travel

Chronicles a six-day canoe voyage through the Carolinas along the Waccamaw River.

The author provides a chronicle of his travels to nineteen countries in an attempt to understand the complex environmental problems of each nation, and their effects on the people who must deal with them on a daily basis.

Based on John Muir's journals during his visits to Alaska between 1879 and 1899.

The author tells about the places he visited and the people he met while on a seven-thousand-mile motorcycle trek throughout Cuba.

Provides perspectives on Iran and Iranians through an account of the author's travels throughout the country--the land of his birth, talking with people from all stations of life, and visiting ancient and contemporary sites, shrines, and monuments.

Traces the history of nomads in the United States, including truckers, tramps, rodeo cowboys, concert followers, traders, and retirees, and discusses how they have influenced the development of America.

Fellow actors and motorcycle enthusiasts Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman provide an account of their 15,000 mile journey from the northernmost tip of Scotland to the southernmost tip of South Africa, discussing the places they visited, the people they met, and the challenges they faced along the way.

Pico Iyer chronicles the experiences his had while embarking on a physical and psychological quest to find out what remains constant in a world gone mobile.

Chronicles a series of bullfights and a developing rivalry between two Spanish bullfighters, Antonio Ordonez and his brother-in-law, Luis Miguel Dominguin in 1959.

Describes the exotic adventures of the author as he kayaks from island to island in the Polynesian Pacific.