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1	Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster more books like this by Jon Krakauer (Introduction by) In 1996, on a magazine assignment, Krakauer joined an expedition up Mount Everest led by the New Zealand climber Rob Hall. He arrived at the summit just before a blizzard struck in which Hall and nine other climbers were killed. This book is Krakauer's first-person account of the tragedy. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.67! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Into the Wild more books like this by Jon Krakauer "Into the Wild" developed out of an article which Mr. Krakauer wrote for "Outside" magazine. The Emory University honors graduate Christopher Johnson McCandless--"Alexander Supertramp"--took off after school in rebellion against authority and his privileged upbringing. Krakauer reveals the details leading up to the boy's death in the Alaskan ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Zen & the art of motorcycle maintenance : an inquiry into values more books like this by Robert M. Pirsig Robert Pirsig's journey to enlightenment on the back of a motorcycle was rejected 121 times before its publication in 1974. ZEN AND THE ART OF MOTORCYCLE MAINTENANCE immediately hit the best-seller lists, and, even decades later, it remains a cult classic. A combination of travelogue, philosophical tract, gripping novel, and probing memoir, ZEN ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Assassination Vacation more books like this by Sarah Vowell Quirky essayist Sarah Vowell, known both for her pieces on NPR's "This American Life" and her star turn voicing teen superhero Violet in the animated Pixar blockbuster THE INCREDIBLES, waxes both witty and rhapsodic in this monumentally obsessive travelogue chronicling her so-called pilgrimage to various places related to the first three ... see all copies from $2.47! new only from $5.39! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Year in Provence more books like this by Peter Mayle Mayle's humorous true story of his attempts to make a home for himself in the south of France after he fled his advertising job in England. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Notes from a Small Island more books like this by Bill Bryson Before returning to the United States after 20 years in England, Bryson embarks on a farewell circuit of the country. He integrates history and reflections of his own debut tour of England in this valediction. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.90! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	In a Sunburned Country more books like this by Bill Bryson (Read by) Bryson, author of A WALK IN THE WOODS and I'M A STRANGER HERE MYSELF, takes on Australia. Bryson's wit and capacity for observation remain in top working condition despite the heat, and his encounters with the locals are engaging in this typical Brysonian look beyond the obvious. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Travels with Charley in Search of America more books like this by John Steinbeck John Steinbeck chronicles his attempts, as he travels from Long Island to California and back, to define what it is to be American. In the end, he concedes failure: it is impossible to generalize about his complicated homeland. However, his experiences add up to a delightful account of an eager and curious human being on the road--and of Charley ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.50! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Lost Continent: Travels in Small-Town America more books like this by Bill Bryson Bryson contemplates the state of the United States as he travels across the country in a visitation of family holidays and a quest for the apex of small-town America. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Snow Leopard more books like this by Peter Matthiessen Author Matthiessen documents his travels in Nepal with naturalist George Schaller, including his attempts to come to grips with his wife's death from cancer, and his general pondering of questions of life and death. The snow leopard becomes a symbol to Matthiessen of the elusive silence of the peace of Zen. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Toujours Provence more books like this by Peter Mayle The author of the beloved bestseller A Year In Provence offers readers another funny, beautifully evocative book about life in the picturesque French town--a heartwarming place where, if you can't quite "get away from it all", you can surely have a good time trying. a good time trying. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Under the Tuscan Sun: At Home in Italy more books like this by Frances Mayes Frances Mayes, a gourmet cook, travel writer, and poet, bought herself a crumbling 17-room villa in the Italian countryside. It changed her life and renewed her spirit. Her immensely appealing chronicle of the experience, and of her romantic relationship with the man she eventually married, comes complete with recipes from the region. The book ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The Places in Between more books like this by Rory Stewart In January 2002, Rory Stewart survived a walk across Afghanistan by his wits, his knowledge of Persian dialects and Muslim customs, and the kindness of strangers. In this memoir, he writes about heroes and rogues, tribal elders and teenage soldiers, Taliban commanders and foreign-aid workers as he makes tangible the forces of tradition, ideology, ... see all copies from $2.18! new only from $4.58! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War more books like this by Tony Horwitz A portrait of Civil War societies and the amateur historians who populate them throughout the South. Horwitz, the grandson of Russian immigrants who were obsessed with the conflict, spent a year visiting such societies to piece together his account. A "New York Times" Notable Book for 1998. see all copies from $3.37! new only from $7.24! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Adrift: Seventy-Six Days Lost at Sea more books like this by Steven Callahan When Callahan's small sloop sank west of the Canary Islands, he found himself adrift in the Atlantic in a five-foot raft, with only enough food and water for 18 days. For 76 days he drifted 1800 miles, the only man in history to survive more than a month alone at sea in an inflatable raft. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.97! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Neither Here Nor There: Travels in Europe more books like this by Bill Bryson From Scandinavia to Turkey, Bryson retraces his youthful, solo backpacking expedition that eventually landed him in England for 20 years. His experience lends wit to this slightly ethnocentric tour of greater Europe. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.26! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	One Man's Wilderness: An Alaskan Odyssey more books like this by Richard Proenneke, Sam Keith Longtime Alaska-phile Sam Keith set himself the task of writing about an amazing encounter with the frozen north: that of his friend Richard Proenneke, who left his native Iowa in 1967 at the age of 50 to live in the unspoiled Twin Lakes country west of Anchorage. Proenneke kept a journal of the experience, from which Keith has drawn this ... see all copies from $6.98! new only from $11.38! \| SVS
18 view cover	River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze more books like this by Peter Hessler Hessler's book is a memoir more of a city than of a man's experiences. Teaching English as a Peace Corps volunteer to the residents of Fuling, Hessler was inspired by the tenacity of his students and by the impact of the historical events that occurred during his tenure there. Winner of the 2001 Kiriamas Award for nonfiction and a New York Times ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.41! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Three Weeks with My Brother more books like this by Nicholas Sparks, Micah Sparks When the Sparks brothers--bestselling writer Nicholas and his older brother Micah--set off on a trip around the world, they saw it as an opportunity not only to see temples and ruins but to talk about their childhood and the fate of their family, in a fraternal bonding experience that would enlarge both their lives. As they traveled, they also ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.49! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	The City of Falling Angels more books like this by John Berendt A murder in Savannah inspired John Berendt's previous book, the blockbuster bestseller MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL. This time, the location is Venice, and the 1996 inferno which destroyed Venice's beloved opera house, La Fenice, serves as the touchstone for John Berendt's quirky exploration of the city and its most colorful inhabitants ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men and Mountains more books like this by Jon Krakauer A collection of true stories of mountain climbing, from the author of "Into the Wild". see all copies from $3.75! new only from $7.72! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Night to Remember more books like this by Walter Lord In this engrossing minute-by-minute account, Walter Lord recreates the intense emotion aboard the "Titanic"after the massive ship collided with an iceberg. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific more books like this by J Maarten Troost When the author's wife was posted to the small island nation of Kiribati in the South Pacific, their culture shock was extreme. Expecting a Gauguin-esque paradise, they actually found a hot, filthy, polluted, isolated, and forgotten place with almost no amenities. After two years of battling bureaucracy and, often, simply trying to find something ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.16! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Two Years Before the Mast more books like this by Richard Henry Dana, Jr. Eleanor Perenyi's quirky, entertaining, and learned essays are opinionated in the best way. Perenyi, who has been gardening for many years at her small plot in Stonington, Connecticut (and before that at a palatial estate in Hungary), knows what she's talking about. As she tackles (with gusto) a variety of garden topics--including beans, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.87! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Bella Tuscany: The Sweet Life in Italy more books like this by Frances Mayes In BELLA TUSCANY, Mayes's follow-up memoir to UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN, the author continues telling stories and describing quotidian life in her beloved Tuscany. Mayes teaches in California, spending time off in her villa in Cortona, Italy. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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