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In the family way
As a new anthology shows, traveling en famille delivers its own lessons and rewards; you just have to use a different map.
By Don George Sep 22, 1999
Writers We Love: Pico Iyer
This world-wanderer masterfully tracks the intricacies of the dance of East and West.
By Don George Sep 15, 1999
Writers we love: Tim Cahill
As adventurous stylistically as physically, this writer-explorer takes us places we've never dared to go.
By Don George Aug 25, 1999
Writers we love: Jan Morris
This Welsh writer creates masterful, idiosyncratic illuminations of the world
By Don George Aug 18, 1999
Celebrating the Grand Canyon
A new anthology helps a visitor appreciate the vast complexities of one of Earth's most spectacular sights.
By Don George Aug 4, 1999
Conquering Half Dome -- and the fear of falling
When a simple hike turns into a paralyzing ascent, a father has to overcome his terror.
By Don George Jul 31, 1999
The art of survival and other stories
Two new books offer tips and tales from the wild wide world.
By Don George Jul 14, 1999
The grace of danger in our lives
A new anthology presents a heart-pumping array of survivors' tales.
By Don George Jul 7, 1999
My private Riviera
"Tender Is the Night" transports me to my own version of the French Côte d'Azur.
By Don George Jun 30, 1999
Letters to the Editor
Jerry Brown swaps race politics for results; is it time to outgrow George Carlin?
Letters to the Editor Jun 30, 1999
More best books of the century
Readers recommend their favorite works of travel fiction and nonfiction.
By Don George Jun 23, 1999
Heart of darkness
An accomplished writer journeys deep into the twisted plight of the orangutans of Borneo -- and the humans who would save them.
By Don George Jun 16, 1999
Favorite guidebooks old and new
A selective sampling of the gleaming books that beckon summer travelers.
By Don George Jun 9, 1999
Paris on my mind
Why Ernest Hemingway's "A Moveable Feast" is great literary comfort food.
By Don George Jun 2, 1999
The top travel books
What are the best travel books of the century? The readers respond.
By Don George May 26, 1999
The top 10 travel books of the century
The Modern Library's nonfiction list egregiously ignores travel literature. We redress the oversight.
By Don George May 19, 1999
Pushing the envelope
"In Search of Adventure," a new anthology, is like any trip: A mix of sleepless nights and epiphanies.
By Don George May 12, 1999
Passion and possibility
Laurie Gough's "Kite Strings of the Southern Cross" poignantly depicts the pleasures and perils of wanderlust.
By Don George May 5, 1999
Wanderings in the world of imagination
The surreal tales in Barry Yourgrau's "Haunted Traveller" embody some hard-won real-world truths.
By Don George Apr 28, 1999
"Carpet" and other tales
A magic carpet in a hotel room, a safari gone astray, a mysterious mission, a map mishap -- four excerpts take unexpected twists.
By Barry Yourgrau Apr 28, 1999
Expatriates on Japan
In his new book, T.R. Reid follows a grand tradition: Western writers evoking and explaining daily life in their adopted home.
By Don George Apr 21, 1999
Frances Mayes and the riches of Tuscany
The poet-turned-memoirist talks about Italy, writing and how a bestseller changed her life.
By Don George Apr 14, 1999
Lonely Planet's hidden passion
Guidebook pioneer publishes Eric Newby collection, prepares to launch three new series.
By Don George Apr 7, 1999
Lonely Planet's hidden passion
Guidebook pioneer publishes Eric Newby collection, prepares to launch three new series.
By Don George Apr 7, 1999
coffee-table books for holiday giving -- and grabbing
From photos of naked people in Los Angeles to New York living rooms, this year's crop of big books has something for everyone.
By Richard B. Woodward Dec 16, 1998
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