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1	The Great Railway Bazaar: By Train Through Asia more books like this by Paul Theroux In this unique and hugely entertaining railway odyssey, Theroux vividly recounts his travels--and the people, places, and landscapes he encountered--on the Orient Express, the Khyber Mail, and the Trans-Siberian Express, through such countries as Turkey, Iran, India, Southeast Asia, Japan, and the Soviet Union. see all copies from $3.37! new only from $11.69! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Mosquito Coast more books like this by Paul Theroux Abominating the cops, crooks, scavengers and funny-bunnies of the twentieth century, he abandons civilization and takes the family to live in the Honduran jungle. There his tortured, quixotic genius keeps them alive, his hoarse tirades harrying them through a diseased and dirty Eden towards unimaginable darkness and terror. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.59! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Old Patagonian Express more books like this by Paul Theroux Celebrated travel-writer Paul Theroux turns his pen on the Americas, describing the trip from Boston to Patagonia, from subway to steam engine. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.83! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Dark Star Safari: Overland from Cairo to Cape Town more books like this by Paul Theroux Noted travel writer Paul Theroux travels back to Africa, where 40 years earlier he began his writing career, and tours the entirety of this immense country. In its descriptions and observations about the people the author meets along the way, DARK STAR SAFARI provides some perspective on America, as viewed through the eyes of those whose lives are ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $17.08! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Millroy the Magician more books like this by Paul Theroux When 14-year-old Jilly Farina steps into the wickerwork coffin of Millroy the Magician at a performance, her life is transformed. She begins a strange apprenticeship to Millroy in his crusade to fight America's unhealthy appetites and save its floundering souls. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Pillars of Hercules more books like this by Paul Theroux Theroux narrates a year-long trek around the coast of the Mediterranean. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Great Railway Bazaar more books like this by Paul Theroux Paul Theroux revolutionized travel writing with his 1975 book THE GREAT RAILWAY BAZAAR, a stirring and very personal account of his travels by railway from London to Tokyo and back. Choosing to go by train, alone, and with minimal gear, afforded the intrepid Theroux the opportunity of encountering a fascinating galaxy of fellow travelers (who ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.64! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	Dark Star Safari: Overland from Cairo to Capetown more books like this by Paul Theroux Noted travel writer Paul Theroux travels back to Africa, where 40 years earlier he began his writing career, and tours the entirety of this immense country. In its descriptions and observations about the people the author meets along the way, DARK STAR SAFARI provides some perspective on America, as viewed through the eyes of those whose lives are ... see all copies from $4.00! new only from $7.69! \| SVS
9	Hotel Honolulu more books like this by Paul Theroux The narrator of Theroux's novel, a failed writer, manages a rundown hotel in Hawaii for a flamboyant character named Buddy Hamstra. The hotel--and in fact the entire city--seems to be people entirely by eccentrics, including a lawyer made melancholy by his wealth, a woman obsessed with her gay son, and--perhaps oddest of all--Leon Edel, the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Ali and Nino: A Love Story more books like this by Kurban Said, Jenia Graman (Translator), Paul Theroux (Afterword by) A mix of romance and wartime adventure set in Azerbaijan during World War I and the Russian Revolution, this novel is about a Tartar Muslim who marries a Georgian Christian, rebelling against his traditional male-chauvinist background. It was first published in German in 1937, and its authorship is in dispute: is it the work of Lev Nussimbaum (a.k ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $5.38! \| first editions \| SVS
11	My Secret History more books like this by Paul Theroux Andre Parent's story begins in Massachusetts where his first furtive sexual encounters introduce him to the thrills of leading a double life. Parent travels the globe and tastes the delights of innumerable affairs before settling down to writing, wedlock, and self-analysis. Do we dare to wonder if Theroux's "best novel in years" (Chicago Tribune) ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	The Old Patagonian Express: By Train Through the Americas more books like this by Paul Theroux Starting with a rush-hour subway ride to South Station in Boston to catch Amtrak's Lake Shore Limited to Chicago, Theroux takes readers on a train journey from New England to Patagonia in southernmost Argentina. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.45! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	Happy Isles of Oceania: Paddling the Pacific more books like this by Paul Theroux Theroux's narrative of his travels to 51 Pacific islands. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Riding the Iron Rooster more books like this by Paul Theroux Theroux narrates an ambitious railroad journey beginning in London, continuing through Europe, Russia, and finally China. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.88! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Sir Vidia's Shadow: A Friendship Across Five Continents more books like this by Paul Theroux Paul Theroux writes about his friendship with the man he considered his mentor, V. S. Naipaul--and about the abrupt termination of their relationship when Naipaul turned against him. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.18! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Kingdom by the Sea more books like this by Paul Theroux It was 1982, the summer of the Falkland Islands War, and the birth of the royal heir, Prince William--and the ideal time, Theroux found, to surprise the British into talking about themselves. The result is a candid, funny, perceptive, and opinionated travelogue of his journey and his findings. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.39! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17	Riding Iron Rooster more books like this by Paul Theroux Theroux narrates an ambitious railroad journey beginning in London, continuing through Europe, Russia, and finally China. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $22.85! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	O-Zone more books like this by Paul Theroux In this futuristic novel about the aftermath of a nuclear accident, several New Yorkers travel to the site of the disaster. Led by Fizzy, a teenage math genius, they form an idyllic community. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Chicago Loop more books like this by Paul Theroux A wealthy married businessman in Chicago's Northside murders a woman he meets through a personal ad. His remorse takes the form of identification with his victim: he dresses in her clothes and puts himself constantly in danger. Eventually, like his own victim, he dies. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20	Happy Isles of Oceani more books like this by Paul Theroux Theroux's narrative of his travels to 51 Pacific islands. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.84! \| signed copies \| first editions
21	The Kingdom by the Sea: A Journey Around Great Britain more books like this by Paul Theroux see all copies from $1.99! new only from $70.74! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22	The Imperial Way more books like this by Paul Theroux, Steve McCurry (Photographer) see all copies from $1.99! new only from $81.67! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Saint Jack more books like this by Paul Theroux Jack Flowers, a middle-aged expatriate in Singapore, is floundering in an amoral wilderness as a pimp obtaining girls for sailors and tourists, an occupation he justifies as a means to his greater calling as a novelist. Circumstances, however, force him to reexamine his values and to achieve a kind of "sainthood" by following a policy of least ... see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	Riding the Iron Rooster: By Train Through China more books like this by Paul Theroux With his adventurous spirit and rich prose, Theroux has produced a vital memoir about the private life of China today, the Cultural Revolution, Mao, the thousand details of everyday life, discontent, patriotism, and the possibility of a better life in America. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.12! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Fresh-Air Fiend: Travel Writings 1985-2000 more books like this by Paul Theroux Fifteen years' worth of Paul Theroux's travel writings, including essays on the Maine woods, Hong Kong, a remote Pacific island, and other locations on five continents. A New York Times Notable Book for 2000. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.45! \| signed copies \| first editions

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