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I am reading "Take Me WIth You"by Brad Newsham.
This is such a fine book, I don't think that I need any other books. Just this one.
Fabulous!

MY ODYSSEY AROUND THE THREE WORLDS-- by WILLIAM NICKERSON .I just got thro reading this book and it was an absolute delight .Its about a venturesome youth , his spirit of wanderlust ,stirred by a quarrel with the girl he loved made him travel the seas with just three dollars and a detrmination not to return.

HOCUS POCUS by Kurt Vonnegut

an Intermediate french workbook (gotta get fluent again!)

Beginning Spanish (que?)

I am a bit disappointed with Bill Bryson's Notes from a Small Island. (anyone else shares this view???)Fav remains, notes from a big country!
Mark Shand is now turning out to be a favourite travel author
Happy reading.....

I'm currently reading In Search of Robinson Crusoe by Tim Severin. The author travels to all these islands and spots of coast which were popular for marooned and shipwrecked sailors, while telling a bit of the Robinson Crusoe story and marine history. It's a really interesting read, especially since he's tying the facts of the past and the present together with ficton and myth.

I'm also at the beginning of Plundering Paradise by Michael D'Orso which is about the Galapagos Islands.

Oh. I also pick up this Antarctic encyclopedia which I bought at a local bookstore and flip through it from time to time - I love that place!

Picked up the Bourne Identity, by Robert Ludlum, at a climber's campground in Hueco Tanks, Texas. It's been entertaining and still reads like a screenplay although it offers more depth than the movie which was based on it.

Before that was Black House by Stephen King and Peter Straub. Also very entertaining even though King's more recent books left a bad taste in my mouth. With this book I realized that most of King's books revolve around the Dark Tower series and I've rediscovered an urge to read his work.

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Boy, I can tell I am not busy at work today. I think I have 5 posts today! Smacks of wanderlust!

Has anyone ever stumbled upon a great book only to find out that half of the world has read it already? I always feel foolish when that happens.

I stumbled upon "Ishmael" a month ago and really enjoyed it. Although if anyone told me that the book entails an ape telling a human the history and purpose of the world, I doubt I would have read it. But I will confess, that I had not heard of this book but now count it as one of my favs. I also read Anne Lindbergh's book "Gift from the Sea" and enjoyed that. I must be on an enviro or save the earth quick...

Karin

I am currently reading The Search for the Pink-Headed Duck: A Journey into the Himalayas and Down the Brahmaputraand am having trouble putting it down. It's a great read, amusing and breezy. There are plenty of used copies available on Amazon for only a couple of bucks.

Hi Joe, that is one of my favorites. I read it a couple of years ago. You should also try and get The River Dog; Journey down the Brahamputra by Mark Shawn (i think...).

happy reading

Just got back from SE Asia and my dad handed me a spy novel - Nelson DeMille's "Up Country" - based almost entirely in Vietnam. The protagonist works his way from Saigon up through Sapa, similar to a route I had just taken. It's a work of fiction, but is factual in terms of its descriptions of Vietnamese locations and history. If you're looking for a fun, entertaining read based in Vietnam, check this out!

Now I am reading Brad Newsham's All the Right Places: Traveling Light Through China, Japan, and Russia, which I am enjoying very much. I recently read his more current book, Take Me With You: A Round-the-World Journey to Invite a Stranger Home, which immediately went onto my 'All-time Top 10 Travel Book" list.
(Believe me, my bookshelf in my home looks like the Travelogue section at Amazon.com)

I highly recommend Brad Newsham's writings!
Check out his website!

Just finished Malaria Dreams (forget the author). It was good, about a trip through Western Africa and much commentary on the social and political situations therein

Joe--thanks for the tips. always looking for some new stuff.

Casey

Hey there folks, one of my all time favourite books is Bill Bryson's "A Walk in the Woods" set on the Appalachian Trail in the States running from Georgia to Maine and around 2,200 miles long its brilliant. Especially due to the fact that I hiked the part that ran through North Carolina and 1) lost all sense of ever having feet, 2) had the odd feeling I was being stalked by a redneck and 3) loved the whole experience. If you are a hiker or not I recommend this book as Mr Bryson is one of the best travel writers. Hope ya all ok and will post something else here soon! DrewTherevadabuddha@hotmail.com

"Avoid people who say they know the answer. Keep the company of people trying to understand the question"

Round Ireland with a Fridge.....If you have a sense of Humour you will love this book by Tony Hawke!!

fmartin

"On Writing Well" by William Zinsser. I hadn't really picked this up since college, but it is the perfect text for reminding me of the big and little ways to improve my writing. He breaks down the basics of writing, and he also has sections on different genres of non-fiction writing (travel, sports, science, etc.)

Once I finish up this (and buy some new highlighters), I'll probably move to "The Elements of Style" and "Writing in General and the Short Story in Particular"

Cheers, Anthony

From all that reading it would seem that ant plans on a writing career

"POVERTY: Bangladeshi Village or You and Your TV"

-Chris Albon

I am rereading "On The Road" by Jack Kerouac for the umpteenth time. I am also reading "To Have and Have Not" by Ernest Hemingway and "Seabiscuit" by someone or other. The latter was given to me by my grandma, and it's kind of fun to read when I don't feel like thinking too much.

Peace.

The Dice Man, by Luke Rhinehart.
Totally hilarious! I highly recommend it. I even tried some dicing myself

//C

-- If you don't know where you're going, you will probably end up somewhere else --

I am more than halfway through "Ripe for picking" by Annie Hawes.

A delightful book about living in Northern Italy with Southern Italians. This one is similar to her first one ("Extra Virgin") but now I know the backstory. Annie is a delicious writer.

I got "Travels with Charley" by John Steinbeck and read it in one day. I love that book!

Peace.