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Title: The Best American Travel Writing 2002 by Frances Mayes ISBN: 0-618-11880-2 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 15 October, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.75 (4 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Worth it
Comment: Although I didn't like most of the stories in this anthology, there were a few that I really, really, really loved. And they made it worth the price of the book, over and over.
The introduction by Frances Mayes is a gem and really sets the tone. Especially if you were wondering why a report on 9-11 would qualify for "travel writing". (After you read that introduction, you'll -unbelievably - have to agree that it does).
The story "40 years in Acapulco" is worth the price of the book by itself. I came away feeling almost guilty like a voyeur, as if I had just gotten a sneak peek into somebody elses life. I was literally transported.
The 2000 version is much more upbeat than this one. But then, I suppose we were living in a much more upbeat "travel" world then.
Rating: 5
Summary: Travel the world without leaving your living room
Comment: If you like short stories and travelogues you'll love this book. These are the best of the best. And like some reviewers have already mentioned, there are a wide variety of experiences and information in this collection of essays. I found myself laughing in Devin Friedman's "Forty Years in Acapulco" and Lawwrence Millman's "In the Land of the White Rajahs" and learning new information from Molly O'Neill's "Home For Dinner." I admit, however, that I did enjoy soem of the essays much better than others, but they are all very well-written and image provoking. It's as if I traveled the world without leaving my room.
Rating: 5
Summary: Every Year It Gets Better
Comment: Scott Anderson's "Below Canal Street"is worth the entire price of the book: a vivid description of the city on September 11th. The aim of the essay is not to upset or exploit, its goal it to take you there and make you see the whole through each tiny detail. You walk with Scott through the day, seeing as he did. A beautiful piece.
The rest of the essays are all well written, with this year's selection more varied and relaxed than last year's (The Best American Travel Writing 2001). Frances Mayes was an inspired choice for editor and you can sense her professionalism (she is an English professor) throughout.
I look forward to the 2003 edition!
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Title: The Best American Travel Writing 2001 by Paul Theroux, Jason Wilson ISBN: 0618118780 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 10 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: The Best American Travel Writing 2003 by Ian Frazier ISBN: 0618118829 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 10 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: The Best American Travel Writing 2000 by Jason Wilson, Bill Bryson ISBN: 0618074678 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 26 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Travel Writing by Louisa Peat O'Neil ISBN: 1582970009 Publisher: Writers Digest Books Pub. Date: April, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
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Title: Travel Writer's Guide by Gordon Burgett ISBN: 0970862113 Publisher: Communication Unlimited Pub. Date: 05 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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