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The Best American Travel Writing 2000
By
Bill Bryson (editor) and
Jason Wilson (editor)
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Publication date
October 1, 2000
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780618074662
ISBN-10
061807466X
Dimensions
1 by 5.75 by 8.50 in.
Weight
1.10 lbs.
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Out of Print
Original list price
$27.50
Other format details
travel
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
The first in a new annual series presents a wide ranging anthology of the finest travel writing published in 1999, selected from more than three hundred magazines, newspapers, and websites and encompassing articles and essays by Bill Buford, Richard Kapuscinski, and other creative authors.
(view table of contents)Amazon.com description: Product Description:
The inaugural edition of THE BEST AMERICAN TRAVEL WRITING reads like a good novel, conveying both the surface identity of places around the world and their intrinsic character. In choosing only pieces of the highest quality, best-selling author Bill Bryson and series editor Jason Wilson have put together a book that will surprise knowledgeable travelers and entrance beginners with the glories of new worlds and experiences.
Articles by such well-loved writers as Bill Buford, Tim Cahill, Dave Eggers, David Halberstam, Isabel Hilton, Jessica Maxwell, P. J. O'Rourke, and William T. Vollmann are included, as are those by exciting new voices. Ranging widely across myriad topics -- drinking the first drink of the day, breaking down in the middle of the desert, picking up hitchhikers in Cuba, playing golf in Greenland, smuggling cheese from France, witnessing the birth of a new state -- THE BEST AMERICAN TRAVEL WRITING 2000 showcases the diversity and creative wonder of travel writing today.
Articles by such well-loved writers as Bill Buford, Tim Cahill, Dave Eggers, David Halberstam, Isabel Hilton, Jessica Maxwell, P. J. O'Rourke, and William T. Vollmann are included, as are those by exciting new voices. Ranging widely across myriad topics -- drinking the first drink of the day, breaking down in the middle of the desert, picking up hitchhikers in Cuba, playing golf in Greenland, smuggling cheese from France, witnessing the birth of a new state -- THE BEST AMERICAN TRAVEL WRITING 2000 showcases the diversity and creative wonder of travel writing today.
Editions
Hardcover
The price comparison is for this edition
With Jason Wilson (other contributor) |
from Houghton Mifflin (October 1, 2000)
9780618074662 | details & prices | 5.75 × 8.50 × 1.00 in. | 1.10 lbs | List price $27.50
About: Presents an anthology of the best travel writing published in the previous year, selected from magazines, newspapers, and web sites.
About: Presents an anthology of the best travel writing published in the previous year, selected from magazines, newspapers, and web sites.
Paperback
With Jason Wilson (other contributor) |
from Mariner Books (October 26, 2000)
9780618074679 | details & prices | 5.50 × 8.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.95 lbs | List price $28.95
About: Presents an anthology of the best travel writing published in the previous year, selected from magazines, newspapers, and web sites.
About: Presents an anthology of the best travel writing published in the previous year, selected from magazines, newspapers, and web sites.
CD/Spoken Word
With Jessica Maxwell (other contributor), Bill Buford (other contributor) |
Unabridged edition from Houghton Mifflin (November 16, 2000)
9780618093298 | details & prices | 5.25 × 5.75 × 0.25 in. | 0.15 lbs | List price $35.00
About: Presents an anthology of the best travel writing published in the previous year, selected from magazines, newspapers, and web sites.
About: Presents an anthology of the best travel writing published in the previous year, selected from magazines, newspapers, and web sites.
Cassette/Spoken Word
With Jessica Maxwell (other contributor), Bill Buford (other contributor) |
from Houghton Mifflin (November 16, 2000)
9780618093229 | details & prices | 4.25 × 7.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.35 lbs | List price $25.00
About: Presents an anthology of the best travel writing published in the previous year, selected from magazines, newspapers, and web sites.
About: Presents an anthology of the best travel writing published in the previous year, selected from magazines, newspapers, and web sites.
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