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Armchair Travel April 2021
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Clanlands : whisky, warfare, and a Scottish adventure like no other
by Sam Heughan
What it's about: From their faithful camper van to boats, kayaks, bicycles, and motorbikes, join stars of Outlander Sam and Graham on a road trip with a difference, as two Scotsmen explore a land of raw beauty, poetry, feuding, music, history, and warfare. Unlikely friends Sam and Graham begin their journey in the heart of Scotland at Glencoe and travel from there all the way to Inverness and Culloden battlefield, where along the way they experience adventure and a cast of highland characters.
Why you might like it: In this story of friendship, finding themselves, and whisky, they discover the complexity, rich history and culture of their native country
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| Ms. Adventure: My Wild Explorations in Science, Lava, and Life by Jess PhoenixThis is a free downloadable eBook found on CMRLS.Freading.com
Starring: Jess Phoenix, a geologist, volcanologist, Explorers Club Fellow, and co-founder of a nonprofit that produces research and works with students in hopes of bringing more diversity to scientific fields.
What it's about: Phoenix discusses her winding path to a science career, the barriers she's faced in a male-dominated field, her eye-opening time shooting a TV segment, and her adventures in California, Hawaii, Peru, Ecuador, Mexico, and New York City.
For fans of: Jill Heinerth's Into the Planet and other compelling memoirs by adventurous women; accessible books combining science and travel. |
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Meeting Strangers, Making Friends : More Surprising Travel Adventures from the Minnesota Storyteller
by Tom Mattson
This is a free downloadable eBook found on CMRLS.Freading.com
What it's about: Join Tom Mattson, the Minnesota storyteller on his next round of adventures from Peru to Guatemala, from Thailand to Myanmar, a journey in Africa and motorcycle trips across the American Southwest and Canada. Each story draws you into the day-to-day lives of local people in some of the world's most beautiful and remote places.
Why you might like it: Meeting Strangers, Making Friends will open your eyes to the joys of immersion experience travel and will likely have you looking for your own curiosity based excursions. When you can't travel, let Tom take you on adventures through this book and his first book, The Other Worlds. Or watch video clips of his travels and learn more at TomsGlobe.com.
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On trails : An Exploration
by Robert Moor
What it is: A groundbreaking exploration of the role of trails in shaping culture, order and history draws on the author's international travels and findings in myriad disciplines while exploring examples ranging from tiny ant trails and continental hiking paths to interstate highways and the Internet.
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Time and tide : a walk through Nantucket
by Frank Conroy
What it is: A lyrical portrait of Nantucket as experienced by the author during a summer job in 1955 is complemented by a vivid recounting of the island's history and the author's memories of getting to know the area and subsequently building a small house on the oceanfront.
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The Oregon Trail: An American Journey
by Rinker Buck
What it's about: Road trip, old-school style! Though the Oregon Trail fell out of favor with travelers after the transcontinental railroad was finished in 1869, it's still possible to travel the trail from Missouri to Oregon (though some parts are now paved roads). Over 100 years after the last known crossing, journalist Rinker Buck, his brother, and his brother's Jack Russell terrier set out in a covered wagon pulled by mules. Along with riveting details about their four-month, 2,000-mile trip (Terrible thunderstorms! Broken wagon wheels! Helpful strangers!), Buck describes the rich history of the trail and the pioneers who made the journey before him.
Reviewers love this book -- Kirkus Reviews calls it "frankly hilarious, historically elucidating, emotionally touching, and deeply informative."
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| The Most Beautiful Walk in the World: A Pedestrian in Paris by John BaxterThis is a free downloadable eBook found on CMRLS.Freading.com
What it is: a delightful, evocative memoir about expat life in the City of Light by Australian John Baxter, who's married to a French woman.
What's inside: recollections of Baxter's city walks and musings on Parisians' penchant for strolling; anecdotes about family life; fascinating history, including about other expat writers such as Ernest Hemingway.
Read this next: For other tours of Paris, try Baxter's A Year in Paris, Edmund White's The Flaneur, or Janice MacLeod's A Paris Year. |
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Walking the Border : A Journey Between Scotland and England
by Ian Crofton
This is a free downloadable eBook found on CMRLS.Freading.com
What it is: This travelogue about one man’s journey by foot along the border between Scotland and England blends nature, history, and politics.
Why you might like this: Ian Crofton makes this journey through some of the most spectacular scenery in Britain, speculating on what the Border signifies - geographically, culturally and emotionally.
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Walking the Nile
by Levison Wood
This is a free downloadable eBook found on CMRLS.Freading.com
What it is: The former British paratrooper, photographer and explorer documents his nine-month, 4,000-mile journey by foot along the Nile, discussing his life-threatening natural and cultural encounters in six different nations and the loss of a colleague along the journey.
Also by this author: Walking the Americas.
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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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