| The Way of Wanderlust: The Best Travel Writing of Don George Contributor(s): George, Don (Author), Iyer, Pico (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1609521056 ISBN-13: 9781609521059 Publisher: Travelers' Tales OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | Essays & Travelogues |
| Dewey: 910.4 |
| LCCN: 2015022620 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.2" W x 8" (0.80 lbs) 296 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: As a professional travel writer and editor for the past 40 years, Don George has been paid to explore the world. Through the decades, his articles have been published in magazines, newspapers, and websites around the globe and have won more awards than almost any other travel writer alive, yet his pieces have never been collected into one volume. The Way of Wanderlust: The Best Travel Writing of Don George fills this void with a moving and inspiring collection of tales and reflections from one of America's most acclaimed and beloved travel writers. From his high-spirited account of climbing Mount Kilimanjaro on a whim when he was 22 years old to his heart-plucking description of a home-stay in a muddy compound in Cambodia as a 61-year-old, this collection ranges widely. As renowned for his insightful observations as for his poetic prose, George always absorbs the essence of the places he's visiting. Other stories here include a moving encounter with Australia's sacred red rock monolith, Uluru; an immersion in country kindness on the Japanese island of Shikoku; the trials and triumphs of ascending Yosemite's Half Dome with his wife and children; and a magical morning at Machu Picchu. |
Contributor Bio(s): George, Don: - Don George has been called "a legendary travel writer and editor" by National Geographic. He is the author Lonely Planet's How to Be a Travel Writer He has been Global Travel Editor at Lonely Planet and Travel Editor for Salon.com and the San Francisco Examiner/Chronicle. He is currently Editor at Large for National Geographic Traveler. Don has edited twelve award-winning travel anthologies, including The Kindness of Strangers, An Innocent Abroad, and Travelers' Tales Japan. |