The Best Travel Writing 2005: True Stories from Around the World (2005)
Description
This title is the second in our series of annual collections of the best travel writing. Many of these stories are original while some have appeared in other Travelers' Tales titles or elsewhere. But the common thread connecting them is fresh, lively storytelling and compelling narrative to make the reader laugh, weep, wish he were there, or be glad he wasn't.The 30 stories cover the globe, from encountering the spirit of Odysseus in the Mediterranean to restaging the "Rumble in the Jungle" in Malawi to probing the culture of the working men in the Tokyo fish market. The points of view and perspectives are global in reach and the themes are as eclectic as all of our books, including stories that encompass spiritual growth, absolute hilarity and misadventure, high adventure, romance, women's solo journeys, stories of service to humanity, family travel, and encounters with exotic cuisine.
Product Details
Price
$16.95
$15.76
Publisher
Travelers' Tales
Publish Date
February 17, 2005
Pages
368
Dimensions
5.26 X 7.94 X 0.86 inches | 0.98 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781932361162
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About the Author
Larry Habegger is a writer and editor who has been covering the world since his international travels began in the 1970s. As a freelance writer for more than three decades, his work has appeared in many major newspapers and magazines, including the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Travel & Leisure, and Outside. His newspaper column World Travel Watch was syndicated for 31 years and during that time ran in major papers in five countries. In 1993 he cofounded the award-winning Travelers' Tales Books with James and Tim O'Reilly, where he serves as executive editor and helps oversee the company's publishing program and has worked on all of its 130-plus books. Larry teaches the craft of memoir and the personal essay and runs several writers groups. He is also a founder of The Prose Doctors, an editors consortium; editor of the annual magazine The Travel Guide to California; and editor in chief of Triporati.com, a destination discovery site.
Tom Miller is the award-winning author of ten books, including the travel classics On the Border, The Panama Hat Trail, and Trading With the Enemy: A Yankee Travels Through Castro's Cuba. His articles have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Smithsonian, Rolling Stone, and LIFE, among other publications. Miller lives in Arizona. For more information please go to www.tommillerbooks.com.
