against illegal immigration, once again highlighting the political and economic woes that have beset this fascinating and colorful country for so many years. Despite the stereotypes of Mexico as a land of poverty, violence, and “gringo” haters, many Americans have fallen under its spell. |
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A Year in the World: Journeys of a Passionate Traveller
by Mayes, Frances
What a Wonderful World In A Year in the World, Mayes visits both major cities and, more often, small, out of the way towns and villages that give a real sense of how people really live there. |
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The Space Tourist's Handbook
by Anderson, Eric and Piven, Joshua
The Final Frontier is Closer Than You Think The Space Tourist's Handbook Co-authors Eric Anderson, who is the CEO of a company called Space Adventures, and Joshua Piven, who co-wrote The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook, see space tourism as the best hope for funding future funding of space programs, and have made this book as practical and realistic a guide as possible. |
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Catfish and Mandala
by Pham, Andrew X.
Harrowing journeys transformed into a great book It is hard to imagine a reader who would not learn from the book. . . and I would not want to meet anyone who is not moved by its emotional force. |
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Sixty Million Frenchmen Can't Be Wrong
by Barlow, Julie and Nadeau, Jean-Benoit
Understanding French Mentality Subtitled "Why we love France but not the French," this is an invaluable guide in understanding French culture. |
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Flaneur: A Stroll Through the Paradoxes of Paris
by White, Edmund
Paris and its un[der]acknowledged minorities Is it, perhaps, painfully American to focus on minorities? |
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From Heaven Lake: Travels Through Sinkiang and Tibet
by Seth, Vikram
A charming travel companion Bemused recollection of difficulties which were acutely frustrating when encountered is the staple of travel writing, particularly in the British tradition. |
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The Wilderness of the Southwest
by Sheldon, Charles
Stalking the Sonora Desert a century ago "They laugh a great deal and when together are quite merry and keep up a constant stream of talk. The chiefs evidently have little control over those below them." |
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The Ghost with Trembling Wings
by Weidensaul, Scott
Science, Wishful Thinking, and the Search for Lost Species As bleak as are the prospects for slowing down the loss of biodiversity, Weidensaul's book provides armchair travelers and armchair naturalists a splendid read. |
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