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| Spirit Run: A 6,000-Mile Marathon through North America's Stolen Land by Noé ÁlvarezWhat it is: a lyrical debut memoir by the son of Mexican immigrants that chronicles his working-class Washington State upbringing and his 2004 participation in the four-month, 6,000-mile Indigenous people's Peace and Dignity Journey, a relay-style run from Canada to South America.
What's inside: dangers (a mountain lion, unfriendly motorists, injuries); tensions between the runners; gatherings with Native American/First Nation groups; thoughtful musings about running and place. |
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The Seine: The River That Made Paris by Elaine SciolinoWhat it is: an entertaining, smart, and detail-rich look at the Seine River, from its modest Burgundy source to its end at the English Channel.
Don't miss: fascinating details about Paris and the Seine; stories about the ancient goddess Sequana; talks with locals, including a grape grower in Champagne, Paris booksellers, and River Brigade members.
About the author: Elaine Sciolino, a former New York Times Paris bureau chief and the bestselling author of The Only Street in Paris, has been based in France since 2002.
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The Adventurer's Son: A Memoir
by Roman Dial
What happened: When 27-year-old Cody Dial didn't return home from a solo trip hiking in Costa Rica's Corcovado National Park in 2014, his dad, Alaskan adventurer and biology professor Roman Dial, went to look for him.
Why you should read it: This captivating, fast-paced story provides a poignant look at the choices we make, father-and-son relationships, and dealing with loss.
For fans of: Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild; Carl Hoffman's The Last Wild Men of Borneo.
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The sea journal : seafarers' sketchbooks
by Huw Lewis-Jones
What it is: a remarkable collection of illustrated private journals, log books, letters, and diaries, of intrepid sailors from the frozen polar wastes to South Seas paradise islands.
What's inside: a fascinating cast of real characters: officers and crew, cooks and whalers, surgeons and artists, explorers and adventurers.
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Cosmos : possible worlds by Ann DruyanWhat it is: a National Geographic’s internationally renowned series, the long-awaited sequel to Carl Sagan’s best-seller explores the parallel evolutions of science and civilization, discussing such topics as the Big Bang, the Voyager missions and Cassini-Huygen’s remarkable findings.
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Something to declare : good lesbian travel writing by Gillian KendallEditor Gillian Kendall has brought together in Something to Declare a collection of impressionistic, literary travel essays that explore the sense of place and the pull of wanderlust, and reveal what happens when a traveler follows her heart
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The only street in Paris : life on the Rue des Martyrs
by Elaine Sciolino
The former Paris bureau chief for The New York Times invites readers to join her on a tour of her favorite Parisian street, in a part-memoir, part-travelogue, part-love letter that celebrates the rue des Martyrs' rich history and pays homage to the people who live there. Illustrations
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The Romanian : story of an obsession
by Bruce Benderson
A 2004 Prix de Flore-winning memoir follows the author's journalism assignment in Eastern Europe, where he immersed himself in local culture, struggled with unrequited love, and obsessively researched the lives of the Romanian King Carol II.
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When Brooklyn was queer
by Hugh Ryan
A groundbreaking, never-before-told story of the neighborhood’s colorful and forgotten queer history, from the mid-1850s up to the present day, shows how the formation of the Brooklyn we know today is inextricably linked to the stories of the extraordinary people who created its diverse neighborhoods and cultures.
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