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The Best American Travel Writing 2000by Bryson, Bill, ed
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Book DescriptionBoston: Houghton Mifflin. 2000 1st ed. thus. 307pp. paperback 8vo: Fine [nick @ spine head; else F] An anthology of over two dozen excellent travel pieces by writers ranging from Bill Buford to William T. Vollmann. Book summaryEdited by the inimitable Bill Bryson, this inaugural anthology of travel writing--25 multifaceted essays by writers such as P.J. O'Rourke, Dave Eggers, Mark Ross, and Patrick Symmes--represents some of America's finest wandering eyes. A New York Times Best Book in Travel for 2000.Media Reviews"Several years ago Diane Johnson called a book about travel NATURAL OPIUM. for many of the writers in THE BEST AMERICAN TRAVEL WRITING 2000, the drug of choice seems to be a synthetic amphetamine meant to keep the drowsy traveler and reader awake." -- Nicholas Howe, New Republic First LineTravel writing, as I once observed elsewhere, is the most accomodating--one might say promiscuous--of genres. Publisher NotesOur fascination with travel has never been so well represented as in this new addition to the Best American series: a wide-ranging compendium of the best travel writing published in 1999, culled from more than three hundred magazines, newspapers, and Web sites. This first collection of THE BEST AMERICAN TRAVEL WRITING reads like a good novel. Best selling author Bill Bryson and series editor Jason Wilson have put together a book that will surprise knowledgeable travelers and entrance newcomers with the glories of new worlds. The extraordinary popularity of books and magazines dedicated to travel comes as no surprise, given that more and more Americans are traveling each year for business, pleasure, and especially adventure. Our fascination with travel has never been so well represented as in this new addition to the Best American series: a wide-ranging compendium of the best travel writing published in 1999, culled from more than three hundred magazines, newspapers, and Web sites. This first collection of THE BEST AMERICAN TRAVEL WRITING reads like a good novel. Best-selling author Bill Bryson and series editor Jason Wilson have put together a book that will surprise knowledgeable travelers and entrance newcomers with the glories of new worlds. Articles by such well-loved writers as Bill Buford and Ryszard Kapuscinski are included, as are those by exciting new voices. Ranging across myriad landscapes, from Central Park in New York City to the Ouadane oasis in Saharan Mauritania, THE BEST AMERICAN TRAVEL WRITING 2000 showcases the diversity and creative power of travel writing today. Other Recommended Books
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