{"product_id":"the-best-american-travel-writing-2016-9780544812093","title":"The Best American Travel Writing 2016","description":"\u003ci\u003eWhy do I travel? Why does anyone of us travel? \u003c\/i\u003eBill Bryson poses these questions in his introduction to \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Travel Writing 2016\u003c\/i\u003e, and though he admits, \"I wasn't at all sure I knew the answer,\" they are questions worthy of examination. While the various contributors to this collection all travel for different reasons, one thing is for certain--they come back with stories. Whether traversing the Arctic by dogsled, attending a surreal film festival in North Korea, or strolling the streets of a fast-changing Havana, their insights into the world and the human condition are illuminating and enthralling, providing an answer: \u003ci\u003eThis is why I like to travel\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Best American Travel Writing 2016\u003c\/i\u003e includes\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eMichael Chabon, Alice Gregory, Paul Theroux, Dave Eggers, Helen Macdonald, Sara Corbett, Stephanie Pearson, Thomas Chatterton Williams, Pico Iyer, \u003ci\u003eand others\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBILL BRYSON, guest editor, is the best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eA Walk in the Woods; A Short History of Nearly Everything;\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eOne Summer: America, 1927;\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Road to Little Dribbling\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e;\u003c\/i\u003e and numerous other books. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJASON WILSON, series editor, is the author of \u003ci\u003eBoozehound: On the Trail of the Rare, the Obscure, and the Overrated in Spirits; Spaghetti on the Wall;\u003c\/i\u003e and the forthcoming \u003ci\u003eWhy Wine Matters.\u003c\/i\u003e He has written for the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post Magazine, The New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other publications, and has won awards for Best Food Column from the Association of Food Journalists four times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/04\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780544812093\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2016 pg. 15\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2016 pg. 95\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bill Bryson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36638501961884,"sku":"9780544812093","price":13.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_6127928f-7a76-4cf9-b31f-c4c510eea99c.jpg?v=1603847443","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-best-american-travel-writing-2016-9780544812093","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}