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Excellent mixture of a 1990s trip to the southern tip of South America with tales of past voyages, beginning with Magellan through missionary journeys in the early 20th century. The stories bring in current friction between Chile and Argentina as … Continue reading
Shakespeare professor (as Mary Bly) and romance novelist Eloisa James takes a yearlong sabbatical and moves from New Jersey to Paris with her husband (Alessandro, a professor and an Italian knight) and two children (Luca, 15 and Anna, 11). It’s … Continue reading
Blowback by Peter May (2011) Blowback is the fifth book in the Enzo Files series. May continues Enzo’s quest to solve seven cold case murders. To really appreciate this book, you need to begin with Extraordinary People, the first book in … Continue reading
African Diary by Bill Bryson (2002) A small book to get a quick insight into Africa. Bryson writes with his usual humor about traveling through Africa and what his preconception of Africa was before his trip. Bill Bryson’s story about … Continue reading
Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes (1996) A memoir about an American college professor and her lover who purchase a deserted villa in Cortona, Italy, and attempt to restore it to its former glory; thus, enabling them to enjoy … Continue reading
River Horse: Across America by Boat by William Least Heat-Moon (1999) Moon takes a 5,000 mile journey by a small 22 ft. boat he put in at the Hudson River in New York. He travels the inland rivers he mapped … Continue reading
The 8:55 to Baghdad: From London to Iraq on the Trail of Agatha Christie by Andrew Eames (2005) Author Eames is in Aleppo, Syria, when he hears a reference to Agatha Christie coming regularly to Aleppo to “have her hair … Continue reading
A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson (1998) An unlikely duo attempts to tackle the over 2000 mile hike that is the Appalachian Trail. Laugh out loud as they trudge through the wilderness toward a very distant goal. According … Continue reading
I’m a Stranger Here Myself by Bill Bryson (1999) This book is a collection of columns that Bryson wrote for a British newspaper upon his return to the US, after living in England for 20 years. In his very humorous way, … Continue reading
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