Authors:Bill Sherwonit, Andromeda Romano-Lax, Ellen Bielawsk
Publisher: Travelers’ Tales
Keywords: travelers, tales, guides, stories, alaska, true
Number of Pages: 326
Published: 2003-09-26
List price: $18.95
ISBN-10: 1885211961
ISBN-13: 9781885211965
Explore America’s last frontier with a cabal of experienced guides to witness the Inupiat taking of a bowhead whale, follow the seasons of commercial fisherfolk, sail the Inside Passage, and flight-see with bush pilots around Denali. The Land of the Midnight Sun has its share of surprises as well, including an entire town that lives in a single World War II vintage highrise, a hairy man who roams the bush, and backcountry gourmands who communicate with edible plants. Contributors include Tim Cahill, Jon Krakauer, Pam Houston, Joe McGinnis, Ian Frazier, David Roberts and others.
Authors:Donald W. George, Amy Greimann Carlson,
Publisher: Travelers’ Tales
Keywords: travelers, tales, guides, stories, japan, true
Number of Pages: 448
Published: 2005-07-26
List price: $18.95
ISBN-10: 1932361251
ISBN-13: 9781932361254
What is it about Japan that so beguiles foreigners? It is a small country and yet an economic powerhouse, a land of great natural beauty — from green-cloaked mountains to glistening rice paddies — a place of intricate arts and crafts and amazing cuisine, and home to a people whose kindness and sensitivity surprise westerners at each turn. It is no wonder that Japan simultaneously astonishes, delights, and frustrates travelers, and the diverse tales in this book reveal the nation in all its contradictions: a place of tranquil temples and high-tech toilets, exquisite ancient inns and lurid l
Authors:Scott Doggett, Annette Haddad,
Publisher: Travelers’ Tales
Keywords: travelers, tales, guides, stories, brazil, true
Number of Pages: 440
Published: 2004-06-04
List price: $18.95
ISBN-10: 1932361057
ISBN-13: 9781932361056
Brazil is a land of superlatives. It has the biggest freshwater fish and the rivers to go with them, the world’s largest jungle, and the greatest number of species. Travelers’ Tales Brazil explores these aspects and much more, from Carnaval to the shamanic spiritual traditions, as well-known writers chronicle a land where commingling of cultures - indigenous tribes, West Africans, Portuguese colonists - has created a people who fearlessly embrace life.
Author: Rajendra S. Khadka
Publisher: Travelers’ Tales
Keywords: travelers, tales, road, guides, life, true, nepal, stories
Number of Pages: 432
Published: 2000-01-07
List price: $17.95
ISBN-10: 1885211147
ISBN-13: 9781885211149
Nepal is magical and mysterious, stirring the fantasies of travelers of every stripe--monks, mystics, hippies, and yuppies. This book will do the same for readers as they discover the harmonious blend of cultures and traditions that remains quintessentially Nepali. Some of the many notable authors include Peter Matthiessen, Jan Morris, Jimmy Carter, and Jeff Greenwald.
Author: Lucy McCauley
Publisher: Travelers’ Tale
Keywords: travelers, tales, guides, stories, spain, true
Number of Pages: 475
Published: 2002-05-06
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 1885211783
ISBN-13: 9781885211781
Journey into Spain with some of the worlds best writers, and discover a country of heightened senses, bougainvillea blossoming in crimson and orange, and air pungent with sizzling olive oil. Readers travel the ancient road to Santiago, get a glimpse of Pamplona during the running of the bulls, walk in Don Quixotes footsteps on a midlife quest, and follow a womans dream to study the male art of flamenco guitar. These soulful stories of travel in a land poised between the old world and new. Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Barbara Kingsolver, Calvin Trillin, and Penelope Casas are among the aut
Author: Larry Habegger
Publisher: Travelers’ Tales
Keywords: travelers, tales, guides, stories, australia, true
Number of Pages: 392
Published: 2004-11-30
List price: $18.95
ISBN-10: 1932361138
ISBN-13: 9781932361131
Platypuses, billabongs, ancient song lines, deserted islands, camel treks, surfing, scuba diving, rock climbing — all come to life when readers travel from outback to rainforest, from the red center to the great barrier reef, as they learn about outrageous adventures, mystical encounters, and endless vistas from some of the world’s finest travel writers. Taking a step off the tourist track, Travelers’ Tales Australia collects sometimes dramatic, sometimes humorous, and always compelling true-life tales set in a country that is also an island and a continent. Highlights of the boo
Author: Tom Miller
Publisher: Travelers’ Tales
Keywords: travelers, tales, guides, stories, cuba, true
Number of Pages: 328
Published: 2004-09-14
List price: $18.95
ISBN-10: 1932361103
ISBN-13: 9781932361100
From revolution to embargo, from the charms of old Havana to aquamarine seas and powdery beaches, from the hypnotic rhythms of Afro-Caribbean music to resilient, proud locals, Travelers’ Tales Cuba burns with stories of Cuba’s intriguing past and vibrant present. Writers both famous and unknown capture the essence of this magical island so close yet so far from the United States. Dave Eggers writes about hitchhikers, Patrick Symmes on his search for Che Guevara, and Stephanie Elizondo Griest on the mistress of rumba. Other highlights include Phillippe Diederich’s "Communism a
