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Armchair Travel January 2021
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Quarantine!: How I Survived the Diamond Princess Coronavirus Crisis by Gay CourterWhat happens when you find yourself at the epicenter of a global crisis over a contagious new virus? Bestselling writer Gay Courter and her filmmaker husband learned the answer to that question in early February 2020, just as they were about to disembark from the Diamond Princess in Tokyo after a dazzling two-week southeast Asian cruise. Weeks before lockdowns and social distancing became the new normal, the Courters and their shipmates suddenly found themselves trapped in a posh penitentiary—courtesy of the Japanese Ministry of Health. Confined to their cabin and its balcony, they watched in terror as more and more sick and contagious passengers were loaded into ambulances and the world's press swarmed the port.
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White Sands: Experiences from the Outside World by Geoff DyerA collection of travel essays from the prolific author of But Beautiful describes a series of unrelated trips and the people he meets, including the Forbidden City in Beijing, the Lightning Field in New Mexico and Watts Towers in Los Angeles.
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The Orientalist : Solving the Mystery of a Strange and a Dangerous Life by Tom ReissDescribes the complex and fascinating life of Jewish writer Lev Nussimbaum, detailing his birth into a wealthy Jewish family, his flight from the Russian Revolution, his transformation into a Muslim prince, his rise to success as a best-selling author in Nazi German, and his premature death.
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Tip of the Iceberg : My 3,000-Mile Journey Around Wild Alaska, the Last Great American Frontier by Mark AdamsFrom the acclaimed, bestselling author of Turn Right at Machu Picchu, a fascinating, wild, and wonder-filled journey into Alaska, America's last frontier In 1899, railroad magnate Edward H. Harriman organized a most unusual summer voyage to the wilds of Alaska: He converted a steamship into a luxury "floating university," populated by some of America's best and brightest scientists and writers, including the anti-capitalist eco-prophet John Muir. Those aboard encountered a land of immeasurable beauty and impending environmental calamity. More than a hundred years later, Alaska is still America's most sublime wilderness, both the lure that draws one million tourists annually on Inside Passage cruises and as a natural resources larder waiting to be raided. As ever, it remains a magnet for weirdos and dreamers.
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In an Antique Land by Amitav GhoshOnce upon a time, an Indian writer named Amitav Ghosh set out as an Indian slave, name unknown, who some seven hundred years before had traveled to the Middle East. The journey took him to a small village in Egypt, where medieval customs coexist with twentieth-century desires and discontents. But even as Ghosh sought to re-create the life of his Indian predecessor, he found himself immersed in those of his modern Egyptian neighbors. Combining shrewd observations with painstaking historical research, Ghosh serves up skeptics and holy men, merchants and sorcerers. Some of these figures are real, some only imagine, but all emerge as vividly as the characters in a great novel. In an Antique Land is an inspired work that transcends genres as deftly as it does eras, weaving an entrancing and intoxicating spell.
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The Language of Baklava: A Memoir by Diana Abu-JaberIn a memoir about the joys and difficulties of straddling two cultures, the author of Arabian Jazz describes her life in upstate New York with an extended Arab and American family, her family's move "home" to Jordan, and her return to the United States, exploring the role of food, cooking, and eating in shaping her life. Reprint. 10,000 first printing.
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When in French: Love in a Second Language by Lauren CollinsDescribing how the author decided to learn French in order to become closer to her husband, an effort marked by the complexities of the language, the nature of French identity, and her growing appreciation for French-specific communication nuances
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Classic Krakauer: Essays on Wilderness and Risk by Jon KrakauerOriginally published in periodicals such as The New York Times and Smithsonian, this collection of gripping articles capture the author’s ambivalent love affair with wild landscapes and his relentless search for truth. Original. Illustrations.
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Comfort Me With Apples: More Adventures at the Table by Ruth ReichlIn the sequel to Tender at the Bone, the noted food critic describes her odyssey from chef to food writer, traces her journey through restaurants from Bangkok to Paris to Los Angeles, and offers colorful anecdotes about her life and encounters with great food. 75,000 first printing.
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If You Lived Jere, I'd know Your Name: News from Small-Town Alaska by Heather LendeA writer for the local newspaper for tiny Haines, Alaska, provides a series of colorful portraits of the inhabitants, festivals, and activities of this close-knit but remote village, offering reflections on the life and death of local eccentric Speedy Joe who never took off his hat, the Chilkat Bald Eagle Festival, and neighbors, both human and animal.
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