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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. An encyclopaedic compendium of wit, wisdom and travel tips - gathered together by Theroux after fifty years on the roadA compendium of travel writing from a master travellerPaul Theroux celebrates fifty years of wandering the globe by collecting the best writing on travel from the books that shaped him, as a reader and a traveller. Part philosophical guide, part miscellany, part reminiscence, The Tao of Travel enumerates 'The Contents of Some Travellers' Bags' and exposes 'Writers Who Wrote About Places They Never Visited'; tracks extreme journeys in 'Travel As An Ordeal' and highlights some of 'Travellers' Favourite Places'. Excerpts from the best of Theroux's own work are interspersed with selections from travellers both familiar and unexpected, including Vladimir Nabokov, Henry David Thoreau, Graham Greene, Ernest Hemingway and more.The Tao of Travel is a unique tribute to the pleasures and pains of travel in its golden age. A compendium of travel writing from a master traveller. Part philosophical guide, part miscellany, part reminiscence, it celebrates fifty years of wandering the globe by collecting the best writing on travel from the books that shaped the author, as a reader and a traveller. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780141044262
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Book Description Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. A compendium of travel writing from a master traveller. Part philosophical guide, part miscellany, part reminiscence, it celebrates fifty years of wandering the globe by collecting the best writing on travel from the books that shaped the author, as a reader and a traveller. Seller Inventory # B9780141044262
Book Description Condition: New. 2012. Paperback. A compendium of travel writing from a master traveller. Part philosophical guide, part miscellany, part reminiscence, it celebrates fifty years of wandering the globe by collecting the best writing on travel from the books that shaped the author, as a reader and a traveller. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9780141044262
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Book Description Condition: New. 2012. Paperback. A compendium of travel writing from a master traveller. Part philosophical guide, part miscellany, part reminiscence, it celebrates fifty years of wandering the globe by collecting the best writing on travel from the books that shaped the author, as a reader and a traveller. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218. . . . . . Seller Inventory # V9780141044262