travelers

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Desperation

1997
Mary and Peter Jackson, the Carver family, and aging novelist John Marinville are on their way to different destinations, but first they must pass through the town of Desperation, Nevada and for some of them it will be the end of the road.

Saving fish from drowning

2006
When Bibi Chen, the leader of a group of twelve American tourists, mysteriously dies while on an art expedition in the Himalayan foothills of China, the remainder of the group discover that the Burma Road is filled with danger and uncertainty.

The river sea

the Amazon in history, myth, and legend : a story of discovery, exploration, and exploitation
2010
A chronicle of the exploration of the Amazon since Europeans discovered it in 1500, covering the history, myths, and legends associated with explorers, scientists, indigenous peoples, and activists.

Worlds' End #8 The Sandman

1994
A graphic novel that includes six intertwining stories told by travelers stranded at the World's End inn.

The adventures of Ibn Battuta, a Muslim traveler of the 14th century

2005
Contains an interpretation of the life and times of fourteenth-century traveler Abu Abdallah ibn Battuta.

Desperation

1996
Mary and Peter Jackson, the Carver family, and aging novelist John Marinville are on their way to different destinations, but first they must pass through the town of Desperation, Nevada and for some of them it will be the end of the road.

Gulliver's travels

2010
Graphic novel that tells of the voyages of an Englishman that carry him to such strange places as Lilliput, where people are six inches tall, Brobdingnag, a land of giants, and a country ruled by horses.

Wake up, Percy Gloom!

2013
"Kindhearted, Candide-esque Percy wakes up from a 200 year nap and finds himself in a strange new land. Searching for his mother, lamenting his long-lost love and soul-mate Miss Margaret, Percy meets bizarre, wise, naive, and sometimes dangerous characters, encounters inspired inventions, and forges friendships, discovering a few unexpected verities along the way"--Publisher.

Isn't it romantic?

an entertainment
2003
Natalie and her playboy fianc? Pierre, a French couple touring America by bus, find a whole different way of life, and perhaps love, when they become stranded in the very small town of Seldom, Nebraska.

The judges

a novel
2002
When five passengers from a plane that was forced down by bad weather are taken in by a stranger who calls himself the Judge, they find themselves being interrogated by the man and forced to face the truth and meaning of their lives.

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