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by Joshua Yaffa
Published May 2021
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The Museum of Whales You Will Never See
by Kendra Greene
Published May 2020
Read ReviewsMythic creatures, natural wonders, and the mysterious human impulse to collect are on beguiling display in this poetic tribute to the museums of an otherworldly island nation.
by Elizabeth Becker
Published Feb 2016
Read ReviewsElizabeth Becker investigates global travel industry practices in an eye-opening examination of this $6.5 trillion phenomenon.
by Michael Meyer
Published Feb 2016
Read ReviewsA combination of memoir, contemporary reporting, and historical research, presenting a unique profile of China's legendary northeast territory.
by Owen Matthews
Published Jul 2015
Read ReviewsFrom the glittering court of Catherine the Great to the wilds of the New World, Matthews conjures a brilliantly original portrait of one of Russia's most eccentric Empire-builders.
by Jared Diamond
Published Oct 2013
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by Lawrence Osborne
Published Jun 2013
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by Howard F. Mosher
Published Mar 2013
Read ReviewsFrom bestselling, nationally celebrated author Howard Frank Mosher, a wildly funny and deeply personal account of his three-month, 20,000-mile sojourn to discover what he loved enough to live for.
by Elif Batuman
Published Feb 2010
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by Simon Sebag Montefiore
Published Oct 2008
Read ReviewsA revelatory account that finally unveils the shadowy journey from obscurity to power of the Georgian cobblers son who became the Red Tsarthe man who, along with Hitler, remains the modern personification of evil.
by Alexander Frater
Published Feb 2008
Read ReviewsFrom one of the most celebrated travel writers at work todaya vibrantly observant, witty, utterly captivating account of a lifetimes worth of travel between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.
by Bill Bryson
Published May 2001
Read ReviewsA deliciously funny, fact-filled, and adventurous performance by a writer who combines humor, wonder, and unflagging curiosity.
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