| 1. |  | Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia
from Penguin Audio
Price: $26.37
Customer Review:
Although this book gained huge popularity almost immediately after its release--which was a full two years ago now--initially, I had some reluctance to read it. This is surprising given that 1) I'm about the same age as the author, 2) I generally really enjoy memoirs, and 3) I've studied Italian and... more info | 3.5 / 5.0
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| 2. |  | Into Thin Air
from Random House Audio
Price: $24.92
Customer Review:
I was on lunch break at a previous job and reading Walden Pond by Henry David Thoreau for the second time in my life. My co-worker comes up to me and said, "is that a good book, I've never read it?". I told him it was a book I could relate to, because I too like being outside and surrounded by... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 3. |  | The Places In Between
from Harvest Books
Price: $11.20
Customer Review:
I read this book right after having seen "Charlie Wilson's War", so the impact on my knowledge of Afghanistan is probably influenced by the light and ironic interpretation of the movie.
Rory Stewart a journalist and former fellow of the Carr Center for Human Right's Policy has written a diary... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 4. |  | Ghost Train to the Eastern Star: On the Tracks of the Great Railway Bazaar
from Houghton Mifflin
Price: $17.56
Customer Review:
Theroux again follows sort of the same route he took in "The Great Railway Bazaar" some 30-odd years ago, and the results are even more interesting this time because he's matured and the sights are even more exotic. Theroux fans know what to expect from his "travel" tomes: i.e., not travelogues, but... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 5. | ![]() | The long walk (Ulverscroft large print series)
from Ulverscroft
Customer Review:
An amazing almost unbelievable story of arrest, mock trial, imprisonment in Siberia, escape and a trek to freedom covering thousands of miles.
Had this book been written in this day and time, people (media types) would have investigated it, found reasons to discredit it and claim it to be... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 6. |  | Beyond the Great Wall: Recipes and Travels in the Other China
from Artisan
Price: $26.40
Customer Review:
A lovely book with interesting recepies. All that I had hoped for. It is heavy, to be read at a desk/table and not in bed. Even if you don't cook it is worth owning and would be the perfect gift for an arm chair traveler. | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 7. | ![]() | The Snow Leopard
from The Harvill Press
Customer Review:
The author never does find the snow leopard but his journey in the Himalaya helps him to begin to find himself and discover the meaning of life -- through the life and example of the simple folk he encounters, especially his sherpa. The author thinks and writes like a poet. His language and imagery... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 8. |  | Hot Sour Salty Sweet: A Culinary Journey Through Southeast Asia
from Artisan
Price: $29.70
Customer Review:
This was given to me by a good friend. I love to cook, and over the years have struggled with South East asian, Thai in particular, cooking. But this book lays it all out in such a way, and has such clear instructions that, in combination with an asian grocery store, it is foolproof. As a bonus, the... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 9. |  | China Road: A Journey into the Future of a Rising Power
from Random House Trade Paperbacks
Price: $11.56
Customer Review:
the author is "tired of the optimistics" as he stated in the book. all he wanted to show is the negative side of view although part of them probably were true. if you really want to know a true china, you need to explore yourself broadly but not from anyone who only tells you what he wants you to... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 10. |  | Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found
from Vintage
Price: $11.53
Customer Review:
To someone like myself who had never been to India, nor had business dealings with Indians, this book was a Godsend. On the recommendation of a Bombay/Mumbai native I read it cover to cover before spending 4 months in India. The insight into the mentality and culture of Indian thinking is both... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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