The Best American Travel Writing 2009: A Collection of Elegant Prose and Literary Insights Selected by Simon Winchester

Acclaimed writer Simon Winchester brings his keen literary eye to this year’s volume of the finest travel writing from the past year. “Full of insights, humor, the exotic and distant, and the ordinary and near” (Library Journal) this collection finds “a perfect mix of exotic locale and elegant prose” (Publishers Weekly).
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Mariner Books
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 8, 2009
Edition ‏ : ‎ Original
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0618858660
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0618858668
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.91 x 8.25 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #2,399,957 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #430 in Semantics (Books) #998 in Literary & Religious Travel Guides #1,538 in Creative Writing Composition
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