Best Travel Memoirs 2019 - April 2024

Destination Earth: A New Philosophy of Travel by a World-Traveler

Updated 2nd Edition 2019 Gold Medal Winner: International Book Award in the Travel Category, 2017Gold Medal Winner: Independent Press Award in the Travel Category, 2017Silver Medal Winner: Reader's Favorite Award in the Travel Genre, 2017 "In his book, Destination Earth, Nicos Hadjicostis shares the ultimate 'budget travel tip': how to make your travels transformational." - Rick Steves, Travel Writer and TV Presenter "An epic journey with a master philosopher." - Daniel Klein, New York Times best-selling author "I know a potential best seller when I see one. This will be soon! As a world trav... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0997414804
• ASIN: 0997414804
• ISBN: 0997414804
• Manufacturer: Bamboo Leaf Press

Calypso

• ASIN: B0796QV121
• ASIN: B0796QV121
• Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Poland

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Poland is your in-depth guide to the very best of Poland. Whether exploring the liveliness of its big cities or taking in the natural beauty of its idyllic lakes, beaches and mountains, you will experience the culture of Eastern hospitality and community values of this land that is deeply rooted in tradition and history.Discover DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Poland:   • Detailed itineraries and "don't-miss" destination highlights at a glance.    • Illustrated cutaway 3-D drawings of important sights.    • Floor plans and guided visitor information fo... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1465428224
• ASIN: 1465428224
• ISBN: 1465428224
• Brand: Dk Pub
• Manufacturer: DK Eyewitness Travel

Into the Abyss: An Extraordinary True Story

Only four men survived the plane crash. The pilot. A politician. A cop... and the criminal he was shackled to. On an icy night in October 1984, a commuter plane carrying nine passengers crashed in the remote wilderness of northern Alberta, killing six people. Four survived: the rookie pilot, a prominent politician, a cop, and the criminal he was escorting to face charges. Despite the poor weather, Erik Vogel, the 24-year-old pilot, was under intense pressure to fly. Larry Shaben, the author's father and Canada's first Muslim Cabinet Minister, was commuting home after a busy week at the Alber... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00CS8BE2A
• ASIN: B00CS8BE2A
• Manufacturer: Hachette Audio

Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The compelling, inspiring, and comically sublime story of one man’s coming-of-age, set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followedNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Michiko Kakutani, New York Times • USA Today • San Francisco Chronicle • NPR • Esquire • Newsday • Booklist Trevor Noah’s unlikely path from apartheid South Africa to the desk of The Daily Show began with a criminal act: his birth. Trevor was born to a white Swiss father and a black Xhosa mother at a time when such a union was punisha... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01DHWACVY
• ASIN: B01DHWACVY
• Manufacturer: Spiegel & Grau

Wolves at the Door: The True Story Of America's Greatest Female Spy

Virginia Hall left her Baltimore home in 1931 to enter the Foreign Service and went to work for the British Special Operations Executive (SOE) when Hitler was building toward the peak of his power in Europe. She was assigned to France, where she helped the Resistance movement, escaped prisoners of war, and American Allied paratroopers. By 1942 she was considered so dangerous to the Gestapo that she had to escape over the Pyrenees mountains―on an artificial leg, no less. When she got to England, she was reassigned to France by the OSS, disguised as an old peasant woman. She helped capture 500... [Read More]

• ASIN: 159921072X
• UPC: 884203109865
• ASIN: 159921072X
• ISBN: 159921072X
• Brand: Lyons Press
• Manufacturer: Lyons Press

The Impossible Climb: Alex Honnold, El Capitan, and the Climbing Life

INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLERNEW YORK TIMES MONTHLY BESTSELLEROne of the 10 Best Books of March, Paste MagazineA deeply reported insider perspective of Alex Honnold’s historic achievement and the culture and history of climbing.“One of the most compelling accounts of a climb and the climbing ethos that I've ever read.”—Sebastian JungerIn Mark Synnott’s unique window on the ethos of climbing, his friend Alex Honnold’s astonishing free solo ascent of El Capitan’s 3,000 feet of sheer granite is the central act. When Honnold topped out at 9:28 A.M. on June 3, 2017, having spent fewer ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1101986662
• ASIN: 1101986662
• ISBN: 1101986662
• Manufacturer: Dutton

Freckled: A Memoir of Growing up Wild in Hawaii

For fans of The Glass Castle and Educated, comes mystery author Toby Neal’s personal story of surviving a wild childhood in paradise.We never call it homeless. We're just "camping" in the jungle on Kauai...We live in a place everyone calls paradise. Sure, Kauai’s beautiful, with empty beaches, drip-castle mountains, and perfect surf...but we’ve been "camping" for six months, eating boiled chicken feed for breakfast, and wearing camouflage clothes so no one sees us trespassing in our jungle hideout. The cockroaches leave rainbow colors all over everything from eating the crayons we left... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07J9LYX1P
• ASIN: B07J9LYX1P
• Manufacturer: Neal Enterprises

Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLERAt twenty-two, Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost everything. In the wake of her mother’s death, her family scattered and her own marriage was soon destroyed. Four years later, with nothing more to lose, she made the most impulsive decision of her life. With no experience or training, driven only by blind will, she would hike more than a thousand miles of the Pacific Crest Trail from the Mojave Desert through California and Oregon to Washington State—and she would do it alone. Told with suspense and style, sparkling with warmth and humor, Wild powerfully captures the... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0307476073
• ASIN: 0307476073
• ISBN: 0307476073
• Brand: Random House
• Manufacturer: Vintage

Catfish and Mandala: A Two-Wheeled Voyage Through the Landscape and Memory of Vietnam

• ASIN: B004L62EU8
• ASIN: B004L62EU8
• Manufacturer: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

The Rough Guide to Fiji (Travel Guide) (Rough Guides)

Discover Fiji with the most incisive and entertaining guidebook on the market. Whether you plan to trek through the forests and highlands of Viti Levu, kick-back on the idyllic Mamanucas and Yasawa Islands or snorkel and dive some of the world's best reefs, The Rough Guide to Fiji will show you the ideal places to sleep, eat, drink and shop along the way. Inside The Rough Guide to Fiji- Independent, trusted reviews written in Rough Guides' trademark blend of humour, honesty and insight, to help you get the most out of your visit, with options to suit every budget.- Full-colour maps throughout ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0241280702
• ASIN: 0241280702
• ISBN: 0241280702
• Manufacturer: Rough Guides

Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident (Historical Nonfiction Bestseller, True Story Book of Survival)

A New York Times and Wall Street Journal Nonfiction Bestseller! — What happened that night on Dead Mountain?The mystery of Dead Mountain: In February 1959, a group of nine experienced hikers in the Russian Ural Mountains died mysteriously on an elevation known as Dead Mountain. Eerie aspects of the mountain climbing incident—unexplained violent injuries, signs that they cut open and fled the tent without proper clothing or shoes, a strange final photograph taken by one of the hikers, and elevated levels of radiation found on some of their clothes—have led to decades of speculation over t... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1452140030
• ASIN: 1452140030
• ISBN: 1452140030
• Brand: Chronicle
• Size: N/A
• Manufacturer: Chronicle Books

The Nile: Travelling Downriver Through Egypt's Past and Present (Vintage Departures)

The Nile, like all of Egypt, is both timeless and ever-changing. In these pages, renowned Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson takes us on a journey downriver that is both history and travelogue. We begin at the First Nile Cataract, close to the modern city of Aswan. From there, Wilkinson guides us through the illustrious nation birthed by this great river.         We see Thebes, with its Valley of the Kings, Valley of the Queens, and Luxor Temple. We visit the fertile Fayum, the Great Pyramid of Giza, and finally, the pulsing city of Cairo, where the Arab Spring erupted on the bridges over the wat... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0804168903
• ASIN: 0804168903
• ISBN: 9780804168908
• Manufacturer: Vintage

That Month in Tuscany

That Month in Tuscany . . .Ren Sawyer and Lizzy Harper live completely different lives. He’s a rock star with a secret he can no longer live with. She’s a regular person whose husband stood her up for a long planned anniversary trip. On a flight across the Atlantic headed for Italy, a drunken pity party and untimely turbulence literally drop Lizzy into Ren’s lap. It is the last thing she can imagine ever happening to someone like her. But despite their surface differences, they discover an undeniable pull between them. A pull that leads them both to remember who they had once been before... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0997341521
• ASIN: 0997341521
• ISBN: 0997341521
• Manufacturer: Fence Free Entertainment, LLC

National Geographic Traveler: Vietnam, 3rd Edition

In this completely updated and revised guide to Vietnam, James Sullivan's enthusiasm for his adopted country is clear in his coverage of all of major sites, along with some lesser known surprises as well. The book begins in the ancient capital of Hanoi, moving on to surrounding sites including fabled Ha Long Bay and hilltribe villages tucked away in the jungle-covered mountains; North-Central Vietnam, including visits to Vietnamese tunnels related to the Vietnam War; the ancient cities of Hue and Hoi An; the Southern Central Highlands, featuring wildlife-filled Cat Tien National Park; bustling... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1426213638
• ASIN: 1426213638
• ISBN: 1426213638
• Brand: National Geographic
• Manufacturer: National Geographic

Good sam guide: the 2019 good sam travel savings guide for the rv & outdoor enthusiast (paperback): 9781937321482

With over 12,500 locations listed across the United States and Canada, the new Good Sam RV Travel & Savings Guide is the only print edition of RV parks and campgrounds in North America. Includes 2,400+

• UPC: 252847830

Dk eyewitness travel guide ireland : 2019: 9781465471598

DK Eyewitness travel guides: award-winning guidebooks Discover Ireland with this essential travel guide to this great island, designed to help you create your own unique trip and to transport you there before you've even packed

• UPC: 405274262

Dk eyewitness travel guide london : 2019: 9781465471635

DK Eyewitness travel guides: award-winning guidebooks Find your corner of London with this essential travel guide to this great city, designed to help you create your own unique trip and to transport you there  before

• UPC: 758826873
• Rating: 4.5

Dk eyewitness travel guide italy : 2019: 9781465471581

DK Eyewitness travel guides: award-winning guidebooks Discover Italy with this essential travel guide, designed to help you create your own unique trip and to transport you to this beautiful country before you've even packed your

• UPC: 348642676

Lonely planet: lonely planet's best in travel 2019 - hardcover: 9781787017658

This annual bestseller ranks the hottest, must-visit countries, regions, cities and best-value destinations for 2019. Drawing on the knowledge and passion of Lonely Planet's staff, authors and online community, we present a year's worth of

• UPC: 365887611

Birnbaum's 2019 Walt Disney World for Kids (Paperback)

In the 2019 edition, we'll tell young readers how to: Join the vacation-planning fun, with kid-friendly descriptions of all the theme park shows and attractions, including maps, photos, colorful illustrations, and more.Experience a whole new

• UPC: 236686088

Dk eyewitness travel guide paris : 2019: 9781465471611

DK Eyewitness travel guides: award-winning guidebooks Find your corner of Paris with this essential travel guide to this beautiful city, designed to help you create your own unique trip and to transport you there before

• UPC: 946969026
• Rating: 4.5

Dk eyewitness travel guide new york city : 2019: 9781465471628

DK Eyewitness travel guides: award-winning guidebooks Find your corner of New York City with this essential travel guide to this great city, designed to help you create your own unique trip and to transport you

• UPC: 601208852

The 100 Best Stocks to Buy in 2019 - eBook

Updated for today’s market, important and timely advice—based on a proven methodology—on which stocks you should invest in right now, in this edition of the 100 Best Stocks series.Even though the economy is in constant

• UPC: 679259053

Dk eyewitness travel guide rome : 2019: 9781465471543

DK Eyewitness travel guides: award-winning guidebooks Find your corner of Rome with this essential travel guide, designed to help you create your own unique trip and to transport you to this great city before you've

• UPC: 690883000
• Rating: 5.0