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A Trip to the Travel Bookstore

Monday, December 5th, 2005

Rowing to Alaska Cover

The NY Times makes holiday shopping easy with a shortlist of new travel books. The paper correctly identifies most of the books as funny, interesting, and gimmicky. Three tales retrace the steps of saints, with requisite shock and amazement at the funny customs of “foreigners”. Though some of the books are less than stellar, the Times does recommend two heavyweights: the wonderful Best American Travel Writing 2005 and Rowing to Alaska: And Other True Stories. These books weave together a sense of place, a story, and an author without gimmicks: They’ll inspire you to get back on the road.