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This is the story of how a sabbatical that began with no itinerary and no return date grew into a five-year North American odyssey with a mission inspired by the birth of the World Wide Web: "To be at work, at home, and on the road, all at the same grand moment."

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Tells the (almost) true story of author's rollicking adventures across the United States. This book follows many of his early adventures, including a visit to Salt Lake City, gold and silver, prospecting, real estate speculation, a journey to the kingdom of Hawaii, and his beginnings as a writer.

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Writing from the road, 25 comediennes contribute hilarious, bizarre, and unforgettable stories of their trips that went off track. Includes accounts by Anne Lamott, Ellen DeGeneres, Sarah Vowell, and Cynthia Kaplan. Illustrations.

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The Portuguese word saudade has no direct English translation. In its simplest sense, it describes a feeling of longing for something that is now gone, and may yet return, but in all likelihood can never be recaptured. This book traces the author's attempts to reclaim this loss in a series of informal essays.

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A useful companion for those travelling to Sicily, this work is part of a series that is a collection of writing, aiming to invest the traveller with a cultural and historical background to Sicily.

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The author voyaged the Southern Ocean to Antarctica. This title interweaves his own diary entries with rich and engaging essays on Antarctic history, science and culture.

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Couchsurfer, hitchhiker, and rogue wanderer Jamie Maslin embarks on a couchsurfing adventure to the homeland of "firebrand," "populist," "anti-American" president Hugo Chavez: the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

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The extraordinary story of an ordinary yachtsman who built his own yacht, then sailed around the world (three times) with only 8 hours of prior experience.

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Features eighteen contemporary short stories that take the reader on a journey through South Africa's literary landscape, exploring Africa's most popular travel destination. This book, divided into three areas of South Africa - Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, and the Western Cape - also includes game parks, farms and even mines.

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When Russia's Baltic states opened up for visitors in 1993, the author and his wife Suzanne eagerly embarked on a motorcycle trip there. Part love story, part edgy travelogue, this book recounts their harrowing experience traveling the desolate landscapes around the Baltic Sea.

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These just might be the strangest stories you've ever read.

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Combining insight and panache, this work captures the intricacies of a nation perplexed at its growing isolation from the rest of the world and often bitterly divided against itself. It offers discussions with, among others, Warren Beatty, Michael Moore, Louis Farrakhan, Susan Sontag, and Maya Angelou.

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Newsham tells the moving true-life story of his 100-day journey through the Philippines, India, Egypt, Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, and South Africa, as he seeks just the right person to bring back to America to visit. The book covers a wide geography not just of land, but also of spirit. Photos.

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This book contains details about 28 tall ships, including their size, armament, construction history and previous owners.

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A dazzling portrait of a vast empty continent

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Men. You've encountered them before - the most foolhardy, annoying, courageous and dangerous creatures on the planet. Share the madness and laughs as you follow their bizarre testosterone driven adventures.

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