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Armchair Travel April 2017
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| Bears in the Streets: Three Journeys Across a Changing Russia by Lisa DickeyWith Russia so much a part of recent news, some may want to know more about the world's largest country. Veteran author Lisa Dickey shines a light on that topic and on the changes to Russia that have occurred during the past two decades, detailing three journeys she took across the vast nation, in 1995 (with an American photographer), 2005 (with another photographer), and 2015 (solo). On each trip, she tried to visit the same people and places, and the result is an in-depth look at Russians (including farmers, small business owners, Jews, and others) that explores everyday life, people's social attitudes, and more. Bear in the Streets provides a rich look at an intriguing place. |
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| Havana: A Subtropical Delirium by Mark KurlanskyAward-winning author Mark Kurlansky, who wrote the bestesellers Salt and Cod, here turns his keen eye to the beloved city he's been visiting for 30 years: Havana, Cuba. In this adoring travelogue/history, Kurlansky shares personal stories and offers details about the 500-year-old Caribbean city's past and present, people, culture, sports, and music, as well as its appearances in art and literature (yes, Hemingway is discussed). Havana is a complex place, and if you want a talented guide to help you understand this elegant yet downtrodden city, pick up Havana, which includes not only recipes but pen-and-ink drawings by the talented author. |
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Best. State. Ever. A Florida Man Defends His Homeland
by Dave Barry
We've all seen the headlines: Florida Man [Does Something Bizarre]. Of late, the state has become a bit of a joke according to Dave Barry, the Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist who's lived in Florida for decades, so he feels he needs to defend his adopted home. In this lighthearted examination of the Sunshine State, he travels to an assortment of typically Florida places that aren't as well known as Disney World, including Gatorland (reptiles!), Cassadaga (psychics!), and Weeki Wachee Springs (mermaids!), offering informative yet funny insights into Florida as a place of history and fun. Our headline? Proud Florida Man Writes Hilarious Book.
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Seeking Something More From Life
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| Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl StrayedIn this "unsentimental memoir" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review), recently divorced 26-year-old Cheryl Strayed sets out on the 1,100-mile Pacific Coast Trail (PCT), walking solo from California, through Oregon, and on to Washington State. Strayed, a completely inexperienced hiker, had plenty of baggage with her, and we're not just talking about her too-heavy backpack. Though the book is centered around her time on the trail and her dealings with snakes, bears, and blisters, sections of Wild discuss the troubles that sent Strayed (back)packing, including her mother's death, the end of her marriage, and her own reckless behaviors. |
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Into the Wild
by Jon Krakauer
Bestselling author Jon Krakauer pieces together the dramatic -- and tragic -- story of Chris McCandless, a young man who embarked on a solo journey into the wilds of Alaska and whose body was discovered four months later. Why did this intelligent Emory graduate decide he wanted to be called "Alex Supertramp" and what made him travel with virtually no supplies and no map? A "wonderful page-turner written with humility, immediacy, and great style" (Kirkus Reviews), Into the Wild was originally published in 1996 and was adapted as a film in 2007 starring Emile Hirsch and directed by Sean Penn. This darker look at personal quests provides an interesting juxtaposition to Cheryl Strayed's Wild.
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Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia
by Elizabeth Gilbert
After a devastating divorce, novelist and author Elizabeth Gilbert felt lost and needed to do something drastic, so she set off on a solo journey. She traveled to Italy, where she ate and enjoyed life, to India, where she meditated and quieted herself, and to Indonesia, where she learned about love, health, and balance. This charming bestselling book about Gilbert's life-changing year abroad inspired the 2010 film of the same name starring Julia Roberts. If you want to know what happens after Gilbert returns home, don't miss her follow-up memoir, Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage, which deals with relationships and features travels through Southeast Asia. Wild fans who'd enjoy a more lighthearted, international journey of self-discovery should appreciate this book.
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Tales of a female nomad : living at large in the world
by Rita Golden Gelman
A fascinating memoir of a reinvented life follows the author, the creator of more than seventy children's books, on a journey across the globe in search of her personal identity in the wake of a failed marriage and her peripatetic lifestyle in the fifteen years that have followed.
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Claiming ground
by Laura Bell
Documents the author's late-1970s experiences in various eclectic jobs in Wyoming's Bighorn Basin, a personal journey of self-exploration during which she met numerous local eccentrics, struggled to forge a home and realized her love for someone from her past.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Central Mississippi Regional Library System
100 Tamberline Street
Brandon, Mississippi 39042
601-825-0100
http://www.cmrls.lib.ms.us
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