An account of Amelia Earhart's dangerous 1932 flight across the Atlantic Ocean from Newfoundland to Ireland, in which she survived bad weather and a malfunctioning airplane. Includes a brief biography of the aviator.
A critical look at Edith Wharton's travel writing exploring how her writing differed from Washington Irving's and Nathaniel Hawthorne's by integrating scholarly and imaginative approaches to travel rather than focusing on lakes, waterfalls, mountains, and ruins.
The author tells the story of his experiences in the People's Republic of the Congo, where he went, accompanied by friend and animal behaviorist Lary Shaffer, to search for a dinosaur rumored to be living in a remote lake.
Kyoko Mori takes you on a journey through her native Japan, from which she fled as a teenager, and then returned in 1990. She gives a personal journey of discovery that is also an exploration of national differences.
An account of the author's three month journey on the West Bank of the Jordan River and his awareness of the moral dilemmas inherent in the Palestinian predicament.
Presents the author's observations, based on three journeys to the woods of Maine, describing his encounters with loggers, Native Americans, and wild animals, as well as his reflections on the natural surroundings.
A memoir in which the author recalls a ten-day trip he took to the Grand Canyon with his son, Brandon, and long-time friend and guide Malcolm, to celebrate Brandon's entry into adulthood, and to explore what it means to come of age.
