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The Best American Travel Writing - by Paul Theroux (Paperback)

Name: The Best American Travel Writing - by Paul Theroux (Paperback)
Brand: Houghton Mifflin
SKU: 94571730
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Already a best-selling addition to the series, this year's Best American Travel Writing is a far-flung collection chosen by travel writer extraordinaire Paul Theroux, who has selected pieces about "the spell in the wilderness, the letter home from foreign parts, the dangerous adventure, the sentimental journey, the exposé, the shocking revelation, the eyewitness report, the ordeal, the quest . . . Travel is an attitude, a state of mind.
Author(s): Paul Theroux
448 Pages
Travel, Essays & Travelogues
Series Name: Best American

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Maintaining that "travel is a state of mind", the author of "Hotel Honolulu" selects pieces about "the spell in the wilderness, the letter home from foreign parts, the dangerous adventure, the sentimental journey, the expos, the shocking revelation, the eyewitness report, the ordeal, the quest".

Book Synopsis

Already a best-selling addition to the series, this year's Best American Travel Writing is a far-flung collection chosen by travel writer extraordinaire Paul Theroux, who has selected pieces about "the spell in the wilderness, the letter home from foreign parts, the dangerous adventure, the sentimental journey, the exposé, the shocking revelation, the eyewitness report, the ordeal, the quest . . . Travel is an attitude, a state of mind." Theroux's most recent novel is Hotel Honolulu.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.28 Inches (H) x 6.52 Inches (W) x 1.16 Inches (D)

Weight: 1.14 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Series Title: Best American

Sub-Genre: Essays & Travelogues

Genre: Travel

Number of Pages: 448

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin

Format: Paperback

Author: Paul Theroux

Language: English

Street Date: October 10, 2001

TCIN: 94571730

UPC: 9780618118786

Item Number (DPCI): 247-12-1402

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Estimated ship dimensions: 1.16 inches length x 6.52 inches width x 8.28 inches height

Estimated ship weight: 1.14 pounds

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