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Armchair Travel April 2020
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Although the library's doors are closed, and you can't travel, you can still travel the world in a book on Overdrive! Download the Libby app to use on your mobile device. |
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Karl the Fog : San Francisco's most mysterious resident
by Karl
"San Francisco--famous for its cable cars, the Golden Gate Bridge, and its characteristic cool grey fog. Karl the Fog has not always been the fog of San Francisco. He inherited the job from his parents in 2010 and, as a resident of Silicon Valley, of course started a Twitter and Instagram account to document his comings and goings and the beauty of the city he loves, except for when it's sunny. Amassing roughly half a million followers across social platforms, his witty takes on San Francisco paired withbeautiful evocative photography have earned him a local and wider celebrity status. In this, Karl's first book, he collects more than 50 scenic selfies along with new entertaining appreciations of the city and an account of his family's history in the Bay Area, lifting his veil of mystery and celebrating San Francisco as only he can"
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The Monk of Mokha
by Dave Eggers
Starring: Mokhtar Alkhanshali, who grew up in San Francisco's notorious Tenderloin district, lived with his grandparents in Yemen for a while as a teen, and then moved back to the U.S. and made a career in his twenties importing Yemeni coffee. Then, a 2015 civil war left Mokhtar stranded in Yemen, trying to get home via any path he could.
For fans of: Dave Eggers, of course, but also coffee lovers and fans of Ian Purkayastha's Truffle Boy, another fascinating book about a globe-trotting, gourmet food-importing son of an immigrant.
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Wild : from lost to found on the Pacific Crest Trail
by Cheryl Strayed
Traces the personal crisis the author endured after the death of her mother and a painful divorce, which prompted her ambition to undertake a dangerous 1,100-mile solo hike that both drove her to rock bottom and helped her to heal
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The table comes first : family, France, and the meaning of food
by Adam Gopnik
The author of Paris to the Moon describes his investigation into the meaning and relevance of food in a modern world dominated by pop-culture and moralistic influences, tracing the evolution of present-day practices from French traditions to conclude that people have lost touch with the original purpose of gathering at the table.
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The pirates of Somalia : inside their hidden world
by Jay Bahadur
This riveting narrative examines the world of the Somalian pirates: how they live, the forces that have created piracy in Somalia, how they spend the ransom money, and how they deal with their hostages
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Paris : the collected traveler
by Barrie Kerper
A quote-filled traveler's guide to the City of Lights is comprised of articles and essays by such contributors as Adam Gopnik, Mavis Gallant and Ruth Reichl as well as an A-to-Z listing of essential and less-mainstream visitor tips that cover recommended destinations and activities. Original. 10,000 first printing.
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A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
by Bill Bryson
What it's about: American travel writer Bill Bryson, who'd been living in England for years, set out to hike the Appalachian Trail with an old friend. The two out-of-shape 40-somethings thought they'd walk the entire 2,100 miles to Maine before winter -- but reality soon hit. Nature descriptions and a history of the storied trail combine with the pair's amusing experiences and their encounters with other hikers.
The movie: In 2015, Robert Redford and Nick Nolte dramatized the duo's nature adventure on the big screen.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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