Travel Essays | Travel
Mar.25.2008
A composite, contemporary view of the "real" Las Vegas--a boomtown of almost two million people whose lives are fundamentally shaped by the city's dominating industry, casino gambling. Individual journalists, under the direction of editor David Littlejohn, examine such aspects of life in...
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Mar.19.2008
Recent pub.:
2008 winter - Agni – "A Friday Desdemona" (short story) online exclusive
2007&2009- Agni – Pas de Deux, à Trois (short story) & Troika for Lovers
2007 "But a Passage in Wilderness" (poetry book)--Sheep Meadow Press
2008-From the Fishouse- audio...
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Mar.05.2008
Three dozen women, most over 45, tell their stories and wisdom learned on the trail. Chapters such as solo backpacking, backpacking with friends, llama packing, bear encounters as well as information about staying fit, safe, and healthy while hiking are included.
Readers will be inspired by the...
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Mar.03.2008
Peter Delevett visited Thailand’s Koh Phangan with his girlfriend in 1994, discovering a boho backpacker Eden. He recently returned—older, married and with a mortgage—just in time for the island’s signature bash.
http://www.worldhum.com/dispatches/item/the_full_moon_partys_over_20080115
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Mar.03.2008
"A thought provoking essay, woven with tension and trepidation, that forces the reader to accompany the author to a place he didn't want to go. Goes beyond the normal realm of travel writing to raise some wrenching questions of conscience." - Janet Fullwood, Sacramento Bee
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Feb.13.2008
As the Western world struggles to comprehend the paradoxes of modern Turkey, a country both European and Asian, forward-looking yet rooted in ancient empire, a new nonfiction anthology promises to reveal its most personal nuances.
Introducing TALES FROM THE EXPAT HAREM: Foreign Women in Modern...
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Jan.30.2008
The Sierra Madre--no other mountain range in the world possesses such a ring of intrigue. In the Sierra Madre is a groundbreaking and extraordinary memoir that chronicles the astonishing history of one of the most famous, yet unknown, regions in the world. Based on his one-year sojourn among the...
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Jan.19.2008
Mediterranean Summer captures the glittery Riviera social scene, the distinctive sights and sounds of the unique ports along the way, the work hard/play hard life of being a crew member, and the challenges of producing world-class cuisine for the stylish and demanding owners and their guests. An...
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Jan.13.2008
A newly enlarged Second Edition of the book now includes 77 (count 'em, seventy-seven!) unique, humorous, and insightful essays about people, places, and cultures around the world. It features tales from a four-week car trip across the United States, featuring visits to the Voodoo Museum, Graceland...
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