travel

Describes a safari in Kenya and Tanzania, highlighting the native tribes, animals, and local scenery.

The author recounts her experiences on National Geographic's 1999 expedition along the Blue Nile in Ethiopia from its source all the way to the Sudan border, describing the peoples she encountered and the cultures that shape the country.

Gianni Celati chronicles the experiences he had while traveling through West Africa with his friend, filmmaker Jean Talon.

Chronicles a black American's journey through Africa from the Sahara to Rwanda.

Reprints the 1902 novel about Marlow, a seaman who undertakes a journey into the African jungle to find tormented white trader Kurtz; features excerpts from the diary kept by the author during his travels in the Belgian Congo in 1890; and includes a selection of critical commentary.

Presents a historical and cultural portrait of modern Mexico, exploring the contradictions between the old Mexico and the new one its leaders hope to create, and discussing the civil upheaval the author found during his year of traveling by train through the country.

An account of the author's personal experiences and observations during his two years of travel in Alaska, beginning in 1975.

Discusses the Dalai Lama's personal ideas on forgiveness through the stories of Victor Chan and his over thirty-year friendship with the Tibetan leader.