{"product_id":"the-best-american-travel-writing-2012-isbn-9780547808970","title":"The Best American Travel Writing 2012","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Best American Series®\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst, Best, and Best-Selling\u003cp\u003eThe Best American series is the premier annual showcase for the country’s finest short fiction and nonfiction. Each volume’s series editor selects notable works from hundreds of magazines, journals, and websites. A special guest editor, a leading writer in the field, then chooses the best twenty or so pieces to publish. This unique system has made the Best American series the most respected — and most popular — of its kind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Best American Travel Writing 2012 includes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBryan Curtis, Lynn Freed, J. Malcolm Garcia, Peter Gwin,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePico Iyer, Mark Jenkins, Dimiter Kenarov, Robin Kirk,\u003cp\u003eKimberly Meyer, Paul Theroux, and others\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when today’s most brilliant writers journey to the planet’s most astonishing, forgotten, and dangerous corners?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePost-Apocalyptic Travel:\u003c\/b\u003e A journey into Chernobyl’s Exclusion Zone, a strange and teeming Eden where irradiated wildlife thrives in humanity’s absence.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLiterary Journalism:\u003c\/b\u003e From the scribes of Timbuktu facing down al Qaeda to the brave citizens of Sicily standing up to the Mafia, these stories uncover cultures at a crossroads.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eExtreme Exploration:\u003c\/b\u003e Descend into the world’s largest cave in Vietnam and follow in the ski tracks of Roald Amundsen across Norway’s deadly Hardangervidda plateau.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAmerican Landscapes:\u003c\/b\u003e An unflinching walk along the US-Mexico border, a pilgrimage to the \"Holy City\" of the Wichitas, and a ride on the rails with America’s freight train hoppers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eBold and questing writer and world traveler Vollmann is at the helm of the thirteenth edition of this superb travel annual, which has always been distinguished by its stellar guest editors\u003c\/b\u003e. Guided by his unceasing curiosity about complex places and authentic voices, Vollmann has chosen 19 \u003cb\u003eelectrifying\u003c\/b\u003e essays...\u003cb\u003eVollmann’s 'best' assemblage profoundly extends the reach of the ever-vital and enlightening art of travel writing\u003c\/b\u003e.\"\u003cbr\u003e-\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e  (starred)  \"\u003cb\u003eThe latest intriguing batch of travel writing from the venerable series\u003c\/b\u003e. [T]hese stories...undoubtedly bring a taste of adventure to readers...they open a window onto the strange, seedy and beautiful in the world, offering readers glimpses into places that many will never see or experience except through the eyes and words of these writers. Mostly \u003cb\u003eengaging, diverse tales of offbeat travel adventures\u003c\/b\u003e.\"\u003cbr\u003e-\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44890163839205,"sku":"NP9780547808970","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780547808970.jpg?v=1730232665","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-best-american-travel-writing-2012-isbn-9780547808970","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}