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Paperback The Best American Travel Writing Book

ISBN: 0618582185

ISBN13: 9780618582181

The Best American Travel Writing

(Part of the Best American Travel Writing Series)

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"Travel is not about finding something. It's about getting lost -- that is, it is about losing yourself in a place and a moment. The little things that tether you to what's familiar are gone, and you become a conduit through which the sensation of the place is felt." -- from the introduction by Susan Orlean

The twenty pieces in this year's collection showcase the best travel writing from 2006. George Saunders travels to India to witness...

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Fun, Fast, Diverse -- Highly Recommended

This is the fifth in this series that I have read. Only one other (I think it was 2002) was this good. I love this series and give it as Christmas gifts every year. This editor had exactly the right point of view in compiling these stories.

Excellent collection

I loved this year's collection, edited by Susan Orlean. Many great essays, but the highlight is definitely Elizabeth Gilbert's report of a two week eating/walking tour through Provence via rural trails.
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