Book reviews & excerpts from exceptional travel & adventure books
Travel & Adventure
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Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World
by Christian Cooper
Hardcover: Jun 2023
Central Park birder Christian Cooper takes us beyond the viral video that shocked a nation and into a world of avian adventures, global excursions, and the unexpected lessons you can learn from a life spent looking up.
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River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile
by Candice Millard
Hardcover: May 2022
Paperback: May 2023
The harrowing story of one of the great feats of exploration of all time and its complicated legacy - from the New York Times bestselling author of River of Doubt and Destiny of the Republic.
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The Amur River: Between Russia and China
by Colin Thubron
Hardcover: Sep 2021
Paperback: Sep 2022
The most admired travel writer of our time - author of Shadow of the Silk Road and To a Mountain in Tibet - recounts an eye-opening, often perilous journey along a little known Far East Asian river that for over a thousand miles forms the highly ...
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Blue Sky Kingdom: An Epic Family Journey to the Heart of the Himalaya
by Bruce Kirkby
Hardcover: Oct 2020
Paperback: Jul 2022
A warm and unforgettable portrait of a family letting go of the known world to encounter an unfamiliar one filled with rich possibilities and new understandings.
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The Deepest South of All: True Stories from Natchez, Mississippi
by Richard Grant
Hardcover: Sep 2020
Paperback: Aug 2021
Bestselling travel writer Richard Grant offers an entertaining and profound look at a city like no other.
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Magdalena: River of Dreams: A Story of Colombia
by Wade Davis
Hardcover: Sep 2020
Paperback: Jun 2021
A captivating new book from Wade Davis--award-winning, best-selling author and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence for more than a decade--that brings vividly to life the story of the great Río Magdalena, illuminating Colombia's complex ...
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Dark, Salt, Clear: The Life of a Fishing Town
by Lamorna Ash
Hardcover: Dec 2020
Paperback: Apr 2021
From an adventurous and discerning new voice reminiscent of Robert Macfarlane, a captivating portrait of a community eking out its living in a coastal landscape as stark and storied as it is beautiful.
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The Seine: The River that Made Paris
by Elaine Sciolino
Hardcover: Oct 2019
Paperback: Oct 2020
A vibrant, enchanting tour of the Seine from longtime New York Times foreign correspondent and best-selling author Elaine Sciolino.
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