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1	Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail more books like this by Bill Bryson Bill Bryson, known in England as "the funniest travel writer alive," returns to the States and walks the Appalachian Trail, starting in Hanover, New Hampshire. see all copies from £2.74! new only from £6.49! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	In a Sunburned Country more books like this by Bill Bryson Compared to his Australian excursions, Bill Bryson had it easy on the Appalachian Trail. Nonetheless, Bryson has on several occasions embarked on seemingly endless flights bound for a land where Little Debbies are scarce but insects are abundant (up to 220,000 species of them), not to mention the crocodiles. Taking readers on a rollicking ride far ... see all copies from £5.65! new only from £7.76! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	Roughing It more books like this by Mark Twain This book includes all 304 first-edition illustrations by True Williams, Edward F Mullen, and others. It provides the first and only text that adheres to the author's wishes in details of wording, spelling, and punctuation, restored from original sources. It features expert annotation, specially prepared maps, facsimile manuscript pages, and other ... see all copies from £1.78! new only from £5.71! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	Lost Continent: Travels in Small-Town America more books like this by Bill Bryson "I come from Des Moines. Somebody had to". And, as soon as Bill Bryson was old enough, he left. Des Moines couldn't hold him, but it did lure him back. After ten years in England he returned to the land of his youth, and drove almost 14,000 miles in search of a mythical town called Amalgam, the kind of smiling village where the films of his youth ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £7.33! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	The Snow Leopard more books like this by Peter Matthiessen 'In 1973, [Matthiessen] journeyed with George Schaller, a field biologist, to Crystal Mountain in the Himalayas, to study the wild blue sheep of the region called bharal. They also hoped to see the rare snow leopard, an almost mythical creature which Schaller once glimpsed on a previous visit. Matthiessen is a student of Zen Buddhism and for him ... see all copies from £2.08! new only from £8.23! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	Blue Highways: A Journey Into America more books like this by William Least Heat Moon William Least Heat Moon is part Sioux (hence the name), part Anglo. Filled with wanderlust after losing both his wife and his job, he took to the road with the goal of traveling to "those little towns that get on the map...only because some cartographer has a blank space to fill." His idiosyncratic, colorful, character-filled journey across the ... see all copies from £5.65! new only from £8.48! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	We Are Soldiers Still: A Journey Back to the Battlefields of Vietnam more books like this by Harold G Moore, Joseph L Galloway Almost 15 years since its original publication the bestseller. "We are Soldiers OnceAnd Young" (1992) is still required reading in all branches of the military. Every day the authors receive letters from readers wanting to know what's happened to the characters they came to admire such as Ed "Too Tall to Fly" Freeman and Bruce "Old Snake" Crandall ... see all copies from £12.04! new only from £12.04! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	The Places in Between more books like this by Rory Stewart In January 2002, Rory Stewart survived a walk across Afghanistan by his wits, his knowledge of Persian dialects and Muslim customs, and the kindness of strangers. In this memoir, he writes about heroes and rogues, tribal elders and teenage soldiers, Taliban commanders and foreign-aid workers as he makes tangible the forces of tradition, ideology, ... see all copies from £2.11! new only from £7.21! \| first editions
9	Neither Here Nor There: Travels in Europe more books like this by Bill Bryson (Read by) In "Neither Here nor There" Bill Bryson brings his unique brand of humour to bear on Europe as he shoulders his backpack, keeps a tight hold on his wallet, and journeys from Hammerfest, the northernmost town on the continent, to Istanbul on the cusp of Asia. Fluent in, oh, at least one language, he retraces his travels as a student 20 years before ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £7.33! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	Assassination Vacation more books like this by Sarah Vowell Transporting us from Buffalo to Alaska, Washington to Key West, Vowell has crafted a narrative that is much more than a historical travelogue - it is the disturbing and mesmerising story of how American death has been manipulated by popular culture, including film, literature, and - the author's favourite - historical tourism. Skilfully belying ... see all copies from £6.46! new only from £6.46! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After 20 Years Away more books like this by Bill Bryson Bill Bryson lived in Britain for 20 years, then returned with his family to the U.S. Here he writes about the process of re-entry--the shocks, the adjustments, the excesses, and (especially) the funny bits. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £7.05! \| first editions
12 view cover	Under the Tuscan Sun: At Home in Italy more books like this by Frances Mayes Now in paperback, the #1 "San Francisco Chronicle" bestseller that is an enchanting and lyrical look at the life, the traditions, and the cuisine of Tuscany, in the spirit of Peter Mayle's "A Year in Provence." Frances Mayes entered a wondrous new world when she began restoring an abandoned villa in the spectacular Tuscan countryside. There were ... see all copies from £1.65! new only from £4.95! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	Roads to Quoz: An American Mosey more books like this by William Least Heat-Moon About a quarter century ago, a previously unknown writer named William Least Heat-Moon wrote a book called Blue Highways. Acclaimed as a classic, it was a travel book like no other. Quirky, discursive, endlessly curious, Heat-Moon had embarked on an American journey off the beaten path. Sticking to the small places via the small roads--those ... see all copies from £14.87! new only from £14.87! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	Notes from a Small Island more books like this by Bill Bryson After nearly two decades in Britain, Bill Bryson, the acclaimed author of such bestsellers as "The Mother Tongue" and "Made in America", decided it was time to move back to the United States for a while. This was partly to let his wife and kids experience life in Bryson's homeland - and partly because he had read that 3.7 million Americans ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £7.33! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	The Partly Cloudy Patriot more books like this by Sarah Vowell In "The Partly Cloudy Patriot," Sarah Vowell travels through the American past and, in doing so, investigates the dusty, bumpy roads of her own life. In this insightful and funny collection of personal stories Vowell -- widely hailed for her inimitable narratives on public radio's "This American Life" -- ponders a number of curious questions: Why ... see all copies from £7.98! new only from £8.30! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Shadow of the Silk Road more books like this by Colin Thubron There was never one Silk Road - but several. The route chosen by Colin Thubron passes through China, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Iran and Turkey, taking in the most sterile desert on earth (the Taklamakan) and the strife-torn mountain valleys of today's conflicts, as he travels from the tomb of the Yellow Emperor (the mythic progenitor of ... see all copies from £7.21! new only from £7.21! \| first editions
17 view cover	Here is New York more books like this by E. B. White Sitting in a sweltering New York hotel room in the summer of 1948, E.B. White began writing his memoir about the world's most fabulous city. He created a beautiful piece of prose in which he completely captures the essence of New York City. see all copies from £5.22! new only from £9.89! \| first editions
18 view cover	On the Road: The Original Scroll more books like this by Jack Kerouac, John Ventimiglia (Read by) This bible of the Beat Generation is a modern classic of the unforgettable exuberance, poignancy, and passion of the 1950s. On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of "On the Road" comes Kerouac's original scroll version, published in a standard book format. see all copies from £5.97! new only from £7.62! \| first editions
19 view cover	Travels with Charley in Search of America more books like this by John Steinbeck In 1960, when he was almost sixty years old, John Steinbeck set out to rediscover his native land. He felt that he might have lost touch with its sights, sounds and the essence of its people. Accompanied only by his dog, Charley, he travelled all across the United States in a pick-up truck. His journey took him through almost forty states, and he ... see all copies from £2.09! new only from £7.33! \| first editions
20 view cover	The City of Falling Angels more books like this by John Berendt A murder in Savannah inspired John Berendt's previous book, the blockbuster bestseller MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL. This time, the location is Venice, and the 1996 inferno which destroyed Venice's beloved opera house, La Fenice, serves as the touchstone for John Berendt's quirky exploration of the city and its most colorful inhabitants ... see all copies from £1.65! new only from £2.07! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	Walk Across America more books like this by Peter Jenkins Twenty-five years ago, a disillusioned young man set out on a walk across America. This is the book he wrote about that journey -- a classic account of the reawakening of his faith in himself and his country. "I started out searching for myself and my country," Peter Jenkins writes, "and found both." In this timeless classic, Jenkins describes how ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £7.77! \| first editions
22 view cover	Istanbul: Memories and the City more books like this by Orhan Pamuk, Maureen Freely (Translator) Weaving history with observations of people, places, and art, Pamuk shows Istanbul's transformation from the seat of faded imperial glory to the capital of a modern nation at the dizzying crossroads of East and West. see all copies from £7.67! new only from £9.86! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	Walking the Bible: A Journey by Land Through the Five Books of Moses more books like this by Bruce Feiler (Read by) Is the Bible just an abstraction or a real living entity? This volume aims to answer this question. Part adventure story, part archaeological detective work, part spiritual exploration, this is the account of Bruce Feiler's perilous 10,000 mile journey across the Middle East in search of the roots of the Bible. The book: traces Biblical events ... see all copies from £5.48! new only from £5.81! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	Spain... a Culinary Road Trip more books like this by Mario Batali, Gwyneth Paltrow Mario Batali and Mark Bittman are single-minded, food-obsessed friends who are constantly on the lookout for the food, wine, and cooking that is unique to Spain - and in this TV series they will find it. The actresses Gwyneth Paltrow and Claudia Bassols are eager to enjoy all the pleasures the country has to offer. In nearly every episode, however ... see all copies from £15.54! new only from £16.63! \| first editions
25 view cover	Dark Star Safari: Overland from Cairo to Cape Town more books like this by Paul Theroux Noted travel writer Paul Theroux travels back to Africa, where 40 years earlier he began his writing career, and tours the entirety of this immense country. In its descriptions and observations about the people the author meets along the way, DARK STAR SAFARI provides some perspective on America, as viewed through the eyes of those whose lives are ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £8.14! \| signed copies \| first editions

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