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The Tao of Travel
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By
Paul Theroux
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Free shipping Australia wide Ships from UK supplier | Rating: | | | Format: | Paperback, 304 pages | | Other Information: | Illustrations | | Published In: | United Kingdom, 05 April 2012 |
This is a compendium of travel writing from a master traveller Paul Theroux who celebrates fifty years of wandering the globe by collecting the best writing on travel from the books that shaped him, as a reader and a traveller. Part philosophical guide, part miscellany, part reminiscence, "The Tao of Travel" enumerates 'The Contents of Some Travellers' Bags' and exposes 'Writers Who Wrote About Places They Never Visited'; tracks extreme journeys in 'Travel As An Ordeal' and highlights some of 'Travellers' Favourite Places'. Excerpts from the best of Theroux's own work are interspersed with selections from travellers both familiar and unexpected, including Vladimir Nabokov, Henry David Thoreau, Graham Greene, Ernest Hemingway and more. "The Tao of Travel" is a unique tribute to the pleasures and pains of travel in its golden age. |
About the AuthorPaul Theroux's highly acclaimed books include Dark Star Safari, Ghost Train to the Eastern Star, Riding the Iron Rooster, The Great Railway Bazaar, The Old Patagonian Express, Fresh Air Fiend and The Elephanta Suite. The Mosquito Coast and Dr Slaughter have both been made into successful films. Paul Theroux is also a frequent contributor to magazines, and divides his time between Cape Cod and the Hawaiian islands. ReviewsOne for the armchair traveller and the adventurer who has scaled K2 and swum the Bosphorus. Like a long train journey, once you settle in there's a lot to enjoy. Gripping The Times Dazzling ... like someone panning for gold, Theroux reread hundreds of travel classics and modern works, shaking out the nuggets. A source of inspiration for prospective travelers and a guide to how, in Theroux's view, to travel properly San Fransisco Chronicle Pure entertainment Financial Times A real treat for anyone travelling Guardian One of the best introductions to travelling and travel writing Sunday Times
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd | | ISBN: | 0141044268 |
| EAN: | 9780141044262 | | Dimensions: | 19.0 x 12.0 x 1.0 centimeters (0.21 kg) |
| Age Range: |
15+ years |
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