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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Publication date
November 16, 2000
Binding
Cassette/Spoken Word
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780618093229
ISBN-10
0618093222
Dimensions
1 by 4.25 by 7.25 in.
Weight
0.35 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$25.00
Other format details
audio
§As reported by publisher
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. Read by Bill Bryson and others. Simultaneous.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: This inaugural edition of THE BEST AMERICAN TRAVEL WRITING journeys around the world to reveal our fascination with places both familiar and foreign. Guest editor Bill Bryson has gathered together remarkable pieces that travel across the remote stretches of Bhutan, along the busy roads of Cuba, and into the far-flung corners of Cambodia. Whether an account of an overnight stay in Central Park or the story of a hilarious ice golf tournament in Greenland, the selections in THE BEST AMERICAN TRAVEL WRITING 2000 exhibit the diversity and creative wonder of travel writing today.
Editions
Hardcover
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
The price comparison is for this edition
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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