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The Tao of Travel
Paul Theroux
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Description for The Tao of Travel
Paperback. A compendium of travel writing from a master traveller. Part philosophical guide, part miscellany, part reminiscence, it celebrates fifty years of wandering the globe by collecting the best writing on travel from the books that shaped the author, as a reader and a traveller. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218.
A compendium of travel writing from a master traveller
Paul Theroux 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141044262
SKU
V9780141044262
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About Paul Theroux
Paul Theroux has written many works of fiction and travel writing, including the modern classics The Great Railway Bazaar, The Old Patagonian Express, My Secret History and The Mosquito Coast. He won the Edward Stanford Award for Outstanding Contribution to Travel Writing 2020. Paul Theroux divides his time between Cape Cod and the Hawaiian islands.
Reviews for The Tao of Travel
One 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 ... Read more
The Times
Dazzling . . . like someone panning for gold, Theroux reread hundreds of travel classics and modern works, shaking out the nuggets. A source of ... Read more