travel

A collection of articles written over the course of the author's junior year of high school as an exchange student in France, describing her experiences in a foreign culture and providing a look at the country through the eyes of a young American.

Tells the story of the British Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition led by Vivian Fuchs and Sir Edmund Hillary with the goal of crossing Antarctica.

The author examines how animals have been used for entertainment and sport in animal acts, canned hunting, cockfighting, and more, and explores the line between use and abuse.

British author Colin Thubron describes his journey to the mountain peak of Kailas in Tibet, discussing the significance of his journey, and exploring the exotic peoples and landscapes he encountered along the way.

An auto-biography of Saima Wahab, a Pashtun woman born in Kabul, Afghanistan, who fled as a refugee to Pakistan and later Portland, Oregon, and her struggles against the traditional gender roles of her native culture.

Jeanne Marie Laskas reveals personal stories of working class Americans, including coal miners, cowboys, and air traffic controllers.

Jerry Dennis discusses his experiences with the Great Lakes during a particular winter.

Recounts the authors' journey along Marco Polo's route from Venice through Central Asia, Afghanistan, and China over the course of two years, using only ground and sea travel, with over two hundred color photographs.

Christopher Robbins relates his more interesting travel experiences in Kazakhstan, chronicling the times he found Eminem-worship by a shrinking Aral Sea, heard the Kazakh John Lennon play in a dusty desert town, joined nomads hunting eagles, ate boiled sheep's head, and explored some of the most beautiful, unspoiled places on earth.

A powerful, blazingly honest, inspiring memoir: the story of a 1,100 mile solo hike that broke down a young woman reeling from catastrophe--and built her back up again.