Armchair Travel | Fond du Lac Public Library

All God's children need traveling shoes

Angelou, Maya.

Paper Book

"Thoroughly enjoyable . . . an important document drawing more much-needed attention to the hidden history of a people both African and American."--Los Angeles Times Book Review. From the Trade Paperback edition.

818.54 An43a 1986

World travel : an irreverent guide

Bourdain, Anthony

Paper Book

A guide to some of the world's most fascinating places, as seen and experienced by writer, television host, and relentlessly curious traveler Anthony Bourdain Anthony Bourdain saw more of the world than nearly anyone. His travels took him from the hidden pockets of his hometown of New York...

641.59 Bourdain 2021

A walk in the woods : rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail

Bryson, Bill.

Paper Book

A laugh-out-loud account of an outrageously rugged hike--by the beloved comic author of Lost Continent and Notes from a Small Island. Published in the 75th anniversary year of the Appalachian Trail. Father's Day merchandising.

917.4 B848 1998

In Patagonia

Chatwin, Bruce

Paper Book

An exhilarating look at a place that still retains the exotic mystery of a far-off, unseen land, Bruce Chatwin's exquisite account of his journey through Patagonia teems with evocative descriptions, remarkable bits of history, and unforgettable anecdotes. Fueled by an unmistakable lust for life and...

918.2 C392

Glitter and glue : a memoir

Corrigan, Kelly

Paper Book

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the author of The Middle Place comes a new memoir that examines the bond--sometimes nourishing, sometimes exasperating, occasionally divine--between mothers and daughters. When Kelly Corrigan was in high school,...

306.8743 C817 2014

Eat, pray, love : one woman's search for everything across Italy, India and Indonesia

Gilbert, Elizabeth

Paper Book

One of the most iconic, beloved, and bestselling books of our time. This beautifully written, heartfelt memoir touched a nerve among both readers and reviewers. Elizabeth Gilbert tells how she made the difficult choice to leave behind all the trappings of modern American success...

910.4 Gilbert 2006

A mountain of crumbs : a memoir

Gorokhova, Elena.

Paper Book

Elena Gorokhova grows up in 1960's Leningrad, where she discovers that beauty and passion can be found in unexpected places in Soviet Russia. A Mountain of Crumbs is the moving story of a young Soviet girl's discovery of the hidden truths of adulthood and her country's...

947.21 G682

The vagabonds : the story of Henry Ford and Thomas Edison's ten-year road trip

Guinn, Jeff

Paper Book

A Bestselling AuthorIn 1914 Henry Ford visited Thomas Edison in Florida and toured the Everglades. The following year they joined together on a summer camping trip and decided to call themselves the Vagabonds. They continued their summer road trips until 1925. Although they traveled with an...

917.304 Guinn 2019

100 places to see after you die : a travel guide to the afterlife

Jennings, Ken

Paper Book

From New York Times bestselling author and legendary Jeopardy! host and champion Ken Jennings comes a hilarious travel guide to the afterlife, exploring to die for destinations from literature, mythology, and pop culture. Ever wonder which circles of Dante's...

202.3 Jennings 2023

Traveling with pomegranates : a mother-daughter story

Kidd, Sue Monk.

Paper Book

An introspective and beautiful dual memoir by the #1 New York Times bestselling novelist and her daughter Sue Monk Kidd has touched millions of readers with her novels The Secret Life of Bees and The Mermaid Chair and with her acclaimed nonfiction. In...

813.6 K537

Leave only footprints : my Acadia-to-Zion journey through every national park

Knighton, Conor

Paper Book

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * "A delightful sampler plate of our national parks, written with charisma and erudition."--Nick Offerman, author of Paddle Your Own Canoe From CBS Sunday Morning correspondent Conor Knighton, a behind-the-scenery look at...

917.3049 Knighton 2020

How to be a family : the year I dragged my kids around the world to find a new way to be together

Kois, Dan

Paper Book

Dan Kois and his wife always did their best for their kids. Busy professionals living in the D.C. suburbs, they scheduled their children's time wisely, and when they weren't arguing over screen time, the Kois family-- Dan, his wife Alia, and their two pre-teen daughters-- could each be found...

910.41 Kois 2019

Into the wild

Krakauer, Jon.

Paper Book

NATIONAL BESTSELLER * In April 1992 a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. Four months later, his decomposed body was found by a moose hunter. This is the unforgettable story of how Christopher Johnson...

917.98 McCandless Krakauer

The ride of her life : the true story of a woman, her horse, and their last-chance journey across America

Letts, Elizabeth

Paper Book

NATIONAL BESTSELLER * The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Perfect Horse and The Eighty-Dollar Champion presents a "heartwarming [and] engaging folk-hero biography" (Kirkus Reviews) of a woman who fulfilled her lifelong wish to see the Pacific Ocean by...

636.1 Wilkins Letts 2021

Although of course you end up becoming yourself : a road trip with David Foster Wallace

Lipsky, David

Paper Book

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE, STARRING JASON SEGAL AND JESSE EISENBERG, DIRECTED BY JAMES PONSOLDT An indelible portrait of David Foster Wallace, by turns funny and inspiring, based on a five-day trip with award-winning writer David Lipsky during Wallace's Infinite Jest...

813.54 Foster Lipsky 2010

Not tonight, Josephine : a road trip through small-town America

Mahood, George

Paper Book

"...exceptionally entertaining writing..." "...George is genuinely hilarious..." "...everything you could want in a travel memoir and more..." "...hilarious, cringe-worthy and totally chaotic. A brilliant read..." "...amusing, informative and heart-warming..." ".....

917.304 Mahood 2016

Under the Tuscan sun : at home in Italy

Mayes, Frances.

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The beloved memoir of self-discovery set against the spectacular Tuscan countryside that inspired the major motion picture starring Diane Lane--now in a twentieth-anniversary edition featuring a new afterword "This...

914.55 M453 1996

Wanderlust : an eccentric explorer, an epic journey, a lost age

Mitenbuler, Reid

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The mesmerizing, larger-than-life tale of an eccentric adventurer who traversed some of the greatest frontiers of the twentieth century, from uncharted Arctic wastelands to the underground resistance networks of World War II. "An absolute joy...Wanderlust is a compelling...

910.92 Freuchen 2023

The lost city of the Monkey God : a true story

Preston, Douglas J.

Paper Book

The #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller, named one of the best books of the year by The Boston Globe and National Geographic: acclaimed journalist Douglas Preston takes readers on a true adventure deep into the Honduran rainforest in this riveting narrative about the discovery of...

972.85 Preston 2017

Don't make me pull over! : an informal history of the family road trip

Ratay, Richard

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"A lighthearted, entertaining trip down Memory Lane" (Kirkus Reviews), Don't Make Me Pull Over! offers a nostalgic look at the golden age of family road trips--before portable DVD players, smartphones, and Google Maps. The birth of America's first interstate...

306.0973 Ratay 2018

Zen and now : on the trail of Robert Pirsig and Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance

Richardson, Mark

Paper Book

The vivid chronicle of a journalist's heartfelt and determined journey to reconnect with a beloved modern American classic. In 1968, Robert Pirsig and his son, Chris, made the cross-country motorcycle trip that was the basis for Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, a book that has inspired...

917.3 P66yr

America the beautiful? : one woman in a borrowed Prius on the road most traveled

Roberson, Blythe

Paper Book

NATIONAL BESTSELLER Best Book of the Year --NPR, Vulture, Book Riot, B&N "America the Beautiful? is so funny and special and illuminating that it makes even me, a person who cannot tolerate trees or weather, wish I could've tagged along in the back seat." -- ...

917.304 Roberson 2023

Alone time : four seasons, four cities, and the pleasures of solitude

Rosenbloom, Stephanie

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"In Paris (or anywhere else, really) a table for one can be a most delightful place." --Alone Time, as seen in The New York Times A wise, passionate account of the pleasures of traveling solo In our increasingly frantic daily lives, many people...

910.4 Rosenbloom 2018

Travels with Charley : in search of America

Steinbeck, John

Paper Book

A collectible 50th anniversary deluxe edition featuring an updated introduction by Jay Parini and first edition cover art and illustrated maps of Steinbeck's route by Don Freeman A Penguin Classic In September 1960, John Steinbeck embarked on a journey across...

917.3 St34 2012

Travel as a political act

Steves, Rick

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Change the world one trip at a time. In this illuminating collection of stories and lessons from the road, acclaimed travel writer Rick Steves shares a powerful message that resonates now more than ever. With the world facing divisive and often frightening events, from Trump...

910.202 Steves 2018

Wild : from lost to found on the Pacific Crest Trail

Strayed, Cheryl

Paper Book

NATIONAL BEST SELLER * Oprah's Book Club 2.0 selection. * A powerful, blazingly honest memoir: the story of an eleven-hundred-mile solo hike that broke down a young woman reeling from catastrophe--and built her back up again. At twenty-two, Cheryl Strayed thought...

813.6 Strayed 2012

Overground railroad : the Green Book and the roots of Black travel in America

Taylor, Candacy A.

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A New York Times Notable Book, Overground Railroad is the first book to explore the historical role and residual impact of the Green Book, a travel guide for Black motorists used for decades when traveling through segregated America. ...

973.0496 Taylor 2020

Kinky Gazpacho: Life, Love and Spain

Tharps, Lori L.

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Growing up an outsider in a white suburb, Lori Tharps dreamt of finding a place where race didn't matter. As an optimistic college student, she looked for that place in Spain. But her innocent dream was shattered when she discovered that racism is everywhere. Except, perhaps, in the heart of the...

946.083 T329

Fear and loathing in Las Vegas : a savage journey to the heart of the American dream

Thompson, Hunter S.

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50th Anniversary Edition * With an introduction by Caity Weaver, acclaimed New York Times journalist This cult classic of gonzo journalism is the best chronicle of drug-soaked, addle-brained, rollicking good times ever committed to the printed page. It is...

070.92 Thompson Thompson 1972

Shadow of the Silk Road

Thubron, Colin

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Shadow of the Silk Road records a journey along the greatest land route on earth. Out of the heart of China into the mountains of Central Asia, across northern Afghanistan and the plains of Iran and into Kurdish Turkey, Colin Thubron covers some seven thousand miles in eight months. Making his...

915.8 T421

In the shadow of the mountain : a memoir of courage

Vasquez-Lavado, Silvia

Paper Book

"In climbing the Seven Summits, Silvia Vasquez-Lavado did nothing less than take back her own life--one brave step at a time. She will inspire untold numbers of souls with this story, for her victory is a win on behalf of all of us."--Elizabeth Gilbert Endless ice. Thin air....

796.522 Vasquez-Lavado Vasquez 2022

The geography of bliss : one grump's search for the happiest places in the world

Weiner, Eric.

Paper Book

Part foreign affairs discourse, part humor, and part twisted self-help guide, The Geography of Bliss takes the reader from America to Iceland to India in search of happiness, or, in the crabby author's case, moments of un-unhappiness.

910.4 W431

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