The Wonder Book of Travellers' Tales
Author | : Henry Cadwaller Adams |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 334 |
Release | : 1961 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Henry Cadwaller Adams |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 334 |
Release | : 1961 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Henry Cadwallader Adams |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 334 |
Release | : 1936 |
Genre | : Geographical myths |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Henry Cadwallader Adams |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 334 |
Release | : 1942 |
Genre | : Geographical myths |
ISBN | : 9780871409980 |
Author | : Donald W. George |
Publisher | : Travelers' Tales Guides |
Total Pages | : 411 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 9781932361254 |
What is it about Japan that so beguiles foreigners? It is a small country and yet an economic powerhouse, a land of great natural beauty -- from green-cloaked mountains to glistening rice paddies -- a place of intricate arts and crafts and amazing cuisine, and home to a people whose kindness and sensitivity surprise westerners at each turn. It is no wonder that Japan simultaneously astonishes, delights, and frustrates travelers, and the diverse tales in this book reveal the nation in all its contradictions: a place of tranquil temples and high-tech toilets, exquisite ancient inns and lurid love hotels, where electric baths sit beside indoor ski slopes, and cherry blossoms fall on kindly grandmothers, cynical salarymen, wise monks, and wild lovers alike. Gathered in this collection are pieces by several notable authors, each offering anecdotes that tell of encounters to be had or avoided, each with uncommon insight to enrich the traveler's experience.
Author | : Simon Cooke |
Publisher | : Edinburgh University Press |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 2013-02-22 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 0748675477 |
Exploring travellers' tales of wonder in contemporary literature, this study challenges a sensibility of disenchantment with travel. It reassesses travel writing as an aesthetically and ethically innovative form in contemporary international literature, and demonstrates the crucial role of wonder in the travel narratives of writers such as Bruce Chatwin, V.S. Naipaul, and W.G. Sebald. Their 'travellers' tales of wonder' are read as a challenge to the hubris of thinking the world too well known, and an invitation to encounter the world - including its most troubling histories - with a sense of wonder.
Author | : Lea Lane |
Publisher | : Fodors Travel Publications |
Total Pages | : 290 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 140001400X |
An expert in traveling solo details the joys and challenges of traveling alone, covering such topics as group and special-interest travel, dining alone, solo-friendly lodgings, socializing with others, traveling with pets, money-saving tips, safety, and more. Original. 15,000 first printing.
Author | : James O'Reilly |
Publisher | : Travelers' Tales |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Family & Relationships |
ISBN | : 9781885211385 |
'The Ultimate Journey' provides an inspiring look across all religious and geographic boundaries into life's final adventure, revealing how much dying has to teach us about living.
Author | : Janna L. Goodwin |
Publisher | : Travelers' Tales |
Total Pages | : 208 |
Release | : 2021-04-13 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9781609522032 |
Rife with misadventures, brushes with death, and moments of existential insight, The End of the World Notwithstanding is a hilarious yet reflective look at the emotional experiences that make everyday life exciting--and the physical ones that remind us we're lucky to be alive. I'm traveling alone, renting a cabin at a normally tranquil spot--that's called foreshadowing--on the banks of the Big Laramie River at the edge of the Medicine Bow National Forest. So begins Janna L. Goodwin's lighthearted collection of nail-biting stories, all true, and all of which fill the listener with wonder ... as in, "I wonder how any of us survives?" Encounters with wildfire, insects, house pets, weather, gravity, predators, bullies, and the most potent force of all--fear itself--unfold in remote landscapes of the American West (and Midwest); on the neon-splashed sidewalks of Hollywood; at a Catskills summer camp for actors; in the lavish apartment of a famous senator; in a Hawaiian beach condo; on the side of a mountain above the Mediterranean Sea; and far beneath the streets of Paris. Goodwin looks for and ultimately finds meaning (if not security) in a clear-eyed acknowledgment of our shared, human condition--and in laughter.
Author | : Duncan Williamson |
Publisher | : Birlinn Ltd |
Total Pages | : 203 |
Release | : 2017-07-05 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0857909592 |
Duncan Williamson was a Scottish traveller who went on to become one of Britain's master story-tellers. During his lifetime he was acclaimed 'the greatest English-speaking storyteller', 'the national monument of British storytelling' and, at his death, Scotland's 'greatest contemporary storyteller'. Fireside Tales, his first book, reveals this artistry and mastery in all its glory. This new edition is edited by his wife, Linda Williamson. Fireside Tales is narrated with an intense commitment to generations of the travelling people, who used animal fables, wonder tales and splendid horror stories to instil in their children moral judgment and a knowledge of right and wrong. At every corner the technical skill of the narrator is revealed, his ingenious mixture of conversation and action, frequent change of pace, use of the first person – all attributes of the born storyteller which compel attention, where tension and excitement are at fever pitch throughout. With a universality that can relate to every reader, this book represents one of the great collections of traveller stories.
Author | : Emma Donoghue |
Publisher | : Little, Brown |
Total Pages | : 289 |
Release | : 2016-09-20 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0316393886 |
Now a Netflix film starring Florence Pugh: In this “old-school page turner” (Stephen King, New York Times Book Review) by the bestselling author of Room, an English nurse is brought to a small Irish village to observe what appears to be a miracle—a girl said to have survived without food for months—and soon finds herself fighting to save the child's life. Tourists flock to the cabin of eleven-year-old Anna O'Donnell, who believes herself to be living off manna from heaven, and a journalist is sent to cover the sensation. Lib Wright, a veteran of Florence Nightingale's Crimean campaign, is hired to keep watch over the girl. Written with all the propulsive tension that made Room a huge bestseller, The Wonder works beautifully on many levels -- a tale of two strangers who transform each other's lives, a powerful psychological thriller, and a story of love pitted against evil. Acclaim for The Wonder: "Deliciously gothic.... Dark and vivid, with complicated characters, this is a novel that lodges itself deep" (USA Today, 3/4 stars) "Heartbreaking and transcendent"(New York Times) "A fable as lean and discomfiting as Anna's dwindling body.... Donoghue keeps us riveted" (Chicago Tribune) "Donoghue poses powerful questions about faith and belief" (Newsday)