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Product Description: Traveling South is the first major study of how narratives of travel through the antebellum South helped construct an American national identity during the years between the Revolutionary War and the Civil War. John Cox makes his case on the basis of a broad range of texts that includes slave narratives, domestic literature, and soldiers’ diaries, as well as more traditional forms of travel writing...read more

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9780820327655 | Univ of Georgia Pr, October 1, 2005, cover price $46.95 | About this edition: Traveling South is the first major study of how narratives of travel through the antebellum South helped construct an American national identity during the years between the Revolutionary War and the Civil War.

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Product Description: Take a journey of discovery to the unsung places on the globe.

Hardcover:

9781592281701 | Lyons Pr, September 1, 2003, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: A Florida travel editor traverses the globe as he journeys to the ruins of Pompeii, attends a confirmation celebration in Transylvania, is present at the last game played at Comiskey Park, and tours Havana, Las Vegas, Provence, and other locales.

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9781592286478 | Lyons Pr, May 1, 2005, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Take a journey of discovery to the unsung places on the globe.

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A compelling collection of stories of the Grand Canyon includes selections from David Brower, Barry Lopez, Colin Fletcher, Edward Abbey, Page Stegner, Terry Tempest Williams, and others. Original.
By Larry Habegger (editor), James O'Reilly (editor) and O'Reilly Sean (editor)

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9781932361230 | Travelers'' Tales Inc, April 26, 2005, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: A compelling collection of stories of the Grand Canyon includes selections from David Brower, Barry Lopez, Colin Fletcher, Edward Abbey, Page Stegner, Terry Tempest Williams, and others.

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Edited by the acclaimed author of Video Night in Kathmandu, the latest volume in the annual series presents a wide-ranging anthology of the finest travel writing published over the past year, selected from a wide variety of magazines, newspapers, and Web sites and encompassing contributions by Roger Angell, Joan Didion, John McPee, Tim Cahill, Adam Gopnik, George Packer, and other notable authors. Simultaneous.
By Pico Iyer (editor)

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9780618341269 | Mariner Books, October 14, 2004, cover price $30.95 | About this edition: Presents an anthology of the best travel writing published in the previous year, selected from magazines, newspapers, and web sites.

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Edited by the acclaimed author of On the Rez, the latest volume in the annual series presents a wide-ranging anthology of the finest travel writing published over the past year, selected from a wide variety of magazines, newspapers, and websites and encompassing contributions by Geoff Dyer, Daniel Mendelsohn, Christopher Hitchens, Bruce McCall, and other notable authors. Read by Ian Frazier and others.
By Ian Frazier (editor)

Hardcover:

9780618118816 | Houghton Mifflin, October 10, 2003, cover price $27.50 | About this edition: Presents an anthology of the best travel writing published in the previous year, selected from magazines, newspapers, and web sites.

Paperback:

9780618118823 | Mariner Books, October 1, 2003, cover price $13.00 | About this edition: Presents an anthology of the best travel writing published in the previous year, selected from magazines, newspapers, and web sites.

CD/Spoken Word:

9780618390748 | Unabridged edition (Houghton Mifflin, November 4, 2003), cover price $30.00 | About this edition: Presents an anthology of the best travel writing published in the previous year, selected from magazines, newspapers, and web sites.

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A compelling literary portrait of the great West Coast city includes contributions from Barnaby Conrad, Herbert Gold, Meredith Maran, Richard Rodriguez, and Chiang Yee, among others. Original.
By Larry Habegger (editor), James O'Reilly (editor) and O'Reilly Sean (editor)

Paperback:

9781885211859 | Travelers'' Tales Inc, November 8, 2002, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: A compelling literary portrait of the great West Coast city includes contributions from Barnaby Conrad, Herbert Gold, Meredith Maran, Richard Rodriguez, and Chiang Yee, among others.

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Edited by acclaimed travel writer Frances Mayes, author of Under the Tuscan Sun, the latest volume in the annual series presents a wide- ranging anthology of the finest travel writing published over the past year, selected from a wide variety of magazines, newspapers, and websites and encompassing articles and essays on adventures and locales around the world. Simultaneous.
By Frances Mayes (editor)

CD/Spoken Word:

9780618197200 | Abridged edition (Houghton Mifflin, October 15, 2002), cover price $32.00 | About this edition: Presents an anthology of the best travel writing published in the previous year, selected from magazines, newspapers, and web sites.

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Edited by acclaimed travel writer Frances Mayes, author of Under the Tuscan Sun, the latest volume in the annual series presents a wide- ranging anthology of the finest travel writing published over the past year, selected from a wide variety of magazines, newspapers, and websites and encompassing articles and essays on adventures and locales around the world. Simultaneous.
By Adam Gopnik (narrator), Frances Mayes (editor), Molly O'Neill (narrator) and David Sedaris (narrator)

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9780618197194 | Abridged edition (Mariner Books, October 15, 2002), cover price $26.00 | About this edition: Presents an anthology of the best travel writing published in the previous year, selected from magazines, newspapers, and web sites.

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Edited by acclaimed travel writer Frances Mayes, author of Under the Tuscan Sun, the latest volume in the annual series presents a wide- ranging anthology of the finest travel writing published over the past year, selected from a wide variety of magazines, newspapers, and websites and encompassing articles and essays on adventures and locales around the world. (view table of contents)
By Frances Mayes (editor)

Hardcover:

9780618118793 | Houghton Mifflin, October 15, 2002, cover price $27.50 | About this edition: Presents an anthology of the best travel writing published in the previous year, selected from magazines, newspapers, and web sites.

Paperback:

9780618118809 | Mariner Books, October 15, 2002, cover price $21.95 | About this edition: Presents an anthology of the best travel writing published in the previous year, selected from magazines, newspapers, and web sites.

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Edited by acclaimed travel writer Paul Theroux, the latest volume in the annual series presents a wide ranging anthology of the finest travel writing published over the past year, selected from a wide variety of magazines, newspapers, and websites and encompassing articles and essays on adventures and locales around the world. Simultaneous. (view table of contents)
By Paul Theroux (editor)

Hardcover:

9780618118779 | Houghton Mifflin, October 1, 2001, cover price $27.50 | About this edition: Presents an anthology of the best travel writing published in the previous year, selected from magazines, newspapers, and web sites.

Paperback:

9780618118786 | Mariner Books, October 10, 2001, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: Presents an anthology of the best travel writing published in the previous year, selected from magazines, newspapers, and web sites.

CD/Spoken Word:

9780618155682 | Unabridged edition (Houghton Mifflin, October 10, 2001), cover price $35.00 | About this edition: Presents an anthology of the best travel writing published in the previous year, selected from magazines, newspapers, and web sites.

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780618155675 | Unabridged edition (Mariner Books, October 10, 2001), cover price $26.00 | About this edition: Presents an anthology of the best travel writing published in the previous year, selected from magazines, newspapers, and web sites.

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Listeners can compare their impressions on favorite European destinations with those of veteran travelers and literary legends with this collection of essays and verse, which includes selections by Charles Dickens on Rome, Mark Twain on Paris and Versailles, and Washington Irving on Stratford-on-Avon. Read by Michael York, et al.

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9781574534283 | Unabridged edition (Audio Literature, June 1, 2001), cover price $12.00 | About this edition: Presents a collection of essays and verse commenting on the favorite European travel destinations of such famous literary figures as Mark Twain and Charles Dickens.

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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.
By Bill Bryson (editor)

Hardcover:

9780618074662 | Houghton Mifflin, October 1, 2000, cover price $27.50 | About this edition: Presents an anthology of the best travel writing published in the previous year, selected from magazines, newspapers, and web sites.

Paperback:

9780618074679 | Mariner Books, October 26, 2000, cover price $28.95 | About this edition: Presents an anthology of the best travel writing published in the previous year, selected from magazines, newspapers, and web sites.

CD/Spoken Word:

9780618093298 | Unabridged edition (Houghton Mifflin, November 16, 2000), cover price $35.00 | About this edition: Presents an anthology of the best travel writing published in the previous year, selected from magazines, newspapers, and web sites.

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780618093229 | Houghton Mifflin, November 16, 2000, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: Presents an anthology of the best travel writing published in the previous year, selected from magazines, newspapers, and web sites.

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Provides a description of travels below the rim of the Grand Canyon
By Larry Habegger (editor), James O'Reilly (editor) and O'Reilly Sean (editor)

Paperback:

9781885211347 | Travelers'' Tales Inc, August 1, 1999, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: Provides a description of travels below the rim of the Grand Canyon

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A compilation of accounts of foreign travel by African Americans includes the works of James Baldwin, Angela Davis, and Langston Hughes
By Cheryl J. Fish (editor) and Farah J. Griffin (editor)

Hardcover:

9780807071205 | Beacon Pr, May 1, 1998, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: A compilation of accounts of foreign travel by African Americans includes the works of James Baldwin, Angela Davis, and Langston Hughes

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9780807071212 | Beacon Pr, May 1, 1999, cover price $20.00 | About this edition: A compilation of accounts of foreign travel by African Americans includes the works of James Baldwin, Angela Davis, and Langston Hughes

An anthology of some fifty travel-related essays, journal entries, and other writings by Black authors includes materials from the late eighteenth century to the present, and covers Africans in the United States and Europe, and African Americans in Europe and Africa

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9780304700851 | Cassell, October 1, 1998, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: An anthology of some fifty travel-related essays, journal entries, and other writings by Black authors includes materials from the late eighteenth century to the present, and covers Africans in the United States and Europe, and African Americans in Europe and Africa

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By John James Audubon (editor), F. A. De Caro (editor) and R. A. Jordan (editor)

Paperback:

9780807122402 | Louisiana State Univ Pr, June 1, 1998, cover price $29.95

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Product Description: A collection of nineteen stories brings together the works of Paul Theroux, Sue Miller, Alice Munro, William Trevor, and others, and follows a theme about new places and perspectives as brought on by travel. By the compiler of The Literary Lover. 15,000 first printing.
By Larry Dark (editor)

Hardcover:

9780670845781 | Viking Pr, November 1, 1994, cover price $22.95 | About this edition: Gathers short stories about travel by Diane Johnson, Fay Weldon, William Trevor, Paul Theroux, Paul Bowles, John Updike, Alice Munro, and Kate Braverman

Paperback:

9780140171631 | Reprint edition (Penguin USA, December 1, 1996), cover price $12.95 | About this edition: A collection of nineteen stories brings together the works of Paul Theroux, Sue Miller, Alice Munro, William Trevor, and others, and follows a theme about new places and perspectives as brought on by travel.

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Selections describe the author's experiences in Italy, France, and Morocco and share her observations on the people and cultures she encountered

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9780312124175 | Palgrave Macmillan, July 1, 1995, cover price $22.95 | About this edition: A collection of excerpts from Edith Wharton's seven works of travel covers three decades before, during, and after World War I, revealing the undiscovered byways of Europe, Morocco, and the Mediterranean through the eyes of a knowledgeable, imaginative observer.

Paperback:

9780786206056 | Large print edition (Thorndike Pr, October 1, 1996), cover price $22.95 | About this edition: Selections describe the author's experiences in Italy, France, and Morocco and share her observations on the people and cultures she encountered
9780312161200 | Subsequent edition (Griffin, August 15, 1996), cover price $18.99 | About this edition: In EDITH WHARTON ABROAD, Sarah Bird Wright has carefully chosen selections from Edith Wharton's travel writing that convey the writer's control of her craft.

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The author of Pecked to Death by Ducks and A Wolverine Is Eating My Leg describes his experiences and adventures while traveling in some of the wilderness areas of the world. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.

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9780679770794 | Reprint edition (Vintage Books, April 1, 1996), cover price $15.95 | About this edition: The author of Pecked to Death by Ducks and A Wolverine Is Eating My Leg describes his experiences and adventures while traveling in some of the wilderness areas of the world.

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780939643431 | Audio Pr, October 1, 1992, cover price $16.95

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Product Description: With the advent of the "steam palace" in the nineteenth century, American women set out to see the world. Women from various walks of life—prototypes of Daisy Miller, Isabel Archer, and Undine Spragg—crossed the oceans in record numbers...read more

Hardcover:

9780875801957 | Northern Illinois Univ Pr, January 1, 1995, cover price $42.00 | About this edition: With the advent of the "steam palace" in the nineteenth century, American women set out to see the world.

Paperback:

9780875805610 | Northern Illinois Univ Pr, January 1, 1995, cover price $20.50 | About this edition: With the advent of the "steam palace" in the nineteenth century, American women set out to see the world.

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A guide to confronting shame presents the writings of Merle Fossum, Guy Kettlehack, Stephanie E. and others as they discuss shame and our bodies, men and shame, shame and the twelve steps, healing shame-based spirituality, and other topics. Reprint.
By Lewis M. Andrews (editor)

Paperback:

9780345385185 | Reprint edition (Ballantine Books, October 1, 1993), cover price $5.50 | also contains What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding: A Memoir, What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding: A Memoir | About this edition: A guide to confronting shame presents the writings of Merle Fossum, Guy Kettlehack, Stephanie E.

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Describes how chronic illness or disability can lead to feelings of isolation and loneliness and offers a twelve-step plan to turn chronic illness into an opportunity for spiritual growth and fulfillment. Reprint.

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9780345385192 | Reprint edition (Ballantine Books, September 1, 1993), cover price $4.99 | also contains What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding | About this edition: Describes how chronic illness or disability can lead to feelings of isolation and loneliness and offers a twelve-step plan to turn chronic illness into an opportunity for spiritual growth and fulfillment.

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