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Search results: The best new books - Book reviews & excerpts from exceptional travel & adventure books
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Driving Mr Albert: A Trip Across America with Einstein's Brain
by Michael Paterniti
Hardcover: Jul 2000
Paperback: 1 Jun 2001
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| Part travelogue, part memoir, part history, part biography, and part meditation - one of the most unique road trips in modern literature. |
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In A Sunburned Country: UK Title: Down Under
by Bill Bryson
Hardcover: Jun 2000
Paperback: 1 May 2001
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| A deliciously funny, fact-filled, and adventurous performance by a writer who combines humor, wonder, and unflagging curiosity. |
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Driving Over Lemons: An Optimist in Andalucia
by Chris Stewart
Hardcover: Mar 2000
Paperback: 1 May 2001
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| A funny, generous, wonderfully written account of an family making a life and home in remote but enchanting southern Spain. |
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River Horse: A Journey Across America
by William Least Heat-Moon
Hardcover: Oct 1999
Paperback: 1 Apr 2001
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| The preeminent chronicler of American back roads recounts his singular voyage on American waters from sea to sea. |
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Yukon Alone: The World's Toughest Adventure Race
by John Balzar
Hardcover: Mar 2000
Paperback: 1 Jan 2001
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| In the tradition of Into The Wild, here is a story of daring and determination in one of nature's harshest, loneliest, and most beautiful places. |
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The Ghosts of Cape Sabine: The Harrowing True Story of the Greely Expedition
by Leonard Guttridge
Hardcover: Feb 2000
Paperback: 1 Nov 2000
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| A nonfiction narrative that reads like a novel-- a raw, vivid, harrowing adventure, brilliantly told. |
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John Glenn: A Memoir
by John Glenn, Nick Taylor
Hardcover: Nov 1999
Paperback: 1 Oct 2000
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| This extraordinary book captures the unique alchemy that brings a man to the forefront of his time. |
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The Terrible Hours: The Man Behind the Greatest Submarine Rescue in History
by Peter Maas
Hardcover: Oct 1999
Paperback: 1 Aug 2000
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| A thrilling true narrative of terror, heroism and courage in the depths of a malevolent ocean. |
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