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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorParis, I Love You but You're Bringing Me Down
Rosecrans Baldwin · 304 pages
Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found
Suketu Mehta · 542 pages
A native of Bombay, Suketu Mehta gives us an insider's view of this stunning metropolis. He approaches the city from unexpected angles, taking us into the criminal underworld of rival Muslim and Hindu gangs; following the life of a bar dancer raised amid poverty and abuse; opening the door into the inner sanctums of Bollywood; and delving into the stories of the countless villagers who come in sea
The Dead Ladies Project: Exiles, Expats, and Ex-Countries
Jessa Crispin · 240 pages
"When Jessa Crispin was thirty, she burned her settled Chicago life to the ground and took off for Berlin with a pair of suitcases and no plan beyond leaving. Half a decade later, she's still on the road, in search not so much of a home as of understanding, a way of being in the world that demands neither constant struggle nor complete surrender, "--Amazon.com.
Fugitives and Refugees: A Walk in Portland, Oregon
Chuck Palahniuk · 144 pages
The author takes readers on a walking tour of Portland, Oregon, revealing the city's quirky, cheap, and wild side as he visits unusual museums, offbeat annual festivals, scenes of ghostly hauntings, and strange local customs.
Paris to the Moon
Adam Gopnik · 342 pages
Paris. The name alone conjures images of chestnut-lined boulevards, sidewalk cafes, breathtaking facades around every corner--in short, an exquisite romanticism that has captured the American imagination for as long as there have been Americans. In 1995, Adam Gopnik, his wife, and their infant son left the familiar comforts and hassles of New York City for the urbane glamour of the City of Light.
Roads To Mussoorie
Ruskin Bond · 125 pages
Anecdotes of the English author about his travels to Mussoorie, India.
The Pillars of Hercules: A Grand Tour of the Mediterranean
Paul Theroux · 523 pages
In this modern version of the Grand Tour, Theroux sets off from Gibraltar, one of the fabled Pillars of Hercules, on a glorious journey around the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. It is a long, lively, occasionally dangerous, and endlessly fascinating trip, up the coast of Spain, along the Riviera, by ferry to the islands of Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, and beyond - way beyond. By foot, train, bus,
Notes from a Small Island
Bill Bryson · 324 pages
After nearly two decades in Britain, Bill Bryson took the decision to move Mrs Bryson, little Jimmy et al. back to the States for a while. But before leaving his much-loved Yorkshire, Bryson insisted on taking one last trip around old Blighty, a sort of valedictory tour of the green and kindly island that had for so long been his home. The resulting book was a eulogy to the country that produced M
The Air-Conditioned Nightmare
Henry Miller · 292 pages
Stories and essays dealing with the author's impressions of the United States.
White Sands: Experiences from the Outside World
Geoff Dyer · 256 pages
"From "one of our most original writers" (Kathryn Schulz) comes an expansive and exacting book--firmly grounded, but elegant, witty, and always inquisitive--about travel, unexpected awareness, and the questions we ask when we step outside ourselves. Geoff Dyer's perennial search for tranquility, for "something better," continues in this series of fascinating and seemingly unrelated pilgrimages--wi
Dad Is Fat
Jim Gaffigan · 274 pages
"In Dad is Fat, stand-up comedian Jim Gaffigan, who's best known for his legendary riffs on Hot Pockets, bacon, manatees, and McDonald's, expresses all the joys and horrors of life with five young children--everything from cousins ("celebrities for little kids") to toddlers' communication skills ("they always sound like they have traveled by horseback for hours to deliver important news"), to the
The Innocents Abroad/Roughing It
Mark Twain · 1,027 pages
Contains "The innocents abroad, a travel guide and stinging satire of his fellow American travelers," and "Roughing it, the old Western frontier adventures of Mark Twain."
Marco Polo Didn't Go There: Stories and Revelations from One Decade as a Postmodern Travel Writer: 0
Rolf Potts · 344 pages
Marco Polo Didn't Go There is a collection of rollicking travel tales from a young writer USA Today has called "Jack Kerouac for the Internet Age." For the past ten years, Rolf Potts has taken his keen postmodern travel sensibility into the far fringes of five continents for such prestigious publications as National Geographic Traveler, Salon.com, and The New York Times Magazine. This book documen
The Age of Kali: Indian Travels & Encounters
William Dalrymple · 385 pages
In Sri Lanka, Pakistan and India itself, William Dalrymple searches for evidence of Kali Yug, the Hindu "age of darkness." Venturing to places rarely visited by foreigners, he travels deep into guerilla territory with the Tamil Tigers. Visits Benazir Bhutto and meets the drug lords of the North West Frontier. He inveils a region where the strengths and problems of both modernity and tradition rema
Falling Off the Map: Some Lonely Places of the World
Pico Iyer · 214 pages
The Best American Travel Writing 2013
Elizabeth Gilbert · 233 pages
Gifted authors don't just tell us about unique or out-of-the-way places; they take us to them, show us what they look like, show us who their people are, and make us feel like we've experienced them.
The Best American Travel Writing 2000
Alden Jones · 320 pages
Short Stories: Author Boat Camp: William Booth Lions and Tigers and Bears: Bill Buford This Teeming Ark: Tim Cahill The Toughest Trucker In The World: Tom Clynes Hitchhiker's Cuba: Dave Eggers Nantucket On My Mind: David Halberstam The Nile At Mile One: Mark Hertsgaard Spies In The House Of Faith: Isabel Hilton The First Drink Of The Day: Clive Irving Lard Is Good For You: Alden Jones T
The Best American Travel Writing 2006
Tim Cahill · 339 pages
There's No Toilet Paper . . . on the Road Less Traveled: The Best of Travel Humor and Misadventure
Doug Lansky · 190 pages
A collection of stories in which various well-known writers share their humorous and sometimes bizarre travel experiences.
Tales from the Expat Harem: Foreign Women in Modern Turkey
Anastasia M. Ashman, Jennifer Eaton Gokmen · 293 pages
An anthology of personal writings in which twenty-nine women who have lived in Turkey over the last forty years chronicle their experiences and share their impressions of the country.