Around the World in 17 Books

From San Diego to San Francisco, A Journey on Foot to Rediscover the Golden State

by Neely, Nick

eBook - 2019

Follows the trail of the expedition led by Gaspar de Portolá in 1769 from San Diego to San Francisco. Follows the trail of the expedition led by Gaspar de Portolá in 1769 from San Diego to San Francisco. Show less

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The Vagabonds

by Guinn, Jeff

Downloadable Audiobook - 2019

Henry Fort, Thomas Edison, Harvey Firestone and John Burroughs going on camping trips together in what is the beginning of car-camping. Henry Fort, Thomas Edison, Harvey Firestone and John Burroughs going on camping trips together in what is the beginning of car-camping. Show less

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Trespassing Across America

One Man's Epic, Never-done-before (and Sort of Illegal) Hike Across the Heartland

by Ilgunas, Ken

Downloadable Audiobook - 2016

A hike along the entire length of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. A hike along the entire length of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. Show less

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Atlantic

Great Sea Battles, Heroic Discoveries, Titanic Storms, and A Vast Ocean of A Million Stories

by Winchester, Simon

Downloadable Audiobook - 2010

A biography of the Atlantic ocean. A biography of the Atlantic ocean. Show less

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The Salt Path

by Winn, Raynor

eBook - 2019

A couple dealing with illness and homelessness decide they have nothing to lose and set out to walk the entire 630-mile length of the South West Coast Path in Britain. A couple dealing with illness and homelessness decide they have nothing to lose and set out to walk the entire 630-mile length of the South West Coast Path in Britain. Show less

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A Time of Gifts

On Foot to Constantinople : From the Hook of Holland to the Middle Danube

by Fermor, Patrick Leigh

eBook - 2005

One of the classics of travel literature following the author's walk as a young man from London to Hungary. Continued in "Between the Woods and the Water." One of the classics of travel literature following the author's walk as a young man from London to Hungary. Continued in "Between the Woods and the Water." Show less

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An Arabian Journey

One Man's Quest Through the Heart of the Middle East

by Wood, Levison

Downloadable Audiobook - 2019

An attempt to circumnavigate the Arabian peninsula from Syria to Iraq, Kuwait, the Emirates, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Israel, concluding in Lebanon, An attempt to circumnavigate the Arabian peninsula from Syria to Iraq, Kuwait, the Emirates, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Israel, concluding in Lebanon, Show less

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Taste of Persia

by Duguid, Naomi

eBook - 2016

Explores the religions, cultures, languages and mouthwatering recipes of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran and Kurdistan. Explores the religions, cultures, languages and mouthwatering recipes of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran and Kurdistan. Show less

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On the Ganges

Encounters With Saints and Sinners on India's Mythic River

by Black, George

eBook - 2018

A journey following the course of the Ganges river from the Himalayas to the sacred city of Varanasi A journey following the course of the Ganges river from the Himalayas to the sacred city of Varanasi Show less

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Lands of Lost Borders

A Journey on the Silk Road

by Harris, Kate

Downloadable Audiobook - 2018

2 friends setting of on the Silk Road by bicycle, 4,350-mile journey. 2 friends setting of on the Silk Road by bicycle, 4,350-mile journey. Show less

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Midnight in Siberia

A Train Journey Into the Heart of Russia

by Greene, David

Downloadable Audiobook - 2014

NPR's Moscow bureau chief at the time travels across Russia by rail to speak with ordinary Russians about how their lives have changed in the post-Soviet years. NPR's Moscow bureau chief at the time travels across Russia by rail to speak with ordinary Russians about how their lives have changed in the post-Soviet years. Show less

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Emperor Far Away : Travels Through China's Borderlands

by Eimer, David

eBook - 2014

The author travels to some of the remote regions of China where, as the saying goes, "The mountains are high, and the emperor is far away." The author travels to some of the remote regions of China where, as the saying goes, "The mountains are high, and the emperor is far away." Show less

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North Korea Journal

by Palin, Michael

Downloadable Audiobook - 2019

The globetrotter and Monty Python member recounts his 2 weeks in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. The globetrotter and Monty Python member recounts his 2 weeks in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Show less

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Super Sushi Ramen Express

One Family's Journey Through the Belly of Japan

by Booth, Michael

eBook - 2016

A food writer accompanied by his wife and two young sons eating their way across Japan A food writer accompanied by his wife and two young sons eating their way across Japan Show less

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Island of the Blue Foxes

Disaster and Triumph on the World's Greatest Scientific Expedition

by Bown, Stephen R.

eBook - 2017

The Great Northern Expedition sent out by czar Peter the Great in the 1720s to head from St. Petersburg across Siberia to the coast of North America. The Great Northern Expedition sent out by czar Peter the Great in the 1720s to head from St. Petersburg across Siberia to the coast of North America. Show less

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Pacific

Silicon Chips and Surfboards, Coral Reefs and Atom Bombs, Brutal Dictators, Fading Empires, and the Coming Collision of the World's Superpowers

by Winchester, Simon

Book - 2015

The geological history of the largest body of water on our planet. The geological history of the largest body of water on our planet. Show less

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Sea People

The Puzzle of Polynesia

by Thompson, Christina

Downloadable Audiobook - 2019

Explores how the islands in the Pacific were settled and how they can share cultural attributes even though they are separated by vast distances. Explores how the islands in the Pacific were settled and how they can share cultural attributes even though they are separated by vast distances. Show less

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